** BitFenix PHENOM - The Prodigy Got Classier **

MeatLoaf said:
Looks good, one of the main reasons I got rid of my prodigy was the fact it wobbled on its bottom handles :p
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Same reason as me this looks so much better too, and now its not so huuuuuuuuuge, shame they have removed the optical bay, but the internal mount is still there?
 
Is there anything to stop you swapping the side panels over? I want to have my case on the right side of my desk up against the wall would mean I couldn't easily access the buttons etc
 
Bradmax57 said:
Is there anything to stop you swapping the side panels over? I want to have my case on the right side of my desk up against the wall would mean I couldn't easily access the buttons etc
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You can swap them, according to the HardwareCanucks review. The buttons would be upside down, but still.
 
rjkoneill said:
the windows for prodigy will fit the ITX versions

the MATX version will likely not have a window option. if you look at the pictures for it, you will see the storage mounting beam which would negate any point in having a window.

you could remove it in theory but you would lose all storage capability of the case.

phenom_matx_w_side_open_2.jpg
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but with so many other places to put drives i guess you dont really need the mounting beam in there?
 
Can someone reply to this post please.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25008563&postcount=16

Thanks

Evoss said:
I don't understand the cooling arrangement for this or the Prodigy M.

A few scenarios.

Scenario 1:

If you use a 240mm enclosed wc loop at the top of the case, it cannot be used as an exhaust (heat rises) due to the graphics card below it. In this case it is now an intake which pulls in cool air which is heated up via the rad and then passes hot air over the GPU, surely this is a terrible design for GPU cooling.

Scenario 2:

This seems like a more viable option, using a 120mm enclosed wc loop on the rear. To gain air intake you must use a fan on the bottom to bring the air into the case, however the PSU will be exhausting HOT air right next to that fan, which in tern will pass hot air into the case and over the rad.

Is there any scenario you can use an enclosed WC loop and it does not have a huge design flaw?

I hope I am wrong as I would love this or the Prodigy M, but this air flow issue is giving me doubts.

Thankyou
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On the second scenario; the PSU sucks air in through the front and expels it out of the bottom the case, and there is some kind of filter to stop the bottom fan from pulling the hot air back in.
 
Just to check, does this only hold SSD's in brackets? So I couldn't do 6x 3.5" and 1 ssd? It would be 5x 3.5" and 2x SSD?
 
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