Decided on a Super Lanboy - Couple of Qs

MeatLoaf · 21 May 2006 at 22:09

Decided to get a lanboy, as its kinda grown on me.

Ive read a couple of reviews that suggest that its a tight fit inside the case, can anyone conform that an A8N-SLI Premium will fit easily and that the optical drives wont interfere with the RAM. Ive got short drives anyway.

Is it worth putting an 80mm fan in the top of the case as i will have a few spare from my present case or is cooling ok with just the 120mm intake/exhaust fans?

Yewen · 21 May 2006 at 22:11

It should fit fine, the case follows the ATX specs.

The 120mm/120mm will be fine, sticking another fan on should only increase the noise.

www.yewen.co.uk has a bit up on them, some pics may be helpful.

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Raikiri · 21 May 2006 at 22:47

Adding a 120mm fan to the side over the CPU cooler has helped my temps a fair bit. But then I do run the exhaust at 5v, the intake at 7v and the side fan at 5v so noise isnt a problem

Use the top 2 drive bays and you wont have a prob with your ram.

OV3RCLOCK3R · 21 May 2006 at 23:03

No need for the extra 80mm fan as the cooling is very good as is and i dont think it'll fit anyway

As raikiri has said, Put all your cd-roms in the top bays and there wont be no interface

MeatLoaf · 21 May 2006 at 23:42

Excellent, hopefully this mite reduce my temps a bit, plus im hoping the intake blowing air over my HDDs will cool them off a bit as my maxtors do get very hot and i think my poor old raptors roasting between them

MeatLoaf · 24 May 2006 at 17:57

Got the case today, so far im very pleased. Dropped my temps by a good ferw degrees.

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Wish i could get my cableas a bit tidier tho. And ive got a blue strip to go in so its gonna look pretty cool

The best £35 ive spent thios year i think.

Yewen · 24 May 2006 at 20:29

You need to get a case badge of some sort to complete it!

Any chance of some internal pictures, may be able to help with the cable routing.

Raikiri · 24 May 2006 at 20:37

Should come with an antec badge...mine did

Yewen · 24 May 2006 at 20:38

Yeh they all should, the 1650's that I have had though, some do and some don't.

Also, a nice OcUK badge beats Antec anyday.

MeatLoaf · 24 May 2006 at 21:07

Raikiri said:
Should come with an antec bandge...mine did

It did, i just cant remember where i put it!

Some internal pics, ive managed to hide some cables in the spare bays and ive realised i can put the HDDs in the cradle the other way round so that sort of hides those cables. I think a modular PSU is top of my list for my next purchase

But theres not a whole lot of room in there!

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Raikiri · 24 May 2006 at 21:40

Yeah turn the HDs around, also the PCI-e cable can be routed behind and then through the HD cage. If it doesnt hit the ram move your top optical drive to the bottom space leaving room on top to hide the cables.

Also try using blue tack to route the fan cables etc. around the edges.

MeatLoaf · 30 May 2006 at 21:39

Well ive turned the HDDs round and it looks a little tidier i guess.