Enthoo Pro System Upgrade Log

Been a while but a few updates since I built it. I have moved my 3.5" hdd into one of the 5.25" bays and so have now removed both of the drive cages to open up the airflow from the front fan and it has knocked a couple of degrees of my gpu temps. My next plan is to replace the whole fan set and get a fan controller installed as I just can't get on with the fan control settings on the motherboard with all the fans going through the PWM hub. Hopefully with specific control over each individual fan along with upgrading the 2x120mm fans to 2x140mm and repalcing the front 200mm with another 2x140mm I should be abe to get the noise levels down a bit when not required and get better airflow for when under high load.

I have also tried out Watchdogs now on the little Pentium and the results (as expected) weren't pretty. To be fair to the Pentium Watchdogs really doesn't seem to like my xfire setup but it's basically unplayable even on low settings. Lots of stuttering and freezes even when indoors. If I'd actually paid for the game I might perservere with tweaking to try and get it working better but from what I have played it doesn't seem like a very good game anyway so I'm not too bothered.
 
looks good mate! I quite like those msi gaming mobos.
and I was kind of a corsair case fanboy but now I've got my enthoo primo, I've changed my mind. they're amazing cases! they're worth it just for the psu shroud and cable management at the back. all the rest is just bonus!
 
Yeah the Pro is a lovely case, so easy to work with. I've not fitted the psu cover to mine though, was a bit fiddly to fit and it will cover the bottom intake fan so I thought it'd be better to leave it out.

One other thing actually, I mentioned in the build log that the mount for the Corsair H75 was a bit rubbish so I actually sent an email to Corsair customer services complaining about the poor quality and they have just sent me a replacement mount pack free of charge so I'm pretty happy with that now :)
 
Hi mate, bit of a bump :eek:

May I ask how you mounted the 3.5" HDD in the 5.25" drive bays? I'm pretty much set on getting an Enthoo Pro in the new year to replace my Zalman Z11 Plus (:o), and was going to remove the 2 drive cages for airflow to my GPU. I have one 3.5" HDD at the moment (will be 2 eventually) and wanted to mount it in one of the 5.25" bays.

The only reason I ask is that going from pictures of the case the right side (window side) has some sort of quick release mechanism, and i'm unsure of how I would install something like this, as that's what I had in mind.

If you could let me know what you did that would be most appreciated! :)

Cheers!
 
teh_captain said:
Hi mate, bit of a bump :eek:

May I ask how you mounted the 3.5" HDD in the 5.25" drive bays? I'm pretty much set on getting an Enthoo Pro in the new year to replace my Zalman Z11 Plus (:o), and was going to remove the 2 drive cages for airflow to my GPU. I have one 3.5" HDD at the moment (will be 2 eventually) and wanted to mount it in one of the 5.25" bays.

The only reason I ask is that going from pictures of the case the right side (window side) has some sort of quick release mechanism, and i'm unsure of how I would install something like this, as that's what I had in mind.

If you could let me know what you did that would be most appreciated! :)

Cheers!
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Hi, yeah I used some similar brackets on my hdd and yes the quick release devices were a bit of a pain. I've since put a fan controller in the other 5.25" bay and when doing that found that you can actually quite easily remove the quick release mounts and just use screws after all which would have made fitting the hdd a lot easier!

Absorbentsolid said:
Hey man nice build,Just wanted to ask as i'm about to do a build log my self, what website are you using to show your pictures? Thanks!
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Yeah as Monkehhh said, I use imgur.com, very easy to use and free to set up a basic account that does everything you'll need for simple images in forums.


As this thread has come back I've actually just done another round of updates to the system and pretty much have it finished now. The little Pentium served it's purpose but has now made way for a i7 4790K, the old 6950's have gone and been replaced by a 295x2 and a new Superflower psu has gone in to power it all. I also did finally get around to fitting my fan controller so that's helped drop the noise a bit now I can properly control all the fan speeds.
I'll have to try and get a few new pictures to put up.
 
nails666 said:
Hi, yeah I used some similar brackets on my hdd and yes the quick release devices were a bit of a pain. I've since put a fan controller in the other 5.25" bay and when doing that found that you can actually quite easily remove the quick release mounts and just use screws after all which would have made fitting the hdd a lot easier!
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That is really good to know, thank you! I've not seen anyone else mount their HDDs in the 5.25" bays (or they've not documented it) so that is a massive help to know that now :)
 
teh_captain said:
That is really good to know, thank you! I've not seen anyone else mount their HDDs in the 5.25" bays (or they've not documented it) so that is a massive help to know that now :)
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I've actually done it in 2 machines now, in my HP Microserver I used exactly those brackets you linked and that was tricky as that case also has a quick release mechanism but it is built into the bay and can't be removed at all. The drive went in fine but it was very loose and rattled so I had to use some black electricians tape to pad out the sides of the brackets a bit to hold it in place. In the Enthoo I had some more basic Startech brackets that almost worked with the quick release but took a lot of fiddling to get all the holes to line up properly and stay in place. Removing the quick release would definitely have been easier but I just didn't think to try it at the time for some reason :rolleyes:
 
nails666 said:
As this thread has come back I've actually just done another round of updates to the system and pretty much have it finished now. The little Pentium served it's purpose but has now made way for a i7 4790K, the old 6950's have gone and been replaced by a 295x2 and a new Superflower psu has gone in to power it all. I also did finally get around to fitting my fan controller so that's helped drop the noise a bit now I can properly control all the fan speeds.
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Quick question....with the superflower replacing the coolermaster psu, did you still need to use the cable extensions to reach the 24-pin and 8-pin mb sockets? I'm planning on getting an enthoo pro and a superflower psu and would like to know if I would need to get cable extensions at the same time.
 
NMBlack said:
Quick question....with the superflower replacing the coolermaster psu, did you still need to use the cable extensions to reach the 24-pin and 8-pin mb sockets? I'm planning on getting an enthoo pro and a superflower psu and would like to know if I would need to get cable extensions at the same time.
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No the cables that came with the Superflower Leadex Gold 850w were just long enough to reach without the extensions. However it was very tight so depending on exactly where the power connector on your motherboard is it might not be the same for you.
 
nails666 said:
No the cables that came with the Superflower Leadex Gold 850w were just long enough to reach without the extensions. However it was very tight so depending on exactly where the power connector on your motherboard is it might not be the same for you.
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If your mb is the one in your sig, it looks like the 8- and 24-pin sockets are in the same place as mine. Thanks for the info :)
 
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