Great idea to get more airflow

geff_r · 12 Mar 2007 at 07:30

Like the look of these getting one for my eclipse.

They fit into the 5.25 bay.
Mind you i got these by scythe hoping they would lower hd noise they were utter crap.

simonnance · 12 Mar 2007 at 08:30

tis a good idea, but the supplied fan is not only quiet, but delivers barely any airflow.

Stick a decent 120mm in, and that improves. I'm also looking at removing the restrictive foam and replacing with something more breathable. I'll be ideal when the Silentmaxx enclosures get in stock again, i'll put it behind the fan and it'll stay frosty cold!

utajoker · 13 Mar 2007 at 12:01

haha for a second i thought it was a whole new side for ** case with a giant fan, but that would just be silly... or would it...

simonnance · 13 Mar 2007 at 12:55

http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010239rd5.jpg

The bay fan is a Kama bay with the foam removed

squiffy · 13 Mar 2007 at 12:57

Could just buy the Stacker in the first place

Dreamcaster · 13 Mar 2007 at 13:01

looks like a nice product, especially if you have low airflow in your case. Also matches up with lian-lis quite nice

simonnance · 13 Mar 2007 at 13:53

Lian Li have a number of 5 1/4 to 3 1/2 converters that have a fan, also have a 3x5 1/2 grill with fan behind it. OCuk dont stock any of them though.

techmob · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:05

i fitted this kama bay today, also replaced the fan with a noctua 1200, running it for a bit to see how it goes, then i might try it without the filter

techmob · 13 Mar 2007 at 19:01

adding one of these kama bays, has done nothing to improve my temps

with or without the filter, also with the noctua fan..

so far anyway

geff_r · 13 Mar 2007 at 20:21

Hmm interesting...So what's that guy on about in the mirage post
saying his temps have gone up 7c since swapping from an antec 900.
How could adding an extra front intake not improve temps this is
all a bit confusing isnt it.

techmob · 13 Mar 2007 at 21:07

geff_r said:
Hmm interesting...So what's that guy on about in the mirage post
saying his temps have gone up 7c since swapping from an antec 900.
How could adding an extra front intake not improve temps this is
all a bit confusing isnt it.

not sure, but his does sound like an air flow issue, as his cpu temps drop when removing side panel, i had the same problem with my old case, since i have this lian li, i have about 10 degrees less on the cpu, gpu and motherboard, removing the side panel does not affect my cpu temps with this new case, because my cpu fan is getting enough air, that removing the side panel doesnt affect it..

with my other case, the poor airflow ment my cpu fan could not do its job properly

maybe he has a hot system, and the antec simply blasted the hot air out, there is allot of fans in that thing

as for my lian li v1000 and this kama bay, i would say my temps are about the same if not 1-2 deg lower, i must have good enough cooling as it is

the motherboard i have is known to run hot asus p5w, and this is getting cooled lovely in this case, it is only 37, and the room is warm, this board is known to run from 45 -65 deg safely according to asus

so the case is deffo doing its job there..

i think this kama bay would help a system with poor airflow