Mirage vs Eclipse ?
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sorry for delayed post, got banned from posting for a while for the mildly offensive language!
well, built the mirage now. you do not have to remove any wires to get at the fan, the case cover at the front clicks off easily.
my impressions are that the drive bays are tat, and the case itself is flimsy to build in (this will go for the eclipse aswell).
BUT the finished product looks awesome! and cable management was quite well catered for. could d with more holes to feed cabling through like coolermaster vintage cases.
the buttons are not on *** door, but the case itself, the door usefully has buttons too that just push the underneath buttons.
one big shame: the akasa fan controller cannot be installed flush with the front (without door modification) as the door has no space in it for the nobs, again coolermaster cases think of this!
i need to spray some wires black to connect up the side panel, why do they ship with grey/white wires when they go to so much effort to maintain the blackness ?
side window looks great (this is an extra) and the wheels are a lovely touch. very useful is the removable top panel for optical drives and PSU, can't say how useful this is as don;t want to be banned for expletives again
overall, great looking case, but alhough the finish is great, the build quality is a little flimsy, and thumb screws could be bigger as in most cases if they are tight you need a screwdriver!
will post piccies soon enough.
well, built the mirage now. you do not have to remove any wires to get at the fan, the case cover at the front clicks off easily.
my impressions are that the drive bays are tat, and the case itself is flimsy to build in (this will go for the eclipse aswell).
BUT the finished product looks awesome! and cable management was quite well catered for. could d with more holes to feed cabling through like coolermaster vintage cases.
the buttons are not on *** door, but the case itself, the door usefully has buttons too that just push the underneath buttons.
one big shame: the akasa fan controller cannot be installed flush with the front (without door modification) as the door has no space in it for the nobs, again coolermaster cases think of this!
i need to spray some wires black to connect up the side panel, why do they ship with grey/white wires when they go to so much effort to maintain the blackness ?
side window looks great (this is an extra) and the wheels are a lovely touch. very useful is the removable top panel for optical drives and PSU, can't say how useful this is as don;t want to be banned for expletives again
overall, great looking case, but alhough the finish is great, the build quality is a little flimsy, and thumb screws could be bigger as in most cases if they are tight you need a screwdriver!
will post piccies soon enough.
i am using the akasa pro fan controller, but t has to sit back a bit in the bay due to the door, although i'm going to stick all the extra faces under the one i want to pad it out, which i think should work and make it flush. but you could just connect to the mobo, and maybe then control through the bios.
see my build here;
http://picasaweb.google.com/markgbrew/680iGTXBuild
see my build here;
http://picasaweb.google.com/markgbrew/680iGTXBuild
thanks Zia,
i think you will like the case a lot. i advise you get some black insulation tape from your local hardware store, very useful for sticking wires up out of the way, and unoticable if not all hidden.
i'll take some more piccys with a decent camera. those ones dont' really do it justice.
i think you will like the case a lot. i advise you get some black insulation tape from your local hardware store, very useful for sticking wires up out of the way, and unoticable if not all hidden.
i'll take some more piccys with a decent camera. those ones dont' really do it justice.
manic_man said:
You have some valid points,but the plastic door on the mirage is actually quite nice.
you are very right about the flimsyness as i said before but if it ws as thick as the coolermasters or silverstones the case would cost 200+ due to the amount of aluminium.
anyway, more than happy with the mirage for the moment, but my next case will be a silverstone
or an antique coolermastermalccy said:
me too, and me too. the wavemaster is just so nice.
gonna mod mine for watercooling once i have the hang or watercooling *** mirage.
everyone who has wavemasters loves them!
fairly easy mod to replace the two front 80mm with one 120mm, and you could use an 80-120mm adapter at the back