Need a Case, Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window?

[markyb]

Hey guys,

Really looking for a new case to replace my Cooler Master 830. Its just to big and im pretty bored of it.

I really like the look of the Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window Case. Ive seen a few from the Members on here and they look really nice.

What do people think of the Akasa case? Ive always had Antec before my Cooler master.

Ive got about £100 to spend.

 

[markyb]

Cheers Guys,

Im really regreting buying the Cooler Master 830. Its just a lump. Stands out like an eye sore and for the money I could have brought better.... Well you live and learn.

Love the look of the Akasa, Does the Case come with front and rear fans as standard?

What colour is the power LED? Some sites say its white, others say its blue.

 

[markyb]

Thanks for the advice guys.
Thought I would post a pic of her in her glory...

Case
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Its great, bigger than it looks on the net and any photo of it. Its quite long but still much smaller than the Cooler Master 830.
Build of the case is great, all smooth edges and the black colour throughout makes it really different.

Loads of room inside for everything. Really happy with it.

I brought the Akasa fan controller and two Akasa 120mm Amber fans. Is there anyway to keep the colour setting on the fan controller? Everytime you turn off the PC it reverts back to red.

 

[markyb]

Thats quite odd, mine keeps its colour. No idea mate

Awesome to see a glowing review.... because mine should be waiting for me when I get home!
Only problem is I cant find a 3fan Akasa controller in black anywhere with stock! Doh

Looks great there, are those Akasa Ambers I can see in the case?

Is it quiet?

Yep they are Ambers mate.

To me the Ambers are quite loud on 12v. With the fan controller on low the system is pretty quiet, You can just hear the raptor.

Note on the Ambers, The screws to attach the fan to the case are very very tight!!! They seem like they are not big enough.

 

[markyb]

Any chance of posting some closeups of the side and internals,top aswell?

EDIT: I'm getting this case too, would spray painting the drive bezels be a good idea?

No problems, will try and get some photos up tonight.

 

[markyb]

It sounds like it just echos a lot more because this case is twice as big as my old one.
Or maybe thats what resonating is (cba to look it up)
All I know is that its louder than my old one. Everything else is quieter though

Exactly the same,

The first thing I noticed when I booted up.

I just added another hard drive, Samsung 250Gb SATAII and only screwed one side, Seems quiet but could just be a quiet drive.

 

[markyb]

Nice photos guys, nice seeing what everyone else is doing with their case.

Heres mine...

 

[markyb]

Those are some very nice pics markyb. The cabling looks very neat. Good job. I hope I can get mine as tidy as that when I build mine

Thanks

Just take your time with it, its so easy to rush it because you want to get your pc up and running The case is great for hiding the cables. Some of the guys above have hidden them behind the motherboard tray.