New Case Fortress FT01B-W

rjk · 19 Mar 2009 at 22:50

Blackhawk47 said:
Nice builds guys, and sharpy, do you know if the fan on the akasa nero can be replaced with any 120mm fan? Ive been looking at that cpu cooler recently but havent found anyone that has it installed in their system. Web reviews are a little vague.

Im thinking of installing a sharkoon silent to go with the theme in my case.

i have sharkoons in my case - check the build log in my sig

the akasa nero can be replaced with any 120mm fan
it is a brilliant cooler for the money, rivalling the TRUE imo

i have been using two scythe fans either side of an akasa nero today to test the new patriot memory we have in stock

cpu ran prime stable at 4GHz with the akasa nero and the two fans in push pull config!

which is a great feat for a cooler half the price of a TRUE

Infernum · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:33

Okay, Should I get p6t deluxe or non deluxe? As ive heard deluxe is better for OCing.

I decided to get a 22" monitor also, because I think I have spend too much. And because I will only be using 1x 260GTX until Ido sli when needed.

Diggsy · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:49

Blackhawk47 said:
Im thinking of installing a sharkoon silent to go with the theme in my case.

Just be careful if you are looking for quiet fans as I had one of the 2000RPM Sharkoons and anything over about 40% fan speed was unbearable. They are certainly not something I would call silent, although they do look really good.

sharpygsxr · 20 Mar 2009 at 16:21

Blackhawk47 said:
Nice builds guys, and sharpy, do you know if the fan on the akasa nero can be replaced with any 120mm fan? Ive been looking at that cpu cooler recently but havent found anyone that has it installed in their system. Web reviews are a little vague.

Im thinking of installing a sharkoon silent to go with the theme in my case.

yeah mate it will fit any 120mm fan, the rubber prongs in the heatsink go through the screw mounting holes on the fan and when pulled through lock the fan in place, also means theres zero vibration

this was a good review of the current i7 heatsinks with the nero included http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/02/19/ga-1366-cpu-cooler-group-test/1 btw the nero was their pick of the coolers available including the noctuna

Blackhawk47 · 20 Mar 2009 at 23:04

Diggsy said:
Just be careful if you are looking for quiet fans as I had one of the 2000RPM Sharkoons and anything over about 40% fan speed was unbearable. They are certainly not something I would call silent, although they do look really good.

Yeah think you guys miss read my post, not getting the silverstone ft01 (still a fine case though) but actually meant for my antec mini p180, which i already have 3 sharkoon silent eagle 120mm fans @ 2000rpm (on a fan controller..), getting a little tired of the AC freezer pro 7 thats all.

But that sounds great if i can attach any 120mm fan. May get one in the future.

Thanks to the guys above.

Infernum · 20 Mar 2009 at 23:07

Just ordered my i7 build with this case. Luckily it is in stock at a different website, although it is almsot run out

Hopefully the case is as good as it looks!

sharpygsxr · 21 Mar 2009 at 11:52

make sure you get some pics when you get it up and running mate.

Did you order the black or silver case?

Infernum · 21 Mar 2009 at 13:09

sharpygsxr said:
make sure you get some pics when you get it up and running mate.

Did you order the black or silver case?

Hi, did you mean me or Blackhawk? I will put pics up if you want though

sharpygsxr · 21 Mar 2009 at 13:33

aye i meant you mate, will look forward to seein them

Infernum · 22 Mar 2009 at 01:15

Out of interest, why is have they made the inside of the case black? Is it something that will benefit me in any way?

EdGey · 22 Mar 2009 at 01:23

dmarcisz said:
Out of interest, why is have they made the inside of the case black? Is it something that will benefit me in any way?

it looks good :cool:

When u get really into pc's, the looks become almost important, if not more so than the performance.

Infernum · 22 Mar 2009 at 01:34

EdGey said:
it looks good

When u get really into pc's, the looks become almost important, if not more so than the performance.

Ah, so simply for looks? Fair enough....

Spokwiththeears · 22 Mar 2009 at 11:35

Sorry if someone else has already asked this, does the sound-proofing foam raise the temperature or is it not an issue?

I think I'm lining this up as a replacement for my Thermaltake Armour

Blackhawk47 · 22 Mar 2009 at 15:59

Spokwiththeears said:
Sorry if someone else has already asked this, does the sound-proofing foam raise the temperature or is it not an issue?

I think I'm lining this up as a replacement for my Thermaltake Armour

I think unless your really picky, it should effect anyone much.

Though it may raise temps a tiny bit. Thats just my experience from using material like this on other cases. You probably wont notice it as they havent gone overboard with the foam.

sharpygsxr · 22 Mar 2009 at 16:05

Spokwiththeears said:
Sorry if someone else has already asked this, does the sound-proofing foam raise the temperature or is it not an issue?

I think I'm lining this up as a replacement for my Thermaltake Armour

temps are great in the case mate, the fan set up creates a fgreat airflow and with the fans and foam the case is very quiet indeed.

Theres a cool video here which shows how they create the positive airflow in the case so hot air doesnt stay centralised

rancid-a · 22 Mar 2009 at 23:07

Just set up my PC with the same case sharpygsrx. (Not built by me I might add). Looking forward to playing some games soon...and I think your name popped up on a GTA4 thread saying it ran well with your spec?

sharpygsxr · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:46

yeah mate, gta4 loves the quads, ive only one 280 in my rig so with 2 you should be well set at your native res