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im thinking of getting this case, i don't game so dont need an uber gfx but i do want cool and silent and it will be filled with hdds at some point. how many fans should i be adding, am i better sticking with FD's own and 120 or 140 better for balance of airflow and noise.
also whats the verdict on the FD psus? should i stick to getting a corsair or seasonic modular or are these worth a look?
thanks
also whats the verdict on the FD psus? should i stick to getting a corsair or seasonic modular or are these worth a look?
thanks
I've got pretty good temps on the default settings, got a 4850 and a q6600 which I tested on stock and are fine, they keep low and if I didn't have such a loud cpu cooler is very quiet. I have the FD 650w psu and its kinda hard to tell how good it is as it takes a good few years, but the modular design and quiet fan is very good, also it is small "apparatnly" compared to other psus which means you can use the bottom fan slot. The FD fans are very silent, on full I have to put my ear very close to hear them.
//sorry for babble, a bit of bad eng little bit drunk..
//sorry for babble, a bit of bad eng little bit drunk..
My R2, really does need a Modular supply
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They not fit around the back? make the cables look much neater. If they don't get the main extensions. If its a fairly new PSU its worth the extensions unless you feel blowing a fair bit of dosh..
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Thats horrible, hope that gets replaced for you Meridiusuk.
thanks getting a refund untill i get my other order sorted that i will be placeing in the next couple of weeks and i`ll get this case again.
I just bought a seasonic x-650 gold for this case i hope the psu is up to the job do you think it will run all of ths
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156
Asus P7P55D Pro Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
2 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Ruby
Fractal Design Define R2 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl
Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB) = 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
4 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1366)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail)
you think a 650w psu will run that i will be getting 1 gfx card and 2 hd at first but then get some more late rona dna extra gfx card
My R2, really does need a Modular supply
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How is the airflow setup, are the top fans intake?
i am very interested as to how the seasonic performs and sounds as i am thinking of going for this too. i did hav an FD psu on order but thinking the new seasonic might be better. not really up on FD psus.
is the FD psu silent? even under heavy load?
Glad its getting sorted for you. That Seasonic X-650 is very highly rated going by many reviews. It will run 2 5770s no sweat & Seasonic is the brand to give respect. Actually I'm thinking about getting the same PSU too next week
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Im guessing they are just using their standard fan, I run the 120mm at 100% in my case and can't hear them unless open the front door and listen.
Not sure how much load my system is using at the moment, think its most proberbly under 350w so its hard to say really.
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@tankskun & ally,I can not tell you where i got the psu from becasue of the forums rules but i got it from the only place that seem to sell these and paid £117 with free P&P its on offer at the moment for £111.
The psu comes in a hugh box and well packed the box even ozzes quality never mind the psu, the psu came in its own pull cord bag,lol and has a seasonic sticker to place on your case if you wish and the cables come in 2 pouches.
i own a antec 480w psu from 5 years ago which i still have in my 5 year old pc and is also one of the first modular that antec did i can not remember the name but that cost me £90 back in the day.
this seasonic psu seems to be very very high in build quality and uses high quality parts even the fan inside is of high quality. I have yet to try it as i have not got the rest of my parts but should have it all up and runnign in the next couple of weeks but what i have read is that this psu is silent as the fan does not come on until it needs to and even then i have read that you can not hear it.
What i did like is that this is the first psu that shuts the fan down when the load reduces on the machine as many psu`s turn the fan on at load or when it gets to a high temp and when it reduces the load or temp the fan does not turn off only the seasonic gold does this which i liked.
I read that it takes a lot of load or even high temps for the fan to even come on.
I was going to go for the corsair 650w HX but £99 and for only £18 i went for the seasonic as the corsair 650 TX dont use seasonic insides like the 650hx which is the bronze psu version i think.
just happy that it will power the computer thought i might of done a boo boo on that.
should look nice in the fractal case and with the black asus motherboard.
just need to figure out what led to use on the hd side of it as the fractal does not come with one i was going to stick it at the bottem of the case to reflect of my bench but i can not get any info on what the current is on motherboards as voltage does not matter its the current i need to figure out as the current will damage the led if to high or if the leds current spec is to low.
The psu comes in a hugh box and well packed the box even ozzes quality never mind the psu, the psu came in its own pull cord bag,lol and has a seasonic sticker to place on your case if you wish and the cables come in 2 pouches.
i own a antec 480w psu from 5 years ago which i still have in my 5 year old pc and is also one of the first modular that antec did i can not remember the name but that cost me £90 back in the day.
this seasonic psu seems to be very very high in build quality and uses high quality parts even the fan inside is of high quality. I have yet to try it as i have not got the rest of my parts but should have it all up and runnign in the next couple of weeks but what i have read is that this psu is silent as the fan does not come on until it needs to and even then i have read that you can not hear it.
What i did like is that this is the first psu that shuts the fan down when the load reduces on the machine as many psu`s turn the fan on at load or when it gets to a high temp and when it reduces the load or temp the fan does not turn off only the seasonic gold does this which i liked.
I read that it takes a lot of load or even high temps for the fan to even come on.
I was going to go for the corsair 650w HX but £99 and for only £18 i went for the seasonic as the corsair 650 TX dont use seasonic insides like the 650hx which is the bronze psu version i think.
just happy that it will power the computer thought i might of done a boo boo on that.
should look nice in the fractal case and with the black asus motherboard.
just need to figure out what led to use on the hd side of it as the fractal does not come with one i was going to stick it at the bottem of the case to reflect of my bench but i can not get any info on what the current is on motherboards as voltage does not matter its the current i need to figure out as the current will damage the led if to high or if the leds current spec is to low.
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just been on antecs webiste for my psu rating as they have a true psu calc its about 400w give or take on the system i am building, to get it to 630w i would need to use 3 dvd drive 5 hd drives 2 x ati 5870 12 usb devices 1 extra pci scsi card overclock the cpu chip to 2.66 to 3.00 and 2 firewire device pluged in and 6 fans all at 100% load, lol and i would never use all of that ever.
so this 650w is well over the top for me so i dont know what asus website is doing ? as it was rating me 750w and i tend to beleave antec since they make psu`s.
its a shame seasonic dont have such a tool on there website.
so this 650w is well over the top for me so i dont know what asus website is doing ? as it was rating me 750w and i tend to beleave antec since they make psu`s.
its a shame seasonic dont have such a tool on there website.
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just read a review here
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2010/01/15/fractal-design-r2-case-review/1
seems to be realy bad on the cooling point any thoughts on this you the owners becasue its this case or the antec p183 for me mmm what to do as i want a silent case but dont want everything heating up to ?
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2010/01/15/fractal-design-r2-case-review/1
seems to be realy bad on the cooling point any thoughts on this you the owners becasue its this case or the antec p183 for me mmm what to do as i want a silent case but dont want everything heating up to ?
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I think personally it is quite a good cooling case yo have to add more fans though but tbf only with 2 fans it cools the same as other cases i know of with that amount of cooling 140s are better for cooling/quite operation btw as they pull more air through with less noise
i would say another 2 other what comes are needed the other 120 in the front and a 140 at the back of the roof for best operation personally
i would say another 2 other what comes are needed the other 120 in the front and a 140 at the back of the roof for best operation personally
fab iv ordered 1 of each 120 and 140 already not a bad guess eh lol thanks. 
will the seasonic x650 psu be ok for this case? its possibly more than i need wattage wise but i dont think it matters how big the wattage is its the usage that consumes the energy yes? i.e if i only use 300w a 650w psu will cost the same as a 300w psu to run? possibly less when it is rated 90+ efficiency?
please say this is so or iv just wasted £111 ordering the x650 :/ can always cancel ...
will the seasonic x650 psu be ok for this case? its possibly more than i need wattage wise but i dont think it matters how big the wattage is its the usage that consumes the energy yes? i.e if i only use 300w a 650w psu will cost the same as a 300w psu to run? possibly less when it is rated 90+ efficiency?
please say this is so or iv just wasted £111 ordering the x650 :/ can always cancel ...
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but what would you have a fractal for £80 and 2 new fans £20 = £100 or a antec p183 for £110 ? which would you say is better as its now only £10 in it when you add the fans to the fractal mmmm what to do.
would this case be much more silent than the antec with another 2 fans in the case over the antec which has 2 fans and be cooler
would this case be much more silent than the antec with another 2 fans in the case over the antec which has 2 fans and be cooler
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also i would have thought to get the best air flow is to buy 2x140mm fans not 1x140m and 1x120m, as i would put the 140mm at the bottom of the case to draw in cool air as the front intake fans seem to be blocked becasue of the hard drive bays that sit in front of the fans and then have the other 140mm fan at the top to take air out.
would that not be better ?
would that not be better ?