** PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO - THE ULTIMATE WATERCOOLING CHASSIS **
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Cheers mate. Makes the case more appealing and better value for money if the fans don't need replacing.
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Like both of build above. Great colour schemes. Trying to hold myself back hehe
anybody know of a good led strip that I can put around the window?No idea on an led strip clone in afraid. On a side note, what's the finish like on the white version. Is it a semi gloss type and is the brush effect visible? Looks like a very nice case. I know the upcoming special editions feature a sand blasted type exterior finish.
I tried two in there clone, if anything they interfered with front air intake. My current setup is.
x2 sp 120's front intake
x2 sp 120's on hdd cages
x2 sp 120's top exhaust
x1 af 140, rear exhaust
x1 alpenfohn red clover at bottom exhaust.
x2 2350 rpm PWM sp's on the cpu cooler.
I only stuck the alpenfohn in as it matches the build theme. Very slow fan that doesnt shift much air.
x2 sp 120's front intake
x2 sp 120's on hdd cages
x2 sp 120's top exhaust
x1 af 140, rear exhaust
x1 alpenfohn red clover at bottom exhaust.
x2 2350 rpm PWM sp's on the cpu cooler.
I only stuck the alpenfohn in as it matches the build theme. Very slow fan that doesnt shift much air.
Ive found the sp's to be very good for intake, moreso if you remove any unused hdd trays. Below are the only shots ive taken of the internals.
Theese were taken prior to adding the extra fans on the hdd cages and another uptop. Ive also put the cables through the grommets and im gonna modify the reservoir bracket to fit past the gpu. Having owned the case for a month or so now, im still extremely impressed. Gave it a quick clean a few days ago and there was very little dust. So the filters seem to be doing a good job.
Theese were taken prior to adding the extra fans on the hdd cages and another uptop. Ive also put the cables through the grommets and im gonna modify the reservoir bracket to fit past the gpu. Having owned the case for a month or so now, im still extremely impressed. Gave it a quick clean a few days ago and there was very little dust. So the filters seem to be doing a good job.
The enthoo primo white version is just utter sex. The special edition white with the black internal looks awesome. I wonder if overclockers will be stocking that. Does anyone know when the special editions will be released?
Hard to tell with the special editions tbh. They were previewed earlier this year at CES, but like other phanteks cases theyve been delayed. The pro and luxe were supposedly coming in march iirc but that slipped past too.
I've got the full compliment of fans in mine plus an extra 120 wedged into the 5.25" bay for good measure. I've got 4 hard drives though so i had to retain both drive cages, which blocks a lot of air flow. The air out of the case bakes my room, so i end up sat in 27-29 degree ambients quite frequently. (especially when folding)
Sadly I can't raise mine off the floor as there is barely 2" between the bottom of the desk and the top of the case. I used an old ply wood shelf with my cm690 but using that here shrinks the gap at the top down to 3/4".
I need to get a new desk at some point anyway, so i might try and get something an inch or two taller.
I need to get a new desk at some point anyway, so i might try and get something an inch or two taller.
Absolutely enormous in all respects. I can't imagine what a 900D or caselabs one must be like.
