Project : Elemental

[Brizzles]

Brizzles, thank you again. Here's my plan:

I plan to put a Lamptron Fan controller at the top rear slot. (I haven't figure out how to mount the screws yet) I got the measurement from Jonsbo that there is enough space at the top. I plan to put a blu-ray burner at the bottom rear slot by removing the power plug and NOT to use that ext. cord.

Interesting idea, and should fit in theory.

Look forward to some pictures.

Good Luck

 

[Brizzles]

Brizzles, I just check the spec. on the RIING fan, it's 40.6 CFM at 26.4 dB

by contrast, the Noctua NF-F12, is 54.97 CFM AT 22.4Db

The $1 million question is, a different of 15 CFM, how important is it?

The RIING fans worked very well, and quietly, on my set up. More than adequate cooling at 40% RPM and i would have no problem recommending them.

The RIING fans cost about £10, the Noctuas cost about £17 - In value for money terms the Noctuas are not going to be 70% better at cooling.

But it will be down to personal preference, the $1million question, as you say

 

[Brizzles]

I just notice something. Any PSU, from the above photo, the PSU fan is on the right. It is sucking air IN. So I can't build a fan on the other side pulling cool air to the case, can I?

Otherwise, we'll having 2 fans, both trying to fight with each other so to speak? But if so, why would Jonsbo said we can install 3 x 120 mm fan at the front?

You would have to have the fan next to the psu as an exhaust, so not to fight against the psu.

Personally, all my fans are exhaust - enough air is drawn into the case behind the glass panels as it is a semi open frame design.

The video will be based around channeling air through a closed case.

 

[Brizzles]

Now, I notice you said you swap the screw to those other type screw. What really is the difference? Looks like just the head of the screw is thicker, how does that make a difference anyway?

Longer thread. The supplied bolts were really meant for a standard case thickness ~1mm, but in this case the psu is mounted on 3mm thick aluminium so a longer bolt was used to give more grip.

 

[Brizzles]

Now of course this is a semi open case, but still, the inside of the case has hot GPU and CPU heat that come out. So only some cool air goes in, being used by the whole case, and part of that is being suck in by the PSU.

To answer this part.

There are no static areas of 'hot' air, as with 3 radiators on exhaust the air is constantly circulatling.

The whole 'cold' air coming in is a bit of a myth/misleading. You get ambient air coming in.

Air will always find a way into a case, air will always exhaust from a case - you cannot create a vacuum to control this.

 

[Brizzles]

hihi, is this 1 big sheet of mesh? or a few small pieces?

That mesh piece is the one that comes with the case.

 

[Brizzles]

So I contact the former franchise guy at Jonsbo USA, he has 1 left at US$300, and I bought it. I would have buy this regardless in chistmas, my only beef is, now that I bought this item in Aug., I'll think of something else to buy for myself in christmas

Glad you finally tracked one down - Enjoy it

 

[Brizzles]

Brizzles, the original box comes with thin cables from the front USB box, such as speaker, USB 3.0 etc., and you replace them w/ braided cables.

How do you do that?

Remove the ' red metal box/cover ' then thread the braiding up from the header end, cable tie the braiding to the cable ( it's hidden so doesn't need to be neat )

 

[Brizzles]

so those are just extension cables?

No. they are the original 'built-in' cables.

You remove the header plug that houses the pins, then thread the braiding up the cable as far as it goes into the red box