ellingham the p180 series is a group of legends very good mixture of cooling and noise reduction. So you should really base on whether to buy it or not is just whether u like the look of it or not cause in every other terms they are great.
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Its important that u apply no pressure at all but no u dont really start with high grit paper first more like 800 grit at first (until the stain is removed and the copper is showing). Then moving to a higher grit after.
here is a good link so u can get a better idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVXuZTuoEuE
Essentially what u do is start with 800 grit and sand in one direction once then rotate 90 degree then repeat until it looks even. Then slowly moving up the scale till ur at like 1500 to 2000 grit but that can be overkill and then if u want to u can then use polish as that will turn the cpu into a mirror finish (if u do it to ur cpu cooler as well u get such a tight fit that the cpu can actually be picked up by the cooler).
Ah jay u getting it cut by someone else what did u decide on cutting medium (as in did u choose laser / water cutting or c&c milling ?). Just need to see myself how good laser cutting is cause i was thinking of that for myself but not sure if it will have scorch marks round the edges
Sorry for the epicly late reply lol, i've been V busy and not had time to do anything to the rig. I halted all my plans till August because of a few unforseen circumstances but will resume very soon. Already had a few talks about gettin the panel cut and yes it will be laser cut with my specific design. Not taking any of the sound deadening out though, i love the minimal sound this case makes with all the sound proofing.
Hmm by clip i spose you mean the plastic washer that holds the fan blades to the fan chassis? I have no idea, i just tried not to break mine lol.
It's great, very quiet! 100 times better than my old case which was made from full steel. The finishing is spot on and the stealthyness of this case really finishes it off. Plenty of room inside aswel for expansion and possibly even watercooling if you modded the case a little bit.
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, i personally think it looks great. Not too much eye candy but just enough to make you think ahh thats a nice case.
. Will add pics and installation pics tonight when i get in.
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love the case. looks very good.
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Tidy, shiny and Clean ... like a lot
Soldato
lovely looking work mate, i like the clean finish, i am thinking of canning the water loops on my next build.
Ive also been looking at crossfire on a micro ATX level. The MSI G65 board will support this i know but only at x8 speed on both lanes. But people are telling me that performance difference is neglible so i might go ahead and do this at some point. Trouble is im struggling to find another referrence HIS 5870 now D:
UPDATE
After much waiting and thinking whether to invest in one or not, i finally pulled my finger out of my arse and set out to get a brand new Corsair H70 Watercooling all in one solution.
I was very skeptic at first whether to get one, i had been thinking about custom watercooling but a lot of people i spoke to says its a waste of money if you're only cooling the cpu.
Performance wise:
I have to say its a big step up for me! My old Asus Silent knight AL managed to keep my OC phenom II 955 BE at 38-40 idle and 57 on load which for me was too high and left me very little head room for Overclocking.
Now my current idle speed (settled after an hour of leaving it on) sits at just 31-32 and never steps over. I have yet to try it at load but i will not be using prime95 to test, im more interested in a real life situation i.e. playing a game for a few hours and using core temp to check my lowest and highest temperature.
The pump itself is also very quiet, there is barely any audilble noise coming from it at all. The only drawback is the fans supplied with the H70, they are much too loud for my liking and will be replacing these for some enermax magma fans in the future.
All in all i am very pleased with this product, top buy for anyone who hasn't got a watercooling solution yet.
Pictures
As you can see, i modded my case slightly to fit the H70 at the front of my case to pull air in and push air through which then gets exhausted out by the big boy 200 fan at the top and my rear 120mm fan.
Jay
After much waiting and thinking whether to invest in one or not, i finally pulled my finger out of my arse and set out to get a brand new Corsair H70 Watercooling all in one solution.
I was very skeptic at first whether to get one, i had been thinking about custom watercooling but a lot of people i spoke to says its a waste of money if you're only cooling the cpu.
Performance wise:
I have to say its a big step up for me! My old Asus Silent knight AL managed to keep my OC phenom II 955 BE at 38-40 idle and 57 on load which for me was too high and left me very little head room for Overclocking.
Now my current idle speed (settled after an hour of leaving it on) sits at just 31-32 and never steps over. I have yet to try it at load but i will not be using prime95 to test, im more interested in a real life situation i.e. playing a game for a few hours and using core temp to check my lowest and highest temperature.
The pump itself is also very quiet, there is barely any audilble noise coming from it at all. The only drawback is the fans supplied with the H70, they are much too loud for my liking and will be replacing these for some enermax magma fans in the future.
All in all i am very pleased with this product, top buy for anyone who hasn't got a watercooling solution yet.
Pictures
As you can see, i modded my case slightly to fit the H70 at the front of my case to pull air in and push air through which then gets exhausted out by the big boy 200 fan at the top and my rear 120mm fan.
Jay
Nikon D90, i dont use it much so the picks are always pretty bad and rushed haha!
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10 things I Hate about you ....
good film .. now onto the update ( I bet you thought I was going to list them din't ya !)
looks Lush !,, a few things I'm sure you've already spotted and want to fix..
Braiding on the 4 pin ATX power cable (top left .. looks like a molex hanging on your Mobo)
white sticker on the H70 RAD ...
could always paint the RED part of the GPU plastics .. to match the blue of the rest ?
I know .. I'm a picky little barsteward, but you knew this already
Otherwise .. STILL looks Awesome !! .. and I have few more reasons to hate you, you ... you lucky devil
good film .. now onto the update
( I bet you thought I was going to list them din't ya !)looks Lush !,, a few things I'm sure you've already spotted and want to fix..
Braiding on the 4 pin ATX power cable (top left .. looks like a molex hanging on your Mobo)
white sticker on the H70 RAD ...
could always paint the RED part of the GPU plastics .. to match the blue of the rest ?
I know .. I'm a picky little barsteward, but you knew this already
Otherwise .. STILL looks Awesome !! .. and I have few more reasons to hate you, you ... you lucky devil
You're going to hate me even more Mr when i tell you i've just done and replaced some of the things you've mentioned above . Have a guess which ones 
and i'll upload some picks later.
I was thinking ATI red part of the gpu to white to match the braiding possibly.
. Have a guess which ones and i'll upload some picks later.I was thinking ATI red part of the gpu to white to match the braiding possibly.