Show the lads your Silverstone cases

PaulyD · 7 Jun 2009 at 14:24

you can get a 775 version or a 1366 version, don't believe you can change the brackets on them

Sayso · 7 Jun 2009 at 15:44

PaulyD said:
you can get a 775 version or a 1366 version, don't believe you can change the brackets on them

bah not going to get one only to have to buy anther in 6months

willy · 7 Jun 2009 at 19:02

As promised, my new i7 in Fortress

Pics:

Nick1881 · 7 Jun 2009 at 19:04

The Clusters are so damn sexy. Stop it Willy, you always get me thinking lol.

EdGey · 7 Jun 2009 at 19:06

looks good m8, what do you think of those fans?

do they push a lot of air? how noisy are they?

they certianly look the business

anyways nice build m8, good job.

willy · 7 Jun 2009 at 19:07

Hahahahahahaha

Well i might stay with setup for a while now

I think they are quieter than Xigmatek. Not sure if they push a lot of air as i use Xigmatek as my exhaust

They look much better than Xigmatek anyway

Thanks

JK1 · 7 Jun 2009 at 20:06

I got all my gear at the weekend so I have another question for TJ07 owners: How do I connect up the front USB ports? I have looked at the mobo manual (GA-X58-UD5) an there is nothing in the Silverstone booklets. It is very confusing.

Thank You.

Popov · 8 Jun 2009 at 00:11

JK1 said:
I got all my gear at the weekend so I have another question for TJ07 owners: How do I connect up the front USB ports? I have looked at the mobo manual (GA-X58-UD5) an there is nothing in the Silverstone booklets. It is very confusing.

Thank You.

If it's anything like the Fortress there should be a bundle of round black cables leading from the top/front usb, e1394 and audio connectors. The USB one/s should connect to the ud5 on the edge furthest to the bottom of the case when board is fitted between the ide and floppy connectors (same for the 1394 connection if it has one) The audio connector goes into a socket between the cpu and first pci-e slot towards the far rear edge where the external audio connectors are.

If the TJ07 has no cables like this then I apologise and please disregard this post.

JK1 · 8 Jun 2009 at 00:45

That's pretty much what I did. It is the labelling that was confusing. Good news is that it POSTS without a problem. Tomorrow I'll install the OS and see how that goes.

Just realised that I need to unplug 2 of the front USB ports as I need the socket for my card reader.

FaceplantSi · 8 Jun 2009 at 18:13

Willy, I gotta say that is one of the cleanest Fortress builds I've seen so far, and the photography is damn fine too - excellent depth of field - congrats all round!

willy · 8 Jun 2009 at 20:37

Thanks FaceplantSi

Still practising for photography and sometimes i still get results not the way i want

krafty · 12 Jun 2009 at 21:11

does anyone know when the fortress will be back in stock

willy · 12 Jun 2009 at 22:31

Did you email OCUK?

krafty · 13 Jun 2009 at 11:54

the fortress's will be in next tuesday

soundb0y · 13 Jun 2009 at 12:59

Do love the fortress cases.

willy · 13 Jun 2009 at 13:19

Good, so not long then you become on of US

bigdunc · 24 Jun 2009 at 22:47

Just ordered a Fortress. Unfortuantely had to be from a competitor as no stock at OCUK. Now just have to decide the rest of the system to go in it

FaceplantSi · 25 Jun 2009 at 08:02

bigdunc said:
Just ordered a Fortress. Unfortuantely had to be from a competitor as no stock at OCUK. Now just have to decide the rest of the system to go in it

And then post the pics or, of course, it didn't happen!

Colossus · 28 Jun 2009 at 17:10

What kind of GPU temps are people getting with the top HD rack removed in the Fortress? Perticularly an OC'ed 4870 with a Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 or Twin Turbo.

Apparently it sucks at graphics cooling even with the rack removed.

Diggsy · 28 Jun 2009 at 18:39

Colossus said:
What kind of GPU temps are people getting with the top HD rack removed in the Fortress? Perticularly an OC'ed 4870 with a Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 or Twin Turbo.

Apparently it sucks at graphics cooling even with the rack removed.

Where did you get this information from? It certainly does not suck at keeping the GPU cool with the top HDD bays removed. There is excellent airflow towards the GPU area.