XClio A380Plus case question

gareth170 · 28 Jan 2008 at 12:30

hi

i just wanna know does this case have a 36cm side fan or 25cm? because in the product description it says two different things e.g "The ultimate gaming chasis. The ideal case for the overclocker with two huge 25cm fans to keep your performance hardware cool.
Special brand-new cooling system with two blue illuminated 250 mm fans".. then says "Huge adjustable 36 cm fan inside left door to perfectly cool all components"

gareth170 · 28 Jan 2008 at 16:22

does anyone know??

Chimerical · 28 Jan 2008 at 16:43

Yeah, don't buy that case, it's tacky and horrible.

gareth170 · 28 Jan 2008 at 20:24

i didn't ask about if i should buy it or not.. im asking does this case have a 36cm side fan or 25cm?
simple as that.

also i already have a icute 0508ULA-4GA-85 which is great but i like the XClio A380Plus because the hard drives slide in from the side..... cases which the hdd's slide is very difficult to remove a hdd or adding a new hdd when everything is connected.. im fed up keep disconnecting things just to slide a hdd in...

Chimerical · 28 Jan 2008 at 21:13

25cm or 36cm fan doesn't matter. It's easy to google the info, but all a fan like that will do is coat your components in dust. Loads of cases have rotated HDD cages, like the Silverstone TJ-09, Coolermaster C690, high-end Lian Li's, etc.

The point is that if you buy that case you'll regret it because you're wasting your money, but it's your cash so do what you want.

gareth170 · 28 Jan 2008 at 21:41

Chimerical said:
25cm or 36cm fan doesn't matter. It's easy to google the info, but all a fan like that will do is coat your components in dust. Loads of cases have rotated HDD cages, like the Silverstone TJ-09, Coolermaster C690, high-end Lian Li's, etc.

The point is that if you buy that case you'll regret it because you're wasting your money, but it's your cash so do what you want.

i've already searched but some sites say 25cm and some say 36cm... so that why am asking here... why can't people just answer what the person asked....

as for dust that happens with all fans... all my fans (2 120mm, 1 140mm)on my icute case take dust in to the case after a time...

as for wasting my money i haven't said how much it is...

eggnoodle · 28 Jan 2008 at 21:59

36cm on side. 25cm on front.

gareth170 · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:02

eggnoodle said:
36cm on side. 25cm on front.

thank you...

JS92 · 29 Jan 2008 at 13:02

i didnt think it was tacky i was thinking of buying this case! It seems mid range expensive so i thought i was gettin what payed for...but it seems like no one likes it even on other forums

oh well have to keep looking!

Tetras · 30 Jan 2008 at 21:34

I think the difference in specs is due to a new revision, the PLUS being 36 on side, the vanilla being 25 x 2 but I can find no confirmation.

gareth170 · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:03

i got this case on monday. i must say wow!!! its big... as for people saying its tacky and horrible there talking crap and probably they haven't even had this case... my temps are about 7c less than it was in my old case..

ida temps are now :
Motherboard 19 °C (66 °F)
CPU 19 °C (66 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 26 °C (79 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 26 °C (79 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 26 °C (79 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 26 °C (79 °F)
Hitachi HDS722512VLSA80 27 °C (81 °F)
Hitachi HDS722516VLSA80 27 °C (81 °F)
Maxtor 6V160E0 25 °C (77 °F)
WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0 23 °C (73 °F)

load temps are now :
Motherboard 20 °C (68 °F)
CPU 27 °C (81 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 32 °C (90 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 32 °C (90 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 32 °C (90 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 32 °C (90 °F)
Hitachi HDS722512VLSA80 27 °C (81 °F)
Hitachi HDS722516VLSA80 27 °C (81 °F)
Maxtor 6V160E0 26 °C (79 °F)
WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0 24 °C (75 °F)

james.miller · 6 Feb 2008 at 14:05

they are horrible cases, and yes i have seen one lol. if you say they arent, you obviously havent seen a decent case lol.

but as long as your happy, thats it i guess

gareth170 · 6 Feb 2008 at 15:07

Wipe said:
Out of interest do they sound as awful as they look?

no its very quiet even on max speed....

gareth170 · 6 Feb 2008 at 19:30

james.miller said:
they are horrible cases, and yes i have seen one lol. if you say they arent, you obviously havent seen a decent case lol.

but as long as your happy, thats it i guess

if your going by looks, personly i like the look of it..

whats so horrible about this case? it as a lot of space inside, great airflow, easy install of hdds cd/dvd drives fdd pcis, very very quiet, looks great with the 3 fans lighing up the inside and out.

TechnoCorruption · 6 Feb 2008 at 19:38

Got any pictures of your setup mate? It will be interesting to see what it looks like with a rig in it.

gareth170 · 6 Feb 2008 at 20:03

Agr3sive said:
Got any pictures of your setup mate? It will be interesting to see what it looks like with a rig in it.

i will take some later of the inside.. but i have few pictures below...

TechnoCorruption · 6 Feb 2008 at 21:04

Thanks for the pictures, it looks like a great rig. I am personally not that keen on so many bright lights but the cooling must be really impressive on that.

It certainly is an eye catcher, that fan on the front is massive!!!

gareth170 · 6 Feb 2008 at 21:59

Agr3sive said:
Thanks for the pictures, it looks like a great rig. I am personally not that keen on so many bright lights but the cooling must be really impressive on that.

It certainly is an eye catcher, that fan on the front is massive!!!

yeah its a massive front fan but the side fan is more massive 36cm lol

TechnoCorruption · 6 Feb 2008 at 22:13

So it has a 25cm on the front and a 25cm on the top and a 36cm on the side???

If so that is some crazy airflow!!!