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2012-04-15, 20:54
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well, except the government
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1st post updated with progress.
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Hi adeingolf - very tempted to follow your build exactly. did you put a fan in the case and if so how noisy/quiet is it?
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2012-05-01, 11:50
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-01, 11:55 by adeingolf.)
I havn't put any extra fans in yet - there is one in the case next to the power supply built in, and the main part of the case is quite open for good air flow.
Bear in mind that this is a "cheap and chearful" case, as I will probably be hiding mine - but it does do the job well and gives the option for 2.5"/3.5" HDD's and optical drives easily if you want them. Also note that the case is designed to stand on its side (a la xbox 360 or tower PC) - there are big clips top & bottom to release the "doors" so it will not sit flush.
Its on default settings and quite ironically the first thing I watched after testing a bit of Dolby HD-MA was a couple of episodes of Chuck! ;-) - so I have not really "stress tested" it much at all, but it is not noisy at all and the CPU fan speed along with Asrock's "cool n quiet" settings can be adjusted very easily in the BIOS.
Incidently - the BIOS is VERY easy and simple to navigate, (its all menu driven) for anyone who hasnt messed with bios for a while - its been a few years for me!
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1st post updated with new pictures of new case and a vid.