OC3D Fractal Design Case Club

[airdeano]

Thinking of maybe doing a full watercooling system, but they dont make chipset waterblocks for the GENE IV.

yes they do..
and best to my knowledge, the GENE and GENE-Z use the same heatsink config.
the biggest prob is the south bridge (chipset) because of GPU location.

Watercool and MIPS..
EK: has MOSFET only..
WaterCool: WC-11420, WC-11421, WC-11422
MIPS: 14511

 

[Hobojew]

yes they do..
and best to my knowledge, the GENE and GENE-Z use the same heatsink config.
the biggest prob is the south bridge (chipset) because of GPU location.

Watercool and MIPS..
EK: has MOSFET only..
WaterCool: WC-11420, WC-11421, WC-11422
MIPS: 14511

Oh my bad. I didn't know they would to be honest, thought you had to have a completly diffrent waterblock for each chipset. Im pretty new to that kind of stuff.

 

[airdeano]

the chipset is deffo different, but the heatsink it pretty much the same for P67 and
Z68. as for the MOSFET blocks, identical.

 

[Hobojew]

the chipset is deffo different, but the heatsink it pretty much the same for P67 and
Z68. as for the MOSFET blocks, identical.

Well, thank you for letting me know.

Cheers!

 

[airdeano]

'sperience... and i tell the world! LOLOL

 

[NeverBackDown]

Here are my breif nitpicks of the Fractal R4 w/Window:

IMHO there is not enough cable management in the back. With all the cable tie down spots all on the left side of the backside of the motherboard tray, it becomes a hassle trying to get everything tied down in only 4-6 spots that are not spaced out. Would have been easier if they provided more in the middle and right side and main 2 cable grommets moved more towards the middle just a little bit more.

And the inconvience of having to buy your own standoffs and installing them yourself are my only complaints.

Alll in all a terrific case but should have gotten the XL2 for only 10$ more

 

[Lystfiskern]

Tips on a suitable vandal switch for the R4. Id like to get as close to a matching one but with a red led.

 

[NeverBackDown]

the white version has the red led.

 

[Lystfiskern]

ah, ok..... I was kinda hoping to keep my black case and just get a different on/off anti vandal style switch

 

[NeverBackDown]

You can get the black one and buy a 5mm red led and switch it out. Pretty sure its 5mm from reading past threads, i just don't know how to do it lol. Airdeano probably does considering he is a modder

 

[monkeynuts]

my fractal design core 3000

i stumbled across this case club ..... i`ve posted these pics in rig gallery but thought i`d share here too . specs at the mo are

Case : Fractal Design Core 3000
Mobo : ASRock Z68 Extreme4 gen3
CPU : i7 2600K @ 4.6GHz
GPU : Gigabyte GTX670 Windforce X3
RAM : Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x4GB 1600MHz
CPU Cooler : Corsair H80i
PSU : Corsair AX750
SSD : OCZ Agility 3 120 GB(OS) & 240GB(Games)
HDD : Western Digital Green 3TB

going to add another gtx 670 soon and need to tidy cables more

 

[Feronix]

Nice system mate! Looking pretty clean. The only thing I'm not too keen on is that CPU fan cable at the top

And if I were you, I'd spraypaint those fan rings to get them closer to the blue colour of the sleeved cables!

 

[monkeynuts]

Nice system mate! Looking pretty clean. The only thing I'm not too keen on is that CPU fan cable at the top

And if I were you, I'd spraypaint those fan rings to get them closer to the blue colour of the sleeved cables!

yeah like i said a bit more cable tidying lol . i like the idea of painting the fan rings though ....... thanks

 

[airdeano]

welcome to the club moneynuts

 

[rencyjane]

My Fractal Arc Mini

Hi guys i just wanted to share my very own Fractal Arc Mini

Rig Name : Hellion
Specs:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Asus Maximus V Gene
8GB Corsair Dominator 2133 CL9 [2x4GB]
Asus GTX 680 DC2 TOP
Silverstone Strider Gold 850W
2x OCZ Agility 3 120GB (RAID 0)
WD Green 1TB (Games)
WD Green 3TB (Storage)
Modded Fractal Arc Mini
EK CSQ Block,Fittings,45deg. Angle Adapters
BlackIce GT Stealth 240 Xflow
XSPC 750 v4
Mayhems Pastel Deep Red
Windows 8 Pro With Media Center

Enjoy

 

[Remmy]

Dude this build looks awesome, I love the fans at the front, the PSU cover, and the symmetry of the tubing

 

[airdeano]

Hi guys i just wanted to share my very own Fractal Arc Mini
Rig Name : Hellion

welcome to the club! nice build and looks great!

 

[Snortan]

Nice!
It looks like it's gonna take off with those front fans . Do you use any dust filters for them? can't really see

 

[Feronix]

Hi guys i just wanted to share my very own Fractal Arc Mini

Rig Name : Hellion

That is a very, very cool rig! I'm impressed

5/5

 

[rencyjane]

Nice!
It looks like it's gonna take off with those front fans . Do you use any dust filters for them? can't really see

i dont have any filters at all.