Project Switch Blade
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Putting some new holes in for a rad wont Affect the strength of the case itself, its just getting them in the right place and not buggering up thats the problem
so it sounds like having my gf hold the rad in place while i mark the drill holes with a sharpie marker would be advisable over trying to do it all myself...
i still would like to know why nzxt would even put mounting holes that are spaced 20mm apart... what were the engineers/r&d guys thiking?
S_I_N
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the entire top come off with a few screws mate no need to get the GF involved unless its for scapegoat reasons
should something go wrong. and its not just drilling new holes they basically have to be elongated
iirc one 420mm rad fits the hole pattern but i dont know exactly which it is might be a magic cool thin one which i wouldnt bother with.
iirc one 420mm rad fits the hole pattern but i dont know exactly which it is might be a magic cool thin one which i wouldnt bother with.
Awsome job dude it looks really good. I noticed you went with the NZXT sentry mesh fan controller. Be VERY careful with that. I bought one for my 810 build and ended up changing it out cus it killed my bench PSU. It sends pulse feedback through the PSU. Yes my bench PSU was a 4 year old antec 500W PSU but i never had issues with it untill i hooked up the that fan controller. I tested it on my brand new HX850 just to see if it was a the old PSU time to go and the same pulse feedback was going on so i unpluged it fast. Also tested it on like 5 different old 20 pin PSU's and the same thing. I would sugest you bench test it with 1 fan and see if you hear a clicking/grinding noise coming from the motor when you move the lever off the bottom. I seen in 1 of your posts that you hade issues with getting your AX850 to turn on. This may be the problem with it unless it was some other issue that you sorted out already..
Again very nice job on the build
Again very nice job on the build
SEBAR
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Good to know, I am also in the market for a fan controller and have been sceptical of NZXT fan controllers. This info will help me narrow down the list of fan controllers I would buy.
I went with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811995075 it has 30W Watts per Channel and PWM Control per Channel. Also you can dial down the fans 0-12 volts not 40 min like the sentry mesh
S_I_N
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have hd no issues with my controller at all. the issue with my psu was a drop of water got inside while I was reconfiguring things. I blew it out with air prior to trying it but it wasnt dry enough yet. So i set a fan to blow on it full bore for a couple hours and whallah she was fine.
S_I_N
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oh and on a side note if you plan on attaching to the rear fan hub on the switch keep an eye on your fans. I've had 3 of the fan headers already stop working on me need to get with NZXT about a replacement. I also need to get with them on the spring latches seems both broke within a day of each other.
Oh that's not good. Hopefully they can get that all worked out for you quickly!
I just received my case yesterday and am really excited to get the upgrade going! I had never seen a fan header like that before on a case.. kind of neat actually. Too bad it started acting up on you. And the latches too? I didn't know what those were when i first saw them but figured it out after a few mins. I didn't realize at first that we're only supposed to remove the top/bottom thumn-screws while loosening the middle one and pressing down the pring-loaded lever.
On a related note, I also had a tough time removing the side panel on the right (behind mobo tray). It's an extremely tight and snug fit and the glossy painted surfaces don't like to "slide" as smooth as matte/non-glossy surfaces.
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good to know, thanks.
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at first I had bottom and front in-taking rear and top exhausting but as i changed gpu's and no longer under water on them I'm in-taking top bottom and front exhausting rear I thought the heat the 6950's were dumping in my case was making my temps warmer but I was wrong its just the change in ambient temps that are buggering me. So with that said I'd top rear exhaust bottom front intake per normal.
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ok changes coming today
got my new tubing and both 6950's under water now. Decide to go back with dual loops as it makes bleeding SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier shes leak testing now should be back at it shortly. I'll get some pics soon and post them up. I like it so thats all that matters lol but most will say tubing could of been neater but trust me when I say I tried like hell to make it neater.
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ok not sure what happens but it seems everytime I take her down to do a little change things get bonkered. Normally a simple clear cmos and reset bios corrects it but this go round i lost an ssd (its under warranty and on its wat to Crucial) Anyway currently on a single C300 and i must say its still amazing how fast a single ssd can be. Well after several hours doing the trouble shooting and crap that you have to do before RMA shes alive again. So without further ado the new pics of my rig
no lights (except fans I may see about modding the Switches rear led switch to turn those off and on)
lights on in case in lighted room
in da dark
changed rez back to dual loop configuration and I must say after the bleeding hell I had the last 2 times I changed things up. This method has it bled and ready to rock in about the time it takes to fill the loop + about 10 mins
NZXT the awesome folks they are have my new fan header and hinges on the way to me
Temps at idle CPU 36c GPU 1 and 2 34c i sometimes see a 1c difference in the two. Havent done load temps yet as I'm still re-installing my games. Not sure how far i'll go for now as I'll be doing it all over again when i get my rma's ssd. Ok 45 min gaming BF3 cpu 47 gpu1 50c and gpu2 47c not to shabby if i do say so myself
no lights (except fans I may see about modding the Switches rear led switch to turn those off and on)
lights on in case in lighted room
in da dark
changed rez back to dual loop configuration and I must say after the bleeding hell I had the last 2 times I changed things up. This method has it bled and ready to rock in about the time it takes to fill the loop + about 10 mins
NZXT the awesome folks they are have my new fan header and hinges on the way to me
Temps at idle CPU 36c GPU 1 and 2 34c i sometimes see a 1c difference in the two. Havent done load temps yet as I'm still re-installing my games. Not sure how far i'll go for now as I'll be doing it all over again when i get my rma's ssd. Ok 45 min gaming BF3 cpu 47 gpu1 50c and gpu2 47c not to shabby if i do say so myself
yassarikhan786
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That looks brilliant S_I_N. Love the lighting
S_I_N
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Thanks Guys. I just noticed something weird lol. When I took the pic with the NZXT Led Lights turned on the Bitfenix led fans took on a brighter look I did not turn them up for the lighted pics. they just grew in intensity lol. Just an optical illusion I guess. As they dont dim or brighten with the NZXT led cable lol. Must be the NZXT's light bouncing off them making them look brighter
I really like the looks of the white tubing in there. Since i wasnt able to get the Mayhe's BlueBerry Pastel fluid. I think its a decent alternative also can ya tell whats off in those pics?? its not world ending but I see it.
I really like the looks of the white tubing in there. Since i wasnt able to get the Mayhe's BlueBerry Pastel fluid. I think its a decent alternative also can ya tell whats off in those pics?? its not world ending but I see it.
