Boinker Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 got my new drive rails in from BP9801 today. Thanks again buddy new sata III cables, hard drive cage from XSPC, fan filter guards, a fan templet, and somenew tim. Completion should be soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imm0rt41 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 oh crap I was supposed to look for some rails for you lol. Sorry about that...case looks really nice though. You're making me want to put my rig in to my old dragon instead of the smilodon I am using now. What size are your front intake fans btw? I always wanted to try and get a 120mm up there, but the fan grill is only 80mm wide lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 hes got 120's up front Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 120-38 ultra Kazes to be exact. And a radiator. and no hard drive cage cause the stupid thing will not fit... For that Im going to intergrate it into the Next Case project. it will be a Boinkfactor Haf932 (hafx eater) lol. I am finished with the Dragon though. Im calling it complete as The other mods I can do really are not worth the time given How long I have waited to see this case in action. To be suprised enough the performance is good and yes iits Tri-sli Friendly. But in the same respect I think i may be the only one that decided to put thre GTX480's in a Cheiftech Dragon that is Nearly 10 years old and Modded to Heck. Pictures for your Viewing pleasure. Chances are this case will end up being powder coated and put on the market in a few year with my namesake in the acrylic somewhere. lol. And the old look... P.S. Forgot to mount the case badge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 hey did those bay rails work? I have that exact same case and my rails are green transparent rails that are inside the bay covers themselves....of coarse I tink the version I have is an Apeava knockoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 I wish they still sold these cases. I love 'em. Looks good boinker, cant wait to see this Boinkfactor haf932. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 Looks real good boinker, glad those drive rails served you well. I may do something with my old Chieftec Dragon down the road, its currently sitting in my HAF 932 box in the shed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 What hurts the most is its not done so I can start working on the Haf. I need more exhaust fans near the back and bottom belive it or not. Thanks for the replies guys. We shall see what becomes of this poor hacked up Dragon. LOL I should have asked for the 3.5 bay drive cover BP9801. Im going to leave this case alone for a few weeks then I shall revisit...... Here is the Madness I have planed for later as I just cannot finish this thing...... SHRUG. My Stupid Idea: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Well I could not resist the temptation. With a hole saw, drill, fan stencil and a Dremal tool I went to work. Its side fan time. Here is how it Ended up. Sense I have always doubted my power supply in the past I figured I would test it also... Of course it passed with flying colors. 12.152 max voltage 12.035 min voltage under varying to full load of Graphic cards and processor. And yes OCCT power supply test was Used. Testing: I wanted to see and put some numbers to what actually will perform better in this case. The results are in and the fan is facing the best way it performs. Using OCCT Gpu test (get it at OC Base) I performed the following tests at 1280-1024 res with highest shader quality etc in sli mode with x3 GTX480's. All fans were set to max speed and the GPU fan curve was left alone. GPU core @ stock 700-1401-1848, GPU core @ Overclocked 800-1600-1900. This is a mild overclock that is 24-7 stable that i chose to use. not the GPU's ceiling overclock. All cards were tested to ceiling temp or ten minutes if ceiling was met that early. No side fan w/ clear window stock: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c No side fan w/ clear window Overclocked: GPU1: 107c, GPU2: 107c, GPU3: 94c Open window no fan Stock: GPU1: 91c, GPU2: 93c, GPU3: 84c Open window no fan Overclocked: GPU1: 98c, GPU2: 99c, GPU3: 90c Side exhaust fan stock: GPU1: 89c, GPU2: 89c, GPU3: 86c Side exhaust fan Overclocked: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c Side intake fan stock: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c Side intake fan overclocked: GPU1: 107c, GPU2: 107c, GPU3: 95c Well thats the end of it. For arguments sake if you can keep the heat away from the back side of the case then you may benefit from having the side as an intake... But i have my doubts as side intake is like not having a side fan at all which makes it a waste to put there with this particular configuration. I expected the Exhaust mode to outperform it but not by this much.. 11c is a lot when it comes to it especially when we are dealing with temperature reaching ceiling of GPU operating temperatures and surpassing a temperature that is actually hotter then a vehicle engine under normal running circumstances. LOL. Well guys enjoy. Ill post up next time I mode this thing AGAIN. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 I see you did find or bought another led fan for the side since you loaded all the r4's in my parts box lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticknstone Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 No side fan w/ clear window stock: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c No side fan w/ clear window Overclocked: GPU1: 107c, GPU2: 107c, GPU3: 94c Open window no fan Stock: GPU1: 91c, GPU2: 93c, GPU3: 84c Open window no fan Overclocked: GPU1: 98c, GPU2: 99c, GPU3: 90c Side exhaust fan stock: GPU1: 89c, GPU2: 89c, GPU3: 86c Side exhaust fan Overclocked: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c Side intake fan stock: GPU1: 96c, GPU2: 96c, GPU3: 86c Side intake fan overclocked: GPU1: 107c, GPU2: 107c, GPU3: 95c That is a well done cooling test. Clear conclusions can be made about the case cooling. No side fan to open window tests show that the cooling is lacking some air movement. The side exhaust to side intake tests show that the system was suffering from a lack of exhaust. The cooling had an excess intake without the ability for air to exhaust. Adding the fan as an intake had no effect on temp reduction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imm0rt41 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 ok you have inspired me to redo my dragon for my newer hardware...thread to come soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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