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RVWinkle · 08-06-2005, 01:51 PM

I initially wrote off this case due to the unconventional design but the more I think about it the more interesting it becomes. One of the coolest aspects is the flexibility in airflow configurations.

Based on my recent toying with the Lian Li 3077 case, I've come to the conclusion that massive front air intake causes too much noise which leads me to think that the dual 120's in the rear of the P180 could be used to great effect. I'm thinking of a simple configuration with minimal mod requirements and of course effective temperature control.

Howabout affixing the PA160 to the outside of the case at the rear 120mm hole and used as intake while the top 120 hole is set to exhaust?

This idea has led me to the thermal layout of motherboards. With the voltage regulators in the top left corner on most boards, the above configuration would be awesome. Unfortunately the board I have (and many others) is not ideal for this. The DFI NF4 has most of the mosfets on the right side of the board which would be most ideal for a case where the motherboard is installed upsideown where the front air intake blows right over the memory and fets, i.e. the V1000.

I expect this case to be capable of cooling most motherboards very effectively but it's not ideal for the DFI NF4 series.

08-06-2005, 01:51 PM	#9
RVWinkle Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Posts: 13	I initially wrote off this case due to the unconventional design but the more I think about it the more interesting it becomes. One of the coolest aspects is the flexibility in airflow configurations. Based on my recent toying with the Lian Li 3077 case, I've come to the conclusion that massive front air intake causes too much noise which leads me to think that the dual 120's in the rear of the P180 could be used to great effect. I'm thinking of a simple configuration with minimal mod requirements and of course effective temperature control. Howabout affixing the PA160 to the outside of the case at the rear 120mm hole and used as intake while the top 120 hole is set to exhaust? This idea has led me to the thermal layout of motherboards. With the voltage regulators in the top left corner on most boards, the above configuration would be awesome. Unfortunately the board I have (and many others) is not ideal for this. The DFI NF4 has most of the mosfets on the right side of the board which would be most ideal for a case where the motherboard is installed upsideown where the front air intake blows right over the memory and fets, i.e. the V1000. I expect this case to be capable of cooling most motherboards very effectively but it's not ideal for the DFI NF4 series.