Corsair Crystal 460X ATX Mid-Tower Case Review

[L0stChild]

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i wont talk about the cons..
but ive managed to get what i want in it and its been great.
only thing i can say about it after its been built is that i have to take the front glass off to clear out the filter.
I will have to say this case is not user friendly when it comes to custom pc building.
I toughed it out because I had a vision and I wanted to see it through.

 

[jimmysmitty]

This is a great looking case but why do the window cases hide the HDD's and SSD's and the PSU. I want to see them if I have a windows. I could get this and leave the PSU shroud off at least. I am tempted to get this but i don't want loud fans. Sounds like these fans are not quiet and should not be used.

Turn them down I mean, turn them down to a lower speed than the one used in the review. You'll want to add an exhaust fan before you do that, unless you're adding a radiator...and even then an exhaust fan wouldn't hurt.

Hey Crashman,

I'm a new builder, however the fans that come with the case are sp120's rgb... I heard they're 100% static speed. This noob would be interested in speed control.

I got 3 more sp120's for rad and exhaust. I did that to save money because the In Win Aurora fans look promising should they ever be released. But if they get horrible reviews out of the gate I'll probably go with 6 TT riings or the Corsair HD rgb pwm fans which can be speed controlled. But that's just how I understand it.

Quit hearing and start reading perhaps? The fans use motherboard headers. We turned the fans down to half speed in the review.

What I'm suggesting is that anyone who likes the fans and hates the noise turn them down more. Of course you'll need a fan controller for 3-pin fans, but better motherboards can switch between PWM and voltage based fan speed control.

wow, ok. "I heard" was just a replacement for something I "read". I did preface my understanding of speed control with (paraphrasing) "I am new at this". Because "but better motherboards can switch between PWM and voltage based fan speed control." that sentence runs together with what I assume are two different fan setups. I've read about pulse width mod, but don't understand voltage based speed control. I'll try back another time.
Felt like being bro-shamed by a '2005 angry network administrator.

Forgive him, sometimes he says it wrong.

To answer your question, Voltage Controlled fans are just that, their speed is controlled by the voltage applied. Most will do either 7v or 12v. Some do 5v. Fans run on 12v and if you cut it to 7v then the RPM and noise will be reduced. It depends on the fan but some will cut it by almost 40%.

PWM is superior though. Most nicer motherboards have 4pin fan headers that can do PWM or Voltage control though.

I forgive him, I was up too late last night and his dialogue caught me sideways.
Ahh excellent! I can be a little thick but I think I get it. That's a solid description. The reason for the initial post is because many of the pwm fans that I've looked at have coolers available by the same MFG, however some of the fans I'm not in love with so I started considering 3-pin fans. Many user reviews of coolers and their proprietary software are causing fans to go wonky per speeds and since I had a decent take on pwm I had a concern with the stock sp120's that are not pwm. Both of you have provided me insight in how to find an alternative if I need to shut down the software to control fan speed. Thanks to both of you!

The stock SP120s for the H100i are pretty damn good and are software controlled, PWM, by the pump via Corsairs Link software. However they are very load and I replaced them with, originally, 2 of the SP120s with the color rings. I currently have 2 of the ML120s and man are they quiet. Hell my HD120s are way louder than the ML120s and the performance is great.