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[jankerson]

Not exactly a new system, but an updated older machine I built back in 2010.

Changed it out of the old 12 YO Cooler Master Cav and into a Fractal Design Focus G and added a Seasonic G-550W PSU replacing the 7 YO M12II 620W.

Specs:

I7 870
Noctua NH - L9x65 Cooler
GB GA P55m UD2
16 GB DDR3
240 GB Sandisk SSD
1 TB Seagate Constellation
Asus DVDRW
XFX RX 480 8GB
Seasonic G-550W
Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120MM fan
2x 120mm fans that came with the case.

 

[The Paladin]

super clean I like it.

 

[jankerson]

super clean I like it.

Thanks.

I figured it was time I did something with it, the front USB ports in the old case broke awhile back. The cooling in the old case was pathetic by todays standards with 1 120mm in the back and 80mm in the front. No cable management at all and the PSU was on the top, well it was a 12 YO case. Was a good case for the time.

Still have one more machine I have to switch out of the same model case. Will get around it to it sometime soon I suppose, i5 Ivy Bridge machine.

 

[allanac]

Added the Sapphire Nitro+ 580 8GB Limited Edition.

Wow...this is beautiful. Nice! and want more pics.

 

[Power94]

Video link is down

I7 8700k 4.70ghz

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7

AIO Kraken x62 2x 140ML BLUE PRO 2x kraken orginal 140mm= 4 fans push-pull
WD BLUE 4TB

WD GREEN 2TB

SEAGATE 1TB

KINGSTON SAVAGE 240gb SATA 3

SAMSUNG EVO 960 NVMe 250gb

CORSAIR RM1000i

GTX 1070 G1 GAMING

G.SKILL 16GB Trident Z RGB DDR4 3600MHz CL16

be quiet dark base pro 900

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAv5EUXb4s&t=28s

 

[jankerson]

Well finally got around to putting the 3rd Gen I5 machine into a new case. Just a basic workstation machine for email, browsing and some very light games.

i5-3450S
Noctua NH L9X65 Added also
Intel BOXDQ77MK MB
8 GB G-Skill Trident DDR3 2400
Seasonic M12II 650W (SS-650AM)
Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB Hard Drive
DVD Drive
DVDRW Drive

Here is the 13 YO Cooler Master Cav 3 case.... Cooling is really bad and no cable management to speak of and no filters.

Here are all the parts cleaned up and Noctua NH L9x65 added:

Shot of the Motherboard.

All together and running in the Fractal Design Focus G case.

 

[Karadjgne]

Much nicer. As the first person I know of to actually advertise owning a Focus G, wanna give us a run down on if it's worth the price? Fit and finish etc?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Might be nice to see some shots of the Focus G from different angles too. Those marketing pics on the vendor sites never give you a true idea of what any of these cases actually look like.

 

[jankerson]

I have 2 of them, let me snap a few picts and I will post them.

 

[jankerson]

Ok here you all go.

The over build quality is actually good for the price range, it could use a little more space behind the MB panel and back side for cable management as it's tight back there. Other than that is very easy to build in in the two machines I built in them.

The quality is surprisingly good and there is quality there, no it's not like a Cooler Master - Master Case 5 Pro, but it is good.

Well worth the $40 - $50 they go for, got both of mine on sale for $40 each.

Focus G and I5 machine.

Focus G and I7 870 Machine.

 

[Darkbreeze]

5 fan locations and no hard drive bays in the way of the case cooling isn't bad at all for 50 bucks. Plus a window. That's decent for a budget case. I like it.

 

[jankerson]

5 fan locations and no hard drive bays in the way of the case cooling isn't bad at all for 50 bucks. Plus a window. That's decent for a budget case. I like it.

I think you can pull the 5 1/4" bays out and add space for another 120MM fan in the front so that would be 6 fans.

And the quality is good, the hardware etc, it's not junk like most budget cases.

I used them for the older machines due to the quality and price.

And they have filters to boot, top, front and bottom.

 

[Karadjgne]

Looks good, think I've got a new favorite budget case to recommend.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Current System:

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Corsair H100i V2 (Equipped With ML120s)
Asus X370 Crosshair VI Hero
Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200MHz 2x8GB Memory Kit
256GB Samsung 960 EVO + 2x 1TB HDDs
Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Edition
Phanteks Evolv ATX Dual Tempered Glass
EVGA G3 550W

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Current System:

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Corsair H100i V2 (Equipped With ML120s)
Asus X370 Crosshair VI Hero
Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200MHz 2x8GB Memory Kit
256GB Samsung 960 EVO + 2x 1TB HDDs
Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Edition
Phanteks Evolv ATX Dual Tempered Glass
EVGA G3 550W

Fantastic build!

 

[Darkbreeze]

When did you get the Evolv case? I don't know what it is about that case but I've liked it a lot ever since they came out. I wish they had a full tower version of it like the Enthoo pro though. I nearly got that case instead of my Define S and while I AM happy with that, especially after all the mods I did to it, I still kind of wish I had went with the Evolv ATX instead.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Got it on newegg, really pricey though, but for lots of tempered glass, makes sense. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854041

However, I don't think I'd buy it again personally, because without the mesh front the thermals aren't great. Besides that though, the case is pure awesome.

I'm so mad at myself though, I had NO IDEA this variant of the Evolv existed: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854057

It's around $50 cheaper and it only has a single see thru tempered glass panel on the front side. I never see the rear of my case, so the rear tempered glass is useless to me.

 

[Karadjgne]

I love the Evolv looks, it's going to be my next case, even if I have to stand on the street corner to get one. It will, however, be the mITX version, so bring on the mods cuz I'm going to find a way to make it fit a 280mm aio or full custom loop.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Got it on newegg, really pricey though, but for lots of tempered glass, makes sense. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854041

However, I don't think I'd buy it again personally, because without the mesh front the thermals aren't great. Besides that though, the case is pure awesome.

I'm so mad at myself though, I had NO IDEA this variant of the Evolv existed: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854057

It's around $50 cheaper and it only has a single see thru tempered glass panel on the front side. I never see the rear of my case, so the rear tempered glass is useless to me.

That's actually like what I was looking at at that time, except not the gray anthracite color. And I would definitely have modded the front panel much as I did with my define S except rather than a union jack mesh cutout in the front panel I'd have done the mod mesh thing with the round holes OR pattern drilled the front panel for increased airflow. Very few of the really nice cases have enough front airflow and most of them need to be modded. That's ok.

That's the best part. Buying something that's already all it's ever going to be is too boring.

 

[TechyInAZ]

I might just buy this: https://modmymods.com/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-atx-replacement-front-cover-air-flow-mod-anthracite-gray.html

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Got it on newegg, really pricey though, but for lots of tempered glass, makes sense. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854041

However, I don't think I'd buy it again personally, because without the mesh front the thermals aren't great. Besides that though, the case is pure awesome.

I'm so mad at myself though, I had NO IDEA this variant of the Evolv existed: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854057

It's around $50 cheaper and it only has a single see thru tempered glass panel on the front side. I never see the rear of my case, so the rear tempered glass is useless to me.

Wow , nice look on that case.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I might just buy this: https://modmymods.com/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-atx-replacement-front-cover-air-flow-mod-anthracite-gray.html

Sick , looks sweet.

 

[Darkbreeze]

There are also these. I imagine there are probably others as well.

https://mnpctech.com/phanteks-case-mods/evolv-atx-vented-bezel/

 

[TechyInAZ]

Those are ugly though.

 

[Darkbreeze]

https://medium.com/@rodrigoatprism/modding-the-phanteks-enthoo-evolv-atx-case-for-air-flow-5aec40fe0793


http://www.overclock.net/forum/61-water-cooling/1598825-phanteks-enthoo-evolv-atx-131.html


I agree with you though. Those other ones on MNPCtech aren't particularly attractive which is unusual because Bill Owen usually does exemplary work. I think doing a rounded rectangle cutout like what is on the front of the Enthoo Luxe on the front of the Evolv ATX would look really good though.