What can I do with my new Super Lanboy case?

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I ordered an Antec Super Lanboy case as it was recommended by the store, and I got it for 80 euros which is not too bad. I also like the window, carrying-strap, and the LED-fan that comes with it.

The specs for the case are:

16.5"(H) x 17.1"(D) x 8.2"(W)
Drive Bays
- Front Accessible
- Internal


9
3x5.25", 2x3.5"
4x3.5"
Expansion Slots

7

Cooling System


Up to 2x120mm Fans
1 rear (standard)
1 front BlueLED (standard)
Main Board Size

12"(W)x9.6"(L)
Weight

8.8/11.5 lbs (net/gross)
Motherboards

Standard ATX

Special Features


Internal drive trays with rubber grommets

Clear SidePanel window
Free Carrying Strap
2 Front USB 2.0 Ports/2 audio jacks
Package Includes
1 Tower Case
1 set of screws and motherboard standoffs
1 Installation manual


My component specs are:

Athlon 64 3200+ processor
MSI K8N-Neo Platinum Nforce 3 250GB
1 Gig DDR-2 400Mhz RAM
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Agp
500 W PSU

The videocard and motherboard I am going to upgrade maybe later in the year, so I do not want to buy any cooling that will become redundant once I upgrade.

What can I do to maximise cooling in the case, what can I do to reduce noise, and what options do I have aesthetically? Should I replace the two 120 MM fans that come with the case with two better ones?

I was thinking of replacing the two 120 MM fans with:

Antec LED TriCool - 120mm

Since it offers better cooling. What other options do I have? Can I add another fan or fans into the computer?

I have also seen sound dampener mats and the like, should I install those also? I only have one dvd-drive, one hard disk, and one floppy disk, so the rest of the bays I could install with the sound dampeners except for one or two at the bottom to allow for air-flow through the front fan.

I was also thinking about getting a fan-controller so I can control the speeds of the fan and maybe reduce their speed when I am not using that much power with the computer. I also saw a small device I can put inside that will keep the fans of the computer running for 5 minutes after shutdown to allow the hardware to cool slowly. Also, should I buy dust-filters and sound dampeners for the fans themselves?
 
Firstly, I have the case... and secondly, are you really buying DDR2 memory for a DDR only system? But onto the case....

With the fans, if you don't want LED fans, go for Noiseblocker fans. High output, yet very quiet. Otherwise, if you want the awesome glowiness, go for Akasa fans, not as quiet as the standard fans in the Lanboy case, but quiet enough nonetheless for good 59cfm.

In terms of noise dampeners, the HDD's are already sorted, since the trays they are put onto have rubber grommets which act as shock absorbers and also reduce the noise. For fans, only consider dampeners if the fans are causing resonance on the case, often seen with cheep steel cases. I don't think you'll need them unless you have a Vantec Tornado fan strapped onto your pc. Dust-filters are always a sensible option, but make sure you clean them regularly.

With the case, do keep this in your mind that the HDD cage restricts the airflow from the intake fan a little, so placing an extra 92mm fan on the other side of the cage, with the air blowing onto the mobo, is always a good idea.
 
I was so impressed with this case that I bought a second Super LanBoy.

The Antec fans are very high quality. However, the two fans that come stock are identical as far as output (39 CFM); one has blue LEDs, one doesn't. On my workhorse computer, I moved the LED fan to the back, and bought this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835129016

...which moves 56 CFM. This puts a positive backpressure on the case, which boosts the efforts of the rear fan and the PSU fan, noticeably lowering temperatures. And it's whisper-quiet.

As far as noise, that's personal preference. I have my workhorse computer sitting two feet from me, and it doesn't bother me. In fact, the loudest thing in the room is my other computer's old socket-A fan.
 
Thanks for the advice. I will buy an extra 92 mm LED fan and place it in the comp? I am unsure of where *exactly* the best place is to place it.

I think I will move the LED fan to the back, and then buy a 120 mm led tricool fan with 39-79CFM and place it in the front.

At what speeds should I set the 92 mm fan and the two 120 mm fans? Is it more important to have a lower speed at the back?

Is it also a good idea to take the HD from the 3.5" slot and place it into a 5.25" slot with a 3.5-5.25 converter? I have heard this helps with cooling. I can also remove the cages from the internal 3.5" slots and leave them open, except maybe for foam in one or two of them as long as they don't block the airflow.
 
The 3.5" spaces gets the airflow from the intake fan, so unless you get a specialised HDD cooler for a 5.25" slot, I wouldn't recommend you do it. If you want to improve cooling, removing the empty trays to allow more space for the air to move through is good.


This is how the setup should look like with a 120mm fan, if you can fit one (120mm is the better option to a 92mm fan... higher output to less noise). I only had a spare 92mm fan, and I've got lots of shnit inside my pc making fitting extra fans a little tricky. The 92mm should blow air across the bottom, so providing more air to the graphics card fan and to PCI devices, reinforcing the windtunnel effect in the case.

EDIT: If you wonder how the fan will stay in place... well then, blu-tack/sticky tape is your friend :wink:
 
I am thinking of getting a HDD cooler in the future, so I may want to move it up to a 5.25" slot already. That's also a good idea what you did.

I think I will buy another Antec 120MM tricool LED fan. I will put the old front fan one in the back, the new one in the front, and the old fan from the back where you have put it on your pic.

Then at one point I may drill holes on the side-window and put an 80 or 92 fan there to help take heat out the side. We shall see!
 
I was planning to do the same until I tried out putting an extra fan on the HDD cage. It wasn't necessary once I saw the temperatures on my mobo chipset decrease loads. All you really have to do is just make sure you have a decent fan on the exhaust, something with a high cfm (50+ no doubt, anything less would hamstring the cooling performance) and probably fairly quiet if you are sensitive to noise. I don't think a HDD cooler would be necessary with the setup I have suggested, since the HDDs will have two fans creating a strong, stable airflow over them, basically doing the work of the HDD cooler. However, do what you want with the system, put a side fan on it if you want. The only time I would suggest that is if you have a beasty graphics card though... something like a X1900XT or 7900GTX... something that needs that precious airflow.
 
Thanks for the advice. I have decided to get a higher power fan for the back of the case (50+ cfm), then remove the fan from the back and put it on the other side of the HDD cage to help a bit more with the airflow. I will maybe put a side-fan in the future with video-cooling, but only after I get my new motherboard and GPU. I will, however, get a Zalman CPU cooler and AS5 paste to cool down my CPU, so I can practice and therefore know what I am doing with my new mobo lol. I have learned a LOT this past week though, especially today, spent 3 hours rewiring the computer inside to maximise cooling. I was able to reconfigure the wires inside, change the position of the HDD player, remove an unnecessary dvd drive, and take out the HDD bays. It lowered my case temp by about 5 degrees celsius which was nice! I am proud of myself, a week ago I didn't know the diff between a 80 and 120mm fan 😛
 
i'd recommend the Zalman 7000 series prefferably the all copepr series, very good cooling, got one today from newegg there was a weekend sale Zalman 7000-Cu LED - $37.99 free S&H, got it today, very nice, blue light isnt overbearing, cools well
 
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