chieftech dragon

sheepy · January 17, 2003, 06:53:41 PM

i may be buying a chieftech dragon in green as new for about 50quid.
i just gotta raise enough money 4 the car repairs b4 i can go buy it, and the guy lives just down the road.

Gh0st Face Killah · January 17, 2003, 09:52:39 PM

Is this the little beauty

If so go for it my man thats a smart case.

smite · January 17, 2003, 10:05:39 PM

Got one of them as you would have seen at the last LAN (not in green but in black)
Im happy with it easy to work with snap in everything no screws and i think it can take 5 fans (slots available)
Im still thinking of buying the different side panel with a window and getting cathode lights but dunno yet ...its under a desk and the only time u would see it is at a LAN.

Dr Sadako · January 17, 2003, 11:45:02 PM

I have the blue one.

SecretSquirrel · January 18, 2003, 11:11:03 AM

QuoteGot one of them as you would have seen at the last LAN (not in green but in black)
Im happy with it easy to work with snap in everything no screws and i think it can take 5 fans (slots available)
Im still thinking of buying the different side panel with a window and getting cathode lights but dunno yet ...its under a desk and the only time u would see it is at a LAN.

I need to get a new case and was considering one of these but i was wondering about noise levels as i want to get something pretty quiet that dont sound like a helicopter taking off....what these like ?

smite · January 18, 2003, 11:15:49 AM

i bought the silent running case fans to put in mine but it is the cpu fan that is noisy on mine and the psu

Dr Sadako · January 18, 2003, 12:17:53 PM

Quotei bought the silent running case fans to put in mine but it is the cpu fan that is noisy on mine and the psu

I bought 4 Zalman case fans with resistors. My CPU temp went from 57 deg C (in my old case) to 42 deg C in my Chieftec.

OldBloke · January 18, 2003, 12:19:58 PM

Why don't you lot stop buying those Athlon boilers and buy Intel instead?

You'd save a fortune on fans/heat sinks/cases

:wink:

DonkeyCheeseGrater · January 18, 2003, 12:22:54 PM

QuoteWhy don't you lot stop buying those Athlon boilers and buy Intel instead?

You'd save a fortune on fans/heat sinks/cases :wink:

Which you would have spent three times over buying your intel chip. :wink:

Dr Sadako · January 18, 2003, 12:38:28 PM

QuoteWhy don't you lot stop buying those Athlon boilers and buy Intel instead?

You'd save a fortune on fans/heat sinks/cases :wink:

It was actually the addition of a new HD that raised the temperature in my old case.

TeaLeaf · January 18, 2003, 04:12:25 PM

Quotei bought the silent running case fans to put in mine but it is the cpu fan that is noisy on mine and the psu

Silent running (<25db) fans are a real bonus in cases, but to get rid of the CPU fan noise I switched the CPU heatsink and fan for a Zalman Flower and Zalman fan (both much queter and cooler for thr the CPU) and the PSU for an Enermax unit with variable fan speed designed to run 'silently'. The noise levels dropped significantly with this set up.

TL.

smite · January 18, 2003, 04:38:44 PM

TBH you get used to the noise so it just doesnt bother me.
I could change it but if it works leave it

Gandalf · January 18, 2003, 10:47:15 PM

Quote
Quotei bought the silent running case fans to put in mine but it is the cpu fan that is noisy on mine and the psu
Silent running (<25db) fans are a real bonus in cases, but to get rid of the CPU fan noise I switched the CPU heatsink and fan for a Zalman Flower and Zalman fan (both much queter and cooler for thr the CPU) and the PSU for an Enermax unit with variable fan speed designed to run 'silently'. The noise levels dropped significantly with this set up.

TL.

Shame the zalman is rated to XP 1900+

No good for my 2700+

Now these look good.

Anonymous · January 18, 2003, 11:00:35 PM

Mmmm, in silent mode (20dB) this will support AMD >2600+

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnps6000Cu.htm

Normal mode will obviously support much more than that. Normal mode is 33dB and the controller allows you to vary between those speeds in a stepless fashion. I have a Zalman (an older model than the link above) and it easily copes with a 2.53Ghz PIV even on the slowest setting

TeaLeaf · January 19, 2003, 12:03:51 AM

QuoteShame the zalman is rated to XP 1900+ No good for my 2700+

It is rated in line with BB's post.

QuoteNow these look good.

Yeah, but these look even better

TL.