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Hak Foo · 24-June-08, 12:36 AM

Well, I got into a funny place:

I love my Ark SR-8100, with the etching of Kuroobi (One Piece) on the side. But at the same time, I'm fed up with it. I don't want to just blast it over with spray-paint, because at the end, I'll still have the same old SR-8100 with the same old one broken drive rail and the same old patched-over hole in the top which will probably come undone if I ever try to drill a hole in the case and the same old front door which won't clear a 5.25" drive's locking arm, and the same old SR-8100 which requires front-panel removal to install drives, yet the front panel cannot be removed due to the installation of an hours-of-use meter with a tight cable.

So since I had a small bonus, I finally dropped 42 bucks on a new case-- an AMS CF-2029, in silver (basically the only colour that you can still find).

It's apparently a fairly old case-- note review from 2003.

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I note it's a lot smaller than the SR-8100 (3.5" shallower, a bit less wide, a bit less tall), but to a degree, the 8100's depth has become a drawback (front-panel mounted devices cannot actually reach the USB ports easily!)
Definite plans:

* 120mm rear exhaust.

* Install those handles that have been sitting around for a year now.

I'd love to hear from anyone who's used one of these cases-- does a 120 fit cleanly in the back? What about huge VGA heatsinks (I <3 my Accelero S2). And what about the intake? It looks fairly constricted... is there a slit in the bottom of the front panel to let it breathe? Is there any room in the front panel area at all even to MAKE a slit It looks like the plexi runs right up to the side panels.

Now, on to styling concepts.

The plexi front could make for some interesting lit patterns.

I'm leading strongly towards, as a theme, the manhwa Rebirth. As my last case was One Piece themed, you can tell, I'm following my obsessions of the week.

24-June-08, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,214	Project Rheth (was Pre-Starting a Project) Well, I got into a funny place: I love my Ark SR-8100, with the etching of Kuroobi (One Piece) on the side. But at the same time, I'm fed up with it. I don't want to just blast it over with spray-paint, because at the end, I'll still have the same old SR-8100 with the same old one broken drive rail and the same old patched-over hole in the top which will probably come undone if I ever try to drill a hole in the case and the same old front door which won't clear a 5.25" drive's locking arm, and the same old SR-8100 which requires front-panel removal to install drives, yet the front panel cannot be removed due to the installation of an hours-of-use meter with a tight cable. So since I had a small bonus, I finally dropped 42 bucks on a new case-- an AMS CF-2029, in silver (basically the only colour that you can still find). It's apparently a fairly old case-- note review from 2003. MADSHRIMPS - Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking I note it's a lot smaller than the SR-8100 (3.5" shallower, a bit less wide, a bit less tall), but to a degree, the 8100's depth has become a drawback (front-panel mounted devices cannot actually reach the USB ports easily!) Definite plans: * 120mm rear exhaust. * Install those handles that have been sitting around for a year now. I'd love to hear from anyone who's used one of these cases-- does a 120 fit cleanly in the back? What about huge VGA heatsinks (I <3 my Accelero S2). And what about the intake? It looks fairly constricted... is there a slit in the bottom of the front panel to let it breathe? Is there any room in the front panel area at all even to MAKE a slit It looks like the plexi runs right up to the side panels. Now, on to styling concepts. The plexi front could make for some interesting lit patterns. I'm leading strongly towards, as a theme, the manhwa Rebirth. As my last case was One Piece themed, you can tell, I'm following my obsessions of the week. Last edited by Hak Foo; 05-July-08 at 11:23 PM.