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Post by tay » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:12 pm

Craaap. I was just about to build a system with a CM Centurion uATX, S-12 330 and Biostar T-Force s754 sempron. Even though I like the Centurion, I am intrigued by rustys comments about the little NSX.

Can i wait a month..........

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Post by qviri » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:23 pm

Just read through this thread again.

The l'il one with a mATX PSU for $89 looks mighty interesting.

... just when I thought there was no real benefit to mATX motherboards over ATX. *tosses mATX board and NSK 3300 into requirement-list for fall s754 upgrade* :lol:

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Post by tay » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:10 pm

*bleh*

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Post by spolitta » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:30 pm

qviri wrote:Just read through this thread again.

The l'il one with a mATX PSU for $89 looks mighty interesting.

... just when I thought there was no real benefit to mATX motherboards over ATX. *tosses mATX board and NSK 3300 into requirement-list for fall s754 upgrade* :lol:
It really is an interesting case.
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8529.jpg
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8530.jpg
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8531.jpg


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Post by =assassin= » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:18 am

I like the new selection - probably on price, something like the middle case would be good for me. I'm glad there are no silly doors!!!!! I just hope they have versions with Ok PSU's (for example, like the SLK3800B was to the 3000B).

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Post by Erssa » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:27 am

spolitta wrote:
qviri wrote:Just read through this thread again.

The l'il one with a mATX PSU for $89 looks mighty interesting.

... just when I thought there was no real benefit to mATX motherboards over ATX. *tosses mATX board and NSK 3300 into requirement-list for fall s754 upgrade* :lol:
It really is an interesting case.
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8529.jpg
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8530.jpg
http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... G_8531.jpg


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Looks really really great, too shame they don't have more pictures of the thermal chamber. I am really interested where and how the HDD goes.

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I guess I will answer my own question. Looks like it is screwed from the top with screws going through the HD vertically. If the screws are attached to some rubber gromets, that are on between the bottom of the hard drive and the case... wow it looks silent. I can image what it doesn't sound like when you throw that chamber full of foam. The psu looks pretty non conventiona. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it is truly silent, because it looks to be one that is hard to replace. I guess I will need some sort of filter to the top exhaust/intake because I always end up having all kinds crap on top of my case, food crumbs etc. that falls from my table or socks... (I have a habit of keeping my feet on the computer table or on the case).

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Post by Landroval » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:16 am

I love the NSK 3300 already. Here they say that it'll have 2x92mm front fans. Can somebody confirm that they are really 92mm and not 80mm?

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Post by spolitta » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:26 am

Landroval wrote:I love the NSK 3300 already. Here they say that it'll have 2x92mm front fans. Can somebody confirm that they are really 92mm and not 80mm?
I confirm it for you, fans are two 92mm and a 120mm exhaust. 8)

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Post by spolitta » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:33 am

Erssa wrote:
I can image what it doesn't sound like when you throw that chamber full of foam.
that's it, I'm buying this case. :D

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Post by vapb400 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:40 pm

The 3300 is looking perfect, assuming the PSU is equivalent to the seasonic sfx psu.

Is there a place between the PSU and HD that the wiring passes through? I guess there would have to be.

I hope it doesn't have side vents.

Does it look like there is a 2nd spot to mount a hard drive on the case floor to anyone else?
The upper chamber may be a little deprived of airflow to the HD IMO, anybody else agree?
*imagines that + dual core + 6150 chipset + 7600GT (90nm, passive, ~ 6600GT) + dampened upper chamber and suspended/foamed HDs + swapped fans*

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Post by Erssa » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:50 pm

vapb400 wrote:Is there a place between the PSU and HD that the wiring passes through? I guess there would have to be.
Yep.
I hope it doesn't have side vents.
Nope, hurray! But let's hope the top vent hole doesn't let much noise out of the case...
Does it look like there is a 2nd spot to mount a hard drive on the case floor to anyone else?
I thought about the same thing. I look at it from multiple pictures and it looks like it has grommets there. Just didn't mention it before, because I wasn't really sure.

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Post by Charles » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:10 am

Hello!

NSK 6500 or should I wait (forever) for the P150 in black? :(

What do you think about the HDD-mount of the NSK 6500? :?

BR!

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Post by Trunks » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:13 am

nick705 wrote: And it appears to be "upside-down"....
Also, it seems from the pics as though it has very thick case walls - is this a false impression from the camera angle, and it's simply the way the upper chamber is constructed or a non-standard way of attaching the panels, or is there some kind of acoustic sandwich being used...?
It looks to me like they have removed the top to show chamber at the top of the case for the PSU and optical drives.

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Post by Charles » Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:25 pm

When do you think the new "P150-like" enclosures hit the market? April probably? :x

I think I will go for P180, because of the bad PSU of the P150... :(

BR!

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