Greetings everyone,
When looking for information on this particular setup I couldn't find anything concrete other then some model pictures on the Thermaltake website.
So now that I have actually went through the install, I figured that I would document it a little for the benefit of others.
The specs:
Intel i5-4670K
MSI X87-G45 GAMING
8GB G.SKILL Ripsaw X DDR3-2133
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Corsair HX650 PSU
Finished product
Here's what it looks like overall:
Note: It would have been nice if the Y spliter for the fans would have been longer and more concealable but it doesn't look so bad.
Close up:
Note: Here are some clearances measurements if you want to make sure it will fit your setup:
The rad/fans sits just short of 40mm away from the PCB
The bottom of the fan assembly sits about 24mm from the top edge of the motherboard (ever so slightly over the DIMM slots)
Gap between the mosfet heatsink and the fans (probably a bit over 10mm):
Gap between the fans and the RAM:
Note:Those RAM sticks are 40mm tall so considering they don't exactly go down flush with the PCB, they end up being slightly too tall since the fans do barely come over the ram slots. Thankfully the fins don't go all the way to the end on the Ripsaw X models. So if your ram is 40mm and taller all the way to the edge, they might not fit this setup.
Here's a view from the top:
Note: The top 200mm fan was noticeably louder then the front one. It might be because of the fact that it sits horizontally. Anyhow, I installed the voltage reducer that came with my Corsair fan and now all is good.
Note: For some strange reasons, the screws given to hold the radiator in place, would simply not fit in the slotted holes. You would thing they would test for this since they 'manufacture' both product. I ended up having to drill them out a bit:
Here's a closer look from the top:
That's it folks, the rest is pretty straight forward, although the instructions only have pictures. Two thing you might stumble with:
-The wide plug goes into a USB port.
-If you use a 1150 socket, use the holes labeled 1156.
The software works very well and the customization is nice. Unfortunately though my Haswell CPU's temperatures are not recognized. Also for some reasons, when you 1st start the app, all the values start low and slowly climb up to their actual values. This can be annoying if you want to quickly check things out as it can takes over 10 seconds to 'load up'.
The Case
I would like to talk a little bit about the case itself now and some things that I noticed.
The front door:
- It can only be opened by grabbing the bottom of it, which can be a long reach.
- It is held close by a magnet. But the way it's designed, it tends to make a pretty loud 'CLAP' if you're not careful.
The vents:
They seem to be very restrictive. Unnecessarily so. The front one is so bad that I can hear the fan speed up when removing the filter. Here it is:
And here's the back one. Again, seems unnecessarily restrictive:
Now they probably did this for some design and styling reason. But I would have preferred something that breaths more easily.
Even the bottom intake is quite slim, although this is understandable as the sliding filter needs to fit between the feet.
Conclusion:
It might looks like a lot of negative but I figured it would be more productive to list every little thing that I noticed rather then trying to sell something. Otherwise I am quite happy with it. It works well and looks good and if those things I mentioned don't bother you I definitively recommend this system.
Now if you have any questions don't hesitate.
When looking for information on this particular setup I couldn't find anything concrete other then some model pictures on the Thermaltake website.
So now that I have actually went through the install, I figured that I would document it a little for the benefit of others.
The specs:
Intel i5-4670K
MSI X87-G45 GAMING
8GB G.SKILL Ripsaw X DDR3-2133
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Corsair HX650 PSU
Finished product
Here's what it looks like overall:
Note: It would have been nice if the Y spliter for the fans would have been longer and more concealable but it doesn't look so bad.
Close up:
Note: Here are some clearances measurements if you want to make sure it will fit your setup:
The rad/fans sits just short of 40mm away from the PCB
The bottom of the fan assembly sits about 24mm from the top edge of the motherboard (ever so slightly over the DIMM slots)
Gap between the mosfet heatsink and the fans (probably a bit over 10mm):
Gap between the fans and the RAM:
Note:Those RAM sticks are 40mm tall so considering they don't exactly go down flush with the PCB, they end up being slightly too tall since the fans do barely come over the ram slots. Thankfully the fins don't go all the way to the end on the Ripsaw X models. So if your ram is 40mm and taller all the way to the edge, they might not fit this setup.
Here's a view from the top:
Note: The top 200mm fan was noticeably louder then the front one. It might be because of the fact that it sits horizontally. Anyhow, I installed the voltage reducer that came with my Corsair fan and now all is good.
Note: For some strange reasons, the screws given to hold the radiator in place, would simply not fit in the slotted holes. You would thing they would test for this since they 'manufacture' both product. I ended up having to drill them out a bit:
Here's a closer look from the top:
That's it folks, the rest is pretty straight forward, although the instructions only have pictures. Two thing you might stumble with:
-The wide plug goes into a USB port.
-If you use a 1150 socket, use the holes labeled 1156.
The software works very well and the customization is nice. Unfortunately though my Haswell CPU's temperatures are not recognized. Also for some reasons, when you 1st start the app, all the values start low and slowly climb up to their actual values. This can be annoying if you want to quickly check things out as it can takes over 10 seconds to 'load up'.
The Case
I would like to talk a little bit about the case itself now and some things that I noticed.
The front door:
- It can only be opened by grabbing the bottom of it, which can be a long reach.
- It is held close by a magnet. But the way it's designed, it tends to make a pretty loud 'CLAP' if you're not careful.
The vents:
They seem to be very restrictive. Unnecessarily so. The front one is so bad that I can hear the fan speed up when removing the filter. Here it is:
And here's the back one. Again, seems unnecessarily restrictive:
Now they probably did this for some design and styling reason. But I would have preferred something that breaths more easily.
Even the bottom intake is quite slim, although this is understandable as the sliding filter needs to fit between the feet.
Conclusion:
It might looks like a lot of negative but I figured it would be more productive to list every little thing that I noticed rather then trying to sell something. Otherwise I am quite happy with it. It works well and looks good and if those things I mentioned don't bother you I definitively recommend this system.
Now if you have any questions don't hesitate.
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