So I finally received my parts and swapped everything over to the new case and installed the Hyper 212 Evo. I was previously using a Rosewill case that I bought in 2009. Yep, the case is 5 years old.

I absolutely love it. I love being able to tuck cables but it was still a bitch to close the back side panel. Hopefully the cables aren't being pushed too much to cause longterm damage. We'll find out soon enough lol.

I was averaging 25-28ºC idle temps with the stock cooler. Now I average 14-16ºC idle temps with the Hyper 212 Evo. I haven't gamed yet but I can post later if anyones interested.

Before:





After:

flip the psu
get not disgusting looking fans
use black sata cables

Why flip the PSU? The picture doesn't show it but the case stands about an inch from the ground. There are 4 little pegs at each corner.

I don't care what the fans look like.

I don't care what the cable looks like.

I'm all about function and not form. Everything could be rainbow colored with a unicorn theme for all I care. As long as it does what I want.


This post was edited by amej8 on Jan 2 2015 09:59pm

dont bother with shaft, he keeps putting his psu upside down and he thinks he's right.

Theres a reason there's a vent underneath the PSU mount. It lines up with the fan on the bottom of the PSU.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Jan 2 2015 10:38pm

its call airflow
on top of looks
y get a windowed case if it looks gross

I just got done playing Diablo 3 for about an hour and a half. My CPU didn't break 32ºC as opposed to the nearly 60ºC it used to reach prior to the Hyper 212 Evo. I am VERY pleased.



I didn't get a windowed case to show off. I got a Corsair 450D and it just so happens it has a window on the side panel. I didn't even care for that.

This post was edited by amej8 on Jan 3 2015 12:19am

you dont care how the sata looks like
but you dont know that orange sata cables are shit and cause errors

get black onces.

and hes right, flip the psu

it gets not enough air, on full load it will start to be noicy.

This post was edited by BigBalaBoom on Jan 3 2015 09:29am

shaft has always told people to flip psu
he's like a hardcore church goer at your doorstep who won't go away

just ignore him, and keep it facing down ( and btw, i find it ugly with fan showing )


it gets air, and it gets cooler air

This post was edited by Bankai on Jan 3 2015 11:45am

That's funny because I've been running those orange STA cables since I got my case in 2009. Zero errors. Zero problems.

And how does the PSU not get enough air when the entire bottom of the case is vented for the PSU and 2x 120mm fans and lifted off the ground?



Like I said, I really don't care about other peoples opinions on my build. I just wanted to share as a fellow PC enthusiast. I didn't know I was gonna be put up on a stake to be burned like a witch.

This post was edited by amej8 on Jan 3 2015 12:12pm