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A
Closer Look:::...
Here's
a closer look at that side panel fan with the "Alien"
fan grill installed. It's positioned well for drawing in
cool air to feed the CPU cooler.
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Fan
and Custom Fan Grill
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The
fan is labeled as an Aspire DF1208SM which I believe is
a TOP motor part number. If so that would make the fan a
2600rpm, sleeve bearing, 80x80x25mm unit rated to 34CFM
at 30dBA which is pretty reasonable.
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Fan
Label
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Here
you can see the fan doing what it does courtesy of three
high intensity blue LEDs.
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Fan-
Lit
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Sticking
with the side panel for a moment, each of the acrylic window
mounting points has been reinforced by increasing the thickness
in these critical areas.
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Side
Window Fixing
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And
lurking behind the side panel was the box of bits which
included hard plastic case feet, a mini motherboard Piezo
speaker, the usual bag of screws with brass standoffs and
felt washers and also a side panel locking loop which you
need to install yourself .
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Screws/Additional
Items
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Good
news considering the side window is that the material used
for the internal construction looks great with a bright,
polished appearance. There's ample space for mounting all
your drives with room for four external 5.25" drives
and 2+5 3.5" drives. This should be ideal for that
RAID setup you've got planned.
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Internal
View - Front
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Up
at the front there's room for a further two 80mm intake
fans, though those grills look a little restrictive.
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Internal
View - Front Fan Mountings
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Equally
restrictive looking is the rear panel fan grill, though
this can be populated with an 80mm, 90mm or better still
a 120mm fan. A further vent runs the length of the expansion
slots.
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Internal
View - Rear
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The
top of the case features the power supply and of course
the 80mm "blow-hole" fan we saw from outside.
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Internal
View - Top
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The
X-dreamer also features a removable motherboard tray of
sorts. Though this is a welcome addition for some people,
particularly as mid-tower cases can be a little cramped
to work in, it loses some of its kudos because you have
to remove the right-hand side panel to access it, then a
further retaining screw to remove it.
The
tray is removed by sliding it forward to release the locking
tabs at the top (arrowed)...
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Motherboard
Tray - Locking Tabs
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...after
which it can then be removed completely.
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Motherboard
Tray - Removed
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