ajr23
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well as the title says im looking to get a new case and mountains mods seems to fit the bill. im looking at getting the ascension case im planning on putting a triple and quad rad into the case, the problem is i can't seem to decide whether to get the a triple quad panel for the side or a 720 quad for the front, to mount the radiators on. any input from anyone that has a similar setup would be fantastic
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:16:15
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I'm buying my Extended Ascension tomorrow, and I'm getting the triple quad. More expandability for the future. I'm getting the Trinity front panel and the 10 PCI back panel, along with an XL-ATX mobo tray.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:17:33
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You need a 10 PCI back panel if you wish to use the bottom PCI-E slot on the classified.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:28:19
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yea i got the 10 pci slot panel and the xl-atx tray, i just cant decide whether or not to get 140.3 or the standard front panel. it just sitting in the cart now with the 140.3 front just begging me buy it
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:32:18
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Get the Trinity and mount 3 quad radiators....
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:34:03
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And if you're going to get the Ascension, why not spend like another 50 bucks more to get the extended edition; if you decide later to get the extension kit, it'll cost 180 for the kit.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:34:31
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the trinity for the ascension is only a 3x3 not 4x3
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:35:54
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sinsear And if you're going to get the Ascension, why not spend like another 50 bucks more to get the extended edition; if you decide later to get the extension kit, it'll cost 180 for the kit. ahh stop temping me!!! i think that the quad side panel and the 140.3 panel are enough for me since i could mount 4 rads in the case if needed
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:36:43
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ajr23 the trinity for the ascension is only a 3x3 not 4x3 Exactly, the Trinity is where you mount your HDD's and intake fans, the triple quad is the top of the case.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:38:49
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ajr23 sinsear And if you're going to get the Ascension, why not spend like another 50 bucks more to get the extended edition; if you decide later to get the extension kit, it'll cost 180 for the kit. ahh stop temping me!!! i think that the quad side panel and the 140.3 panel are enough for me since i could mount 4 rads in the case if needed If you're going to drop that much money for a case, why not spend the cash now to futureproof your case? It'll be cheaper now than later. That's like getting the Mercedes but instead opting for cloth seats instead of leather (yes, I know, all Mercedes have leather seats; that was just an analogy to illustrate the point).
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 20:40:33
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good point i guess i will get the other front for the case
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 21:30:19
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/01 21:37:27
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thanks ZachA i saw that also and could always upgrade to that too, well i put my order in tonight should hopefully get it before this weekend so i can put it together and see what else i need to get in the way or fans, rads etc
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/02 19:53:21
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ajr23 thanks ZachA i saw that also and could always upgrade to that too, well i put my order in tonight should hopefully get it before this weekend so i can put it together and see what else i need to get in the way or fans, rads etc No problem man, Just make sure you have an empty 30gal trash bag handy, Your going to need it
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/03 19:50:51
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sinsear ZachA Dont forget that All the Acession cases have the ability to have a bottom added to them you can fit two 4x120mm or two 3x120mm Rads in it See here>>> http://www.mountainmods.com/computer-cases-pedestal-c-21_95.html You can actually stack pedestals up to like 3 (27 inches). Beyond that, and the case will probably be a bit too top heavy, unless you put all your liquid cooling stuff in the bottom and stabilize it that way. I'm about to do that but with only 2 peds stacked on the bottom. The case is already huge w/ just 1 pedestal it's bigger than the mini fridge I have in the garage lol Anyway's, ajr23 you won't regret getting the Ascension and if I can make one suggestion get the horizontal mobo you'll have more room in the bottom if you plan to use more than one pump. Opps almost forgot it's also easier on cable routing if you run dual psu's w/ the horizontal mobo.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/03 20:38:17
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thanks for the suggestions BDW but i already put the order in and the case should be here by tomorrow
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 16:55:27
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well the case came today and ill be posting some pictures hopefully tonight
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 20:31:08
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ajr23 well the case came today and ill be posting some pictures hopefully tonight Where are the pictures at man?? Did you loose to the plastic wrap it all came in... lol
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 20:33:32
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ZachA ajr23 well the case came today and ill be posting some pictures hopefully tonight Where are the pictures at man?? Did you loose to the plastic wrap it all came in... lol so much cellophane plastic wrap, i unpacked it all and just doing that took an hour or so. ill have some pictures up in about 20 minutes
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 22:51:02
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Welcome to the MM club! A friend of mine has a U2-UFO in mirror black and it shows fingerprints and handprints like a mofo.. When he finally finished it looked like somebody fondled his rig after eating a bucket of KFC.
Mountain Mods ex. Ascension + pedestal - EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - i7 980X @4.5 - 6990+6970 tri-fire
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 23:02:46
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thanks BDW im really looking forward to putting this case together and get it up and running
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 23:21:49
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Damn, I put in my order but the back panel I wanted is out of stock. I have to wait until Monday before they ship it out.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 23:46:29
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The one that has 12 120mm fans is that your side panel?
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 23:56:12
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ug0tserved The one that has 12 120mm fans is that your side panel? No, it's a top panel. But I suppose you could use it as a side panel, since MM cases are all hypermodular.
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/04 23:59:09
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Oh ok..... ill be ordering mine soon..... just trying to make up my mind which one.. hehehehe
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/05 00:39:38
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actually it is the side panel on the ascension but on the extended ascension it would be the top or side panel
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/05 10:41:58
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ajr23 ZachA ajr23 well the case came today and ill be posting some pictures hopefully tonight Where are the pictures at man?? Did you loose to the plastic wrap it all came in... lol so much cellophane plastic wrap, i unpacked it all and just doing that took an hour or so. ill have some pictures up in about 20 minutes LOL, Like I saud the guy who packs the boxs gets off on knowing how much time it takes to un-pack them... lol
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Re:Looking at a Mountain Mods case
2010/02/05 19:07:55
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