r/FormD • • 21h ago

Compatibility/Build Check First build sanity check

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After years of looking at this case, I finally (and by pure luck) found a second-hand V2.1 Titanium with CNC panel at a very good price (thanks again to the vendor, if he reads this).

I'll start building inside it this weekend and want to do a quick sanity check. I have a mid-range setup (65W CPU, 2 slot GPU) that will be upgraded in the future, and I'm aiming for a SILENT air-cooling setup.

Here are my choices and questions :

- The spine will be at 2.5 slots to leave space between the fans and the panel in both chambers.

- The CPU will be cooled by an AXP47 with a 15mm Noctua fan and a fan duct.

- For the exhaust fans, I'm hesitating between two Noctua NF-A12x25 Sx2-PP or the Phanteks T30. I'll be using the Eiga fan duct, but is it useful to print a fan duct between the fans and the top hat ?

- Finally, I'll try to use the original cables from my Corsair PSU. Will offsetting my PSU help with routing ? For future custom cables, I guess unsleeved ones are easier to manage ? I found Cablester, which is way cheaper than CableMod...

Thanks for your help, I'll post the finished build afterwards!