Chimera Industries Cerberus: The 18L, mATX, USA-made enclosure
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Cables from CableMod arrived, finally got to make some time off to clear the PSU cable clutter... And to settle the PSU
Gotten orange to match the BeQuiet color, I guess
Before;
After;
Am currently using some L bracket with M3 bolt & nut to hold the PSU in place. Shaved the extension power cord further to push it to the vertical limit as much as possible. Right now the PSU is hitting the steel pin holder;
Shaved too close to home though, I taped it with gaffer tape just in case.
There's this much clearance for the GPU now;
Gotten orange to match the BeQuiet color, I guess
Before;
After;
Am currently using some L bracket with M3 bolt & nut to hold the PSU in place. Shaved the extension power cord further to push it to the vertical limit as much as possible. Right now the PSU is hitting the steel pin holder;
Shaved too close to home though, I taped it with gaffer tape just in case.
There's this much clearance for the GPU now;
The new cables looks nice!Cables from CableMod arrived, finally got to make some time off to clear the PSU cable clutter... And to settle the PSU
Gotten orange to match the BeQuiet color, I guess
Before;
After;
Am currently using some L bracket with M3 bolt & nut to hold the PSU in place. Shaved the extension power cord further to push it to the vertical limit as much as possible. Right now the PSU is hitting the steel pin holder;
Shaved too close to home though, I taped it with gaffer tape just in case.
There's this much clearance for the GPU now;
The GPU/PSU clearance is a little too close for me. Can you put a sheet of acetate / vinyl on the surface of the PSU to ensure it never conducts?
Speaking of Prime Day, this was found...
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/cerberus-on-prime-day.8251/
https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/cerberus-on-prime-day.8251/
Aye, was thinking of using gaffer tape on the PSU on those close contact area.
Sorry to hear about your rig, my guts tell me it's the mobo.
The USB3 on the Cerberus isn't connected actually. Fan on the Morpheus was blocking it... Thinking of trying out those Noctua slim fans
In fact, it's a pretty common issue.Aye, was thinking of using gaffer tape on the PSU on those close contact area.
Sorry to hear about your rig, my guts tell me it's the mobo.
The USB3 on the Cerberus isn't connected actually. Fan on the Morpheus was blocking it... Thinking of trying out those Noctua slim fans
Best solution is to get a slim usb3 extension.
You could find some there :
https://www.moddiy.com/products/Pre...-Male-to-Female-Internal-Extension-Cable.html
Managed to fit everything except for one fan into the case this time. I'm not really sure what a good solution for this would be.
Nice build!
I see that you have put a 25mm fan on front panel, are you able to close/put front panel?
Unfortunately, no. I just have the panel off for the time being while I weigh my options. I seem to own a lot of 25mm fans and not a single slim fan.
Definetely Noctua nf a12x15 is compliant with front panel in terms of size...however brown color theme of noctua fan could be an issue lol
I don't mind the noctua colour too much, I've used some in the past. Has anyone tested how well they work with the panel on? I just don't want to risk not getting enough airflow through the radiator.
EDIT: this is fora. 280mm radiator, forgot to mention.
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I own 2 of them..i’m using them in my cerberus-x.
I’ve tested them on front panel (external side), to see if it fits (test of fitting dual radiator)...and they are fine..
About airflow, they are completely fine on panel. I won’t recommend them for radiator.
In terms of noise, they are ok till 1200-1400. Above that, they tend to be noisy (100% subjective..
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With your tupe of errors, that was 80% sure it was related to mb.
Keep us informed.
Well i never look at them in details...shame on me..
Well I'm thinking I might be able to rotate the case 90 degrees so the cables come out the bottom with a few right angle adapters and spot weld mounts to the case. Think it might work better for open air gpu.
Top to Front - buttons on front with USB Ports
Front to top - Probably the piece that looks the most odd out, slight curve but still looks nice.
Bottom to Rear - 2x 140mm fans blowing out the back.
Rear to Bottom - need right angle connectors to come out the back (right angle down orientation)
If the chromed feet are threaded then I can try to find decent standoffs to spot weld or even tap. Cool air in the front, hot air out the back and top. It would be triangle feet placement on the back of the case.
I'm going to build it out first and then take a look at how it can look or work either way (maybe with some books).
Top to Front - buttons on front with USB Ports
Front to top - Probably the piece that looks the most odd out, slight curve but still looks nice.
Bottom to Rear - 2x 140mm fans blowing out the back.
Rear to Bottom - need right angle connectors to come out the back (right angle down orientation)
If the chromed feet are threaded then I can try to find decent standoffs to spot weld or even tap. Cool air in the front, hot air out the back and top. It would be triangle feet placement on the back of the case.
I'm going to build it out first and then take a look at how it can look or work either way (maybe with some books).
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