| Bob Slay UV Blue Acrylic ATX Case by
Mountain Mods. |
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| The Bob Slay UV Blue Acrylic custom
case by Mountain Mods is an excellent case with many
unique features. It should make most any
gamer happy. |
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We were looking for a case for a new
Vista machine. Having had previous problems with
overheating video cards we initially focused on cases
with 25cm side fans to provide adequate cooling.
But then we came across the Bob Slay Acrylic case.
SFF (Small Form Factor) cases had always looked cool,
but ultimately lacked upgradability, sufficient cooling,
and standardized parts. The Bob Slay case was near
SFF sized but allowed for full size components in a
compact case. |
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By default, the Bob Slay case ships
with room for two 5.25 drives and comes with two 120mm
Fan openings.
The case is divided into 2 compartments, with the
motherboard on the top, and the drives and power supply
in the lower section.
We noted that the lower compartment had no fan openings
or air intake. We planned on putting in a Hard
Disk that is known to overheat so were a bit worried
about temperatures in the lower section.
In addition we knew that a 25mm fan would not fit in
this case, but figured if an additional 120mm fan could
be mounted to blow on the PCI-E slots, everything would
be quite cool, no matter what video card was put into
the system. |
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So we wrote to Mountain Mods
inquiring about additional case mods. They were
happy to please and make everything according to our
specifications. In addition the price was most
excellent. We were charged just $10 per panel that
needed modded.
So we had them add in two 120mm fan openings, one on top
and one on the bottom of the left side. The bottom
opening would just be for air, with no fan mounted.
The top fan would blow on the video card and any PCI
cards we would add.
We also had them add in an additional 5.25 drive
opening, and two 3.5 drive bays to the front, for future
expandability.
Since drives mount the the Bob Slay case from the bottom
we had a couple extra mounting holes drilled in to
support the additional 3.5 inch drive bays.
Since we like a clean case, we had them leave off the
Bob Slay and Mountain Mods logos. You can add your
own custom Laser Etched logo for $15.
Total price for the modifications was only $30, which we
found quite reasonable. |
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| Since Mountain Mods is located in our
State, shipping was a very inexpensive at $14. |
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| Here is how it arrived. |
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| The contents are packed in the
typical foam peanuts. They worked great and no
parts were damaged in shipping. |
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| The Bob Slay case comes as
ready-to-assemble acrylic panels. The panels and
other components were wrapped in a cocoon of plastic
Cling wrap. |
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Mountain Mods has an option to ship the case
pre-assembled for an additional $40. |
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