[QUOTE=TheMawn;373065]Either way, it's just a thought. That 750D from Corsair does look quite nice, too. More office-friendly maybe.[/QUOTE]

But, as the video on the 750D shows, the front two fans are behind a panel without perforations -- it appears the input air comes from the bottom of the case, probably through a narrow gap.

Therefor, the fans are "sucking on a vacuum" rather than ambient air pressure. Rarely a good idea nor optimally efficient.

[QUOTE=chalsall;373073]But, as the video on the 750D shows, the front two fans are behind a panel without perforations -- it appears the input air comes from the bottom of the case, probably through a narrow gap.

Therefor, the fans are "sucking on a vacuum" rather than ambient air pressure. Rarely a good idea nor optimally efficient.[/QUOTE]

Might be spaces in the sides too. I can't tell if that is so, or not either. :razz:

[QUOTE=chalsall;373073]But, as the video on the 750D shows, the front two fans are behind a panel without perforations -- it appears the input air comes from the bottom of the case, probably through a narrow gap.[/QUOTE]

My Fractal Design case, which I now regret getting, has columns of ~1" wide slots the full height of both sides of the front panel to let air in when the front door is closed.

another 750D YouTube review
[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCqSFB1wWl0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCqSFB1wWl0[/URL]

[QUOTE=kracker;373080]another 750D YouTube review[/QUOTE]

LOL... A train crash in slow motion....

[QUOTE=chalsall;373082]LOL... A train crash in slow motion....[/QUOTE]

:rofl: Yeah, he has that personality. Albeit more in that video than others.

Back to Z97... Benchmarks at anandtech show nothing really special, Devil's Canyon will be interesting though.
[url]http://anandtech.com/show/7963/the-intel-haswell-refresh-review-core-i7-4790-i5-4690-and-i3-4360-tested[/url]

Also, as always...
[URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824.html"]Intel Z97 Express: Five Enthusiast Motherboards, $120 To $160[/URL]

A decent place to start is NeweggTV's Z97 videos. They've got a bunch of different manufacturers interviewed. The guy from ASUS is the most knowledgeable (and also the one who talks the most). Most of the highlights are what the manufacturers think is special about Z97 and what they've done with the boards.

In other words, nothing much new. The M.2 SSD form factor is pretty cool. I might have to sink my teeth into that one. A hard drive with a lower profile than a RAM stick.

SATA express is going to be interesting too, once the drives start coming out and become affordable. ASUS is going to release their own box which will hardware RAID two SSD's that you put into it, which should come close to saturating the SATA express header.

[QUOTE=TheMawn;373369]A decent place to start is NeweggTV's Z97 videos. They've got a bunch of different manufacturers interviewed. The guy from ASUS is the most knowledgeable (and also the one who talks the most). Most of the highlights are what the manufacturers think is special about Z97 and what they've done with the boards.

In other words, nothing much new. The M.2 SSD form factor is pretty cool. I might have to sink my teeth into that one. A hard drive with a lower profile than a RAM stick.

SATA express is going to be interesting too, once the drives start coming out and become affordable. ASUS is going to release their own box which will hardware RAID two SSD's that you put into it, which should come close to saturating the SATA express header.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I watched them all as well :smile: