Case recommendation please?

the p180b. my friend has it and its real quiet.

I would also recommend the P182 because the Gun Metal finish hides scratches very well, and the case overall produces absolutely no noise, until you turn all 3 120mm fans on medium.

The P182 is also built for liquid cooling as well incase you switch to that later, but in my opinion there is no need.

I run a E6600, 8800 GTS 640, 2 GB RAM, 1 320GB WD HDD, and my system temp is ~35 degrees.

However, assemlbing the case is tricky, and YOU MUST have a power supply with LONG cables or else they wont reach your motherboard. This goes for both the P180 and the P182. Antec pwoersupplies mostly work, Seasonic (i have), Corsair, and most OCZ Power supplies also work.

Thanks for the input so far! Love the response time around here! 8O

Will these cases be cool enough to run the E6850 or the Q6600 at stock with a GTS 8800 640? Again I don't plan to overclock or run SLI.

Thanks again!

And the look doesn't matter to me - I just want whichever case is more cool and more quiet.

Agreed - the armor series is very very good at cooling and is popular in that regard. The P180s are very good, but due to their air filters (nice touch in my opinion) it can diminish airflow a little bit. The upper thermal section of the P180 has 2 exhaust fans which can be augmented by another intake fan as well as a fourth inner case fan (mostly to disrupt the internal air a bit to avoid hot spots).

Your latest question really pertains to whether or not the stock cooling on the new Intel CPUs will work well in either case - the answer is - sorta. It will work for stock clock speeds and slight over clocking - while staying within the temperature range of the CPUs. However after market coolers will generally work much better - even with a small investment in the Arctic Cooler Freezer Pro (around $35). It works well and keeps things very cool - I do not over clock.

There are better coolers out there - and depending on which one you are aiming for may impact the case selection.

One of the popular - top of the line coolers is the Scythe Ninja - seems to do a fine job at high over clocks.

To sum things up - the stock cooler will work. A good after market cooler will work better - and a phenomenal after market cooler will require a bit of research to ensure it will actually fit and work with your selected mother board and case.

Cheers.

can someone put a newegg link to the tt armor. i would like to see it. please!!!!

I did and it got nothin searched tt armor.

that thing looks like shit and is ginormis. Sorry man I can't stand that thing. Not to offend anyone I'm sorry I just hate it.

Which thing? The Armor or the P182? How much are you willing to spend on the case, by the way?

Which thing? The Armor or the P182? How much are you willing to spend on the case, by the way?

I think he's referring to the P182....

If you will be gaming, then the vga card will be the main determinant of your capability, not the cpu. The 8800gts-640 will be a fine card. If you have the funds, a 8800gtx would be better. This is important because the gtx is a bit longer than normal, and will not fit in some cases. The gts will fit anywhere. The main heat generating component will be the vga card, not the cpu. All the mentioned cases will be ok, and you could probably pick one based on how good they look to you. The P182 is an updated version of the P180, and is a better case. There is always a trade-off between cooling and noise. Look at the following review of the antec 900 and the cooling/noise comparisons with the antec SOLO and lian li G70. http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=996 What is interesting to me is that at equal noise, all three different cases cooled equally. If you want quiet, pick the SOLO, if you want maximum cooling pick the 900.
Right now, I would look at a P35 ddr2 based board, not ddr3. ddr3 is very expensive now, and will probably remain so for the next year. In addition, it does not now seem to perform better than ddr2. You will get more gaming for your dollar by upgrading to a gtx versus ddr3.

I just got this case....LOVE it....best airflow ever, and no problem fitting big tower cooler. Check it out!
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It fits fine in mine, although I sent it back...didn't cool my QX6700 for crap! Best thing about it for me is that the two big fans are low, so they cool my 8800's really well. I put a 120 on the back and one in the front, although some peopl I talked to say you don't even need them. The air does fly out of the upper vents. They make a couple cases..pretty unique, but I liked this one best and it is great!