I was thinking of building in a mATX case like this, but was curious what CPU cooler I could fit in there besides the stock intel one? I read 1 review that a Thermalright HR-01 fit, but was curious if anyone had other ideas.....
why get this case?? i hear they are vary crampt and have airflow issues. what about an antec 300 or 900. the 300 is cheaper and if you get the rebates so is the 900.
I have built several times with this case and it is tight inside. The HSF can be no more than 76mm in height. Here's a link to the manual, scroll to the bottom, it gives you the spec's to the HSF, Video cards and such.
http://www.apevia.com/umanual/um-xqpack2.pdf
Best to use all SATA HDD's & ODD's.
Message edited by dallasjoh on 06-06-2008 at 01:52:57 AM
why get this case?? i hear they are vary crampt and have airflow issues. what about an antec 300 or 900. the 300 is cheaper and if you get the rebates so is the 900.
i just liked the look of it, and reviews looked ok. I will check out the antec 300\900 Models now....Thanks for the suggestions!
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did you have a link for this case? I am ordering 1005 from newegg, as going to do the 6 mo 9or 12 mo) no payments as I am a little shy of my grand total, as i need to get a new monitor as well....
Message edited by y2kgtp on 06-06-2008 at 01:54:15 AM
yeah, I like that 900 model...i have it saved under my alternate configuration for a full tower....I prob should just go with this form factor, as it's not going to get moved unless it needs to be worked on.....
Ok...made up my mind. I'm getting a 3.0 Intel Duo, and plan on overclocking a bit in the future, so more air the better....guess it's back to a full tower. i wanted to put it up on a shelf....guess I can make a lower shelf......
