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thomas_84   05-10-2009 at 07:10:17 AM

I'm going to build a i7 system with SLI and maybe even raid I want a quiet but roomy case any suggestions? thanks.

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thomas_84   05-10-2009 at 07:43:42 AM
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Any suggestion for a coolmaster case?

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   05-10-2009 at 07:45:14 AM
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A roomy pc case is not a problem. There are an awful lot to choose from.

The Antec Twelve Hundred is a full size tower that is a very popular choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129043

If you'd like something smaller the Antec 900 is probably the most popular mid-tower case among gamers:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021

Noise is one of those things that varies among individuals. One person's idea of a quiet pc can be another person's jumbo jet. A lot depends on the case fans, cpu fan(s), and video card fan.

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starams5   05-10-2009 at 07:47:43 AM
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I took a look at that Antec P182, it was nice and clean looking. Here go another one.

Thermaltake Armor Plus VH6000BWS Full Tower
http://www.virtual-hideout.net/art [...] ake/07.jpg


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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   05-10-2009 at 07:50:20 AM
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I have the CoolerMaster HAF 932 which is huge! The case is wider than normal too. Very easy to work inside the case. The new CoolerMaster Storm Sniper is another huge case. Both have very large fans operating at lower rpm to help keep the noise down.

The CoolerMaster 690 is a very popular case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137

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starams5   05-10-2009 at 07:56:58 AM
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That's a good looking case to (CoolerMaster 690). I knew the minute my Armor arrived I would never go back to a mid-tower. The only problem with the full tower is moving it from one place to another.

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LiteBulb   05-10-2009 at 08:22:43 AM
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Does anyone know if the P183 is worth the extra $40 over the P182? I know routing cables around a fan in the bottom compartment has been talked about. The P183 moves the fan to the front of the case, where it should have been. I plan on getting one of these with a Corsair 650TX which I know has A LOT of cables.

What would you guys recommend?

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   05-10-2009 at 09:23:46 AM
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LiteBulb - The Corsair HX620 is a modular version:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139002

Here's a link to a technical review at jonnyguru.com:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] ry&reid=21

Here's a link to a technical review of the newer updated version of the psu at hardwaresecrets.com:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/371


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dragonfang18   05-10-2009 at 11:21:17 AM
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You want HUGE? Look at Thermaltake's Mozart TX!
http://www.thermaltake.com/product [...] zartTX.htm

As for me I would go with either Thermaltake's spedo or Coolermaster's HAF.

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   05-10-2009 at 03:13:18 PM
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Looks like some of the cubes available from high end vendors.

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starams5   05-10-2009 at 10:31:33 PM
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dragonfang18 wrote :

You want HUGE? Look at Thermaltake's Mozart TX!
http://www.thermaltake.com/product [...] zartTX.htm

As for me I would go with either Thermaltake's spedo or Coolermaster's HAF.



The Thermaltake's Mozart TX is a beast. Space is the last thing you should have to worry about, wouldn't mind having that one.

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dragonfang18   05-11-2009 at 12:08:18 AM
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@starams5: Well the guy did say he wanted a roomy case....

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starams5   05-11-2009 at 12:15:14 AM
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@dragon

he he, you're the man you delivered on that one.

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will_chellam   05-11-2009 at 12:04:51 PM
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I have the original Antec P180, which in my experience has been absolutely superb, barely a whisper from it with three tricool fans going.

The only two slight issues are the length of the ATX power cable (make sure you get a long enough one). And routing cables past the fan in the lower compartment to the HDD caddy - I sorted this out with a junior hacksaw and a dremel to knock out a couple of corners on the fan mounting frame - which sounds drastic but actually is a very minor thing which im amazed antec hadnt considered.

My config is an intel 975xbx, C2D E6600, 2x XFX 7950GT passive and 2x250GB Spinpoint and 2x1tb Spinpoints, samsung dvd + samsung dvd-rw. Antec NeoPower HE 550 4gb corsair XMS2 C4

Its been on constantly for about three years now, vistually no dust build up on the inside and still quiet.

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chunkymonster   05-11-2009 at 02:56:32 PM
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thomas_84 wrote :

Any suggestion for a coolmaster case?



Check out the HAF-932, the Sniper, or the 840; all from Coolermaster.

Good luck!


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