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darkvine   09-01-2009 at 05:43:59 AM

I am going to start building a new rig in about 3 months though I will start getting some parts together soon. For a while I was going to go with the Antec 1200 but finally decided that what I really wanted was the Cooler Master HAF 932 both because I love the case and that it allows E-ATX.

 

However now I just can't stop staring at the Corsair Obsidian 800D. While I am not cooling to do it right away I will be moving to a fairly heavy water cooling setup and the room in that case is unreal as well as cable management.

 

I don't like how the Obsidian looks all that much, it is very plain though style however it's plainness only means I can get crazy with case mods later on.

 

I am much kind of looking to see what people personal would like or suggest.

 

Build:

 

Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified
CPU: Intel Core i7-920
Memory/RAM: 6 GB of OCZ DDR3-1333. (getting something a bit more high end later on.)
hard Drives: 2x 1.5TB Western Digital.
Power Supply. Corsair 750W.
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master V10 but will go for water cooling later.
Graphics Card: 4890 Vapor-X (moving to 5XXX seires once their price drops a few months after release.)


Message edited by darkvine on 09-03-2009 at 04:08:50 AM
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ShtBrix   09-01-2009 at 06:04:08 AM

IMO the Corsair case is just way over priced. Should be $200 tops. Way too much steel to be worth $270. The cable management and hot swap bays are really nice though.

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darkvine   09-01-2009 at 06:25:08 AM

yeah it is really over priced but with the hot swap and cable management as well makes it worth the money when you think of the soild build quailty.

If I do get the Corsair it will be my case for a long....long...long time.

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   09-01-2009 at 06:44:27 AM

I have the Coolermaster HAF 932. It is a huge case with lots of extra room. The design allows for a variety of configurations, including watercooling.

If you are in the USA and you are patient and can wait you should eventually be able to find it online for $129.00 plus free shipping.

Right now the Coolermaster Storm Sniper which is another huge case is on sale for $129.00 plus free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 11-119-194

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Yoosty   09-01-2009 at 07:11:47 AM

Here are some Zalman cases you should look at. that also have Hot-swp bays in from and another unique feature for the PSU(that has a pullout wheel tray).
Zalman GS1000 Full Tower Server Case - Black $179.95

With Window.
Zalman GS1000 Full Tower Server Case w/ Custom Bolt on Window - Black $249.95

Wider Case
Zalman GS1000 Plus Professional Computer Case - Black $199.95

You can get a Window panel for $79.95 if you want one for the Zalman GS1000 Pro.

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darkvine   09-01-2009 at 08:12:47 AM

JohnnyLucky wrote :

I have the Coolermaster HAF 932. It is a huge case with lots of extra room. The design allows for a variety of configurations, including watercooling.

If you are in the USA and you are patient and can wait you should eventually be able to find it online for $129.00 plus free shipping.

Right now the Coolermaster Storm Sniper which is another huge case is on sale for $129.00 plus free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 11-119-194



I really do love the HAF fo all those reasons. And I actually plan to use the Scout, rather then the sniper, for my girlfriends AMD rig.

Yoosty wrote :

Here are some Zalman cases you should look at. that also have Hot-swp bays in from and another unique feature for the PSU(that has a pullout wheel tray).
Zalman GS1000 Full Tower Server Case - Black $179.95

With Window.
Zalman GS1000 Full Tower Server Case w/ Custom Bolt on Window - Black $249.95

Wider Case
Zalman GS1000 Plus Professional Computer Case - Black $199.95

You can get a Window panel for $79.95 if you want one for the Zalman GS1000 Pro.




I really like the case, some of the features are quiet interesting as well. Love the PSU rails, it's a nice touch even if it only makes things a little easier. Only bad thing is I would really need to paint it black inside and I could likely cut my own window out for far cheaper. Still I will think about this one. Got to love Zalman after all.


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englandr753   09-01-2009 at 04:56:57 PM

If you can find one of these this is what I would go for:

http://www.bizrate.com/tower_drive [...] rices.html

These are not in production anymore so you will have to search the web if you can't buy from this site.

I have this in silver. It has a TON of room and great features. I removed the motherboard tray and reversed the side the mobo mounts and my cpu is upside down and the gpus are at the top. I did this to get more airflow.

Great case!!

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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