internetswag

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I was looking at the Zalman Z7 Plus. It can take 5 fans apparently. I plan on buying some 120mm LED fans for it.

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My biggest concern was whether it would fit my 11.5 inch graphics card (+-), but it seems it can fit 12 inch GPU's.


So I want to know if this box would be efficient enough in keeping my system cool.
I haven't actually bought my system yet, but I plan to at the end of this month and possibly during January as well. (So if you recommend any changes there just let me know) :)


System
550W PSU
Gigabyte Radeon 6870 Windforce
2x4gb DD3 1333 dual channel
i5 2500k sandy bridge
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 LGA1155



So will this case be sufficient or do I need something bigger?
 

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Nice looking case but it's not black inside and doesn't have removable drive bays like the Corsair Graphite Series 600T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005

Comes with 2 x 200 mm white LED fans and 1 x 120 mm rear fan. And the mesh side panel can accommodate up to four 120mm fans. And you can rearrange or remove the HD bays for even better air flow.

The Corsair Carbide Series also looks like a winner. The 500r
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010

And the 400r
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008
And Corsair's customer service is excellent.










 

internetswag

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Thanks for the replies, yeah the first box I wanted was a Corsair 650D (the one in the newegg tutorial) and it's more expensive than my CPU. Probably just my country though, so unfortunately that's one box I can't buy :(

I'm not building the PC myself, the computer store is. I can go 20-30 dollars more at the most, but I'd like not to.

That's why I was wondering if the listed boxes are good enough.