zer0cach3

I am trying to get some opinions on which case i should use on my next custom computer set-up.....

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vanquished

CAse 3 is the best, it looks professional not stupid like 1 and partially 2
although i like professionaly over goofy or "cool"
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zer0cach3

yeah, those are some good thoughts. I mean alot of people are only choose case 3 b/c it has water cooling built in, but if they were to read the specs to what I building they would notice no matter what case I purchase I will be installing the new Aquarius III water cooling + some more advanced mods for it.

bigsaucybob

i personally love number 2 but not in the silver color u have pictured but in black. i have wanted that case for a while now and i think it looks great.

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Voted for #3. Mainly because of the aluminum frame, and the plastic/steel supproted bezel. Too many cheap cases have crappy plastic only bezels, and wanna-be-ricer guages/style. I did not even know #3 had water cooling in it until after I voted, so that makes no difference. I'd personally prefer air cooling because it gets the job done, is cheap, and is much less troublesome.

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zer0cach3

i guess i would not have to add the w/c if I went with #3. Your right fans are alright, but with all the advancements parts tend to get hotter and hotter, and fans can't keep the proper temperature especially if you overclock them.

4W4K3

Water-cooling is hardly ever used for it's performance, it's usually people who just want to show off their cool computers. Overclocking with air is the standard, and with heatsinks like the XP-120 and the like, you can even run fanless with a moderate overclock. I think proper air cooling can do everything a water cooling kit can do, if you have problems keeping cool with air, you bought the wrong hardware, or your ambient temp is way too high. Today's processors are running 1.35v-1.45v now, and require little voltage to overclock a long way...

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zer0cach3

well, i installed the aquarius II on one of my old desktops and using the laser guided temp reader from sharper image my computer was running in between 3° and 4° cooler, which is a huge differance. This time I will be going with Koolance inc. parts instead.

4W4K3

If you're not overheating, dropping the temp has 0% effect on your PC. To a certainn point, dropping temps don't help overclocking either. Whether you run 30C, or -50C, your PC will still have a wall it cannot get past when overclocking.

A few degrees isn't a "huge" difference, unless it makes the difference between stable and unstable. But if you're 3C away from instability, you're obvously pushing your hardware too far. My point is if a $30 CPU coler can give you 40C load temp, and a $200 water kit gets you 36C...you're spending $160 for 4C...when you could just lower the A/C in your room, or improve your case airflow.

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zer0cach3

lol, i do keep my condo around 70°. in my world every little quarter of a ° is important.

You can tell your point of view to all the idiots who have been leaving their 360's on carpet and wonder why its overheating.not realizing how much heat three 3.2 ghz proccessors put out.