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Vizy

Vizy

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Hey guys i'm building a comp for a friend..and i got everything except the case...any ideas:
  1. no windows
  2. Quiet
  3. smooth-not too freaky alienish looking
  4. like a clean simple design
  5. usb ports up front would be nice-audio doesnt matter
  6. quiet
  7. goo airflow
  8. under $50...size should be around midtower
  9. THNX alot guys
 
hey but since the centurion 5 includes a ieee port( firewire?????) how would i connect to my mobo??? like the wires and stuff.. my mobi is in sig
 
I can vouch for that case. Just recently put a new computer together with the CM Centurion 5. Lots of room, good air flow, and cheap! Might add that the fans on it are quiet, also

Good case overall
 
Vizy93 said:
hey but since the centurion 5 includes a ieee port( firewire?????) how would i connect to my mobo??? like the wires and stuff.. my mobi is in sig
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When the board is bought retail the cables and some adapters will be included. Between the board's diagram and instructions in the manual itself you will see how to plug the 1394 fireware cable there.

The case itself will have it's own harness and plugin for the firewire port that you bring down to the board when looking over the diagram to get familiar with various connections.

On the Antec 900 here there's an eSata port along with the top usb ports available but simply left unplugged. The new lcd here takes care of that with usb ports along with an S-Video port and an IPod docking station. :P
 
i bought the centurion 5, and then one caught my eye w/ the window. Will a a case w/ a window distrupt airflow (it has no vent) And also, will the ven just fit over my stock AMD 6000 cooler? he has the same hsf
 
Not more then one without a window still lacking vents on the side. That was the problem seen with one old case here when upgrading to a newer board. The temps soared due to the lack of any good air flow. There were no front vents either on that old case and no front fan just a rear and top 80mm there.
 
PC eye said:
Not more then one without a window still lacking vents on the side. That was the problem seen with one old case here when upgrading to a newer board. The temps soared due to the lack of any good air flow. There were no front vents either on that old case and no front fan just a rear and top 80mm there.
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just to clear up, will a case w/ a vent have better airflow? i'm sorry i found the anser a lil confusing, im sorta rushing here
 
Over a case with no front intake fan or front vents you still would want some intake of cooler room air to help keep temps down overall. When swapping out boards for an upgrade I was soon to see 48C for an idle board temp and 46C for the cpu. Once all that was moved out of a case with no front fan or vents into one seeing a 140mm front fan the board temp dropped to 31C with the cpu then at 33C.

When looking at cases now the first step is actually how well the air flow is since the P4s were first to see the 12v cpu feed with AMD following. The increase in power distribution means better cooling needed for boards since that will also effect temps overall.

The 939 board there saw a Zalman 9500 and still saw the 46C cpu temp from a warm board. For dedicated gamers wanting super cooled cases you can spend on air conditioned cases as well as models like the 900 seeing large case fans. That old case however saw a pair of 80mm rear and top fans and no vents at all.
 
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