Any Case Reccomendations?

WeatherGeek

WeatherGeek

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I'm having a ton of trouble finding a good case with good reviews on newegg. What I'm looking for is a standard ATC case that can fit the MSI 12x9.6" mobo I'll be getting. I'll also be needing the audio in/out (headphone/mic) ports, a USB or two, and maybe even a firewire port on the front. I'll also need good cooling/fans but no included PSU, I'll get it seperately. I've done a lot of power searches on newegg but it seems that a lot of the reviews has big negatives against the case. Anyone have any cases they like/suggestions?
Thanks
 
Let's see now... where to start... ? When the cpu cooked on the last build the board was yanked and a new one put in. A premature upgrade there! The board temps idled around 46-48C while the cpu with the Zalman CNPS 9500 were seeing 44-46C? That only took a minute to decide on ordering something with some "big fans" to replace the case with a rear and top pair of 80mm fans seen there. The Antec Nine Hundred wasn't even seen at newegg when going to order the Aero Cool model.

A good search produced xoxide.com when looking for sites that carried a much larger variety of all size and types of cases including custom. The board temps then dropped from those mentioned down to 31C! with the cpu now seeing 33C there. Currently after jumping up from the previous 480w supply to the 550w sitting in a closet still sealed in the factory plastic wrap when adding a second sata drive in and giving the case a good blast of fresh(cleaning) air the cpu temps are averaging around 35-36C with the added hardware.
 
WeatherGeek said:
I'm having a ton of trouble finding a good case with good reviews on newegg. What I'm looking for is a standard ATC case that can fit the MSI 12x9.6" mobo I'll be getting. I'll also be needing the audio in/out (headphone/mic) ports, a USB or two, and maybe even a firewire port on the front. I'll also need good cooling/fans but no included PSU, I'll get it seperately. I've done a lot of power searches on newegg but it seems that a lot of the reviews has big negatives against the case. Anyone have any cases they like/suggestions?
Thanks
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Pretty good cases

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146028

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146029

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233002

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133132http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133137
 
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The P180B will fit you nicely if you want a plane and solid case with great cooling. The Aerocool model PC Eye is referring to will be good if you want something a bit fancier and flashy.
 
That is a nice case.

But to be honest you don't need to buy an expensive case to see good results. I bought one for about £26 ($52) and if you stick some good fans in and get some good airflow you'll see good results, my idle temp is 36c and I only have 3 80mm fans.
 
Kornowski said:
That is a nice case.

But to be honest you don't need to buy an expensive case to see good results. I bought one for about £26 ($52) and if you stick some good fans in and get some good airflow you'll see good results, my idle temp is 36c and I only have 3 80mm fans.
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What makes you think thats a expensive case 71.99 with a 22 dollar rebait= 49.99? With 2 120 fans
 
As I mentioned earlier the Antec Nine Hundred model goes for $129.99 which is a lot more then the Aero Cool model here. One difference for the higher price however is that it is a steel not aluminum case with two 120mm front intake fans and a single 120mm rear exhaust while the Aero Cool has a single 140mm for the front and a 120 rear fan. The Antec model only allows one fan mounted on the side cover while the one here has two 120s running now.

A friend got one NZXT case with the digital temp display at the top with audio and usb ports. But the board didn't allow for those to connected. That one can be seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146030
 
PC eye said:
As I mentioned earlier the Antec Nine Hundred model goes for $129.99 which is a lot more then the Aero Cool model here. One difference for the higher price however is that it is a steel not aluminum case with two 120mm front intake fans and a single 120mm rear exhaust while the Aero Cool has a single 140mm for the front and a 120 rear fan. The Antec model only allows one fan mounted on the side cover while the one here has two 120s running now.
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Not to mention the 900 has a top 200mm exhaust fan. The 900 has, hands down, more airflow than the aerocool one. However, when it comes to look, i prefer the Aerocool.
 
Antec is just a better quality, most of the things people take for granted it is in no short supply of.

Unique Top mounted 200mm TriCool exhaust fan to cool the hottest system
Perforated front bezel for maximum air intake
Two front loaded HDD cages for up to 6 hard disk drives
The HDD cages act as air ducts to take air in more efficiently
Top mounted I/O ports for easy access
Top tray for your MP3 player, digital camera, etc.

I prefer this case: (black though)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129154

It is very quiet and extremely well built, absolutely no complaints. If you don;t do much over clocking and don;t run the fans on high you can expect NO noise from this case.
 
diduknowthat said:
Not to mention the 900 has a top 200mm exhaust fan. The 900 has, hands down, more airflow than the aerocool one. However, when it comes to look, i prefer the Aerocool.
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The Antec Nine Hundred model is definitely the "heart pounder" there when looking for case that offered "the most" air flow possible. But when looking for a case when you are on a budget the $$$ price tag is quite a bit higher for the steel case over the other lower cost aluminum models. That includes the Aero Cool model here.

I actually prefer the twin 120mm fans for the front since those are far easier to replace then a 140mm if and when that goes. :eek: You then have to order the replacement from Aero Cool instead of being able to run into a local retail outlet if needed for a 120mm replacement. A 120mm will mount there but wouldn't be able to get the plastic turbine wheel spinning. That's the part visible on the front while the fan is hidden from view behind it.
 
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