Case Suggestions

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Phippsp

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Ok im getting the following:

Asus A8V Deluxe
Geforce 6800GT 256mb
Geil 1GB PC-3200 400mhz
Hitachi 80gb x 2 HDD
Hitachi 160gb HDD

Now im proble going to try and do some ocing. So im just wondering on suggestions on what type of Case should I get ATX of course. Should I go with more fans less fans, should I attempt water cooling and if so where can I find good water cooling or any other good cooling methods. So far I was thinking of the Aerocool Mid Tower and Aerocool 550watt PSU but since i changed some stuff up to get the 6800GT and not the ultra I don't need just as much power but still need some good power just incase. So does anyone know of any good combos that would work well? The case dosen't half to be insane but mabye black with blue or something thats my favorite combo.
 
ok im thinking that you should be ok without going all out and spending all the money needed to buy a water cooling system for your rig. If you have a quality case, with quality fans, then your setup should be able to take anything thrown at it, in terms of heat dispurtion, i use the chieftec full server case, and i have like 8 antec fans pushing all that air through my rig, my friend also has the same case, and he has dual opterons, which have never gone over 96 degrees F, overall the case is of good quality, sturdy, lots of room, good airflow, and cheap :D

take a look


*Blue*
http://www.xoxide.com/chieftec12.html

*Black*
http://www.xoxide.com/chieftec11.html

*Red*
http://www.xoxide.com/chieftec13.html

*Sliver*
http://www.xoxide.com/chieftec15.html

*Yellow*
http://www.xoxide.com/chieftec16.html


(i got mine from newegg.com, but xoxide has more selection)
 
Yeah, that Chieftec is the same as my Antec PlusView 1000AMG which is about the same price. I agree that you probably will not need water cooling as long as you use enough case fans (properly oriented) and have a good HSF.
 
Now is there a way to keep the noise down by buying new fans that will not be asloud or what not. Cause I don't want a loud computer.
 
1) Buy specially marketed quite fans
2) Buy fans with speed controllers (either manual or temp controlled)
3) Buy a fan controller that allows the adjustment of fan speeds

Basically limiting the speed of the fans keeps it quite, and also cuts down on airflow so you gotta balance that out. I forget the exact equation but fan noise scale with the fan speed to some power.
 
The only reason I think people opted for WC is quitenest, and if your gonna do some extreme OC. Having a good case is one least factor that contributes to lower temp, cooling hardware is the main thing I think but the downside of having to many fans is noise and juice up your PSU, my rig had 10x 80mm fans and Tt POLO 735 for CPU, at first I was ok with until my satisfaction ask for more, WC answered it, so plan first coz you dont wanna be buying to many fans and at the end you this is not want you want so its a waste of money. :cool:
 
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