mid tower?

skidro892007

skidro892007

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I am getting an 8800gts, but I really didn;t want to have to shove out the money for a full tower case. I can if I really need to, but I would rather go a little cheaper and get a mid tower. Do you think it would fit? Or I should say, what would be the minimum length/depth of the case I would need for such a card?
 
I've just heard a lot of complaints of the card being huge and it not fitting in a mid tower case. I just wanted to make sure before I make any big decisions and then regretting it ya know? Thanks for the input though :)
 
I was also looking into a Zalman CNPS9500 CPU cooler. Will THAT fit well? I've just heard that it can be really tight and possibly restrict airflow, is all.
 
that's what I was wondering. I only have air cooling my rig, so i figured I should go for a big guy. And it would give me more options for cooling in the future, if I decide to go water. Thanks for the input ya'll!
 
For things like the 8800 though you want a big case because of the amount of heat is extraordinary.
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Big case doesn't necessarily equal better temp control. Air flow is the key, not size. Otherwise our PC's would run cooler with the cover off, right?
 
lhoney2 said:
Big case doesn't necessarily equal better temp control. Air flow is the key, not size. Otherwise our PC's would run cooler with the cover off, right?
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Well the idea of size is that in a restricted case there will be less room for the air to flow, this is especially so at the 8800's are big cards. Look at my X1950 Pro; it's very long and as such the air has to flow around it but it gets heated up as it passes the card. This makes it very warm and as such I have 4 fans drawing the air around the CPU out. I reckon motherboard temperatures could get to 50C in gaming with my rig in a smaller case because there's less room for the air to flow. You can though if you don't mind noise get a couple of the Delta HF fans; they push stupid amounts of air with a lot of noise.
 
I actually just broke down and got a full tower. Judging by what most of you said, I went with that. It'll make me feel more comfortable with temps and everything. Thanks for the input!
 
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