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Cowie
21 Posts
I'm looking at building a new i7 pc and was wondering what case to purchase. I want a full tower case, just for the size,space and cable management. no liquid cooling just fan. I will be running 2 x 580gtx, so i really want good air flow. Any price range. Just so many cases very hard to choose. :| | ||
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D3ath3nat0r
United States163 Posts
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
Corsair, Silverstone, Lian-Li. I've never had a dual-GPU setup though, so guys with SLI should chime in here. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:22 mav451 wrote: Well if you got money to burn look at the top then. Corsair, Silverstone, Lian-Li. I've never had a dual-GPU setup though, so guys with SLI should chime in here. Same. My not-so-educated opinion would be one of those Silverstone cases with the horizontally-mounted motherboards, just because that's awesome. I think they're RV02 or FT02. They're supposed to be good at cooling multi-GPU setups while being quiet. | ||
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TURKISHRAMBO
Canada148 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.congo-toey.com/storage/corsair_obsidian_airflow2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1263967521069) ![[image loading]](http://www.congo-toey.com/storage/corsair-obsidian-800d-2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1263967499272) | ||
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TheGiftedApe
United States1243 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee89/smokm/CD-000-TT_400.jpg) No Need for case fans with this baller case, just get a table top fan! by far the coolest case in the world silver-stone is supposedly the "Best" but i have never owned one of their cases, Look for a case with plenty of room for fans, and air flow, and make sure it comes with dust filters. | ||
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TURKISHRAMBO
Canada148 Posts
I dont think he ment the best case literally. IMO that thing is ugly as hell, not to mention it is 800$ the 800D is simple on the outside and DAMN sexy. | ||
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ktang
United States196 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:27 TURKISHRAMBO wrote: Corsair Obsidian 800D I have always liked this case, but never got around purchasing it. So my recommendation would be this also! | ||
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TheDoK666
France179 Posts
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TheGiftedApe
United States1243 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:43 TURKISHRAMBO wrote: ROFL. I dont think he ment the best case literally. IMO that thing is ugly as hell, not to mention it is 800$ the 800D is simple on the outside and DAMN sexy. he said "best case" and "price range doesnt matter"  | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:43 TURKISHRAMBO wrote: ROFL. I dont think he ment the best case literally. IMO that thing is ugly as hell, not to mention it is 800$ the 800D is simple on the outside and DAMN sexy. I think it's the most beautiful case I've ever seen. Definitely gonna remember the brand. | ||
tofucake
Hyrule18967 Posts
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eVaDe[Clean]
United States15 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:27 TURKISHRAMBO wrote: Corsair Obsidian 800D This case is gonna pretty terrible unless you are liquid cooling. Especially if you are trying to run multiple graphics cards. | ||
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TURKISHRAMBO
Canada148 Posts
This case is gonna pretty terrible unless you are liquid cooling. Especially if you are trying to run multiple graphics cards. Please explain? | ||
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Volkov
United States71 Posts
I think a new generation of that case was recently released (HAF 942? I think), so maybe that one might be better. It comes with wheels, but I prefer to keep it tabletop. | ||
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Disposition
Canada77 Posts
On December 10 2010 12:16 Volkov wrote: I recommend HAF 932. It does allow for liquid cooling (internal and external), but also has air flow through 5 out of 6 sides. Also allows mounting the power supply on the bottom.... I think a new generation of that case was recently released (HAF 942? I think), so maybe that one might be better. It comes with wheels, but I prefer to keep it tabletop. Usually known by its other name HAF-X (same thing as 942). I have a 932 and its awesome besides the fact that it has no dust filters and my computer is dusty as shit no matter what I do. | ||
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TURKISHRAMBO
Canada148 Posts
Fractal Design Define XL Titanium E-ATX Mid Tower Silent Computer Case http://www.ncixus.com/products/55285/DEFINE-XL-TITANIUM/Fractal Design/ the HAF series is garbage, imo. | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
I would go for a higher end silverstone/lian li case. Both of those manufacturers are known for making very, very nice albeit pricey cases. Make sure that PSU is bottom mounted, and you like the looks. | ||
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eVaDe[Clean]
United States15 Posts
The design is just flawed and the lone intake fan doesn't intake enough air. The whole chassis is also made of steel as apposed to the aluminum you see in most higher end cases. You can just google the name of the case/airflow problems and a lot of info will pop up. Basically if you try to only air cool and run two graphics cards your gonna get very high temps even if you add front and top intake and exhaust fans. A lot of people took out the stock intake fans and put in multiple high rpm fans and still got very high temps. The case just isn't ideal for air cooling. If your just building a basic system it probably isn't gonna overheat, but if your gonna build a high end system with more than 1 graphics card (especially nvidia graphics cards which run hotter than ati) then you shouldn't buy this case unless you are going to liquid cool everything. | ||
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TURKISHRAMBO
Canada148 Posts
On December 10 2010 12:33 eVaDe[Clean] wrote: The design is just flawed and the lone intake fan doesn't intake enough air. The whole chassis is also made of steel as apposed to the aluminum you see in most higher end cases. You can just google the name of the case/airflow problems and a lot of info will pop up. Basically if you try to only air cool and run two graphics cards your gonna get very high temps even if you add front and top intake and exhaust fans. A lot of people took out the stock intake fans and put in multiple high rpm fans and still got very high temps. The case just isn't ideal for air cooling. If your just building a basic system it probably isn't gonna overheat, but if your gonna build a high end system with more than 1 graphics card (especially nvidia graphics cards which run hotter than ati) then you shouldn't buy this case unless you are going to liquid cool everything. Thanks! I didnt realise the airflow wasnt that good, i knew it was primarily a case for watercooling. I thought you could get away with it, although not ideal. Your very right though, temps wouldnt be as good especially with the 2 580s in SLI that run at like, 80C under load. | ||
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