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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
Hyrule19054 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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absolutionsc
United States146 Posts
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CaiSter
United States29 Posts
On December 10 2010 11:17 D3ath3nat0r wrote: I would recommend cases with dust filters so it will last longer and protect your PC components so maybe the antec 1200? its likes $150 Antec 1200 is an awesome case I have the Antec 900, which is essentially a mid tower version of the Antec 1200, and my ambient temperatures does go past 40 C even when im on skype, itunes, sc2, xsplit, and firefox. I am not sure about the 1200, but the 900 comes with 4 case fans, one of which is a gigantic 200 mm intake fan. I am sure that the 1200 will come with more than 4 fans, since its a full tower rather than a mid-size tower. So, there should be plenty of circulation to keep everything cool. No need to even consider going liquid cooling even if you are overclocking Antec 900 Antec 1200 | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On December 10 2010 16:18 absolutionsc wrote: In terms of air cooling, one of the best cases available is the Silverstone FT02. I've got it, and it is pretty damn nice. Yeah. If you've got a fairly large budget (~$200) and you're going air cooling, nothing beats the Silverstone RV02 E/FT02, especially if they're got the new AP181s. Apparently only the black models have the new fans as standard because they sell far better than the silver version according to Silverstone anyway. Probably the quietest case for high end systems too since the airflow design is so efficient. Not quite a full tower case (its massive but doesn't support eATX) but its without a doubt the best air cooling case in every single way. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On December 10 2010 16:18 absolutionsc wrote: In terms of air cooling, one of the best cases available is the Silverstone FT02. I've got it, and it is pretty damn nice. This, in terms of good airflow that not only gets to your cards and cpu but also vents out of the case. Silverstone FT02 is great. It's also a great looking case with air filters etc. Silverstone Fortress and Raven both do great jobs in air flow, mostly because it sports alot of fans and they are right up next to the cards and cpu. Kyle Bennett from [H]ard|OPC really likes the cases for his 3 card set up which is nothing short but a beast. He has a Silverstone Raven RV02 http://hardocp.com/article/2010/09/30/my_quiet_galaxy_geforce_gtx_480_sli_build/ http://hardocp.com/article/2010/11/09/nvidia_geforce_gtx_580_video_card_review/8 + Show Spoiler [2x580's and a 260 all in one case] + ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/T500f.jpg) | ||
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MOOG
United States188 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/ERtpk.jpg) Unf. I'm fine with my Lian Li pc-v350b, but that raven is so sexy | ||
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KeiQQ
United States113 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225&cm_re=haf_x-_-11-119-225-_-Product It's ridiculously good. | ||
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rXs
223 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154&cm_re=silverstone_raven-_-11-163-154-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163135&cm_re=silverstone_raven-_-11-163-135-_-Product 90 degree motherboards mounting. airflow goes in one direction and iirc, the gtx580 cooling system let's hot air release from behind, so it actually compliments with this case. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
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onewingedmoogle
Canada434 Posts
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Winters
Spain53 Posts
Your choice. Ive got the Antec 1200 and its niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. | ||
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QuothTheRaven
United States5524 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.mountainmods.com/images/images_big/ASCENSIONDMBO.jpg) Enough room in that thing to fit pretty much anything (33 hard drives, 10 CD drives, and 4 power supplies, lol--plus a ton of room for massive water cooling radiators). Just about every aspect of it is easily moddable and customizable. ![[image loading]](http://www.mountainmods.com/images/images_big/ASCENSIONDMBO_pic1.jpg) Personally I find it gaudy, but a lot of people like them. And it's one of the very few cases out there that will fit an SR-2 (not that that matters for an i7 build). | ||
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Mofisto
United Kingdom585 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. Well, this is the case i own. And to be honest i've had no problems with overheating whatsoever. Only modification i made was changing the default intake/outtake fans to high speed, high cfm fans. I also added fans to all availiable slots. I run a trifire system (4gb 5970 toxic @ 950 mhz, and 2gb 5870 toxic @950 mhz), an overclocked i7 960 (4.2 ghz) with coolermaster v8. Temps wise the graphic cards run at 25 (5970) - 30 c (5870) at idle, and under load the 5970 never goes above 48c and the 5870 stays just over 50. The cpu idles at 22 c, and under load goes to 38c -42c. This is a purly air cooled system, and as you can see the temps are far from anything you could term high. Clearly this case was designed for water cooling (masses of room for radiators, tubing grommets at the back of case etc), but i have had zero heat problems through air cooling | ||
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absolutionsc
United States146 Posts
On December 10 2010 17:51 onewingedmoogle wrote: what exactly is 90 degree motherboard mounting? i dont understand the difference between the raven case and any other tower All your cards are mounted vertically in the case, i.e. all the cords come out the top of the case. It sounds weird, but read a little bit about thermodynamics and you'll understand why it makes a lot of sense. | ||
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SpiffD
Denmark1264 Posts
Seems very similar to the Corsair case. Review: | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
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rbkl
772 Posts
Otherwise, Antec 900 Two | ||
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Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=554&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=138&g=f http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2010/08/25/lian-li-v1020-v2120-preview/4 | ||
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vicariouscheese
United States589 Posts
http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/phantom I have no idea if it's good besides aesthetics though  | ||
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rXs
223 Posts
On December 10 2010 17:51 onewingedmoogle wrote: what exactly is 90 degree motherboard mounting? i dont understand the difference between the raven case and any other tower the back panel faces upward, so all the heat exits in one place. | ||
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piskooooo
United States351 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
The Fortress is easily the best of the 3 cases in my opinion. Looks great, amazing build quality, easy to build in, and very efficient cooling. | ||
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epik640x
United States1134 Posts
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Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
If you want to include test benches, a lot of other options open up, including making one yourself. | ||
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
HOLY SHIT THIS CASE Probably best bang for your buck right now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067&cm_re=nzxt_phantom-_-11-146-067-_-Product comes in white/red/black lol Antec 1200, Storm Scout, all that other crap is so 2 years ago obsidian 800D is like above average at best | ||
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absolutionsc
United States146 Posts
On December 12 2010 15:13 OmgIRok wrote: >>>>>>>>>NZXT PHANTOM<<<<<< HOLY SHIT THIS CASE Probably best bang for your buck right now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067&cm_re=nzxt_phantom-_-11-146-067-_-Product comes in white/red/black lol Antec 1200, Storm Scout, all that other crap is so 2 years ago obsidian 800D is like above average at best lol at calling that thing "sexy".... | ||
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epik640x
United States1134 Posts
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funk100
United Kingdom172 Posts
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ScootZilla
United States37 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
I'd go with a better case at their price point. Lian Li and Silverstone cases generally have the classy look and the cooling capacity to go with them. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On December 13 2010 04:36 FragKrag wrote: To be completely honest, the 300, 900 and 1200 are a bit dated in their design :/ I'd go with a better case at their price point. Lian Li and Silverstone cases generally have the classy look and the cooling capacity to go with them. Antec's 300 900 1200 have good airflow but lack good cable management, I'm still for the raven v02 or the more aluminum Fortress V02, the HAF case is one that has good cable management it just is somewhat cheezy imo. On December 12 2010 21:27 funk100 wrote: hmm, i would prefer dual 6850's or 6870's, TONNES cheaper They also would not perform anything close to 2 580's in SLI. =p He's asking for a case not cards. | ||
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