| Windows 7: Recommendation for case needed! |
21 Sep 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC |
Recommendation for case needed! Hello I am looking for a good looking case, prefer mid tower not full.
It must be elegant , cool and quite.
I will do some over clocking as well.
Thank you!
Last edited by Reverence; 21 Sep 2010 at 03:26 PM..
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC CPU Core i7 950, 3.06GHz, s1366, 8MB Tray Motherboard GIGABYTE X58A-UD5 s1366 Core i7, Intel X58, DDR3 2200+, 4xPC Memory Corsair 3x2GB Corsair Dominator-GT Triple Channel CL7 Graphics Card GIGABYTE GTX580 1536MB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 23'' LED 2ms DVI HDMI WideScreen Black Screen Resolution 1920x1080 PSU Corsair HX 850W Active PFC 12cm Fan Modular Case Antec P183 Mid Tower Black Cooling Scythe Mugen II Rev.b 5 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler s1156/s1366 Hard Drives HD 1 (OS): Mushkin Callisto Series 60GB SSD Sata II MLC 2.5'' Retail
HD 2 (DATA): WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA III WD1002FAEX Internet Speed VDSL 30Mbit System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234 OS ultimate 64 sp1 CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53 Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600 Graphics Card amd hd6950 Sound Card creative x-fi gamer Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard saitek eclipse ii Mouse logitech g3 PSU antec 550 Case antec three hundred Cooling i'm a cooling fan Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext Internet Speed about 4 Mbps Other Info i love win7 |
21 Sep 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC |
Budget is not important
I forgot to mention I don`t need water cooling. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC CPU Core i7 950, 3.06GHz, s1366, 8MB Tray Motherboard GIGABYTE X58A-UD5 s1366 Core i7, Intel X58, DDR3 2200+, 4xPC Memory Corsair 3x2GB Corsair Dominator-GT Triple Channel CL7 Graphics Card GIGABYTE GTX580 1536MB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 23'' LED 2ms DVI HDMI WideScreen Black Screen Resolution 1920x1080 PSU Corsair HX 850W Active PFC 12cm Fan Modular Case Antec P183 Mid Tower Black Cooling Scythe Mugen II Rev.b 5 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler s1156/s1366 Hard Drives HD 1 (OS): Mushkin Callisto Series 60GB SSD Sata II MLC 2.5'' Retail
HD 2 (DATA): WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA III WD1002FAEX Internet Speed VDSL 30Mbit |
21 Sep 2010
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#4 | | |
in that case (hoho), buy two of these bad boys, and send one to mickey megabyte, devon, uk
thanks.
(although it's not very elegant.) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234 OS ultimate 64 sp1 CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53 Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600 Graphics Card amd hd6950 Sound Card creative x-fi gamer Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard saitek eclipse ii Mouse logitech g3 PSU antec 550 Case antec three hundred Cooling i'm a cooling fan Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext Internet Speed about 4 Mbps Other Info i love win7 |
21 Sep 2010
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#5 | | |
How can budget not be important. Also, what size do you want. Mid tower to full tower.
Some of my favorite cases
Corsair 600T : $150 Out at end of month, great midtower case, ton of room
Corsair 800D: $275 Huge case, tons of features, very nice looking,
Antec 900/902: $115 3/4 tower, great airflow, tons of gamers have this case
Antec 300: $55. Nothing elaborate, mid tower, functional
Antec Sonata III 500: $145. Comes with 500W power supply, nearly silent, great case ( i have 2 of the Sonata II's).
HAF -X: $200. Full tower case by coolermaster. People love 'em, nice features. Industrial look which I don't care for. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse PSU Corsair 620HX modular Case Antec P182 Cooling stock Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset. System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234 OS ultimate 64 sp1 CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53 Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600 Graphics Card amd hd6950 Sound Card creative x-fi gamer Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard saitek eclipse ii Mouse logitech g3 PSU antec 550 Case antec three hundred Cooling i'm a cooling fan Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext Internet Speed about 4 Mbps Other Info i love win7 |
21 Sep 2010
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#7 | | win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1 Ohio (From WV) |
Combos stick with one of the cases mentioned in this thread and you won't go wrong. NewEgg has sone deals with a case and power supply. if you don't already have a power supply. Me? I like CoolerMaster. I have a HAF 932 and I liked it so well I ordered a HAF X today for my other rig.
Good cable management
Excellent air flow design
Fans are really quiet
Pleanty of room inside
Mickey referred to it as an "industrial appearance", I would call it "rugged". | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number BGC (Bob's Garage Crew) OS win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1 CPU I3770K Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Memory G Skill F3-14900CL9-4GBXL x 4 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 + Intel 4000 Sound Card Realtek HD 5.1 (MOB) Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW224T (1) Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard MS Wireless 3000 V2 Mouse MS Wireless 3000 V2 PSU CoolerMaster 1000 Watt Case CoolerMaster HAF X Cooling CPU -- CoolerMaster 520N Hard Drives SATA Corsair Force GT 2.5" 180GB (System) Sata 3
OCZ Vertex3 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" SATA II
ST31000524AS 1000.2GB
WD15EARS (External) Internet Speed Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE9 Other Info AMI Bios 1805
OC'd 3% |
21 Sep 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC |
Thanks for all your suggestions I want a mid tower something elegant like Antec P183 but since I read some reviews that Antec P183 is not good cool and quite enough I wanted to ask other opinions. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC CPU Core i7 950, 3.06GHz, s1366, 8MB Tray Motherboard GIGABYTE X58A-UD5 s1366 Core i7, Intel X58, DDR3 2200+, 4xPC Memory Corsair 3x2GB Corsair Dominator-GT Triple Channel CL7 Graphics Card GIGABYTE GTX580 1536MB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 23'' LED 2ms DVI HDMI WideScreen Black Screen Resolution 1920x1080 PSU Corsair HX 850W Active PFC 12cm Fan Modular Case Antec P183 Mid Tower Black Cooling Scythe Mugen II Rev.b 5 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler s1156/s1366 Hard Drives HD 1 (OS): Mushkin Callisto Series 60GB SSD Sata II MLC 2.5'' Retail
HD 2 (DATA): WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA III WD1002FAEX Internet Speed VDSL 30Mbit |
21 Sep 2010
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#9 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by Reverence Thanks for all your suggestions I want a mid tower something elegant like Antec P183 but since I read some reviews that Antec P183 is not good cool and quite enough I wanted to ask other opinions. I would not say that the P183 is not a good case. I happen to own and use an Antec P182 on my main Windows 7 rig. It's very cool inside, and it's very quiet. My video card is by far the loudest thing in the case. A coworker of mine has the P183 and it's almost identical to mine.
Here is the front with the door open. There are filters behind each of those doors at the bottom;
The only reason I didn't recommend this case is that I think
1). it needs to be black inside nowadays
2). it needs to have more access ports for cable management and a cut out for the CPU on the mobo tray. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse PSU Corsair 620HX modular Case Antec P182 Cooling stock Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset. |
21 Sep 2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC |
So do you think I should go for the Antec P183? Is it quite and cool?
Can it hold over cloaking? I am gonna buy the i7 930 and OC it from 2.8 to 3.8.
Can it hold X58A-UD5 GIGABYTE mobo? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 RC CPU Core i7 950, 3.06GHz, s1366, 8MB Tray Motherboard GIGABYTE X58A-UD5 s1366 Core i7, Intel X58, DDR3 2200+, 4xPC Memory Corsair 3x2GB Corsair Dominator-GT Triple Channel CL7 Graphics Card GIGABYTE GTX580 1536MB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI Mini HDMI PCI-E Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 23'' LED 2ms DVI HDMI WideScreen Black Screen Resolution 1920x1080 PSU Corsair HX 850W Active PFC 12cm Fan Modular Case Antec P183 Mid Tower Black Cooling Scythe Mugen II Rev.b 5 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler s1156/s1366 Hard Drives HD 1 (OS): Mushkin Callisto Series 60GB SSD Sata II MLC 2.5'' Retail
HD 2 (DATA): WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA III WD1002FAEX Internet Speed VDSL 30Mbit Recommendation for case needed! problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:55 AM. | |