Case choice help.

2008-11-15 17:12:55

#1

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6415|'straya

Ok. so finally the time has come... i order my parts in 3-4 days.

However im re-thinking case options at the moment.

so... its summer here in Australia, and bloody hot (no surprise) so im getting e8400, P5W pro, 4gb 1066 RAM, 750 GB HDD, 650w Antec True power, Scythe Ninja 2 CPU cooler and Ati 4870

i will be overclocking the e8400 (and mabye the 4870)... so i will need good cooling (dont want water cooling)

so which case should i choose for best cooling performance. ive narrowed it down to 3... each has its pros and cons (design, fans, price)
Ive been mainly thinking of the P182 however if i got the cheaper 900 i could buy better RAM....

but if u have other case options i'd like to here them to.
Cant be more than around $250 AUD.

Soo..... vote away plz.

2008-11-15 17:17:45

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6833|NYC / Hamburg

P182. Looks great, isn't flashy, awesome interior design, great cooling and is inaudible when silenced. The 900 is terribly overrated, has a bad interior design. Especially the cable management is shit. The 1200 is just a big version of the 900.

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2008-11-15 17:21:10

#3

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

max wrote:
P182. Looks great, isn't flashy, awesome interior design, great cooling and is inaudible when silenced. The 900 is terribly overrated, has a bad interior design. Especially the cable management is shit. The 1200 is just a big version of the 900.

<3

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2008-11-15 17:27:09

#4

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6833|NYC / Hamburg

I thought of you when I posted that.
♥♥♥

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2008-11-15 17:33:49

#5

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6415|'straya

max wrote:
I thought of you when I posted that.
♥♥♥

Im just gonna assume thats an inside joke. lol

So u do think the P182 will cool better than the 900? oh btw ill be getting a extra 120mm if i get the P182

2008-11-15 17:50:39

#6

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
max wrote:
I thought of you when I posted that.
♥♥♥
Im just gonna assume thats an inside joke. lol

So u do think the P182 will cool better than the 900? oh btw ill be getting a extra 120mm if i get the P182

definately.

And you definately don't need an extra fan. I removed all the fans, sealed off the top hole and put a 12V 120mm Nexus as intake, and 7V 120mm nexus exhaust. CPU idles at around 55*, with a Zalman 9700 @ 7V.

The intake is only at that speed as a lame attempt to keep the GPU fan down - I haven't got my hands on an Accelero S1 yet. With the Ninja and an Accelero S1, you should be able to silence it pretty good.

Last edited by Jenspm (2008-11-15 17:51:28)

2008-11-15 19:11:35

#7

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6898

Jenspm wrote:
Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
max wrote:
I thought of you when I posted that.
♥♥♥
Im just gonna assume thats an inside joke. lol

So u do think the P182 will cool better than the 900? oh btw ill be getting a extra 120mm if i get the P182
definately.

Not really. Everyone knows you have a P182 fetish

2008-11-15 19:41:01

#8

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

Gooners wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

Im just gonna assume thats an inside joke. lol

So u do think the P182 will cool better than the 900? oh btw ill be getting a extra 120mm if i get the P182
definately.
Not really. Everyone knows you have a P182 fetish

2008-11-15 21:30:17

#9

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6657

Lol, I make do with a generic case.

And my 4850 still runs at 29 degrees (celcius).

*The CPU doesn't though - it runs at something ridiculously high.

Last edited by some_random_panda (2008-11-15 21:30:43)

2008-11-15 22:55:33

#10

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7032|Cambridge (UK)

I think I've asked this before, but what's the length of a 4870?

GTX280's are a squeeze in a P182 (one is ok, more than one and you need to remove one of the HDD cages), dunno 'bout the 4870...

2008-11-16 02:41:44

#11

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6415|'straya

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
I think I've asked this before, but what's the length of a 4870?

GTX280's are a squeeze in a P182 (one is ok, more than one and you need to remove one of the HDD cages), dunno 'bout the 4870...

4870 isnt as long as the GTX 280. also i am putting my harddrive/s in the bottom harddrive cage (near PSU) so its no problem for me to take top harddrive cage out anyway.

2008-11-16 03:59:54

#12

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6552|eng

I have a 900, everything fits fine. Runs no problems.

#rekt

2008-11-16 06:11:58

#13

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7032|Cambridge (UK)

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
I think I've asked this before, but what's the length of a 4870?

GTX280's are a squeeze in a P182 (one is ok, more than one and you need to remove one of the HDD cages), dunno 'bout the 4870...
4870 isnt as long as the GTX 280. also i am putting my harddrive/s in the bottom harddrive cage (near PSU) so its no problem for me to take top harddrive cage out anyway.

Then you will adore the P182.

Jens is no fetishist.

It really is a very nice case.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-11-16 06:19:58)

2008-11-16 06:15:04

#14

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6180|...

I have the 900...I like it...plenty of room...

...

2008-11-16 06:27:37

#15

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

What's wrong with getting a $20 case and a $150 dremel? That gives a lot of fun, a very useful tool, and a unique case.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-11-16 06:34:09

#16

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7032|Cambridge (UK)

We can't all be as ghetto as you freezer.

2008-11-16 07:53:45

#17

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6552|eng

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
We can't all be as ghetto as you freezer.

WELCOME 2 DA GHETTO BITCHEZ

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Last edited by Mint Sauce (2008-11-16 07:54:05)

#rekt

2008-11-16 11:48:36

#18

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6925|BC, Canada

I keep on looking back to this case lately... could be worth a try.
http://www.nzxt.com/products/whisper/

2008-11-16 11:50:26

#19

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6925|BC, Canada

Freezer7Pro wrote:
What's wrong with getting a $20 case and a $150 dremel? That gives a lot of fun, a very useful tool, and a unique case.

Yeah... ive dremeled up a couple of cases.. its fun.. Id rather use a angle grider with a cut off disk though, for the big cuts. I seem to go through way to many of those dremel cut off disks.

2008-11-16 11:52:46

#20

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

Nicholas Langdon wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
What's wrong with getting a $20 case and a $150 dremel? That gives a lot of fun, a very useful tool, and a unique case.
Yeah... ive dremeled up a couple of cases.. its fun.. Id rather use a angle grider with a cut off disk though, for the big cuts. I seem to go through way to many of those dremel cut off disks.

I know, I wasted five on making 1.5 120mm fan holes on my light alu case.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-11-16 12:07:39

#21

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6982

the Coolermaster HAF 932 is the best case i have seen so far... it's huge and solid... you can hide the wiring in the space provided behind the motherboard... it has airplane propeller fans...lol... and it looks kinda industrial in real life... I was going to buy an antec 1200 till i saw this at a microcenter... it's 130.00 on sale at microcenter

https://www.coolermaster.com/UserFiles/Image/News/20080812-HAF932-004.jpg

http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0293547

Love is the answer

2008-11-16 12:10:56

#22

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
the Coolermaster HAF 932 is the best case i have seen so far... it's huge and solid... you can hide the wiring in the space provided behind the motherboard... it has airplane propeller fans...lol... and it looks kinda industrial in real life... I was going to buy an antec 1200 till i saw this at a microcenter... it's 130.00 on sale at microcenter
http://www.coolermaster.com/UserFiles/I … 32-004.jpg

http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0293547

gawd that's ugly

2008-11-16 12:12:42

#23

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6925|BC, Canada

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Nicholas Langdon wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
What's wrong with getting a $20 case and a $150 dremel? That gives a lot of fun, a very useful tool, and a unique case.
Yeah... ive dremeled up a couple of cases.. its fun.. Id rather use a angle grider with a cut off disk though, for the big cuts. I seem to go through way to many of those dremel cut off disks.
I know, I wasted five on making 1.5 120mm fan holes on my light alu case.

I find going slow and doing multiple pases dosent grind them down as fast... plus i seem to get straighter cuts that way.

2008-11-16 12:46:45

#24

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6982

Jenspm wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
the Coolermaster HAF 932 is the best case i have seen so far... it's huge and solid... you can hide the wiring in the space provided behind the motherboard... it has airplane propeller fans...lol... and it looks kinda industrial in real life... I was going to buy an antec 1200 till i saw this at a microcenter... it's 130.00 on sale at microcenter
http://www.coolermaster.com/UserFiles/I … 32-004.jpg

http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0293547
gawd that's ugly

looks a lot cooler in real life... the big thing is how much air it flows and the cable management...

Love is the answer

2008-11-16 13:43:46

#25

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6759|N. Ireland

Jumping on the P182 boat also

Antec P182 ($230 AUD)	31%	31% - 11
Antec 900 ($185 AUD)	34%	34% - 12
Antec 1200 ($250 AUD)	17%	17% - 6
Other (explain)	17%	17% - 6
Total: 35

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