Akasa Eclipse or Silverstone TJ09

[Steeps]

I honestly can't decide which I want to use, got the latter in a "bargain bucket" unfortunately in silver but it's something I can live with, however I don't know which one I want to use. All that's going in the case:

Overclocked i7 system with a Noctua NH-U12P.
Single graphics card with a thermalright HR-03 strapped to it.
Single DVDRW
1/2 SSD's.

I'm currently using the Eclipse, it's sitting upside down with the PSU at the bottom as when I fitted the HR-03 the ramsinks kept falling off, it's running quieter and cooler as the PSU no longer takes in the cpu heat.

The silverstone looks classier, not quite as wide but taller, has top vents to help cooling, also there's little bits of the build quality I'm really suprised with being my first silverstone... but it also lacks dust filters, not that they really did any good on my akasa.

Side by side I like them both, but which should I use?

 

[ZZZAC]

eclipse

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Use the Silverstone, it's a better case.

 

[Jano]

Another vote for the Silverstone

 

[ZZZAC]

eclipse

+1 to equal it out

 

[Steeps]

Oh you lot are horrible!

I might give the silverstone a shot and see how I like the noise/cooling, of course I'll supply before/after pics of both builds. If I don't like it then the motherboard tray from the silverstone will make a much better building block to a project I was thinking of doing compared to the one in the eclipse, so might be a project over the summer

+1 to equal it out

Hang on... you've already voted

 

[Skeese]

Stay with the Eclipse

 

[KnightStalker]

Eclipse but then again i would say that as im using one lol.

 

[Cleeecooo]

TJ09, but I'm biased

 

[~>Dg<~]

gunna hate but i chucked a eclipse away nothing wrong with it vibrate alley anyone

 

[Grimley]

Eclipse but then again i would say that as im using one lol.

Eclipse owner for 3 years now & still happy with it. TJ09 is still a good case though & would've bought one if it had wheels.

 

[ZZZAC]

Oh you lot are horrible!

I might give the silverstone a shot and see how I like the noise/cooling, of course I'll supply before/after pics of both builds. If I don't like it then the motherboard tray from the silverstone will make a much better building block to a project I was thinking of doing compared to the one in the eclipse, so might be a project over the summer



Hang on... you've already voted

been thinking allot recently about reverting to my eclipse (upgraded to a stacker (bigger) yet its allot more cramped, and dont ask me how that happend blame coolermaster

 

[scrlk]

been thinking allot recently about reverting to my eclipse (upgraded to a stacker (bigger) yet its allot more cramped, and dont ask me how that happend blame coolermaster

The Eclipse was one of the widest cases on the market IIRC.

 

[nantucket66]

another vote for the TJ09

 

[Cleeecooo]

The Eclipse was one of the widest cases on the market IIRC.

Width is fairly pointless, height however ican be very useful.

ofcourse, completely depends on what your intentions are

 

[ZZZAC]

The Eclipse was one of the widest cases on the market IIRC.

My stacker is bigger in every dimension, yet its allot thicker, so once inside the case its kinda crammped

 

[scrlk]

Width is fairly pointless, height however ican be very useful.

ofcourse, completely depends on what your intentions are

Back in 2004/5 the Eclipse was one of the best cases on the market due to its size to cost ratio. Still hold a special place in my heart for this case.

 

[.:MBK:.]

still using my eclipse and contemplating keeping it whenever i get the chance to upgrade. saves me some £££ to invest in other components at the end of the day

 

[gitbags]

Another eclipse user here. Still a good case, the mirror finish on the mobo tray is beautiful.
Shame its hidden behind the mobo.