Case Choice

Arthalen

Arthalen

Arthalen

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Yay! Finally got the funds to get a new Case to replace my tacky horrible Soprano :D

I've set a budget of £100.00 for the case only. Fans / WC gear will come later.

Im after a case that has great functionality - look's are not that important to me really, but function takes precedence over form.

My current system feels like a hot potato, so I'm looking for good air flow and good cooling from my new case. Ideally, I want to be rid of the pants BigWater SE system I have now and I'm looking at a custom W/C setup. This will be atleast a 120.2, perhaps even a 120.3.

A slidy motherboard tray would be handy for me. Something easy to mod too as dependant on the case I may have to mod a Radiator into it.

Cases that are DEFINITLY off the list:
Thermaltake Armor, Kandalf, Armor LCS and Kandlaf LCS ... in fact any Thermaltake case, really.


Suggestions please :D
 
I have a hot Presler 945 clocked at 4.5Ghz at present along with two baking X1900GTs in crossfire, so I'd like the best performance I can get out of my WC while still being quiet... thus I was thinking of a 120.3.

But then again, with a 120.2 I have one less fan noise to worry about.

So, if I go for a Eclipse 62 and window, and later a 120.2 Rad, where will it fit ? In the roof ? Anywhere else ??
 
allllec said:
could use one of those swiftec rear mount 120.2 rads or something?

must admit if i where in your boots i would be tempted to go for a 120.3 - but i *doubt* your gonna find any case with enough room for under £100 :) anyway, akasa eclipse is stunning case 9.99999/10 for me :)
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Well, What about a normal 120.2 ? Would that be roof mountable in an Eclipse ? I've just measured my PSU at 140mm long, so give or take an extra 30mm (170mm total) for cabling how much room does that leave internally on the roof for a Rad ?

What other options are there for 120.2/120.3 rads ?????? Forgetting about budget for the moment.
 
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pcknight, your a genius!!

Would the G70 or even the original PC 70 server cases do the job?

The only thought is drilling/cutting a brand new Lian Li Aluminium case *shock horror! *

Where's Yewen when I need his opinion ...
 
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