Case for I7

[dazerc]

I'm building a system with the following specs

Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 920 D0 (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz Processor
Palit nVidia GeForce 9600GT 1GB SONIC GDDR3 Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-E)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Dual Fan CPU Cooler
4 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD (Raid 5)
1 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ 250GB SATA HDD
Samsung SH-S223Q 22x S-ATA Lightscribe Black Dual Layer DVD-Rewritable
Corsair 6GB DDR3 (3 x 2048MB)
Coolermaster 600W Silent Pro RS-600-AMBAD3 Modular PSU

I am trying to find a good looking case (maybe piano black) that i would be able to use in my front room for connecting up to my 42" HDTV and also for doing HD Video editng.
Would the graphics card fit in this case ok with all my HDD's?

Would the Antec Sonata III Quiet Super Mini Tower be ok to use?
It doesn't have a fan hole on the left side of the case.

 

[reflux]

That's a very small case; whilst it's good quality, I wouldn't recommend it for a high-end system like that.

If you want something stylish and minimal, have you looked at the Lian Li range?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=701&catid=7&subid=187&sortby=priceAsc

 

[OVC]

OMG that's a small case but I do have a better one for you, it's a little expensive if you don't mind paying out a lot for a chasis that is? I used to own one of these, actually last year in fact and I loved it, the cable management was awesome and it had all the compartments you require.

Take a look at the chasis and the price which I think is well worth it because it's a sturdy chasis which wioll be ideal for an i7 build. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-144-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

 

[gw_gamer_luke]

i've used the coolermaster RC 1000 and its an brill case i would recomend putting a window in the left side pannel to make it look a little nicer.

 

[markiejt]

Antec 1200 +) took 5c of my temps with fans on low... Moved from Thermaltake armor

 

[EsaT]

Rather divided needs: On the other hand there's need for lot of HDD bays with cooling but then you don't need space for long graphics cards...

If you need case to be rather compact sized Lian Li B25 could be good one because of having 5 HDD bays with good cooling but not being E-ATX sized:
http://lian-li.com/v2/tw/product/upload/image/B25/b25015.jpg
http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/pro..._index=136&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62

 

[Helios1234]

Speaking of the B25:






It actually has 6 HDD bays and not 5 as shown on the site.

 

[marlos]

Akasa Eclipse 62
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-AK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=507