case for SLI rig

V1000+ is a brilliant case as i have got one. My case temps are between 19c - 25c load and idle, my specs are X1800XT overclocked, opty 165 overclocked, DFI expert, 2gb GSkill pc4000, 200gb hd, Enermax 500W liberty modular PSU. This case would cool an SLI setup easily, the blower fan works extremely well drawing hot air away from the gcard, while the cooler on it does the rest. And one other the thing the Lian Li v1000+ is built like a bloody tank.

I got this on recommendation of Yewen and it was a very good choice, cant fault this case at all.
 
True,

SLI is hot, its the hottest component in a PC x2. With a cooler (IE 7800GTX) Cooling that air back into the proximity of the case its bound to get hot!

Does the V2000 need cutting for watercooling though? It has acres of space but where do you mount the rad? The only place I have seen it is at the top of the case.

I agree, cases are what you think looks nice, but honestly, how much do you actually look at a case? My one is next to be but I hardly notice it, the stacker has great cooling and flexibility in cooling solutions that will be valueble in the future. Its also not a bad looking case.

I guess what Im trying to say is that, unless you are constantly loving your computer case (which is normal to do), the novelty of having a plush aluminum case which is GREAT looking, will wear off. And it will just sit in the corner of your eye.

So why not save some money and get a good case, that will hold you out for a few systems in the future?

Good luck and sorry if my post did not make sense as Im writing it while talking to someone.
 
The v1000+ will without a doubt last for systems to come, usually the high end cases are aluminium, its just the way it is.

Its not all about looks, the v1000+ is a joy to work with aswell, but to avoid going around in circles in answer to your watercooling question, it can be mounted down in the hard drive compartments quite easily, a 120.1 rad will fit down there ok on the v1000+ so the v2000+ is even better suited.

The looks wear off on a cheaper case very quickly, but with a more expensive one, it takes years for you to say, I need a new case as the looks never tire with you.

The stacker is a ok looker, but would not last if you used the case for 3/4 years as its look and feel would slowly bore you. Same goes for the PC767 in my opinion, but a good looking well built case will never annoy you, it will just be there. A case ideally should once setup be there, un-noticed and easy to use for the inevitable upgrades. It is just how it should be.

Save some money and get a good case, you mean the stacker I am asuming, good case yes, but the way you said that its implying that the v1000+ will not be good for future systems?
 
Yewen said:
The v1000+ will without a doubt last for systems to come, usually the high end cases are aluminium, its just the way it is.

Its not all about looks, the v1000+ is a joy to work with aswell, but to avoid going around in circles in answer to your watercooling question, it can be mounted down in the hard drive compartments quite easily, a 120.1 rad will fit down there ok on the v1000+ so the v2000+ is even better suited.

The looks wear off on a cheaper case very quickly, but with a more expensive one, it takes years for you to say, I need a new case as the looks never tire with you.

The stacker is a ok looker, but would not last if you used the case for 3/4 years as its look and feel would slowly bore you. Same goes for the PC767 in my opinion, but a good looking well built case will never annoy you, it will just be there. A case ideally should once setup be there, un-noticed and easy to use for the inevitable upgrades. It is just how it should be.

Save some money and get a good case, you mean the stacker I am asuming, good case yes, but the way you said that its implying that the v1000+ will not be good for future systems?
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V1000+ is great for future systems. But IMO it just does not have the flexibility of cooling that the stacker has. In this case, i would go for the stacker.

Ah yes the bottom HD compartment! where does the heat escape if you dont mind me asking (not saying your wrong, just wanting to know).

Anyway to the thread starter, go for which case you like.

Good luck
 
The heat down there can either be blown out the bottom of the case, or if you remove the partition through to the PSU for extractions, using the age old method.

Or if your being sensible you use the front fan to exhaust the heat :)

Yes the stacker has more brute force airflow, but its only on the same level as the v1000+ for future systems, it can only conform to the ATX specification like any other case.
 
Yewen said:
Im not a aluminium case nut
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Yes you are lol ;)

Yewen said:
Its the OcUK mentallity, but 2 degrees often does not make THAT much difference, its all down to bragging rights
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Tell an overclocker that 2 degrees does not make much difference and he will laugh at you. Yep it’s all bragging rights, exactly the same as a person bragging about his case though isn’t it? Telling everyone how wonderful and better it is.
 
Is that not on the line for a personal attack, how I read it.

May just be I took offence at that. I do not beleive I have ever bragged about my v1000+ on here, and I do not advise people on getting one just because I use one myself, I like to think I offer impartial advice to people. What I genuinely beleive is the best solution for the person who is wanting some help.

I do not let my own feelings towards one manufacturer or another swing me to much beleive it or not, I hate Thermaltake with a passion, yet I have recommended two people there cases in the last week who have been happy with them, as it is what I needed.

Sorry if I have misunderstood you Cash_money but the telling everyone how wonderful and better the case is just because I own it is uncalled for, I strive to offer impartial advice to the best of my knowledge, and almost everyone has been happy with what I have advised, only one person dissapointed but that was easily sorted :). And I will say there have been a lot of people.
 
Have read the just of this top and I'd like to add...

I was in a situation where I was looking for a new case, I wasn't really clued up on which to choose, Yewen did help me a lot and in the end I went for the Thermaltake Tai Chi which I'm very happy with. Temps went down considerably and the looks to match.

So I'm happy, always gone for Yewen recomendations, top guy!
 
CaSh_MoNeY said:
No its not a personal attack :confused: what are you a man or a mouse? :p

I just think its a little hypocritical that you say some OCUK'ers like to brag.
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Your post just came across quite aggressive :p

I do not like to brag, I just add my comments to threads usually unless I see fit for making a new thread.

If I was out to brag I would have a list of my possessions in my sig, not just some really poor attempt at making one :D
 
Yewen - you are most certainly not a braggart, but you are the leader of the gang when it comes to aluminium cases and Lian-Li in particular. I, and I reckon pretty much everyone else on the Case Central forum respects your opinion and listens to your advice.

Now, to give the OP the answer he should have been given all along - the Akasa Eclipse with the Engineered Side Panel blows cool air down directly over the SLI setup. That's what it's designed to do. It's made of plastic so some people right now are saying "hideous, hideous - for goodness sake put a paper bag over it!", but I like it's functionality. I've got 2 x 6800GS in mine and it's only about 25C in there. I recommend hooking it up to a T-Balancer (my own little hobby-horse) to keep it all running as quietly as possible.

I also know of one other user who was having over heating problems and he swapped to the Eclipse and his problems went away.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17529467
 
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This thread has gone so off topic its unbeleiveable, but its a good debate :)

Eclipse, yeh cracking case, but from the OP post it seemed to me he wanted something a little more radical than a standard type case, and this is one time I cannot recommend the PC7 :p

You keep on mentioning the T-Balancer, not being one for reviews, is it just a normal fan controller without the fancy front panel?

It has interested me quite a bit, not used one yet.
 
No, the T-Balancer is a proper automatic fan controller for upto 4 fans.

It's a PCI or USB device that monitors the temperature of upto 255 temperature sensors that are daisy-chained through the computer.

That's pretty ordinary, but the way in which the controller reacts to temperature changes is very different. Other fan controllers change the voltage of the power supply between 12v and 5v. Below 5V most fans just stop so you tend to find that the controller stops at 5V to keep the fan running, albeit at it's slowest speed.

The T-Balancer changes the frequency of the 12V power supply (as used by Intel on the newest 4-pin fan motherboards) and this allows the full range of fan speeds to be used. You can even stop the fan and restart it in steps down to 1 rpm in some cases.

The other major benefit is that the device is controlled from windows software, not a button or a knob. You can vary the a fan or several fans react to a temperature change.

A simple automated fan controller has 1 fan controlled by 1 temperature probe. The T-Balancer can link all the fans to one temperature probe or even in groups.

eg. The processor temperature increases, so all the case fans can be ramped up to move more air through the case.

If the HDD temperature rises then the in-out fans in the bottom chamber of a Lian-Li case can be increased in speed.

The rate of change and smoothness of the response can be programmed using a click and drag graph.

Finally, for users of water cooling there are special FLOW sensors available that monitor the temperature of the coolant at specific points in the loop and then you can vary the pump speed and fan speed to compensate ie. When the temperature is low, you turn the fans OFF and control the temperature by varying the speed of the coolant pump(s). When the coolant temperature breaches a critical threshold, you can bring in the first fan, then as that is overwhelmed, you can bring in a second. Or you can have two fans running very slowly and ramp up both together. It's unbelievably flexible.

Sorry for the long post. I'll do a full review for your website if you like (with pictures!)

WA
 
The website review would be super mate!

Wow I can see why your harping on about them!

One quick question, you say about monitoring the fans on a rad, is there any way to daisy chain two / can two be ran in one case. Reason being if there is a 120.3 rad, 3 out of the 4 fans are used up already, would it just be a case of re-naming the programs .exe and running two together, or does the one piece of software scale to two devices?

Just a thought as that device seems to be what a fan controller SHOULD be.
 
The v1000 is being asked a bit much of for easy watercooling of a 120.3 if thats what your aiming for, but the v2000 should be fine, like you seem to have planned for :)
 
Neither of the cases you just listed come with it :p

The v1000+ and v1100+ come with it, I have not used the +'s of the 2000's so I cannot comment 100% for sure, but I think it does indeed :)
 
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