Case help! again.

marc512

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Right straight to the point. I want a HUGGGEEEEE CASE what will be future proof for under £140.
I have a nivida 275GTX, Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 MB, 1 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 LGA775, power supply not got yet, if i get recommended a coolmaster ill end up getting a coolmaster power supply to be sure it will fit. Other small things i will by according to the case.

remember i want this HUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE a lot bigger than HUGE! and under £140 and i want decent air flow to, i dont wanna be cutting holes in the side panel and adding 120mm fans again like what i had to do with my old branded pc :P


[edit] may be planning to run SLI in future or crossfire [end of edit]
 
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Either of those would be perfect, and probably what most people would recommend. It's personal preference really, but the only other one that i can think of in that price range would be some sort of LianLi tower case.
 
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remember i want this HUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE a lot bigger than HUGE!
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Then you can skip overhyped 1200. Unlike HAF it's not even E-ATX case and with long graphics cards it doesn't have any working space:
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviewimages/antec1200/pictures/43.JPG
http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Antec_Twelve_Hundred/29.jpg

If you want something which looks like case instead of cheesegrater/colourful magpie nest then Lian Li A70 takes long graphics cards with working space left and more HDDs than motherboards have connectors for.
A71-kesken_s.jpg

(internals are same between A70 and A71... compare to what Noctua heatsink looks in that Virtual-hideout's Antec pic)

i dont wanna be cutting holes in the side panel and adding 120mm fans
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If cooling is designed correctly (not strong area of brand PCs) side fan does very little good by blowing air to solid wall/cramming it between cards... in worst case it just messes airflow.
 
ouch man the 1200 case is really cramped up in there!
the A70 is around over budget so i think i could afford that. But i wanna know will this be good for me because im sick fed up of changeing cases all the time, Is it easy to remove the motherboard and all that and add new parts without re arangeing things? Im not going to ask about wire management tips in cases because seeing that pic the case looks big enough to do what you want with the wires.

Surpriseingly adding the fan on the side ( it was angled slightly to shoot air out the back ) it did take around 8C of my graphics card and about 15 of my CPU. Dust was the only issue tho.
So the lian li a70 will be the best case to go for if im ever planning on replaceing everything in the future and not worry about space? (unless some epic sided part comes out )
 
Plenty of space for accessing/working in mainboard area regardless how much stuff there's in HDD/5.25" bays and the reverse.
Graphic cards surely won't be getting longer than currently because many cases, including Antec's whole Hundred-serie, can barely take current ones and these E-ATX Lian Lis are designed to handle longest standard expansion card length: ~32cm.
When SSDs become topical normal 2x2.5" HDD/SSD adapter fits in place of one 3.5" HDD so that area is covered well. (fitting 20 SSDs should be enough for start)

Here are couple A70/71 threads:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17799173
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17787437
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11924528&postcount=10



Brand PC cases I've seen (including such as Alienware) have had crappy cooling design so no wonder if side intake helps.
If necessary Lian Li has PCI cooling kit which creates airflow past cards without messing case airflow.
 
Got this CM HAF 932 today from OC. Very happy with it. Its a pretty big beast on par with my Cosmos but a lot lighter. Its fitted with whats in my sig.

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Temps are 10c lower than what my Cosmos was doing.
 
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