Case Help :) Please

mnemonix · 1 Feb 2007 at 13:31

The PC-7 is about the worst case for noise he could choose unless he intends to spend time and money on noise prevention measures such is hd isolation mounts & acoustic lining.

mnemonix · 1 Feb 2007 at 13:35

PinkFloyd said:
Ok put a noisy fan in a Antec P180 and tell me its still quiet.

Put that noisy fan in a PC-7 and a P180. Then tell me they'd make an equal amount of noise.

squiffy · 1 Feb 2007 at 14:00

messiah khan said:
The p180 is no quieter than any other case. It is however very cramped and over engineered and has some nasty design flaws. The Eclipse62 or PC-7 would be better choices.

I would have to agree. After seeing a fully kitted up P180 I would hate to work in the thing.

Buy a Stacker 810, it's huge and has more spaces in case you want to add hard drives. Since you already have four it sounds you have quite a bit of data, and more to come. The Stacker will take several more hard drives. A full tower doesn't take any more floorspace, and does it matter it's a few inches higher? No.

I have two optical drives, and two CM modules. I might replace the 80GB PATA with another SATA for boot as that is on the same channel as the writer.

gt_junkie · 1 Feb 2007 at 14:07

mnemonix said:
Put that noisy fan in a PC-7 and a P180. Then tell me they'd make an equal amount of noise.

I had a P180 and got fed up about the noise i had to put up with! I ended up putting my rig in an 8 year old steel server case with massive sides you'd expect would resonate badly! In actual fact the PC is now whisper quiet with a couple more 38mm deep panaflo 120mm's!

The point is that the P180 was designed to surpress noise and be as quiet as possible whilst cooling well! In actual fact i found that it was very cramped and resonated badly! You can only go off your own or others experiences of cases and how well they perform (noise/cooling) and then make a decision!

I'm inclined to believe the majority of OCUK member's posts. From what i've read over the years the Akasa 62 and PC7 have always been highly regarded while the P180 (as i too have found) is generally identified as a dissapointment!

If i could choose again i'd definately get the Eclipse!

@Mort3k: Have a look for yourself and see what you think! We can only offer advice! Your personal preference will make the final decision!

Good luck!

gt

Mort3k · 1 Feb 2007 at 18:02

Cheers to all that have taken some time to reply

I may have to take a trip to OcUK and have a look at some of the cases.

additional Q (might be wrong place for it)

If i get a good case and generate a good airflow do you think i will be able to cool my 6700 using a fanless cooler like the Sythe Ninja etc ??

or is the cpu just too hot for such an adventure ?

Thanks again

Delvis · 2 Feb 2007 at 10:12

Hm touchy subject really...Some would say you can get away with it, and some say you couldnt...It really does depend on how well the air is going through, and how close the rear fan (And maybe even a top fan in some cases) is.

But if you dont want noise from the Scyhte, just stick a 90mm on a fan controller or something, get the rite noise vs temp situation and your sorted.

Although i dont personally know how much hotter the 6700's get from stock to being on full load.

Good luck tho man.

james_earl · 3 Feb 2007 at 11:55

you might be able to get away with it if you had a good one which you could run at stock on below stock voltages. i wouldnt overclock it though.

geff_r · 4 Feb 2007 at 21:14

eclipse lian li v1000 or silverstone tj09 seem the best 3

Admiral Huddy · 9 Feb 2007 at 15:42

Yewen said:
Just for the love of the case gods avoid the 830 like the plague.

Yewen.. could you please explain why.. they appear to be very good cases.. just a tad expensive..

jaykay · 9 Feb 2007 at 16:02

lots of people have had poor quality with panels not fitting etc
and for £150 odd you dont expect that plus the fan layout is crap all coolermaster have done is throw fans at the problem

Admiral Huddy · 9 Feb 2007 at 17:04

Shame it looks a lovely case.

Looking for a decent new case to house an 8800GTX is not easy.. There's not much choice

Yewen · 9 Feb 2007 at 21:14

Admiral Huddy said:
Shame it looks a lovely case.

Looking for a decent new case to house an 8800GTX is not easy.. There's not much choice

Eclipse.

Depends how much money you want to throw at the problem.

simonnance · 9 Feb 2007 at 23:42

jaykay said:
lots of people have had poor quality with panels not fitting etc
and for £150 odd you dont expect that plus the fan layout is crap all coolermaster have done is throw fans at the problem

yeah, who in the name of all things good and holy needs 4x120mm in a side pannel? Is it a case, or a hovercraft?

Compare that to what the Eclipse can do with 2x120 total. Likewise with a number of the Lian-Li's (PC-7+, ect)