Help with pc case/psu needed

Kele · 21 Sep 2009 at 23:42

Hi, i've decided to take the plunge and get an i7 920.Its been ages since the last time i looked into buying new pc parts,still running my 3800 dual core (939) from 5 years ago.

Anyway,looking for a midi case without a window that i can easily fit an ATI 4870 or 4890 into,has 1 120mm fan in the rear of case and 1 120mm fan for HDD's in the front and the psu is placed at the bottom left.A 120mm fan on top (above cpu socket) would be great as well.

Also looking for a noiseless PSU in the 700-800w neighborhood.I am only gonna have 1 dvd drive,2 hdds,the ati gfx and 2-3 case fans but i'd still like a high wattage PSU.

To summarize : spacious enough for a 4870 or 4890,1 120mm fan in rear,1 120mm fan in front, no window or side fan PSU bottom left of case ,1 120mm fan above cpu (optional), noiseless 700-800w psu.

I am aiming towards a very silent running pc so it doesnt really matter if the case fans supplied with the case are silent but it would make things easier and slightly cheaper.

Thanks in advance for any info

PS: Build quality of the case is a factor ofc,particularly in terms of silent operation but not too fussed if its gonna be heavy of not.

D1ngd0ng · 22 Sep 2009 at 00:28

Am sure that in latest FSP Everest PSU's the fan doesn't even spin up till it exceeds 50% load. Will be a Cooler Master (not sure of model) or silverstone ft01 that is likely reccomended

petriodet · 22 Sep 2009 at 13:21

most silent case (i think) antec p182
and
power supply not sure but this say silent

Kele · 22 Sep 2009 at 14:38

thank you for your replies,i will look into those cases you recommended as well as the psu.

cmndr_andi · 22 Sep 2009 at 15:05

This case ticks all the boxes (a very nice, well priced, well built case), as for PSU I recommend this one (unfortunately out of stock at the moment at OCUK). If you can stretch to it, this PSU is absolutely fantastic.

Sasahara · 22 Sep 2009 at 15:15

The Antec 300 isn't really a silent case, the Antec 182/183/193 are the ones to go for if you want silence.

Antec Signature Premium 650W Power Supply
or
Corsair HX 750W ATX (already mentioned)

But this all depends on your budget?

cmndr_andi · 22 Sep 2009 at 15:28

Sasahara said:
The Antec 300 isn't really a silent case, the Antec 182/183/193 are the ones to go for if you want silence.

That is true, the fans can be a bit loud, but the case design is pretty good for airflow. You could always change the fans with a bunch of these and you will still be paying less than a standard p183.

D1ngd0ng · 22 Sep 2009 at 15:53

coolermaster stileo is it? Might be a runner

C64 · 22 Sep 2009 at 18:43

antec p182/3 and i would stay away from power supplies with 80mm fans go for a corsair.
All comes down to budget really but I get the impression you are only looking to spend £60-£80 on a case ?

Kele · 22 Sep 2009 at 19:05

C64 said:
antec p182/3 and i would stay away from power supplies with 80mm fans go for a corsair.
All comes down to budget really but I get the impression you are only looking to spend £60-£80 on a case ?

i am looking to spend up to £200 for both the case and psu.

i am gonna look through the list of cases now,ideally i am looking for a plain case ;no lights,no color fans,as long as it fills the criteria of my first post its gonna be great.

Kele · 22 Sep 2009 at 19:07

cmndr_andi said:
This case ticks all the boxes (a very nice, well priced, well built case), as for PSU I recommend this one (unfortunately out of stock at the moment at OCUK). If you can stretch to it, this PSU is absolutely fantastic.

very good choices for both case and psu ,cheers mate

Kele · 22 Sep 2009 at 19:21

i like the look of the p183 antec that sasahara mentioned,gonna see if i can stretch my budget for both the p183 and the corsair hx 750w.

can anyone with the p183 comment on the noise lvl of the supplied fans(tricool ones)?

petriodet · 22 Sep 2009 at 21:28

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Sasahara · 22 Sep 2009 at 22:57

http://www.silentpcreview.com/antec-p183

Moving the top fan to the front intake seems to be the best config.

The Antec CP 850W Modular Power Supply is also worth considering as it's been designed for the P1xx series. It's effectly a fanless PSU, with a fan bolted on the outside, that extra space inside the PSU helps a lot with air flow.

Antec CP 850W Modular Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-120-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=142

Seem to be up there with the Signature Series, I suspect they've made it cheaper as it only fits their cases.

tuppers360 · 23 Sep 2009 at 19:20

Corsair PSU for me +1