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With my build drawing closer and closer im starting to have doubts on so many of my parts. Should i get a new rev gts instead, is the abit pro the best board?

I was certain the Antec p182 was the best case my money could buy. Untill i read that post about someone and how dissapointed they were.

So now i need you to spec me a case. keep it 80s or bellow though.

Im considering the ian-li but the picture is wrong on the website and im not sure if its better then the Antec. Also ive seen it quid cheaper elsewhere and i know for a fact its the right case. So i like the sound of it even more now :)

Enough of me blabbering. What case should i get? Here are a few which i like the look of. Feel free to tell me others which amy not be on ocuk:

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)

ian-Li PC-60 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Gigabyte 3D Aurora Black No PSU with Window
 
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So one out of 100 people didn't like the case?

Surely on that logic you will not be able to buy any case.

With my build drawing closer and closer im starting to have doubts on so many of my parts.
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I can only guess you are a young 'un. Don't worry so much.
 
Its not that 1 person didn't it like. its the fact it waas full of people agreeing that there were flaws which i wernt aware of. The ian-li is the same price and if its well built, cooler and more spacious i see no reason to get the antec. Serposidly the sound proofing doesn't do a lot. And with ian-li the case wireing is a lot easyer i beleive. But i wanted to hear what other people had to say which out of the two is best?


Time to go look at some reviews i thinks :)


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Why does that make me young that im starting to wonder if ive chosen the right parts. Im just hearing bad things all of a sudden. Like the v drop on the pro and the flaws in the antec's design etc.
 
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dude my opinion on things likes this is, spend the amount u want to on a case that u like the look of, if its pre-modded expect to pay a lot for that not the quality of the build of the case. If it lookes plain and boring and costs a bit then expect the build quality to be amazing.

One way or another, u by a case u like the look of, see for yourself, if i put up a post on here about what case to get i can guarantee that a lian-li and akasa eclipse will come up. It seems to be the choice of tonnes of people on here, but u will get people who still turn round and say they dont like them.

Basically just go for what u like the look of, u will find things u dont like about it, but its the same with any case u buy.

Just go for it dude

Matt
 
I had my mind set on a P182 also, and like yourself, had a few doubts when I read that thread. However, I went looking for more reviews online and got plenty of reassurances, especially on Silent PC Review.
 
Get a Lian li pc 7 PLUS III i have an eclipse and i payed £78 for it which is all it's probably worth tbh the lian li is what £65 ish delivered ? much better value.
 
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You guys think the PC 7 is better then paying that bit more for the pc 60 which is more expensive? it sounds like it has a better air flow design perhaps? And is that better then the P182?

The money isn't an issue want to get the best i can possibly get for around 85 quid.


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Its the ian-Li PC-60 PLUS II Aluminium Midi which i want to get and the one which ocuk sells. They got the wrong details up the reviews say they got the Plus II
 
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P182 is a little bit cramped really, it's fine for a simple build, but I'd get something a bit more roomy.

For a gaming rig I prefer my Stacker 810 over the P182. LL PC Plus 60 is a bit small too. The Antec 1200 looks great.
 
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If you don't mind the eclipses front then it's the best case to get i just thought you were looking for a bargain.
 
Proberly was myself on the P182 review lol

But as badbob hit the nail on the head you want something roomy so its a pleasure to work with rather then a cramp smaller case to work on.

Eclipse62 is a lovely case :)
 
The Lian Li PC7 is great for cooling but you'd probably want to get a couple of yate loons to replace the stock fans as they were quite loud in the build I did for someone. There wasn't a massive amount of room for cable management but I was doing a quick job and still managed to get most of them squared away okay.

Personally I like larger cases. I'm still very happy with my Antec Titan even if it doesn't have a removable motherboard tray or the best airflow. It looks big and with the side panel window mod I did I can see everything inside running nicely. Personally I think having a case you like the look of is most important. Obviously some sort of airflow is nice too but go for whichever case you'll enjoy looking at beside your monitor for the next 2 years.
 
I cant fit a big case like that nor do i really want a big one. Really its between the Lian-li Pc 60 Pluss II as i read some great reviews about it. Or the Antec P182 which i also have read great reviews about. I think i may stick with the antec because its got the sound proofing for things like the hard drives. I also dont really like the look of the eclipse. While im not obsessed with it looking the best the eclipse is jsut to ugly and to big.
 
After cramming my GTX and Q6600 go.... only took a while to repack my Antec 182 back ;)

Poor cooling imo, my GTX revved right up after few minutes of any game...

Thats when I noticed a case with decent air(ie antec 900) cooling comes very handy. My GTX received a healthy cool air flow without much front restrictions and prooved great for silence. My 3 hdds were 30-33c always.

Even my mainboard temps went up 10c higher then normal, to proove this I took the side panel off and it dropped by 10c almost!

All that and the my Antec 900 was more silent then P182 :)

Took me like 12hr to cable tie/route it to perfection, but I took my time planned it thru. I know with any other larger case woulda taken 1-3hrs max.

But no one else around here has really complained about it until I mentioned it and a lot did come out the closet saying its cramped/small and this can lead to poor cooling also.

The sound proof panels make no difference well to me they didnt... the noise hdd grommets on the case however did lower the whirring/access noise to the point it was hard to notice it.

But to each his own, u may buy the case and not notice any issues..
 
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After cramming my GTX and Q6600 go.... only took a while to repack my Antec 182 back ;)

Poor cooling imo, my GTX revved right up after few minutes of any game...

Thats when I noticed a case with decent air(ie antec 900) cooling comes very handy. My GTX received a healthy cool air flow without much front restrictions and prooved great for silence. My 3 hdds were 30-33c always.

Even my mainboard temps went up 10c higher then normal, to proove this I took the side panel off and it dropped by 10c almost!

All that and the my Antec 900 was more silent then P182 :)

Took me like 12hr to cable tie/route it to perfection, but I took my time planned it thru. I know with any other larger case woulda taken 1-3hrs max.

But no one else around here has really complained about it until I mentioned it and a lot did come out the closet saying its cramped/small and this can lead to poor cooling also.

The sound proof panels make no difference well to me they didnt... the noise hdd grommets on the case however did lower the whirring/access noise to the point it was hard to notice it.

But to each his own, u may buy the case and not notice any issues..
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Bah, back to the drawing board for me so... Aestheticals and ease of use are subjective qualities, but cooling is cold (or not so cold) fact. Before I write it off completely HighlandeR, could you tell me what way you had your cooling set up?

That is, did you use the stock Tri-Cool fans in their original positions, or try to move them about etc?

Also, for anyone else whose used these so-called sound dampening sheets you can buy, are they any use, or just a gimmick?
 
Yeah I had the fans at the back set to low and it did help out the cpu temps my Q6600 Go with my noctuana heatsink and fan (set to low) it was getting around 40-45c idle. turning them off raised them a few points up 3-5c more.

I had the mid bay taken off since my GTX was almost hitting the hdd cage anyhow and instead replaced it with a notuana 120mm fan set to highest it pushed air to the GTX but dont think it was effective. Course a better/faster pushing fan woulda kept that GTX cool at the price of noise!

The hdds at the bottom people say u can put a fan in there but other half say dunno, I certainly couldnt and I doubt a 120mm fan will go bottom of the p182 perhaps an 92mm fan.

Instead I used a 120mm fan bracket that antec already had inbetween the ps/ and hdds this pushed the heat away from the hdds towards the p/s but very poorly spaced and cramp fan here.... I doubt it had any room to work with since the p/s cables even though modular were hitting its fans blades!

Overall im biased cos I just didnt expect the basics from it, 90% of users seem happy with it though so u would proberly too.

I just feel its modular and organised design while looks good just doesnt work out, you just gotta end up going back to basics, with a GTX u just need a big phat Case with plenty of breathing space and room and also decent air cooling at the front and back.

Antec themselves even say the Antec 900 is UKs best selling case, they cant make enough of them. And ill agree, its the best case ive had but it too isnt without its flaws:)

Just my opinions anyhow.
 
Think ill go lian-li then as the 60 pluss II has a funnel for channaling air straight to the cpu.

Its very strangly done. it has a intakle and front and back and exhausts at top and side. The cooling is ment to be highly efficent.
 
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