Hi. I am new to this forum, but I have been interested in computers for a few years now, but only really got serious about a few months ago.
I decided to build my own high end gaming PC, as I liked the idea of building something, having everything indivually customized, knowing what I put in to it is top notch and all the money saved when compared to places like Dell and Alienware.
I am very happy with everything that goes inside my PC ie. My Athglon 64 X2 4800+ cpu, my XFX Xtreme edition 7800GTX video cards in SLI, my 2gb dual channel 3500ll Pro Corsair ram and my 74gb 10000rpm WD Raptor hard drive. I was happy with my mother board ( The Asus A8N SLI Premium ), but it has now got damaged, one of the PCIex lanes doesn't work anymore. I am not sure why it has happened, but I think it may be my cases fault as it wasn't able to hold the card very well as it had plastic clips instead of screws.
Since I am getting a new mobo, I am now confused as to which one to get. I can't decide, if I should get the same one again or if I should get the Asus A8N 32 or maybr even the DFI LAn Part Expert , or maybe the Abit Fatality. I know this is a case thread, so I won't expect anyone to advise me on this here, but it would be appreciated if someone does.
The real reason I have posted here and the most important thing right now, is to which case I should get. As the one I have is no good. It is the Nzxt Nemesis. I hate it, It's way too noisy and cramped and it also may have damaged my mobo. I am real serious about the noise. I really need a noisless or close to noisless soloution. I have thought about not using air cooling, but due to money, experience etc. I have to stick to air cooling.
For the life of me I can not decide as to what to do. The reason is I need a case that can not only keep my high end stuff cool ,but do it quietly. I have alreay decided to get the Akasa Amber 120mm series fans and the Akasa Pro Fan controller, so those aspects are sorted. I just need a decent case, big enough to hold my stuff, sturdier enough, quiter enough and able to mount 120mm fans.
I have looked around. I have looked around a lot, and have found there is nothing out there that is able to meet my needs 100%. They all have compromises IMo. The only 100% perfect case I have seen is the CM 830, but that is priced out of my range( I have run out of cash after buying everything else if you are wondering) and is only preorder at the moment. So waht else is there. I have thought about Antec P180, but I am worried it will be too cramped and will need me to buy all kinds of power lead extenders as the PSU is at the bottom.
Lian LI, doesn't seem to fit the bill either as they are so expensive, and the cheaper ones don't seem to offer anything special in my eyes. I was seriuoslly thinking about the Akasa 62 Ecipse, as it has everything I needed, a removable mobo tray, loads of room , option for a side 1200mm vent and fan (bought separtely) and a reasonable cooling solution ( front and rear 120mm). The problem is I have heard that people say on this forum that it has loads of problems. This has put me off, as has the fact the I am worried that there may not be enough fan mounts if I need them, as the front fan looks obstructed with those vertical plastic grill. Please tell me if my fears are correct or not. So the only other case i can think of is either the original stacker or the 810. I don't think I will be able touse the mobo tray function on these as it seems there are too many screws, and this is dissapointing. Also the original stacker has to many 80mm mounts for my likeing,as I pefer 120mm. The 810, has a few more 120mm mounts but I have not seen any reviews on it and have seen it said (in forums) that it isn't better than the original.
I really have gone on a lot, but I did it on purpose so peoplke could see my frustation. I am really confuse, and this may seem strange to some people, but I have actually started to loose sleep over this. I need to make a decision and then stick to it. I mean all the other PC stuff I spent a small fortune on is just going to waste right now ( I am typing on an old PC right now) and so makes it imperative that I rebuild everything and get it right this time. So just to conclude, I really need help in deciding on what PC case to buy, and it need to be really well designed have a cool silent cooling solution (ie lots of 120mm mounts) and allow me to screw in my video cards so that they won't move around and also a removable mobo tray would be a god send for me. Thank you very much for reading all this and hope someone can get me on the right track towards my goal of PC nirvana.
I decided to build my own high end gaming PC, as I liked the idea of building something, having everything indivually customized, knowing what I put in to it is top notch and all the money saved when compared to places like Dell and Alienware.
I am very happy with everything that goes inside my PC ie. My Athglon 64 X2 4800+ cpu, my XFX Xtreme edition 7800GTX video cards in SLI, my 2gb dual channel 3500ll Pro Corsair ram and my 74gb 10000rpm WD Raptor hard drive. I was happy with my mother board ( The Asus A8N SLI Premium ), but it has now got damaged, one of the PCIex lanes doesn't work anymore. I am not sure why it has happened, but I think it may be my cases fault as it wasn't able to hold the card very well as it had plastic clips instead of screws.
Since I am getting a new mobo, I am now confused as to which one to get. I can't decide, if I should get the same one again or if I should get the Asus A8N 32 or maybr even the DFI LAn Part Expert , or maybe the Abit Fatality. I know this is a case thread, so I won't expect anyone to advise me on this here, but it would be appreciated if someone does.
The real reason I have posted here and the most important thing right now, is to which case I should get. As the one I have is no good. It is the Nzxt Nemesis. I hate it, It's way too noisy and cramped and it also may have damaged my mobo. I am real serious about the noise. I really need a noisless or close to noisless soloution. I have thought about not using air cooling, but due to money, experience etc. I have to stick to air cooling.
For the life of me I can not decide as to what to do. The reason is I need a case that can not only keep my high end stuff cool ,but do it quietly. I have alreay decided to get the Akasa Amber 120mm series fans and the Akasa Pro Fan controller, so those aspects are sorted. I just need a decent case, big enough to hold my stuff, sturdier enough, quiter enough and able to mount 120mm fans.
I have looked around. I have looked around a lot, and have found there is nothing out there that is able to meet my needs 100%. They all have compromises IMo. The only 100% perfect case I have seen is the CM 830, but that is priced out of my range( I have run out of cash after buying everything else if you are wondering) and is only preorder at the moment. So waht else is there. I have thought about Antec P180, but I am worried it will be too cramped and will need me to buy all kinds of power lead extenders as the PSU is at the bottom.
Lian LI, doesn't seem to fit the bill either as they are so expensive, and the cheaper ones don't seem to offer anything special in my eyes. I was seriuoslly thinking about the Akasa 62 Ecipse, as it has everything I needed, a removable mobo tray, loads of room , option for a side 1200mm vent and fan (bought separtely) and a reasonable cooling solution ( front and rear 120mm). The problem is I have heard that people say on this forum that it has loads of problems. This has put me off, as has the fact the I am worried that there may not be enough fan mounts if I need them, as the front fan looks obstructed with those vertical plastic grill. Please tell me if my fears are correct or not. So the only other case i can think of is either the original stacker or the 810. I don't think I will be able touse the mobo tray function on these as it seems there are too many screws, and this is dissapointing. Also the original stacker has to many 80mm mounts for my likeing,as I pefer 120mm. The 810, has a few more 120mm mounts but I have not seen any reviews on it and have seen it said (in forums) that it isn't better than the original.
I really have gone on a lot, but I did it on purpose so peoplke could see my frustation. I am really confuse, and this may seem strange to some people, but I have actually started to loose sleep over this. I need to make a decision and then stick to it. I mean all the other PC stuff I spent a small fortune on is just going to waste right now ( I am typing on an old PC right now) and so makes it imperative that I rebuild everything and get it right this time. So just to conclude, I really need help in deciding on what PC case to buy, and it need to be really well designed have a cool silent cooling solution (ie lots of 120mm mounts) and allow me to screw in my video cards so that they won't move around and also a removable mobo tray would be a god send for me. Thank you very much for reading all this and hope someone can get me on the right track towards my goal of PC nirvana.
