New case

Bundies · 4 Feb 2010 at 16:45

Hi guys looking at buying a new case as the title suggests and i am open to suggestions hence the reason for my post.

If you see my rig info you'll know what i need from a new case.
My main concerns are my 5870 (size of it) and the mounting of my 2 ssds..Obviously cost as well no more than £110

I am not going to be looking at watercooling and stuff as i want to stick with air cooling (fans)
Though i would like to get something quiet im open to compromise as i know we cant have it both ways....
I dont really want anything with doors on it if you know what i mean...

I have an old style gigabyte aurora case but its past its sell by date and i had to cut half the hard drive casing just to get my 5870 in..

I like the look of a few cases one in particular is the Thermaltake VL10001W2Z Element G,
the only thing with this one is the top fan mesh holes look pretty big ? and would i be able to mount 2 ssds inside
I guess what im trying to say is could i have a few pointers please.

P.S dont link me to the website im there every day.

Cheers..

mayebaza · 8 Feb 2010 at 23:57

This is my current favourite case, which I will be picking up tomorrow. Check out this comprehensive review on YouTube and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed4RC6r2NTk

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MY RIG
Case: Cooler Master CM90, Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P (BIOS F8c Beta), AMD Phenom II X4 955BE at 3600 MHz (This chip will only run DDR3 memory up to 1333), CPU Cooler: OCZ Gladiator Max, Memory: Geil Value Dual Channel Kit 2G x 2, DDR3-1600 MHz GV34GB1600C8DC (8-8-8-28 1.6v) due to chip restrictions this memory is running at (7-7-7-27 1.6v 1333 MHz), Graphics Card: Sapphire ATI HD 5850 1024MB DDR5, Power Supply: Jeantech Storm 700w SLI/Crossfire, DVD Writers: 2 x NEC AD-7240S 24x DVD+/-RW/RAM Dual Layer SATA Writer -Black Monitor: CRT Dell D1626HT, Hard Drives: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green SATA2, Hitachi 300Gb, Hitachi 400Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX Soundcard - 124dB SNR Built in Headphone Amp, TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV 3010iX Dual Analogue + DVB-T, Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit, Case Cooler: Hiper Hiperflow Chrome Blade Blue LED 120 mm.

Maniacfest · 9 Feb 2010 at 00:37

I have a Coolermaster 922 and love it. Loads of space and good airflow. It will easily fit your 5870.

Bundies · 9 Feb 2010 at 08:04

mayebaza said:
This is my current favourite case, which I will be picking up tomorrow. Check out this comprehensive review on YouTube and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed4RC6r2NTk

Thanks for the link mate.. I liked it straight away...and guess what ive bought it and comes today..yeee haaa..

Thanks pal...

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MY RIG
Case: Cooler Master CM90, Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P (BIOS F8c Beta), AMD Phenom II X4 955BE at 3600 MHz (This chip will only run DDR3 memory up to 1333), CPU Cooler: OCZ Gladiator Max, Memory: Geil Value Dual Channel Kit 2G x 2, DDR3-1600 MHz GV34GB1600C8DC (8-8-8-28 1.6v) due to chip restrictions this memory is running at (7-7-7-27 1.6v 1333 MHz), Graphics Card: Sapphire ATI HD 5850 1024MB DDR5, Power Supply: Jeantech Storm 700w SLI/Crossfire, DVD Writers: 2 x NEC AD-7240S 24x DVD+/-RW/RAM Dual Layer SATA Writer -Black Monitor: CRT Dell D1626HT, Hard Drives: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green SATA2, Hitachi 300Gb, Hitachi 400Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX Soundcard - 124dB SNR Built in Headphone Amp, TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV 3010iX Dual Analogue + DVB-T, Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit, Case Cooler: Hiper Hiperflow Chrome Blade Blue LED 120 mm.

Bundies · 9 Feb 2010 at 08:07

Maniacfest said:
I have a Coolermaster 922 and love it. Loads of space and good airflow. It will easily fit your 5870.

Thanks for your post pal.. I had a look at the haf 922 in one of my local shops and yes it would fit my 5870 but it seemed a little too big for me, so i went with the coolermaster 690 advanced..
Cheers again..