Out of the loop... Not sure what to buy

b.cummins · 31 Oct 2008 at 10:07

I've been a hardware enthusiast for quite some time, but recently I haven't really been following the market.
I switched from water to air which I was running happily in my TJ07 but now I think I could benefit more from a case better designed for air cooling. So my first question is what are the best cases for air cooling/overclocking that will house a thermalright ultra-120 and a crossfire set up whilst keeping things comfortably cool.
Another thing I'm not so clued up with is the new motherboards i.e. p45 and x48. I am interested in crossfire at some point with the 4870's so I wonder if it's worth looking at another chipset since I currently have an IP35 pro..
Any input is very welcome

Thanh55 · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:18

How much you gonna spend on the case?

Schizo · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:21

antec p190.....sleek and loads and loads of room for anything on the market.

b.cummins · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:49

Thanh55 said:
How much you gonna spend on the case?

money isn't that much of an issue, but to answer the next post im not sure on the p190 as to how much it is just for coming with a bundled PSU I don't particularly need. There seem to be a few favourites buzzing around at the moment, the coolermaster stacker 832, antec twelve hundred, antec p series, and some lian li or akasa offerings.
So really looking for something with a good focus on keeping the mainboard , gpu and hdd cool as the cpu cooler speaks for itself. I'm also a little unsure as to which of these cases will actually fit the thermalright.

lazyvulture · 31 Oct 2008 at 14:50

As a P190 owner, I'd personally go with the HAF 932.

b.cummins · 31 Oct 2008 at 15:17

lazyvulture said:
As a P190 owner, I'd personally go with the HAF 932.

O rly?

I was going to mention another important factor for me is cable management, how are coolermaster for that?

lazyvulture · 31 Oct 2008 at 15:20

b.cummins said:
O rly?

I was going to mention another important factor for me is cable management, how are coolermaster for that?

I bought the P190 for the cable management / cooling / additional perks (dust filters etc) but the HAF seems to go even further with it's gape for mounting CPU heatsinks.

This is actually such a big feature for me that I'd like to see it on every case now.

pjansell · 31 Oct 2008 at 15:24

If you're selling that tj-07 i'd be interested. Have you checked out the Akasa Omega's?

b.cummins · 31 Oct 2008 at 15:27

lazyvulture said:
I bought the P190 for the cable management / cooling / additional perks (dust filters etc) but the HAF seems to go even further with it's gape for mounting CPU heatsinks.

This is actually such a big feature for me that I'd like to see it on every case now.

I just had a gander at this case. It looks stunning!
I think I may brave it. I will keep u posted once I get a build up.. but it might be a few months yet what with christmas/recession impending...