Quick Question before I click buy.

BFG_9000 · 12 Apr 2008 at 22:23

jojothemonkey69 said:
what would you suggest as an alternative? 75 is my limit not including p and p

If you could find a few more pounds an Akasa Eclipse 62 would be the perfect choice.. Go to my Akasa Club Thread to see a lot of happy owners & machines... a good case will last you many builds its a good investment so don't skimp on quality to save a few £'s..

Blackhawk47 · 12 Apr 2008 at 22:37

damn you bfg and your propaganda ! *joke*

OP: a lian li pc7 (or similar) or a akasa eclipse would be nice if you can stretch to it.

would be nice to know your specs aswell

jojothemonkey69 · 12 Apr 2008 at 22:40

BFG_9000 said:
If you could find a few more pounds an Akasa Eclipse 62 would be the perfect choice.. Go to my Akasa Club Thread to see a lot of happy owners & machines... a good case will last you many builds its a good investment so don't skimp on quality to save a few £'s..

checking it out now. Does it come with any fans though. I read that it doesnt. Posting on my iPod so its taking a while to load everything. Could someone post a direct link to the cases mentioned above like the lian li. Its much appreciated. Joe

jojothemonkey69 · 12 Apr 2008 at 22:45

Blackhawk47 said:
damn you bfg and your propaganda ! *joke*

OP: a lian li pc7 (or similar) or a akasa eclipse would be nice if you can stretch to it.

would be nice to know your specs aswell

specs are e6600 3 gig ddr2 ram gigabyte p35 ds3p generic 80gb hd and a x1950 pro with a zalman copper cooler. I'm also buying an arctic pro 7 CPU cooler with this next order. Would ideally like to order It tonight. The advice is much appreciated on this wet and windy night

BFG_9000 · 13 Apr 2008 at 00:03

jojothemonkey69 said:
checking it out now. Does it come with any fans though. I read that it doesnt. Posting on my iPod so its taking a while to load everything. Could someone post a direct link to the cases mentioned above like the lian li. Its much appreciated. Joe

Yes it comes with two clear Akasa 120mm fans factory fitted...

jojothemonkey69 · 16 Apr 2008 at 13:33

Ok I have just finished installing my new set up. I did go for the antec 900 I liked the idea of the 4 fans working and its working so far. Got an Arctic cooling freezer pro 7 on the E6600 and its 21 @ idle. I've yet to overclock. And most pleasingly i've finally finally finally got my X1950 pro working (well i've yet to check it but the omens are looking good) Got a zalman cooler on that and my new power supply (Corsair 550W) Has defo helped improve the stability of that. GPU idle @ 31 which is pretty good I think.

Cob · 16 Apr 2008 at 17:35

Just be thankful you didn't buy the Zen. The black ones price dropped by over 25% today.

The 900 only dropped by a fiver

BFG_9000 · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:38

jojothemonkey69 said:
Ok I have just finished installing my new set up. I did go for the antec 900 I liked the idea of the 4 fans working and its working so far. Got an Arctic cooling freezer pro 7 on the E6600 and its 21 @ idle. I've yet to overclock. And most pleasingly i've finally finally finally got my X1950 pro working (well i've yet to check it but the omens are looking good) Got a zalman cooler on that and my new power supply (Corsair 550W) Has defo helped improve the stability of that. GPU idle @ 31 which is pretty good I think.

Suprised you went with a smaller case.... :eek:

hope you like dust

its what this case is renowned for...

jojothemonkey69 · 17 Apr 2008 at 08:18

BFG_9000 said:
Suprised you went with a smaller case.... hope you like dust its what this case is renowned for...

well its the case I went for its doing its job theres still room as I only have 1 hdd installed at the moment. I made my decision after Reading many different reviews rather than one person's opinion. I've learnt from my mistake last year when someone told me that my x1950 pro would work with a psu I went on to buy that psu and it didnt break. Lesson learnt.

BFG_9000 · 17 Apr 2008 at 09:44

jojothemonkey69 said:
well its the case I went for its doing its job theres still room as I only have 1 hdd installed at the moment. I made my decision after Reading many different reviews rather than one person's opinion. I've learnt from my mistake last year when someone told me that my x1950 pro would work with a psu I went on to buy that psu and it didnt break. Lesson learnt.

Just seen a lot of Antec 900 owners in these threads changing there cases to Antec P182's and Akasa Eclipses etc after realising how dusty and cramped the 900's are... and most concerning is the cable management properties of the Antec 900 was also a factor of owners buying larger cases to comfortably accommodate there components and future upgrades..