The best high end case

The New Guy · 15 Feb 2007 at 20:29

Hello Guys,

This is officially my first post after having browsed these forums for years.
I have finally decided to post when I found my first conundrum when planning to build my first rig. :eek:

As you have probably guessed from the title, I am looking for the best of the best in a case and have come to the only people who I know capable of giving me some good advise.

I have searched through the forums but i have found no posts that have answered my questions.

First of all my case needs to be silver which is my personal preference.

A full tower case for plenty of space and to house my 8800 GTX and water cooling if I ever decide to go that way in the future.

Enough space for larger PSU's such as an Enermax Galaxy.

Enough space for a Tuniq Tower.

The choices I have come up with myself are:-

Silverstone Temjin TJ07
Coolermaster stacker 830 evo
Lian li v2100 +

I feel kinda bad because you guys are forever inundated with these kind of questions.

As you can see I am willing to spend a lot of money and just want to spend it wisely

Thanks

The new guy.

The New Guy · 15 Feb 2007 at 21:18

PinkFloyd said:
Of those 3 I would definetly say the Lian Li. Very good case.

Thanks for your reply.

I was thinking about going for the lian li, but i wondered whether there was enough space for a large cpu cooler??

And there seems to be few reviews online and all dont mention whether the there is ample room for a big psu??

This one is definately my fave in the looks department :cool:

The New Guy · 15 Feb 2007 at 21:57

caeteez said:
I think the v2100 is identical to the v2000 inside, and the v2000 is cheaper.

But its down to looks I guess, which is your choice entirely.

Thanks caeteez, so does anyone here own a v2000 and want to shed any light on whether a big cooler will fit? or any comparisons between its performance and the other cases i have mentioned.

Also I just realised that the lian li is upside down ATX and i hear there is problems with this and heatpipes?

Thanks guys

The New Guy

The New Guy · 16 Feb 2007 at 11:45

WOW thanks for all the replies,

I picked the TJ07 over the TJ09 purely because it is bigger and doesnt have that annoying vent on the side panel.

So how would you go about removing the air duct in the v2000+??

What do you guys think about the EVO version of the 830 stacker??

If you guys had a lot of money to spend what would you choose??

Thanks again guys,

The New Guy

The New Guy · 16 Feb 2007 at 11:57

Oh I forgot to ask,

Does anyone with a lian li v2100 + want to comment on the sound dampening foam included on the side panels? Also how many fans does this thing hold?
The TJ07 comes with 6

Many many questions,

The New Guy · 16 Feb 2007 at 12:00

okimanoob said:
If you mean the V2000+ 'Air Duct' over the CPU that is optional fitting - but would not be used if you are using a large air-cooling CPU heatsink.

TBH we can't choose YOUR case for you - as any advice we might give you would be biased based on OUR own choice of case.

You should look for what you need and then see which of the cases available meet YOUR requirements, be they space/style/functionality.

Any of the ones you have already short-listed are all good cases it comes down to personal choice I'm afraid.

I understand but there is so much choice!!!! :eek:

I think I will re-read the reviews and just take a chance.

If anyone can answer any questions for me in the meantime this will be a big help.

Thanks guys

The New Guy · 16 Feb 2007 at 17:45

According to this review http://www.gideontech.com/content/articles/286/3

there is sound dampening foam???