What Case

ChaosdaJoker · 26 Nov 2006 at 18:42

I need a new case here for my new system, i was looking at the

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Black Trim (No PSU)

The review was excellent for this case, but with it all being open mesh, what are the noise levels like, there will probably be 2 raptor HDD's in there along with a Concore 6800EE, with 2 8800GTX cards, the fans i can put in can be silent but still, what type of noise will come out of that, should i be looking for a solid side window.

Any ideas.......

Also what is a good, solid silent cooler for the 6800EE chips????

vincent1989 · 27 Nov 2006 at 00:37

PinkFloyd · 27 Nov 2006 at 10:18

Its a badly made and designed case. It also costs far too much for what it is.

If you like that sort of style, take a look at the Thermaltake Armor, a much better case!
If you want a decent quality case that will take a high end rig whilst remaining cool and quiet give the Akasa Eclipse a look in. (just don't judge it on the pictures you'll find, as most of them look really bad, it looks much better in the flesh)

Johnnytoxic · 27 Nov 2006 at 10:52

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Messiah Khan · 27 Nov 2006 at 10:55

johnnyfive said:
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ChaosdaJoker · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:08

Ok i was looking at that

Thermaltake VA8000BWS Armour Super Tower - Black

Im pretty sure it will be good enough, but what about the next model up, with the 25cm fan on the side, will there be enough clearance between it and the power connecters needed to run the 8800GTX in SLI, i dont want anything to be to tight, also would it screw up air flow to much????

I dont know if that Akasa case would be big enough to fit 2 x 8800GTX and 2 raptors into it would it????? How far down does the HDD cage come??

PinkFloyd · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:41

25cm fans are a pointless addition to a case.
It just sounds god, when infact all they do is spoilt the originals good airflow design, and make more noise.

The Eclipse has plenty enough space for 2 8800GTXs with the harddrives in the front bay.

squiffy · 27 Nov 2006 at 21:46

Considered Stacker 810? It's huge, couple of minor gripes but overall happy with it. Not up to date picture, but fitted a Ninja no problem.