which case???

sambot · 26 Nov 2009 at 14:42

anyone got any suggestions on which case i should go for out of the

Corsair Obsidian 800D
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1489
or the

Coolermaster ATCS 840
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-159-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

i currently have:

q6600 @ 3.44ghz
abit ip35 pro xe
4gb corsair dominator 1066mhz
2x wd caviar black 1tb raid 0 (storage)
2x ocz vertex 30gb ssd
gtx 275
antec 900 case
corsair hx1000w

all this currently fits fine into my antec 900 but i am looking to water cool sometime early next year and need some room for 2 more hard drives. also looking at changing to i7 1366 setup and possibly another gtx 275

the difference in price between them isn't a problem but i cannot seem to make up my mind which case will better suit me.....

i want a quiet, good looking case with a good build quality thats got plenty of room inside, not to much to ask!

anyone got any advice for me please ? ? ?

dmsims · 26 Nov 2009 at 16:07

800D:

"Another thing about the base is that the PSU only has one orientation: the fan pointed downwards. This means it can't be stacked on its side so a large radiator cannot be squeezed down here. Again, Silverstone is safe in that it's no water-cooling competition to the TJ07, or even a few of the larger Lian Lis, and without removing the middle bar it's not tall enough to accommodate the mod either"

marlos · 26 Nov 2009 at 16:41

Geek. · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:43

another one for the 800d

Grimley · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:51

800D if you can afford it.

C64 · 26 Nov 2009 at 17:57

If you have £200 to throw on a case and want water cooling get the silverstone tj07.
Look at this beaut http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046633

setter · 26 Nov 2009 at 18:02

The tj07 as mentined is a great case for watercooling, though the corsair 800d will take a triple rad in the roof without any problems. See here.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18073725

Theese are two of the cases ive been looking at myself if i go to a watercooled setup.

TheTard · 26 Nov 2009 at 20:28

another one for the 800D, its a nice case

EsaT · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:34

For home/gaming PC use 800D doesn't really have anything which would justify that high price. Also those compartments just make working with components harder.

sambot said:
2x wd caviar black 1tb raid 0 (storage)

I see you have nothing important to store...

sambot · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:43

thanks for the replys,

seems the 800d is popular...

C64 that build looks amazing. Also thanks setter for pointing that link out, that is a similar kinda thing to what i want!

guess im now looking beetween the tj07 and the 800d

EsaT what do you mean when you say

I see you have nothing important to store...

something i should know about these drives???

Poontun · 27 Nov 2009 at 13:12

Storage drives in Raid 0 is pretty pointless.

daelo · 27 Nov 2009 at 13:59

arn't tjo7s a little hard to get hold of these days? they-re both around the same price point of view tho arn't they. its a tough decision between those two case i gotta admit, I know the 800D has masses of space inside it and is well suited for water cooling!

800 D takes my vote

setter · 28 Nov 2009 at 01:13

sambot said:
thanks for the replys,

seems the 800d is popular...

C64 that build looks amazing. Also thanks setter for pointing that link out, that is a similar kinda thing to what i want!

guess im now looking beetween the tj07 and the 800d

EsaT what do you mean when you say

I see you have nothing important to store...

something i should know about these drives???

EsaT has a very good point regarding storage, if you stick 2 1 TB drives in raid0, yes it'll be snappy, but if you fill the array with lots of data, when things go wrong you could end up loosing a lot of stuff, raid0 can be nice performance wise, but if the array fails its a disaster unless you make regular backups.