Which large case?

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Hi Guys,

Currently undecided as to what case I'm going to buy for my rig, my rig consists of:

Core2Duo E6600 cooled with Titan Amanda (Big TEC Cooler!)
BFG 8800HTX (Big and hot!)
2x SATA HDD's
750w PSU

I currently have an Anetc 180 but since installing the TEC and the 8800GTX I'm finding that the provided air flow isn't quite adequate.

The two cases I have been looking at are as follows:

CM Stacker 832http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/...ial=RC-832&other_title=+RC-832+CM Stacker 832

This case looks quite nice and certainly has lots of room for many fans but I'm worried about the annoying rattles some people have mentioned with the 830 range as this would most definitely annoy me!

Lian-Li PC-G70

I'm a big fan of the Lian Li, having previously owned a PC70 a while back I know they are well built! My only concern here is there seems to be a lack of fans, my current Antec has 3 fans (although not possibly as well positioned) and I'm not sure its doing the best of jobs!

To summarise, I need decent air flow to keep a good ambient temperature without too much noise (and certainly no rattles!).

What are your opinions chaps and can you suggest any other large cases that would be suitable?

Thanks!
 
Another vote for the TJ-09 if your budget can stretch that far, extremely roomy case and looks great without being 'over the top'.
 
I'd bodyswerve the Stacker 830 - although the original Stacker would be ideal, I think.
 
Just looked at the TJ-09 - WOW stunning build quality!

What about the "Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case" this looks pretty good too, not so much on the *big* side but still looks big enough and has lots of cooling?
 
axer said:
What about the "Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case" this looks pretty good too, not so much on the *big* side but still looks big enough and has lots of cooling?
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It's VERY small on the inside. Very small.
 
Reading the reviews on OcUK it seems to be big enough for a 8800GTX SLI setup so it must be *useable* considering I'm not going for a water setup, just a good air setup, reckon it will be suitable?
 
Im going to get hated for it, but I'm swaying towards the Antec 900 currently, purely because it seems to offer the kind of air flow I need. I must stress that the TEC in my system really is emitting a lot of heat!
 
the antec 900 is perfect for an air cooled rig.. but no use at all for watercooling so im going to change my case for somthing huge not sure what yet tho
 
Can I suggest something from the Lian Li range? I previously owned a PC70 which was *perfect* for a large water cooling setup due the enormous amount of space to play with!
 
paul_64l said:
the antec 900 is perfect for an air cooled rig.. but no use at all for watercooling so im going to change my case for somthing huge not sure what yet tho
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I'm afraid I have no sympathy :D . I keep trying to tell people that's the smallest ATX case ever and they just don't/won't believe me. Akasa Eclipse is excellent for water cooling. It even has a hidey-hole to put the res and pump so you'll never see them. Easyrider and Pink Floyd are both set up this way, I think. There are plenty of piccies on the cases gallery.
 
Hi,

I can see the Antec 900 isn't the biggest case and I would go for the Eclipse if it could offer the same kind of air flow. Having read multiple reviews from people on here who have used / owned both the cases, most seem to agree the Eclipse is a much better quality case but can't rival the 900 in terms of air flow!

Will give it a go, if I don't like it, I'll buy the Eclipse!
 
Another vote for the original stacker or the Silverstone TJ-09 if you can stretch to it. Both are very roomy cases the stacker has a more classic look to it though that some people dont like.
 
Nooo another bites the dust. Like mentioned before the 900 is a tight fit if you shove in an 8800 2-3 HD and a 2 optical drives, adding wires to the equation and you will have a very cramp case.

Now if you class big mighty fans blowing into a case as good 'airflow' then fine but I would class good airflow as allowing the air to move from the front of 1 point of the case (intake) to the opposite end (exhaust) with the least amount of restriction, therefore requiring a fan with less static pressure to do so reducing the overall noise of the system. Of course this is just my opinion so feel free to ignore it :D
 
If money is no object then have you considered a Mountain mods UFO - gonna be hard to beat that case for airflow or watercooling possibilities tbh.

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