will this do?

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 07:58

has anyone had any experiences with the NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series case?
my criteria is i need a case that will give good airflow to keep my i7 cool, allow 4 or more hard drives and fit my 9800GTX+, with the possability of upgrading to 2xHD5770 or 2xHD5850.
not sure if im allowed to link to NZXT site so here is the info

MODEL : Beta EVO Series
CASE TYPE : Mid Tower Steel
FRONT PANEL MATERIAL : PLASTIC
DIMENSIONS (W x H x D) : 200 X 430 X 501 mm / 7.87" x 16.9" x 19.7"

COOLING SYSTEM

FRONT, 1 X 120mm Blue LED (included)
REAR, 1 X 120mm
SIDE, 2 x 120mm
TOP, 2 X 120/140mm

DRIVE BAYS - 9 DRIVE BAYS
4 EXTERNAL 5.25" DRIVE BAYS
5 INTERNAL 3.5" DRIVE BAYS
Screwless Rail Design

MATERIAL(S) Steel with black finish
EXPANSION SLOTS 7
POWER SUPPLY 500 WATT PS2 ATX 12V 2.0 ( OPTIONAL )
WEIGHT 7.28 KGS (W/O Power)
MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT MOTHERBOARDS: ATX, MICRO-ATX, BABY AT

Features

* Fits ATX Standard Motherboards and Power Supplies
* Fits large 10.5" performance graphic cards
* Expanded cooling directly cools video cards and CPU
* Support for up to 6 120mm fans with the option of dual 140mm at the top
* Screwless installation for hard drives and external 5.25" drives
* Black Internal finish for sleek look
* Meshed front panel allows for better airflow than traditional cases
* Superior wire management with bottom mounted :: PSU and CPU punchout for heatsink removable
* Removable PSU filter
* 180 degree Turned HDD for a cleaner internal finish and better wire management
* External Dual radiator support
* Top mounted USB/Audio for convenient usage

cheers.

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:17

* Fits large 10.5" performance graphic cards

this is the bit that concerns me, according to google the 9800GTX+ is 10.5", the HD5770 and HD5850 are slightly less according to some people, but slightly bigger according to others. anyone got one with the actual dimensions? or is the '10.5"' just the max size of the cards when case was released so they saw no need to say 'fits large 13" cards' ?

SMAndy · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:25

Those two spaces on top for 120mm fans makes 240mm. That works out at 9.5" ish. Adding in the extra spaces accounts for an extra inch or two, so i'd say it probably won't fit a 13" card.

arknor · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:27

maybe check there website to see if they show how big the actual area a gfx would fit is like lian-li do.

just an example of what some manufactures do not the case your looking at

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:29

SMAndy said:
Those two spaces on top for 120mm fans makes 240mm. That works out at 9.5" ish. Adding in the extra spaces accounts for an extra inch or two, so i'd say it probably won't fit a 13" card.

13" was a made up number, think the HD5870 is 11.6" and the HD5970 is 12.1",not sure if Nvidia have anything longer than that.

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:31

arknor said:
maybe check there website to see if they show how big the actual area a gfx would fit is like lian-li do.

just an example of what some manufactures do not the case your looking at

been to their site and those 2 were their best pics

and i pasted all the specs they give too

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 08:34

maybe someone on here (SMAndy) is cleverer than me and can use the dimensions of the case to work out the scale :confused:

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 14:27

anyone had any dealings with NZXT? asked someone at work and he said that last one he used seemed very plasticy.

cmndr_andi · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:03

The NZXT is good case for the money, and as you can see in this review a GTX 260 (10.5 Inches) does fit but only just. Also, it only comes with one fan- so you will want to buy at least one more.

According to this the 5850 is 9.5 inches, or 24cm.

Personally, I would go for the lancool dragonlord if you can afford the extra. it is bigger, has more features, 2 stock fans and in my opinion looks nicer. Here is a review showing its features and here is another with a 9800GTX fitting nicely.

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:20

cmndr_andi said:
The NZXT is good case for the money, and as you can see in this review a GTX 260 (10.5 Inches) does fit but only just. Also, it only comes with one fan- so you will want to buy at least one more.

According to this the 5850 is 9.5 inches, or 24cm.

Personally, I would go for the lancool dragonlord if you can afford the extra. it is bigger, has more features, 2 stock fans and in my opinion looks nicer. Here is a review showing its features and here is another with a 9800GTX fitting nicely.

thing is i have vouchers for another shop, so a bit limited on what i can get

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:30

looking at the review pic for the NZXT with the gtx260 the card is placed in the bottom pci-e slot, which has less room than the top and fits ok, so should be another inch or so for the top pci-e slot. not too bothered what fans it comes with as no doubt they will only be cheap ones, and can pick cheap fans up from work for very little if need be to keep me going.

joey2cool · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:37

i have the nzxt apollo, quite a similar looking case, with the xfx 4890. ive got about an inch and half from the end of the card to the hard drive tray (the inside looks identical to your pics, bar an extra 5.25 in height)

paradisiac · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:57

joey2cool said:
i have the nzxt apollo, quite a similar looking case, with the xfx 4890. ive got about an inch and half from the end of the card to the hard drive tray (the inside looks identical to your pics, bar an extra 5.25 in height)

cheers for that, think i will go ahead, for £25 cant really go wrong.