New case suggestions needed

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-07-24 10:35pm

I need a good deep mid-tower case that cools well. Anyone have any suggestions? I want plenty of room on the inside and a stylin' exterior.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-07-25 09:49am

If you have the money, the Antec P180 has good cooling and is pretty quiet, but it is expensive.

The Antec SLK3000B or the Compucase LX6A19 are also good bets though not so stylin'

Naaman · Post by **Naaman** » 2005-07-25 10:43am

Have you had a look at the Thermaltake Soprano SECC? The styling is either love or hate but I was quite impressed by the layout of their Xaser III and if this case is up to a similar spec it'll be a good 'un

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2005-07-25 10:57am

It's expensive, but I recommend the Lian Li V1000:

The beauty of this case is that it takes advantage of a lot of the improved placements of the BTX standard, but it uses standard ATX motherboards and power supplies. It runs cool, looks cool and has plenty of room for just about anything.

And here's and internal shot so that you can see how much room is afforded by the improved ATX design.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-07-25 01:55pm

Ooo. Thanks for the tips, I'll look into them.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-07-25 02:05pm

Cardboard and duct tape all the way, man.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-25 02:21pm

I haven't a clue what my case is, but its a nice one. I have 5 fans in it. One front intake, one side intake. Side intake blows nicely on the motherboard. I have one top out take fan and two back out take fans. The case itself has plenty of room for doing work, though the video card is somewhat bulky in there.

Miles Teg · Post by **Miles Teg** » 2005-07-25 06:10pm

I'd go with an Antec P160 or P180. They come without power supplies, so you can chose a good one, and they are designed to be very quiet (the p180 being a bit overboard with composite sound dampening materials and all that). They're pretty expensive (120-200) sans power supply, but worth it in my opinion =)

Miles Teg

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-07-25 07:32pm

Well, money really isn't a concern at the moment *ducks thrown object* so I'll see about getting one of those with a nice big PSU...but it doesn't look like I need it just yet after all.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-07-25 07:49pm

Well, if money is no object you can always go for a custom job from mnpctech

Bill also has a very nice premodified LX6A19 which combines good cooling with low noise.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-07-25 08:02pm

phongn wrote:Well, if money is no object you can always go for a custom job from mnpctech Bill also has a very nice premodified LX6A19 which combines good cooling with low noise.

Nothing that drastic, my friend. I don't need my PCI Slots to glow in the dark!