Recommend Sweet Cases!!

E_Man · 03-15-04, 07:58 PM

Only criteria:

MUST HAVE 120MM FAN SLOTS, 80MM NOISE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!

Thanks.

Dubbin1 · 03-15-04, 11:15 PM

Antec p160

Speed_Mechanic2 · 03-16-04, 12:21 PM

A case that isn't out yet is always a good recommendation - as there's no one around to say they've had problems with it.

The Lian-Li PC-V1000 holds a flipped ATX motherboard and is the first Lian-Li mainstream case to offer 120mm fans. The price will be around $150 when it does come out, look for some previews after March 18th.

bizhar · 03-16-04, 01:05 PM

Lian Li PCV1000
http://www.lian-li.com/index_1.htm#index

PiSan314159 · 03-16-04, 02:03 PM

Don't you mean G5?

Caeberos · 03-16-04, 03:57 PM

Lite on FS-020!!!

not being discontinued was not on the list of requirements

AFIsoldier · 03-16-04, 04:01 PM

http://www.mountainmods.com/cases_ufo_blackpowder.htm no more to be said...

Sirius · 03-16-04, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dubbin1
Antec p160

That is a nice case for that price..

oblivi0n · 03-16-04, 08:10 PM

I also highly recommend the P160.

Stedeman · 03-16-04, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bizhar
Lian Li PCV1000
http://www.lian-li.com/index_1.htm#index

I don't know if it's a good idea to have the PSU on the bottom but the overall form looks nice.

Sentential · 03-16-04, 08:25 PM

Antec Super-Lanboy

Awesome case!

Mattman · 03-16-04, 09:03 PM

How about an Antec Amb3700slk? Usually less than $75 and it comes with a nice 350w Antec PSU.

Got one, love it.

Matt has spoken.

Mattman · 03-16-04, 09:06 PM

PS- Not banging on anybody else's selection, but I thought there should be a "budget" selection.

Matt has spoken again...

bizhar · 03-17-04, 12:01 AM

Just to be curious, why does it matter where the PSU is? Bottom or Top.
Hot air rises? Cold air at bottom of case, PSU sucks cold air from bottom of case.

The only thing constant in this world is change.

Stedeman · 03-17-04, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bizhar
Just to be curious, why does it matter where the PSU is? Bottom or Top.
Hot air rises? Cold air at bottom of case, PSU sucks cold air from bottom of case.

The only thing constant in this world is change.

Yes hot air and and most PSU's are hot on top and with out a fan there it could make a warm air pocket not to mention if he ever goes H2O and gets a leak...*poof*

zip22 · 03-17-04, 01:03 AM

i think the whole idea is to compartmentalize the case. if you look, the mobo and cd drives section is completely cut off from the psu and hard drive section except some room for cables. the air flows straight through both compartments. the air from the front intake cools the hard drives, then is exhausted through the psu. air from the front of the case is drawn in from the rear fan to cool the mobo and processor. i think it makes sense.

instead of having a path from the lower front to the upper back, have 2 straight shots, which makes for easier, more efficient cooling
kinda like the G5

also, i dont think this case would be very easy to watercool, i've been trying to figure it out myself, and can't find a good place for my heatercore

Chixofnix · 03-17-04, 01:07 AM

yet another vote for the p160 here... if you look elsewhere there are a LOT of satisfied customers out there... I'm starting to worry about having a really common case :/

I.M.O.G. · 03-17-04, 01:23 AM

I'm looking at the p160 also, but there have been those who have complained about the space for wires behind the HDD's. Dunno, but I have heard some negatives about it.

When is that Lian-li case due out? I like the look of it though the layout is not my favorite.

I'd prefer to stick to 80mm's anyways though since I'm getting 10 L1A's in the mail soon.

Can you buy extra side panels for the p160? I have a 5" cage centrifugal blower that I would like to mount on a spare side panel for overclocking. It'd be nice to have the option of with or without.

EDIT: This is the case I would get if money were no object. Check out the pictures, very high quality construction and it just looks expensive:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...163-014&depa=1

Chixofnix · 03-18-04, 01:46 AM

can't find anywhere selling the non-windowed side panel - though you could always buy the P160 w/o the panel included and then buy the windowed panel separately... you also probably wouldn't have too much trouble finding someone who's ordering the windowed panel and doesn't have anything to do with the old one (I've seen 3 or 4 different people with "plans" to use their old panel and make a window...)

sLk · 03-18-04, 07:01 AM

This will be my next case.

03-15-04, 07:58 PM	Thread Starter #1
E_Man Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY	Recommend Sweet Cases!! Only criteria: MUST HAVE 120MM FAN SLOTS, 80MM NOISE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!! Thanks.
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03-15-04, 11:15 PM	#2
Dubbin1 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio	Antec p160 __________________ System Specs Windows XP Pro (sp1) Athlon XP 2500+ Barton Thermalright SP97 HS Abit NF7-S rev 2.0 2 - Maxtor 80gig 8meg cache 1 - Maxtor 320 gig sata 512meg PC2700 GForce 6600 Klipsch 5.1 Antec P160 Case
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03-16-04, 12:21 PM	#3
Speed_Mechanic2 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Hood, TX	A case that isn't out yet is always a good recommendation - as there's no one around to say they've had problems with it. The Lian-Li PC-V1000 holds a flipped ATX motherboard and is the first Lian-Li mainstream case to offer 120mm fans. The price will be around $150 when it does come out, look for some previews after March 18th.
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03-16-04, 01:05 PM	#4
bizhar Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina	Lian Li PCV1000 http://www.lian-li.com/index_1.htm#index __________________ Folding for TEAM 32: bizhar
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03-16-04, 02:03 PM	#5
PiSan314159 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey	Don't you mean G5?
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03-16-04, 03:57 PM	#6
Caeberos Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York	Lite on FS-020!!! not being discontinued was not on the list of requirements
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03-16-04, 04:01 PM	#7
AFIsoldier Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Albemarle, NC, USA!	http://www.mountainmods.com/cases_ufo_blackpowder.htm no more to be said...
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03-16-04, 08:10 PM	#9
oblivi0n Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 38° 45' N, 77° 33' W Northern Virginia	I also highly recommend the P160.
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03-16-04, 08:25 PM	#11
Sentential Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL	Antec Super-Lanboy Awesome case! __________________ Coolermaster 690II Advanced \| Corsair 1000W Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Intel i5 2500K (4.5ghz @ 1.33v)Corsair H100 PNY GTX 470 SLI SLi Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel 320 SSD SATAII 2 X 120GB Raid 0 Kingston HyperX (4x4096MB)(8-8-9-28 @ 1600mhz @ 1.5v) Heatware: 13-0-0
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03-16-04, 09:03 PM	#12
Mattman Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: WI, USA	How about an Antec Amb3700slk? Usually less than $75 and it comes with a nice 350w Antec PSU. Got one, love it. Matt has spoken.
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03-16-04, 09:06 PM	#13
Mattman Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: WI, USA	PS- Not banging on anybody else's selection, but I thought there should be a "budget" selection. Matt has spoken again...
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03-17-04, 12:01 AM	#14
bizhar Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina	Just to be curious, why does it matter where the PSU is? Bottom or Top. Hot air rises? Cold air at bottom of case, PSU sucks cold air from bottom of case. The only thing constant in this world is change. __________________ Folding for TEAM 32: bizhar
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03-17-04, 01:03 AM	#16
zip22 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	i think the whole idea is to compartmentalize the case. if you look, the mobo and cd drives section is completely cut off from the psu and hard drive section except some room for cables. the air flows straight through both compartments. the air from the front intake cools the hard drives, then is exhausted through the psu. air from the front of the case is drawn in from the rear fan to cool the mobo and processor. i think it makes sense. instead of having a path from the lower front to the upper back, have 2 straight shots, which makes for easier, more efficient cooling kinda like the G5 also, i dont think this case would be very easy to watercool, i've been trying to figure it out myself, and can't find a good place for my heatercore Last edited by zip22; 03-17-04 at 01:10 AM.
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03-17-04, 01:07 AM	#17
Chixofnix Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kansas City, KS USA	yet another vote for the p160 here... if you look elsewhere there are a LOT of satisfied customers out there... I'm starting to worry about having a really common case :/ __________________ Current Rig: CPU: Phenom II X4 965BE, 3.4GHz RAM: OCZ 2x2Gb DDR3-1600 GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770, 1Gb HDD: (1)Raptor 74Gb, (2)Seagate 250Gb, (1)WD Green 1.5Tb PSU: ENERMAX ELT620AWT-ECO, 620W MBD: Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H CASE: Antec P180 Previous Rig: CPU: Manchester A64 X2 3800+ w/ stock cooling RAM: 2x1Gb of generic DDR400 GPU: XFX 6800GS (AGP) PSU: Antec True380 PSU MBD: AsRock Dual939 SATA2 mobo (AGP+PCIe) My Heatware
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03-17-04, 01:23 AM	#18
I.M.O.G. Glorious Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	I'm looking at the p160 also, but there have been those who have complained about the space for wires behind the HDD's. Dunno, but I have heard some negatives about it. When is that Lian-li case due out? I like the look of it though the layout is not my favorite. I'd prefer to stick to 80mm's anyways though since I'm getting 10 L1A's in the mail soon. Can you buy extra side panels for the p160? I have a 5" cage centrifugal blower that I would like to mount on a spare side panel for overclocking. It'd be nice to have the option of with or without. EDIT: This is the case I would get if money were no object. Check out the pictures, very high quality construction and it just looks expensive: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...163-014&depa=1 __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste. Last edited by IMOG; 03-17-04 at 03:21 AM.
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03-18-04, 01:46 AM	#19
Chixofnix Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kansas City, KS USA	can't find anywhere selling the non-windowed side panel - though you could always buy the P160 w/o the panel included and then buy the windowed panel separately... you also probably wouldn't have too much trouble finding someone who's ordering the windowed panel and doesn't have anything to do with the old one (I've seen 3 or 4 different people with "plans" to use their old panel and make a window...) __________________ Current Rig: CPU: Phenom II X4 965BE, 3.4GHz RAM: OCZ 2x2Gb DDR3-1600 GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770, 1Gb HDD: (1)Raptor 74Gb, (2)Seagate 250Gb, (1)WD Green 1.5Tb PSU: ENERMAX ELT620AWT-ECO, 620W MBD: Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H CASE: Antec P180 Previous Rig: CPU: Manchester A64 X2 3800+ w/ stock cooling RAM: 2x1Gb of generic DDR400 GPU: XFX 6800GS (AGP) PSU: Antec True380 PSU MBD: AsRock Dual939 SATA2 mobo (AGP+PCIe) My Heatware
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03-18-04, 07:01 AM	#20
sLk Member Join Date: Nov 2003	This will be my next case.
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