CASE!!!!!

SureShot · 03-18-2004, 08:05 PM

Do you think this is a good case... or what case would you guys suggest.. i was thinking about purchasing this case with the led 550 w power supply both together will run me around 100 bucks... what do you guys think.. here is the case.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...40&sku=D15-1002

also are these any good for fans to help cooling.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...u=U10-8000%20RG

and my last question what cooling should i have besides case fans this fan thats listed above and like cpu fan... is that it... where do i get something ot tell the temp... anyone know of any good deals...

thankyou for your help, Eric

phobos77 · 03-18-2004, 08:54 PM

ok, first off, thats a MID tower-keep in mind, most midtowers get hot! really hot! b/c they dont have enough fan spaces. I have a chiefteck aluminum case-full tower btw, and its got 5 fans-plus cpu and psu fans. so it keeps fairly cool. most midtowers-only allow 2 fans-thats killa! here's something you'll want! http://www.buyxtremegear.com/xsuperalien420.html

SureShot · 03-18-2004, 11:54 PM

So i shouldnt get a mid tower and get a full tower... this case has 5 80mm fan spots and a 120mm one on top... plus i was adding a 5.25 drive bay fan... do you think that would be cool enough... of should i get that x-alien case.. is that a better case overall anyway.. is that 420w powersupply good enough casue the case i was gonna get was coming with a 550 w power supply... idk you tell me... i think im gonna go with that x-alien case you suggested though.. it looks pretty killer..

thanks, eric

phobos77 · 03-19-2004, 01:57 AM

well, my chieftech case, which is very similiar, if not the same derivative of that make, keeps very cool. I used to have a midtower and that biatch cooked up real bad-maybe b/c it only had 2 fans. This case appears to have 5, which in anycase, is alot better than 2 no doubt. Ok so lets say that there both worthy of proper cooling. which one will be easier to work with. Now, comparingt the two, the full tower is more real estate-more space for your motherboard-some nvidia nforce2's are HUGE, more room for fancy ass sh*t like led's and crap-more room for drives, cables and GENERALLY -better air flow. that being said-its a lot bigger ALOT bigger!-if your space is limited, go with the other mid sized one-but beware-small tools needed! The power supply: today's hardware juice requireemnts arent that high-my 420watt turbolink(not the best quality), does just fine -i got 2 cathodes and loads of other power hungy junk-550 is overkill-period!

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03-18-2004, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
SureShot is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5 Hellbux: 620	Do you think this is a good case... or what case would you guys suggest.. i was thinking about purchasing this case with the led 550 w power supply both together will run me around 100 bucks... what do you guys think.. here is the case.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...40&sku=D15-1002 also are these any good for fans to help cooling.. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...u=U10-8000%20RG and my last question what cooling should i have besides case fans this fan thats listed above and like cpu fan... is that it... where do i get something ot tell the temp... anyone know of any good deals... thankyou for your help, Eric

03-18-2004, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
phobos77 is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 305 Hellbux: 5,682	ok, first off, thats a MID tower-keep in mind, most midtowers get hot! really hot! b/c they dont have enough fan spaces. I have a chiefteck aluminum case-full tower btw, and its got 5 fans-plus cpu and psu fans. so it keeps fairly cool. most midtowers-only allow 2 fans-thats killa! here's something you'll want! http://www.buyxtremegear.com/xsuperalien420.html

03-18-2004, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
SureShot is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5 Hellbux: 620	So i shouldnt get a mid tower and get a full tower... this case has 5 80mm fan spots and a 120mm one on top... plus i was adding a 5.25 drive bay fan... do you think that would be cool enough... of should i get that x-alien case.. is that a better case overall anyway.. is that 420w powersupply good enough casue the case i was gonna get was coming with a 550 w power supply... idk you tell me... i think im gonna go with that x-alien case you suggested though.. it looks pretty killer.. thanks, eric

03-19-2004, 01:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
phobos77 is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 305 Hellbux: 5,682	well, my chieftech case, which is very similiar, if not the same derivative of that make, keeps very cool. I used to have a midtower and that biatch cooked up real bad-maybe b/c it only had 2 fans. This case appears to have 5, which in anycase, is alot better than 2 no doubt. Ok so lets say that there both worthy of proper cooling. which one will be easier to work with. Now, comparingt the two, the full tower is more real estate-more space for your motherboard-some nvidia nforce2's are HUGE, more room for fancy ass sh*t like led's and crap-more room for drives, cables and GENERALLY -better air flow. that being said-its a lot bigger ALOT bigger!-if your space is limited, go with the other mid sized one-but beware-small tools needed! The power supply: today's hardware juice requireemnts arent that high-my 420watt turbolink(not the best quality), does just fine -i got 2 cathodes and loads of other power hungy junk-550 is overkill-period!