I'm currently in mid-built and am using the Antec Nice Hundred case,
which seems nice enough, lots of fans, but I think it's a little too
small for my needs. Since I run an Intel X6800 (dual core extreme, ouch
that's hot!) and an GeForce 7950 GX2 (two cards in SLI mode), which is a
pretty big card, I don't have a lot of free space. I think I need a
bigger chassis.
I've got an Asus P5N-D MoBo, and the full length GF 7950GX2 runs the
full length of the board and almost touches the hard drive rack in the
front of the case. Between the card, drives & CPU I generate a fair
amount of heat, and have really bad airflow, the PSU fan blows right
onto my darn video card.
So, can anyone suggest a slightly larger chassis that might give my
equipment a little more breathing room, while still providing a fair
amount of fans to keep sufficient airflow? I pretty much buy from Newegg
and see some there, but I'd love to hear from experience from other
custom builders out there.
Warren wrote:
> I'm currently in mid-built and am using the Antec Nice Hundred case,
> which seems nice enough, lots of fans, but I think it's a little too
> small for my needs. Since I run an Intel X6800 (dual core extreme, ouch
> that's hot!) and an GeForce 7950 GX2 (two cards in SLI mode), which is a
> pretty big card, I don't have a lot of free space. I think I need a
> bigger chassis.
>
> I've got an Asus P5N-D MoBo, and the full length GF 7950GX2 runs the
> full length of the board and almost touches the hard drive rack in the
> front of the case. Between the card, drives & CPU I generate a fair
> amount of heat, and have really bad airflow, the PSU fan blows right
> onto my darn video card.
>
> So, can anyone suggest a slightly larger chassis that might give my
> equipment a little more breathing room, while still providing a fair
> amount of fans to keep sufficient airflow? I pretty much buy from Newegg
> and see some there, but I'd love to hear from experience from other
> custom builders out there.
>
> Thanks!
>
There are various models of CoolerMaster Stacker. I liked the look
of some of their previous models, and find the interior trim a
little too restrictive looking on the current ones.
The trick is, use the Newegg search engine, and add "E-ATX" to
the Advanced Search text box. That should help restrict the
search to cases that have room for a large motherboard. There
are roughly 20 returned results, of which 6 might be Stacker models.
Watch the Lian Li cases, as some of them rotate the motherboard
180 degrees. The heatpipe cooling systems on some motherboards,
don't work well when inverted, resulting in higher than normal
chipset temperatures.
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:46:32 -0400, Warren
<usenet1--ReMoVeMe--@ransom.us> had a flock of green cheek conures
squawk out:
>I'm currently in mid-built and am using the Antec Nice Hundred case,
>which seems nice enough, lots of fans, but I think it's a little too
>small for my needs. Since I run an Intel X6800 (dual core extreme, ouch
>that's hot!) and an GeForce 7950 GX2 (two cards in SLI mode), which is a
>pretty big card, I don't have a lot of free space. I think I need a
>bigger chassis.
>
>I've got an Asus P5N-D MoBo, and the full length GF 7950GX2 runs the
>full length of the board and almost touches the hard drive rack in the
>front of the case. Between the card, drives & CPU I generate a fair
>amount of heat, and have really bad airflow, the PSU fan blows right
>onto my darn video card.
>
>So, can anyone suggest a slightly larger chassis that might give my
>equipment a little more breathing room, while still providing a fair
>amount of fans to keep sufficient airflow? I pretty much buy from Newegg
>and see some there, but I'd love to hear from experience from other
>custom builders out there.
>
>Thanks!
Seriously, that is the case you want. It answers
all the problems you see with the 900 case.
And you will need an extender cable for the
8-pin psupply connection up by the cpu.
All the cables run up behind the mobo, and
you get the cleanest install you ever saw.
Plus you have all the fans of the 900 .. 3 speed
Antec quiet fans.
It is a little bit pricey !!! So I will upgrade my
Antec 900 when I can afford it ... or, tell your
wife you want a Harley, but you will settle for
an Antec 182 case.
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