New Case

[Nickname]

I want a new case to replace what I have now (Aspire/Apevia X-Dreamer II).

I was thinking maybe the Antec 900 or Cooler Master 690. I don’t want the Armor because its just too big.

 

Oh, here is what would go in it (current setup):

Asus P5B-E Motherboard

Core 2 Duo E6600 w/ Zalman 9500 Cooler

evga 8800GTS 640mb

2x2GB Mushkin and 2x1GB OCZ DDR-2 800

Chaintech VIA Envy24 soundcard

1TB Hitachi SATA

SATA DVD Burner

600W Cooler Master PS

 

What do you guys think?

[Phonetically Phamous (dice]

/me is looking for a crapy case if you wont to pwn off the old one i got dibs

pending if my old dell will switch over

 

 

PS: i’m digin the Cooler Master 690, nice sleek clean lines. Looks professional. then again i’m getting old

[Nickname]

I was sorta thinking the same about the CM 690… how much would you give me for the case I have now (helps me establish a budget).

I can take pics of it if you want/need.

[Phonetically Phamous (dice]

$20?

[Nickname]

awww….

my case is $55 on newegg + $15 shipping now… I would probably need more than $20, specially since its only about 5 months old.

[Phonetically Phamous (dice]

ah see i dident know them details

 

prob going to be out of pricerange

/undibs

[Nickname]

darn.

oh well back to the topic athand, anyone else have any suggestions?

[MasterP]

Join the crowd, get an Armor.

[Nickname]

Way to not ready my first post and not post something useful

MasterP = fail

[Chris’-‘]

these are the two cases im deciding between for when i build

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16811103011

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16811156078

 

might not be what you’re looking for though

[Chupathingy]

Antec 900 is full of win, thats what I have.

[MasterP]

Nickname said:

Way to not ready my first post and not post something useful

MasterP = fail

 

Back to my original post, go with the Armor. “It’s too big” is never an excuse for anything, I believe they even have a Man Law about that.

 

Back to topic: The Antec 900 looks to be a good case for the price.

[Nickname]

I AM NOT BUYING AN ARMOR! OUT OF THE QUESTION!

[MasterP]

Nickname said:

I AM NOT BUYING AN ARMOR! OUT OF THE QUESTION!

 

And that’s fine but Man Law dictates you cannot use that excuse.

 

Btw, Mouchet has found some case straps rated to work on fully loaded Armor cases. Doubt that will make a difference but it might.

[Nickname]

Nah, I really don’t want one because it is about 5x too big for the stuff I am putting in it; I am looking for mid tower only.

 

So I am at 2 votes antec 900, 1 vote cooler master 690 amirite?

[Nickname]

Forgot to mention, I am really interested in cases that have the PS on the bottom of the case.

[MasterP]

Also keep in mind that most of the mid-tower cases cannot fit an 8800 series video card without sacrificing hard drive mounts in the front. Make sure you measure everything before you buy.

[Nickname]

Have you seen the case I have now? They don’t come much smaller.

 

Also, the 8800gts is shorter than your gtx

[MasterP]

Nickname said:

Also, the 8800gts is shorter than your gtx

 

True, I had forgotten about that. They are about 1.5-2 inches shorter. Still something to double check.

[Kuros]

He doesn’t really need the space for hard drives like I did. I’m pleased with the Armor, but I can understand not wanting to deal with it. I vote for Chupa’s case. I was really impressed by it at the LAN.

[MasterP]

The giant fan was mildly impressive. Still doesn’t beat the 240mm radiator.

[Chupathingy]

MasterP said:

The giant fan was mildly impressive. Still doesn’t beat the 240mm radiator.

 

My airflow is only beaten by your watercooling.

[Chris’-‘]

for a mid tower i would get this

[Nickname]

Chris: No

[Chris’-‘]

Yes.

[Nickname]

Chris: NO

I don’t want a case that is full of 80MM fans instead of larger quieter 120MM fans.

[Chris’-‘]

Supertower FTW

 

but yeah if you want a mid tower go for the 900 or the coolmaster

[Nickname]

nah, if I were to buy an xclio, I would buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx…N82E16811103014

[Chris’-‘]

Edit: i meant this coolmaster, it meets all your requirements

[Nickname]

lol thats one of the 2 cases I mentioned in the OP, way to fail.

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