£100 to spend on a case

[thestepster]

right ive got £100 to spend on a case, got to be a gamin type case like an antec 902 and have black internals

any suggestions?

cheers stepy

 

[AMDFTW]

902 is a good case mate,or CM690 and paint it black

not sure on the 1200 prices

 

[Msm2]

CM690 Pure has black internals.

 

[thestepster]

902 is a good case mate,or CM690 and paint it black

not sure on the 1200 prices

think the 1200 is about £120-£130 and im afraid i cant stretch that far £100 is my limit

ill look into the cm690 and see what i think cheers for the heads up

 

[thestepster]

CM690 Pure has black internals.

yeah i really want black internals mate this antec 300 i have is annoying me bit too packed need more room plus the stinky lookin insides

 

[Msm2]

Have both,the 300 and a CM690. I much prefer the CM690 to work in. Hope to pick a CM690 pure next week.

 

[thestepster]

Have both,the 300 and a CM690. I much prefer the CM690 to work in. Hope to pick a CM690 pure next week.

yeah i think the atx board is a bit big for the 300 doesnt leave much space for anything else, my 4850 6 pin power cable leaves me missin a hard drive bay, would it be worth gettin on the trading forums on here? they busy with loads of stuff? i have a landline so im cool for that

 

[Msm2]

I have 2 4850s in crossfire in the 300 with no problem with cables and HDDs.

 

[thestepster]

I have 2 4850s in crossfire in the 300 with no problem with cables and HDDs.

it must be my 6 pin cause it is chunky as hell tho and doesnt bend so well

had a look at cases and im really liking the haf 932 size and look (not liking the bare insides) and 922 like its looks dislike the bare insides and the scout for its black interior and nice looks

 

[thestepster]

think ive decided on droppin the wants of a black interior and upping the budget a bit and gettin a HAF 932 so i have the possibility of gettin a watercooling set up in there at some point next year, is the roof 120mm fans on the case the old or new spacing for the rad?

also anyone know the cheapest place to get this? cause ebuyer has it for £111.84? seems to be the cheapest i can find about and ive dealt with them a lot and find them a great company

stepy

 

[daniSAUR]

Just to say, I've got the CM690 and have put a double rad at the top where two 120mm fans sit. You'd have to do a bit of modding and purchase some slim Yate Loon fans in at the top between the grill and case skeleton but it does all fit in.

 

[thestepster]

Just to say, I've got the CM690 and have put a double rad at the top where two 120mm fans sit. You'd have to do a bit of modding and purchase some slim Yate Loon fans in at the top between the grill and case skeleton but it does all fit in.

that on the 690 or 932?

 

[daniSAUR]

CM690 dude.

Few images for you dude;

Slimmer fans (right side)

 

[thestepster]

oh that is a nice rig, where do the tubes going out the back go?

 

[daniSAUR]

Well I have two rads, one 120mm and the other 240 XSPCs. So the tubes leading outside the case go to that 120mm one. I was informed that in order to cool the GPU and CPU i'd need either a triple rad or one double and one single.

Just so you know dude, if you do have a rad outside the case and you have it set up like, screwed onto the back of the case skeleton, you WILL have to bend you side panel a little to get it to fit on. Although this means you only need one thumbscrew to keep that side panel on. If you want a picture of this I can upload one either tomorrow or sometime next week.

 

[thestepster]

Well I have two rads, one 120mm and the other 240 XSPCs. So the tubes leading outside the case go to that 120mm one. I was informed that in order to cool the GPU and CPU i'd need either a triple rad or one double and one single.

Just so you know dude, if you do have a rad outside the case and you have it set up like, screwed onto the back of the case skeleton, you WILL have to bend you side panel a little to get it to fit on. Although this means you only need one thumbscrew to keep that side panel on. If you want a picture of this I can upload one either tomorrow or sometime next week.

ill prob just go for a double on the roof only really gonna cool the north south and cpu dont plan on doing the gpuor at least till i can afford a 5000 series card or a 4890

ive seen a thing called a radbox? that shold stop the need to having to bend the case in anyway? plus im lookin to see if the haf 932 can have a triple rad on the top?

 

[daniSAUR]

Yeah I opted out for a radbox mainly because I think it's ugly but feel free to get one if you intend on getting this case.

as for the Haf 932, you could probably install a triple rad at the bottom if you move the PSU position to the top of the case.

 

[thestepster]

Yeah I opted out for a radbox mainly because I think it's ugly but feel free to get one if you intend on getting this case.

as for the Haf 932, you could probably install a triple rad at the bottom if you move the PSU position to the top of the case.

yeah thats a good point but i prefer it at the bottom, but i should get away with a double rad for only the cpu/nb/sb and my ram

 

[daniSAUR]

Probably be okay, unless you're not overclocking like crazy! Any reason for water cooling the RAM? I don't think you'll have much of a need to water cool it imho.

 

[thestepster]

Probably be okay, unless you're not overclocking like crazy! Any reason for water cooling the RAM? I don't think you'll have much of a need to water cool it imho.

lol its more cause i can i have ocz flex II and water cools them better than air, and i hope to get my cpu to 3.8 ghz under proper water instead of this h50, also when i develop proper overclockin skills just now its a total half ass attempt even tho im gettin a better concept of what to do to get stable overclocks

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_9200_flex_ii_4gb_series