GOING NUTS!!! still cannot find a case :(

After spending couple of weeks, I've finally decided for all the parts except the case.

The case should hold:

* abit P35 Pro
* Q6600
* ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro
* Silencer 750 or Corsair 620HX
* XFX 8600GT
* 4x2GB G.Skill memory
* 4x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB
* 2x Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB
* Adaptec RAID 3805
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality
* Samsung SH-S203N
* Sony Black 1.44M floppy drive

The main problem here is that I have 6 drives, 2 of them being 15K rpm. Thus, I think that I need good cooling. I'm cosidering P182, Cosmos 1000 and LIAN LI PC-V1200Bplus II. But according to some reviews, they all have big flaws: P182's lower chamber is too small; Cosmos 1000 has no cooling for hard drives; LIAN LI PC-V1200Bplus II is too loud.

Any comments, other suggestions for a good, quiet case?

Thank you

I love my Thermaltake Armor Plus
Some say its ugly, but I say its very functional.

As for the video card, I'd stay away from that 8600 unless its only like 100$$

just my 2 cents

I can't find any hang ups with the design. I admit, there are many MID tower cases with a better design, but for a full tower, I think the A+ is great. It's roomy with good airflow and nice and cool. I am curious what you don't like about the design. With all of those HD units I would definitely go with a full tower.
Good deal on the Vid btw

I had a Thermaltake Armor holding 9 drives at one point, it worked very well. The stock case has 3 3.5" bays internal up near the power supply, and then 9 5.25" bays in the front.

The stock case comes with one iCage, that converts 3 of the front 5.25" bays to 3 3.5" bays with a 120mm fan in front. The case can take up to 2 more iCages, giving you 9 3.5" bays in front, all behind 120mm fans.

When I had the unit fully populated with 9 drives (8 in front, 1 in the internal cage near the power supply), it was still remarkably quiet.

By the way, this is drive/bay configuration in the regular Armor case or Armor Extreme case, not the Armor Plus. The Armor Plus has a different internal configuration that is denser (more drives), but I don't think the cooling is as good.

I enjoyed this case. http://www.spirecoolers.com/main/p [...] ProdID=529
But not easy to find anymore. Armor is cute, but HUGE open holes, god help you if you have loud internal devices.

LIAN LI PC-A71B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811112144

10 internal 3.5" bays (3 rear, 7 front) with 5 120mm fans directly in-line with the drives (6 120mm total). Including the fact it's a Lian Li, I wouldn't hessitate to pick it put for your usage.

wow wtf do u use your computer for.... u have an amazing pc but **** graphics card lol... wait for the 9600 at least.

anyways i suggest the Liani li-v2000

or thermaltake armor, or coolermaster stacker 830 evo

Just go with the Antec 900. The airflow over the HDs alone is reason to. The case has the best airflow of any fan cooled case I have ever seen.

Sure but a ATI Radeon 3450 is only $50.00 which all you need for HD playback and non- gaming.

Bob

I'll second that. I just moved everything from an old Raidmax $50 case that I'd bought for a P4 Northwood in 2004 to an Antec Nine Hundred from Newegg. It has enough room for a 3870x2 and I really liked the front removable drive bays! Currently, because of the size of the card, all three sata drives are in the lower bay, but I could accomodate two more in the upper without any issues.

The Nine Hundred is the best case I've ever owned. The only quirk is the Antec Neo 650 at the bottom and having to snake the power cables over the graphics card. It's silent and cool, even when gaming. If he doesn't game, he might not like the blue lights on the fans, or the side window, but it's a great gaming case.

My system:

X2 4600+ Windsor 65 watt
MSI K9AGM 690V
2 gigs Kingston DDR2 667
MSI overclocked (850/1300) 3870x2
100 gig Maxtor sata for Vista
100 gig WD sata
100 gig WD ide with sata adapter
Memorex DVD R/RW
Antec Neo 650 psu
Antec Nine Hundred case
17" Viewsonic A71f

Yes, I know, I need a faster CPU and a new LCD monitor. Right now, I'm cpu limited in some games. More upgrades soon.

I think the antec 900 is fine.... If the only place you can buy pc parts is best buy.... :-P

Its not bad, but its no armor case

Like you, I'm not a gamer, I built this machine as a home media server.

I eventually had to go to more than 9 drives, so the Thermaltake case became too small. I ended up purchasing a dedicated server case, the Chenbro RM414. 4U rack mount, holds 16 hot-swappable drives.

It was the right choice for doing a massive array, but it's significantly louder than the Thermaltake.

Hmmm... Hows about:

Lian Li PC-A70A
Silverstone TJ07-S

They don't look like they were made in a plastics factory...

Bob

this is the case to get: http://www.guru3d.com/article/cases/500/

this takes pimpin to a whole new level! if you water cool, you can mount the radiator "inside" the case on the ceiling as you will see there is 3-120 fan slots up there and fittings for the radiator!

now the only prob is to find it for sell!

I really think all these door cases are a pain in the ass. If you are like me (!!) then go for a:
PCA70B case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811112141
and save yourself $30.00 for a door...

Bob

http://www.antec.com/us/productDet [...] odID=81900

This is it, plus it looks better then anything else and that is important. You can get it without the PSU's and all the reviews i have read are good. Maximim PC gave it a 8 and they are super hard on towers. Plus ugly towers drive me crazy, is it only mac people that have any style.