Dropped $1.6k on a new rig.
A case I would recommend for around that price would be:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129025
The Antec P182. It has a chambered design and the motherboard tray is slightly elevated. Which means you can run all of your wiring behind the motherboard tray leaving the area above the motherboard clutter free.
Here's a link:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article741-page1.html
Edit: You can place your hard drive in the lower chamber and remove the middle chamber and place a fan there for better cooling.
Last edited by Anthony; Oct 23, 2008 at 06:06 AM.
:drool: that GPU
SLI is over rated... only can use 1 monitor..
i was running dual 8800 GTS and i prefered having 2 out puts... and mother board didnt have room for 3rd card
and that cooler... i had problems with mine... noisey and ratles when you walk
SLI is over rated... only can use 1 monitor..
i was running dual 8800 GTS and i prefered having 2 out puts... and mother board didnt have room for 3rd card
and that cooler... i had problems with mine... noisey and ratles when you walk
Last edited by ReVenGe; Oct 23, 2008 at 09:02 AM.
not to steal your thunder but heres my wish list
late this yr or early next
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
or
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
ZALMAN VF1000 2 Ball VGA Cooler - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail x2
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
but i wonder if my audigy2zs would be ok since i have 2.1 desktop speakers
late this yr or early next
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
or
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
ZALMAN VF1000 2 Ball VGA Cooler - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail x2
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
but i wonder if my audigy2zs would be ok since i have 2.1 desktop speakers
Last edited by Grifter; Oct 23, 2008 at 08:59 AM.
The heatsink isn't fanless, you attach a fan to the heatsink, that's why I recommended the Noctua to him to go with it. Works perfectly fine, you can see my temps with my Q6600.


