Why do you want to go from small to a beast? I'm in the same position, as I'm using a Shuttle and now going to build with a Lian-Li PC-A05B. Small case, but fits a full ATX and larger video cards.
Instead of 2 threads asking basically the same questions, wouldn't it help you more to ask....
"Who has a 9800GX2 and what motherboard to do you run it on?". That might spare you the commentary and get you facts that would help make a purchasing decision.
Just a thought I had reading...
Awesome, Thanks. Home Depot failed me and I don't want to pay a fortune online.
edit: what sizes did you use? I don't plan to mount to a radiator, just the fans.
My friend just ran out to a local pc shop and bought this beast for $80. He wanted to build his PC this weekend, so he didn't want to wait. I shed a tear for him.
Molding.. Ya, it's all over in different sizes, shapes and colors.
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I bought 2 cases to try out and after a couple months I'm back to naked in my pocket.
I was surprised that the Scosche collected more dust around the openings than the Contour Showcase. I like the Scosche the best, because the Showcase rubber sides would catch as I pulled it in and out of...
A separate thread/poll for each category would help a lot of buyers trying to decide on their next purchase (like me).
I need something for now and the future, so I'm leaning GA-EX38-DS4. On the other hand, I don't plan to ever run Crossfire, so maybe I just need a good P35 board to last...
I think you should get the A05B. It has the issue you mentioned, but there are a few ways to tackle it. I just bought one a couple weeks ago and plan to cut a blowhole to alleviate the heat. This will reduce noise compared to a slot (leaf) blower. :p
This thread has a ton of reasons why...
If it's a dual fan setup, would it be wise to have the frontward fan as intake and the second fan as exhaust? I know some air would recirculate.
I got my case last week and plan to order my modding parts tonight. There are a lot of great ideas in this thread.
I got the opposite impression from this thread. Hot air does rise, but how will having dual 120's pushing air out of the case work against the GPU fan trying to suck air in?
Also, what does everyone recommend for anti-vibration matting?
I'm thinking about putting a Gigabyte...
I think I got to page 40, before I decided to order the PC-A05B. There are a lot of nice setups in this thread, so I'm sure I can leach some ideas to keep it cool and clean. I like the double blowhole, using a rad grill to push fresh air to the dead zone over the video card.
I'll post pics...
What are your thoughts on the quality of the top fan (mesh included) and the door to the external ports? I've heard that good 14cm replacement fans are hard to come by.
After reading this topic I was going to uninstall AVG to try NOD32, but then realized it's a 30 day trial. What happened to the best 'free' Anti-Virus?
Is this not the best 'single card' solution (price vs performance) right now? If I get the new GTS, I would plan to step-up for the 9 series if they are out in time next year.