Case Battle

[Bop]

I'm looking for a case for the rig in my sig but I'm having a tough time picking one.

My first choice was the Thermaltake Tai-Chi but it is really pricey at $300.

I looked at some Lian Li cases, I like their look more but they don't seem to have as good airflow.

I also looked into a Coolermaster Stacker 810, I can have up to 7 fans in it. The PSU on the bottom may present an issue with the PC P*C 1kW PSU though. The Stacker 830 is also an option, but I can't install the top exhaust fan due to the extra large PSU.

The Silverstone TJ07 looks nice but it looks like the intake is on the left side and my PC will be about 4-6 inches from the wall.

Case temp will be absolutely critical, I'm going for a nice OC with my Scythe Ninja.

 

[aburgard]

With 7 fans it'll sound like an airliner. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to sit next to that all day.

 

[vanilla_guerilla]

gigabyte 3d aurora. you will have to swap out the 3 120mm fans tho. they run at about 700rpm. the one with the mesh on the side is more better. more betterer. than the one with the window.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811233001

 

[Bop]

I've narrowed my choices down to the Stacker 810, 830, and the Tai-Chi.

I don't mind a little noise at all, I used to have a workstation tower that had 6 80mm Antec case fans at full speed for a gaming rig

The problem I have is if I get the stacker 830 the top exhaust will be blocked by the PSU, so I would end up with a 5:1 intake/exhaust ratio. The Tai-Chi has 2 fans but an extra 2 can be mounted on the side for a 3:1 ratio. Now the regular stacker would have a 1:1 ratio but no side fans(it does have a side vent however).