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Help me get a new case

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mokkapoop

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I currently own a Lian Li pc-60 nice silver case. There is one problem, I have to have fans going on it all the time because its not a well circulated case. Thus, its loud with all the fans. I would like to find a case that keeps my stuff cool, without all the fans. I know what u guys are gonna say, go water cooling, I would, money isnt a problem, its the fact that I dont feel comfortable putting liquids near my expensive gear.

If someone can point me in the right direction of a great case for my needs, please let me know!
 
actualy i wouldnt say go water cooling at all........your case should be cool with regular fans put in it........

i have no clue why youd be loseing ciruclation, whats your rig/temps?

and how do you read your temps?

soulsaver
 
no, if I turn the fans off, unplugging them, making it less noisy, the heat goes way up. I am looking for a decently cool, LOW NOISE solution
 
Being someone who builds computers for a living I really like this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811125449

Heres my reasons:
1) Big, I like big cases more room for stuff and generally lower ambient temps
2) Aluminum, big steel cases SUCK weight wise, I know because I have one of those too.
3) Side sliding HDs, keeps the cables out of the way of bigger vid cards, (6800GT and up, havnt heard of many problems on the ATi side)
4) Removable Mobo tray. Nice for the first time install and makes the whole mounting job feel very secure.
5) Rails for everything, everybody loves rails

If you have the money thermaltake also has that new "shark" and the grate on the side keeps ambient temps really low. That is almost the same chassis as the Chenming, but with 120mm mounts in front and back, instead of two 80mm in front and 2 in back.
 
Antec P180. I keep all tricool fans at low and it cools perfectly (pressy OCed to 3.9 Ghz)
 
get a stacker.
its got enough vents and placements for fans to keep things running "cool" even during the warm summer months.
 
mokkapoop said:
I currently own a Lian Li pc-60 nice silver case. There is one problem, I have to have fans going on it all the time because its not a well circulated case. Thus, its loud with all the fans. I would like to find a case that keeps my stuff cool, without all the fans. I know what u guys are gonna say, go water cooling, I would, money isnt a problem, its the fact that I dont feel comfortable putting liquids near my expensive gear.

If someone can point me in the right direction of a great case for my needs, please let me know!
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If the weight of the case isn't a problem for you I wholeheartedly recommend a Silverstone TJ06. Dual 120 mm fans running @ 21 dBa & 3 chambers inside case, ala BTX style. Mobo gets inverted (placed upside down in case).

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Silverstone+TJ06+reviews&btnG=Google+Search
 
mokkapoop said:
no, if I turn the fans off, unplugging them, making it less noisy, the heat goes way up. I am looking for a decently cool, LOW NOISE solution
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I'm going to have to say...duh! Every single case (minus the $1000+ dollar fanless ones) will do that. They weren't meant to have zero fans running. Just get low noise fans or thermal controlled fans.
 
Panaflo.


actually, the coolermaster LED fans have been really quiet for me as well....not as concerned about the LEDs as I am the performance, but I'll take LEDs as a side-effect.
 
Marduk said:
Panaflo.


actually, the coolermaster LED fans have been really quiet for me as well....not as concerned about the LEDs as I am the performance, but I'll take LEDs as a side-effect.
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Yeah, Panaflos are awesome.
I actually received one of those Coolermaster LED fans a day ago but haven't plugged it in yet.
 
it should be near silent, if things hold true to my experiences 2 years ago.




Their 120mm are basically silent, low CFM, but good enough to cool my Opterons..
 
domoMKIV said:
get a stacker.
its got enough vents and placements for fans to keep things running "cool" even during the warm summer months.
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Second my vote for the Stacker. I've built machines in the P180 and I found the exteror fit and finish quality to be seriously lacking. Which surprises me. Antec usually makes top notch stuff. The P180 is a nice idea, but its too cramped to work in if you've got alot of components.
 
Get an Antec SLK3700 BQE. It's very clean looking, has plenty of space inside, and has 120mm intake & exhaust with extremely low-resistance fan grills. Very nice case.

As far as fans go, get a couple of 120mm nexus fans. Very highly rated by the guys at SPCR.
 
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