Home Theater PC (case) with an overclocked chip?

[KingPariah777]

Hey all,

I a getting a sweet new tv pretty soon, with a beautiful stand for it that would be perfect for holding my PC...I would love to get a nice looking Home Theater Desktop case (that doesn't look too much like a computer) but I am worried because I will be using it to hold my overclocked Athlon XP and my nForce2 board...

Are these cases nightmares for overclocked rigs? I have a massive Coolermaster Aero 7+ heatsink/fan on top of that chip, and it sticks up pretty high.

Has anyone had any experience with these types of things? My temps aren't too bad right now, but I am worried about the size of my cpu fan/hsf as well as the temperatures.

Any cases that anyone can recommend?

 

[CrimandEvil]

http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_in...ala-sstlc10-htpc-case-silver/cName/htpc-cases

Thats the one I would suggest, I've seen them with Prescotts and a 6800 GT running D3 with average temps (average for a prescott atleast).

 

[KingPariah777]

http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/silverstone-lascala-sstlc10-htpc-case-silver/cName/htpc-cases

Thats the one I would suggest, I've seen them with Prescotts and a 6800 GT running D3 with average temps (average for a prescott atleast).

the black looks beautiful...good suggestion

 

[CrimandEvil]

Kanam/Arisetec makes a great case too with good cooling.

You could also wait for Silverstone's new cases to come out.

Personally I'm building my own cases made with watercooling in mind, sometime in the Fall/Winter they should be ready.