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I'm posting this here to get feedback on cases (there's a thread in computers and gadgets that has more questions on other topics for the same proposed build).
case
19.5" (490mm) tall at most (I've got a space that is 21" tall in the computer hutch in my office)
window preferred left (so I can see the darned window)
good ventilation
not horribly noisy (is that 8800 going to be screaming all the time so it doesn't matter?)
bottom mount PSU a plus
black
I am looking at some of the Lian-Li like the A16 which would give a better look. I love the V-cool but that wrong side window is a bit of a bummer. I love some of the Silverstone as well. The J04 but hate that window.
Thanks
PinataUT
Use: gaming (19*12 likely), OC to 3.4 - 3.6, office tasks
Budget: $2500-2800
# ANTEC, Nine Hundred Black Mid-Tower Case, ATX, No PSU
# CORSAIR, HX Series 620W Modular Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, Triple +12V, Multi-GPU Ready
# INTEL, Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual-Core, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# NOCTUA, NH-U12F Copper CPU Cooler, Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2
# CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL3 (3-4-3-9) SDRAM 240-pin DIMM, Non-ECC, Heatsink w/ Airflow Fan
# eVGA, e-GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked 576MHz, 640MB GDDR3 1700MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV/S-Video Out, Retail
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB WD Caviar® SE16, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB WD Caviar® SE16, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, RAID 1 (mirroring), min 2 hard drives required
# SONY, CRX320EE Beige 52x32x52x16 DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive
# LITE-ON, LH-20A1H Black/White 20x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ LightScribe, EIDE/ATAPI, Retail
# MITSUMI, Black Internal 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 32-bit, OEM
# WARRANTY, Gold Warranty Package (3 year limited parts & lifetime labor warranty, priority service)
(this build with badaxe2 is coming in about $2550 with custom wiring - slightly more with the evga board)
MOBO
# INTEL, D975XBX2KR, LGA775, Intel 975X, DDR2-800 8GB /4, PCIe x16 /3, SATA II RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, 2x FW, ATX, Retail
or
eVGA, nForce 680i SLI 775 A1, LGA775, nForce 680i SLI, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 8GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI, SATA 3Gb/s /6, HDA, Gb LAN /2, FW, ATX, Retail
case
19.5" (490mm) tall at most (I've got a space that is 21" tall in the computer hutch in my office)
window preferred left (so I can see the darned window)
good ventilation
not horribly noisy (is that 8800 going to be screaming all the time so it doesn't matter?)
bottom mount PSU a plus
black
I am looking at some of the Lian-Li like the A16 which would give a better look. I love the V-cool but that wrong side window is a bit of a bummer. I love some of the Silverstone as well. The J04 but hate that window.
Thanks
PinataUT
Use: gaming (19*12 likely), OC to 3.4 - 3.6, office tasks
Budget: $2500-2800
# ANTEC, Nine Hundred Black Mid-Tower Case, ATX, No PSU
# CORSAIR, HX Series 620W Modular Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, Triple +12V, Multi-GPU Ready
# INTEL, Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual-Core, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
# NOCTUA, NH-U12F Copper CPU Cooler, Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2
# CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL3 (3-4-3-9) SDRAM 240-pin DIMM, Non-ECC, Heatsink w/ Airflow Fan
# eVGA, e-GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked 576MHz, 640MB GDDR3 1700MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV/S-Video Out, Retail
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB WD Caviar® SE16, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB WD Caviar® SE16, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
# RAID, RAID 1 (mirroring), min 2 hard drives required
# SONY, CRX320EE Beige 52x32x52x16 DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive
# LITE-ON, LH-20A1H Black/White 20x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ LightScribe, EIDE/ATAPI, Retail
# MITSUMI, Black Internal 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 32-bit, OEM
# WARRANTY, Gold Warranty Package (3 year limited parts & lifetime labor warranty, priority service)
(this build with badaxe2 is coming in about $2550 with custom wiring - slightly more with the evga board)
MOBO
# INTEL, D975XBX2KR, LGA775, Intel 975X, DDR2-800 8GB /4, PCIe x16 /3, SATA II RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, 2x FW, ATX, Retail
or
eVGA, nForce 680i SLI 775 A1, LGA775, nForce 680i SLI, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 8GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI, SATA 3Gb/s /6, HDA, Gb LAN /2, FW, ATX, Retail