I'm looking for a microatx case with the following.
1. Decent cooling abilities, as I will eventually have a 5850 in it as well as plans to OC the cpu to 4ghz.
2. Needs silent potential (ie: silent fans, hsf, etc). So that means no cases with vents all over the place.
3. Has to be able to physically accommodate a 5850 vid card.
4. Small footprint.
Here is my build:
Intel Core i3-540 (plan on OCing to 4 ghz)
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H MicroATX mobo
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 PC3 12800 (or Ripjaws if HSF will clear it)
Sapphire 4870 (will replace with a 5850 in the future)
2.5" Intel X-25 80gb SSD
OCZ Modstream 600W modular PSU
Optional if space allows:
5.25" Samsung DVD burner (not necessary, as I have an external USB burner as well)
3.5" SATA Hard Drive
I've looked at the Mini P180 but it's not much smaller then the P180 that I'm replacing. I really like the SG03-F but i hear it has issues with adequately cooling components. Anybody have a workaround? I have not purchased any cooling accessories yet so anything is fair game. However I will not mess with a watercooling setup.
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Tyler
1. Decent cooling abilities, as I will eventually have a 5850 in it as well as plans to OC the cpu to 4ghz.
2. Needs silent potential (ie: silent fans, hsf, etc). So that means no cases with vents all over the place.
3. Has to be able to physically accommodate a 5850 vid card.
4. Small footprint.
Here is my build:
Intel Core i3-540 (plan on OCing to 4 ghz)
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H MicroATX mobo
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 PC3 12800 (or Ripjaws if HSF will clear it)
Sapphire 4870 (will replace with a 5850 in the future)
2.5" Intel X-25 80gb SSD
OCZ Modstream 600W modular PSU
Optional if space allows:
5.25" Samsung DVD burner (not necessary, as I have an external USB burner as well)
3.5" SATA Hard Drive
I've looked at the Mini P180 but it's not much smaller then the P180 that I'm replacing. I really like the SG03-F but i hear it has issues with adequately cooling components. Anybody have a workaround? I have not purchased any cooling accessories yet so anything is fair game. However I will not mess with a watercooling setup.
--
Tyler