Which Antec Case and Power supply?

[homerjr43]

I am going to have a Pentium D 805 Machine overclocked with a x1600 pro 2 GB of ram dvdrw drive and 4 Hard drives Plus maybe a Raid pcie card...And i am trying to decide which case to get...

Frys has the ANtec P180 for 90 plus tax so roughly 97 dollars if i get this i will need to buy a PSU perhaps a XCLIO 450 for 48 Shipped thus totallying 145 dollars ...
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/48...wbwqIWUzw**.node3?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189003
or

Newegg has a good deal on a Sonata with a Antec 450 Watt Psu for 79 dollars after a 40 dollar rebate...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155

So my question is the P180 and the XCLIO worth the extra 66 Dollars or should i just stick with the sonata???

 

[hardc0re]

Avoid the Antec Smart Power PSU's at all cost. You will end up RMAing it guaranteed.

I own a Sonata II and it's heavier than a bag of bricks, it's made of steel and does not dissipate heat very well.

Lian Li has an aluminum case you might like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112025

and an Enermax power supply, which I have owned for a month now and love it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103457

 

[_Korruption_]

I own a Sonata II and it's heavier than a bag of bricks, it's made of steel and does not dissipate heat very well.

An aluminum case will not dissipate heat any better than a steel case.

If you want to stick with Antec, the New Solution series cases come with Seasonic-based PSUs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129015

 

[hardc0re]

An aluminum case will not dissipate heat any better than a steel case.

Thermal conductivity - Higher is better
2.37 W/cmK Aluminum
0.802 W/cmK Iron Fe

Aluminum is alot lighter too...
source:
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/thermal.html

 

[_Korruption_]

Thermal conductivity - Higher is better
2.37 W/cmK Aluminum
0.802 W/cmK Iron Fe

You're correct there, but in most typical consumer computers, there is no single piece of hardware that comes into direct contact (with a proper thermal interface) with the case panels themselves (exceptions are the Zalman heatpipe cases). The airflow channels through the case will ultimately do a lot more than the aluminum panels of the case.

 

[hardc0re]

You're correct there, but in most typical consumer computers, there is no single piece of hardware that comes into direct contact (with a proper thermal interface) with the case panels themselves (exceptions are the Zalman heatpipe cases). The airflow channels through the case will ultimately do a lot more than the aluminum panels of the case.

The hot air in the case can dissipate quicker if the enclosure is made of material that allows it to.

Aluminum is also lighter than steel.

Steel absorbs sound better though.

 

[davidhammock200]

Just stay way from the "SmartPower" PSU's.

 

[homerjr43]

Well i went with the Antec p180 and i got the XCLIO SLI certified 500 Watt PSU

Thanks for your suggestions...