Antec Sonata Plus w/550watt psu

[CorCentral]

Thinking of upgrading soon and was wondering.

Antec Sonata Plus

 

[mpilchfamily]

One of the few case/PSU combos that comes with a good PSU.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Yes but you can't mount a fan on the HDD cage.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: surfsatwerk
Yes but you can't mount a fan on the HDD cage.

Okay, just read this review less than 5min ago and they're saying even an 8800GTX/Ultra cannot fit

Here's the part of the review

Measuring the room available, the maximum length for a video card is 10". This means the Sonata Plus can accommodate ATI's X2900 and HD3800 series video cards, and most of nVidia's 8800 series video cards except for the GTX and Ultra (which are both 10.5" long).
The 8800 GTX and Ultra will not fit in the Sonata Plus, and if reports are correct, next generation 2-GPU video cards won't fit either.

Can anyone 100% confirm this for me please? Damn, I want this case. Either for the 9800gtx or the "+" version!!

 

[Zepper]

I'd take the Rosewill R5605 + a decent PSU before the Sonata and it has 11" of measured card room. Plus you'll get to use both the front and rear fans. It's stupid that they put the front fan where they did on the sonatas, on the rear of the HDD rack... It ends up recirculating more in-case air than drawing in fresh air. I guess they left that job to the rear fan.

.bh.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Zepper
I'd take the Rosewill R5605 + a decent PSU before the Sonata and it has 11" of measured card room. Plus you'll get to use both the front and rear fans.
.bh.

Not a bad case. I guess I could always dump that Rosewill drive plate too!
Will look into it Only thing I'm afraid of is the door!

My current case is an Antec Performance TX1050B w/500watt psu and that case door is a piece of crap!!! I fixed it, but I still hate doors, lights, side/top fans..... No need for them.

Damn, I'm not running a disco, just a pc :laugh:

 

[Zepper]

IDK what drive plate you're talking about (OIC, you mean the bay filler plate with "Rosewill" on it - yeah, you must have at least one burner... And the door on the 5605 opens 270 deg. and parks against the side of the case. If you haven't seen it already, you can take a look at my review of the 5600 series here:
http://www.techimo.com/reviews...roduct.php?product=431 .

.bh.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Zepper
IDK what drive plate you're talking about (OIC, you mean the bay filler plate with "Rosewill" on it - yeah, you must have at least one burner... And the door on the 5605 opens 270 deg. and parks against the side of the case. If you haven't seen it already, you can take a look at my review of the 5600 series here:
http://www.techimo.com/reviews...roduct.php?product=431 .
.bh.

Yep, that's it!

Nice review btw!
I'll be pairing up this case with a Corsair 520HX psu
$100.00 after $20. rebate.

Thanks again for the input :thumbsup:

 

[Zepper]

And CorCentral, check out the Antec Earthwatts EA-650. Another nice Seasonic-made Antec. Not as pretty as the Corsair (also Seasonic-made) but it's only $80. shipped right now from the Egg.

.bh.