Best Case for Air Cooling?

[clawlan]

What do you think is the best case for airflow overclocking, and keeping those temps down?

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: clawlan
What do you think is THE BEST case FOR AIRFLOW?

That's an easy one... The CoolerMaster Stacker 830! :thumbsup::laugh:


>> Video review of the Stacker 830 Here <<

 

[clawlan]

dear lord, a little more than waht i wanted to spend. nice case though.

 

[acegazda]

This is among the best, if not the best. It is a little expensive @ $192 shipped. A good budget choice is something from the coolermaster centurion series, the 534 and the 532 have front 120mm intakes with the option to add a 120mm rear exhaust.

 

[sniperruff]

a cheap, free-flowing case would be a case like the antec 1040 tower cases. excellent air flow, but gets dusty and not so quiet.

 

[clawlan]

i was looking at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811196021 . Prob is that im afraid my Thermalright ultra-120 will hit the 24cm side fan.

 

[Boyo]

You can get a Lian Li PC7 Plus II and add a side blowhole and a window if you want and it's not that expensive......120mm front and rear exhaust and it also comes with an 80mm top blowhole that you can expand to 120mm.

 

[clawlan]

what about liquid cooling, like the armor lcs (liquid built in). Wish i could find reviews showing the cooling power.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/armor_lcs/ve2000bws.asp

 

[lamere]

Originally posted by: clawlan
what about liquid cooling, like the armor lcs (liquid built in). Wish i could find reviews showing the cooling power.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/armor_lcs/ve2000bws.asp

That going to be quite expensive, the case itself is near $200 and is an all steel chasis. Close to 40 LBS empty with no water cooling

 

[jpeyton]

Sorry guys, got you all beat.

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Sorry guys, got you all beat.

that has to be cheating

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
a cheap, free-flowing case would be a case like the antec 1040 tower cases. excellent air flow, but gets dusty and not so quiet.

Don't all air-cooled cases get dusty? Especially if you let them sit on a carpetted floor?

 

[Bobthelost]

Some have filters. Those things are a godsend.

 

[KeithTalent]

I have the V1200 and it has great airflow, plus it looks really cool IMHO.

Edit: Here's a link to it Link. Geez, I had forgotten how expensive it was. Sorry about that.

 

[clawlan]

yea, little too pricey for me. The coolermaster stacker and the thermaltake armor are both onsale at newegg. But they are so giant.

 

[Howard]

Build your own.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Sorry guys, got you all beat.

you'd be stupid to pay $79.99 for something similar to a show box.

 

[clawlan]

yea, lol. how about armor series case?

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: Bobthelost
Some have filters. Those things are a godsend.

I added filtered intake fans to my case, though they're been more of an irritant than anything else. I guess they do help since I haven't needed canned air on this rig after a year and a half of operation, but even still, dust is getting past them. Of course, the case wasn't designed with every intake filtered, so . . .

 

[vhx]

I like the P180 so far. Looks good, and cools really well since the exhaust is right next to the CPU. Also has a seperate PSU chamber, and stuff is really quiet inside.

Only downside really is it's kind of heavy.

 

[Baked]

Antec SLK3000B w/ a pair of yate loon 120mm. Oh wait, that's what I have.

 

[Howard]

Build your own.

 

[0roo0roo]

noise unlimited? box fan+ open case

p180 has good noise to cooling ratio

 

[clawlan]

Originally posted by: Howard
Build your own.

I assume this is a joke?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: clawlan

Originally posted by: Howard
Build your own.

I assume this is a joke?

hell no! make this your case fan and u dont have to worry about heat ever again! http://www.vornado.com/products/circulators/233b.htm