Best Cooling Case

[TheGeek]

Which case has the best cooling for overclocking an Athlon 64 and 6800 GT for under $150?

 

[BW86]

with or without a psu?
i guess with no psu..

maybe the Lian Li PC-65, or the Cooler Master Wave? im not really sure

 

[pirred908]

Coolermaster Stacker IMO. It will be my next case.

 

[Degrador]

Originally posted by: pirred908
Coolermaster Stacker IMO. It will be my next case.

Yup, definitely best for cooling imho. If noise is no bother to you, it can support up to 8 fans in it (including psu). 4 of them 120mms too (I have 3 120mm fans in mine plus psu).

 

[JayHo74]

Nay!! WARNING i was, and still am a newb builder, i orderded stacker, and a regular atx mother board, stacker only take EXTEND ATX , only one screw whole matches, i was pissed, rma ing the stacker, gettina new case, this one i found after some searching and review reading, good stuff this case, same stuff as stacker, cept no blowhole (cut it and attack a fan to the top)

this case eh, http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-133-132&depa=1
decent price, less than 150

 

[pirred908]

Originally posted by: JayHo74
Nay!! WARNING i was, and still am a newb builder, i orderded stacker, and a regular atx mother board, stacker only take EXTEND ATX , only one screw whole matches, i was pissed, rma ing the stacker, gettina new case, this one i found after some searching and review reading, good stuff this case, same stuff as stacker, cept no blowhole (cut it and attack a fan to the top)

this case eh, http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-133-132&depa=1
decent price, less than 150

Um.... The CM Stacker DOES support regular ATX, you must be confused.

 

[Degrador]

Originally posted by: JayHo74
Nay!! WARNING i was, and still am a newb builder, i orderded stacker, and a regular atx mother board, stacker only take EXTEND ATX , only one screw whole matches, i was pissed, rma ing the stacker, gettina new case, this one i found after some searching and review reading, good stuff this case, same stuff as stacker, cept no blowhole (cut it and attack a fan to the top)

this case eh, http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-133-132&depa=1
decent price, less than 150

Umm... ok... I think you'll find you're completely misinformed there. The stacker accepts regular atx, e-atx, and btx motherboards (the latter there don't exist, but it will support them when they do).

All the screw holes match up with that case (once you put the standoffs in - please tell me you knew to put the standoffs in?). And that Tsunami doesn't have everything the stacker does, in particular with cooling. It does use 120mm fans, however those tiny holes at the front are all that supply intake at the front. As such that side fan is gonna have to be blowing pretty loud to compete with the entire front mesh that the stacker offers. Not to mention the less space the case has, and, as you mention, the lack of a blowhole (something many reviews show as helping a lot - even at low rpm).

Just out of curiosity, what motherboard were you trying to put in there?