CASE

[Shizzle]

need help choosing which one!

Thermaltake Soprano (VB1430BWS)(Black) Tower Case (430W PSU) $135
Thermaltake Armor Super Tower case - 430W Power Supply - Black $249

Thermaltake Tsunami Black Aluminium Middle Tower Case 430w PSU $199

and is 430W PSU enougth?

 

[Ricemarine]

What?

 

[Shizzle]

read it! please

 

[Ricemarine]

Why thermaltake.

and no that psu is not enough.
and what are the specs of the pc.

 

[Shizzle]

1) i heard thermaltake is good
2) those cases looke awesome
3) what pSU power will i need?
4) these are my specs

AMD Athlon64 San Diego 3700+ Socket 939Pin CPU Genuine Retail Box

Asus A8N-E SLI Premium/Nforce 4 Ultra

256MB Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 7800GT PCI-Express Video Card

Seagate 200GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA100 HDD 7200rpm Hard Disk

1 Gig Corsair DDR400

1.44mb Floopy Drive

LG 16X Black Dual Layer DVD RW

 

[OdiN]

A 430W PSU should be fine for that system.

Thermaltak cases may look kinda interesting but they are n00b "case-modder wannabe" cases.

Also they come with no less than 423,328,283 useless wires inside with stupid fan brackets and such and it really makes making a clean-looking setup pretty much impossible with so many wires.

The case material is good but I hate the design and the junk they put in and the front panels on a lot of them stink.

 

[Shizzle]

Originally posted by: OdiN
A 430W PSU should be fine for that system.

Thermaltak cases may look kinda interesting but they are n00b "case-modder wannabe" cases.

Also they come with no less than 423,328,283 useless wires inside with stupid fan brackets and such and it really makes making a clean-looking setup pretty much impossible with so many wires.

The case material is good but I hate the design and the junk they put in and the front panels on a lot of them stink.

CAn you suggest a better case you would actually agree that is good? thanks

 

[w00t]

the psu will be fine but i would still try to intrest you in a better case maybe a Lian Li. I have heard tons of people who wanted a cool looking case but later on as they matured with computers they wish they would of got a nicer sleek looking case.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Shizzle
1) i heard thermaltake is good
2) those cases looke awesome
3) what pSU power will i need?
4) these are my specs

AMD Athlon64 San Diego 3700+ Socket 939Pin CPU Genuine Retail Box

Asus A8N-E SLI Premium/Nforce 4 Ultra

256MB Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 7800GT PCI-Express Video Card

Seagate 200GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA100 HDD 7200rpm Hard Disk

1 Gig Corsair DDR400

1.44mb Floopy Drive

LG 16X Black Dual Layer DVD RW

If you like the case, buy it and buy the power supply separately... a 7800gt with a 3700+ is not meant with a 430w psu... Get a 500w Antec NeoHE, an Enermax 500w Liberty. Power supply is #1 priority before you go on with the list.

 

[OdiN]

Yeah I would suggest a Lian-Li or a nice Antec. Their P160 and P180's are nice and are a bit more "flashy" than a normal case.

 

[Shizzle]

how about this one? with a seperate 500W PSU?

http://www.hboutlet.com.au/catalog/prod....php?cPath=1659_1691&products_id=26796

 

[Shizzle]

bump

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Shizzle

Originally posted by: OdiN
A 430W PSU should be fine for that system.

Thermaltak cases may look kinda interesting but they are n00b "case-modder wannabe" cases.

Also they come with no less than 423,328,283 useless wires inside with stupid fan brackets and such and it really makes making a clean-looking setup pretty much impossible with so many wires.

The case material is good but I hate the design and the junk they put in and the front panels on a lot of them stink.

CAn you suggest a better case you would actually agree that is good? thanks

http://www.coolermaster.com/activity/830/index.html

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Shizzle
how about this one? with a seperate 500W PSU?

http://www.hboutlet.com.au/catalog/prod....php?cPath=1659_1691&products_id=26796

Get a centurion 5.

 

[Shizzle]

im going for the Thermaltake Tsunami and will get a seperate power supply, what power supply should i get?

 

[Doctorweir]

Originally posted by: Shizzle
im going for the Thermaltake Tsunami and will get a seperate power supply, what power supply should i get?

Good choice :thumbsup: Just ignore the Thermaltake trashers...
Regarding PSUs, I always recommend Emermax, judging from having had good experience since ages with them...
E.g. the one I have (Noisetaker 495) with 485Watts. Far enough for your system, which I think will have a peak consumption (heavy 3D gaming) of ~300Watts in real life...

 

[Shizzle]

im having trouble finding that particular PSu any other suggestions for PSU and will 485w be enougth?

 

[Agaruvala]

I have a silver ARMOR and it OWNS, no nice so much room, i added a second icage and have two 120 mmm fans on the front.

 

[mwmorph]

430w is plenty. a 7800gt is rated fro 400w powewr supplies and it's not like you have too many peripherials sucking down extra amps.

 

[Shizzle]

so i dont need a bigger power supply oh thats good cauz it took my budget way too high

 

[Doctorweir]

As said...expect 300 realWatts...
My rig sucks 285 Watts max (measured at the plug, no theoretical internet calcs...).
With two 6600GT which easily suck up more than the 7800GT (2x65 Watts) and the o/c'ed proc at high volts, you may experience similar wattage...

As long as you go over 400W with a quality PSU you will be fine...if you plan to keep it for further upgardes you may stay close to 500

 

[Shizzle]

ill stick witht eh 430W give with the case! for starters may upgrade later when got more cash!