CM Centurion 5 sufficient for new internals?

[marlinman]

Hoping to stuff my current case full of new goodies but not sure whether I'll get away with it - it only has a rear 120mm fan and a front 80mm. New internals:

DVD-RW
WD Black HDD
WD Green HDD
SSD
2 x Sapphire HD5830 Xtremes
Antec EarthWatts 650 PSU
ASRock Z68 Extreme4
i5-2500K (overclocked as fully as poss)
2x4Gb DDR3 1600MHz Kingston HyperX T1
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme w/ 120mm fan

Probably OC the graphics cards at some stage too...

Should I be thinking (apols to Dr Jack Shephard) "We're gonna have a heat problem"?

 

[BoomerD]

I suspect you might have a heat problem. Any way to add more fans?

Looking at the CoolerMaster site, it doesn't look like there are any factory options. MAYBE add a fan to the side panel...

Ah hell, you know you want a new case anyway! :biggrin:

 

[marlinman]

Now that you mention it, I did attach an old AMD CPU fan to the side panel (along with an air guide fashioned from a PET bottle) when I was trying to cool the MCH on my 965p-ds3. I'm certainly not above doing something similar if need be - should remove some of the heat the GPUs produce anyway.

 

[fluffmonster]

I would not run dual vid cards in that case with cutting some more great big holes in it. buy a different case.

 

[dawp]

if you're handy with a dremel or a scroll saw, just add a fan or two over the cards. You can use this to make the location and cut away.

 

[marlinman]

Ech... I'm not especially handy I'm afraid. Would the BitFenix Shinobi (perhaps with additional fans) see me right? Looks good (to my eye - unlike the IN-WIN BUC) and is cheap! Plus the windowless version will fit my CPU heatsink (with 1mm to spare woohoo). Just a bit unsure about whether it will take my new motherboard's USB3.0 front panel, and whether the lack of a side vent will be a problem with two HD5830s...

 

[Idontcare]

Why not just get a Antec 300 Illusion, it's $45 shipped from Newegg right now.

 

[marlinman]

Because Newegg don't ship here and the case ain't sold here - thanks anyway tho'!

Edit: the bare 300 _is_ sold here though - considering now