I can't Decide

[Magusigne]

I'm building a new rig and I want to do a small amount of OC'ing

I can't decide for the life of me on a new case. Price is not a problem as I can wait for it to go on a good sale on newegg. I wanted something thats a little flashy but is going to last me for a LONG time. My Choices thus far

Antec 900
Antec P18xx
Cosmos 1000 (Really love the design but heating appears to be an issue)

I'm really leaning towards the 1000 as i've seen it dip below 80 AR and i can wait for a revision to come out. I'm not going to be throwing all 6 HD's in there so I think I should be alright. It will definately have an 8800 GTX when they come down, not in SLI format though. I'll be going to a few lan parties as well.

So is the Comos 1000 all that bad in the end?

 

[MarcVenice]

My vote goes to the p182/p180b, which too can be had for a pretty good price AR. The cooling will be sufficient, especially in the lower compartment, where you can put 3 HD's in IIRC.

 

[Tullphan]

Cooler Master RC690 for ~$21 shipped AR
Take a look at it & read the reviews...perhaps you'll add it to you list.

 

[Zepper]

Tull has it for a cheap decent case - rumor is that the 690 is supposed to be CM's 900 killer. Mine arrived today and it's a lot heavier than I expected at 25 pounds gross.

Sticking to your list, you have two apples and one orange. The Cosmos and p180 series are designed for quiet with decent cooling, whereas the 900 is designed for max cooling with little thought to noise (though you can make it pretty quiet with careful choice of components - don't have to be so fussy with the others)

If you can find an Antec SU-380 or SU-430 somewhere, you can often pick them up cheaply as the owners don't seem to know what they have... Very good, Seasonic made PSUs. They are $45. and $49. respectively, directly from Antec's replacement parts store.
. Of course, I wouldn't mind if you took the Enermax 500 Watter I have listed in FS/T. Link below.

.bh.

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
Cooler Master RC690 for ~$21 shipped AR
Take a look at it & read the reviews...perhaps you'll add it to you list.

that deal comes to $31.06 AR, tax & shipping for me in CA. not quite as good of a deal for us in CA. i also tried the paypal method, and still no free ship.

 

[Magusigne]

Money is no object. Remeber that. I mean it is, but I can wait quite awhile until they go on sale. I'm really leaning towards the Cosmos 1000 as its a sleek case and it has those nice handles.

I don't plan on using all 6 HD mounts, so could I do 2 on each side and install 2 fans in between?

 

[Zepper]

Well, if you really want a Cosmos, you're not likely to beat the deal at the Egg right now at $109. w/ free shipping after MIR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119138

Oops, I just noticed that the rebate form says for purchases thru the 28th. I have a message in to the CSRs to see if they have an updated form.

.bh.