Here's the situation.
I'm trying to choose a case from Lian Li or Cooler Master... Here's what I need from it.
[*]some good airflow (more than the 2 fans I have now)
[*]good looks (when i put in the optical drives, they must match the case color either naturally or if i get one of those bezel cover things)
[*]must be *BLACK* color
[*]must be pretty quiet (i don't need the most absolute silent case ever)
BUDGET : $130 OR LESS SHIPPED.
Right now, I'm on an Antec SLK1650B case and it's pretty quiet when running the components in my rig (see sig). Yeah, it's pretty decent BUT I would much prefer a Lian Li / Cooler Master design over this "boring" look. I was wondering if someone WITH these cases would talk about them in detail; noise, heat, etc.
[EDIT]: Hell i might even consider a Sonata now...
Some of my components :
-Antec Smartpower 350W
-ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (zalmanized : silent)
-AXP 2500+ @ 2.2 GHz / Asus A7N8X Deluxe
-Seagate 7200.7 160GB PATA
-Zalman CNPS7000A AlCu
Well.. I'm looking at the Lian Li PC-61 /// PC-65B /// Cooler Master Praetorian /// Cooler Master Wavemaster.
I might put in a side-window as well and I know the Lian Li PC-61 is very popular and has some side windows like Dragon, Scorpion, BioHazard.
Which one would have the quietest fans? If I purchased a fan-controller and set them all at low speed, would the fans be silent?
I'm trying to choose a case from Lian Li or Cooler Master... Here's what I need from it.
[*]some good airflow (more than the 2 fans I have now)
[*]good looks (when i put in the optical drives, they must match the case color either naturally or if i get one of those bezel cover things)
[*]must be *BLACK* color
[*]must be pretty quiet (i don't need the most absolute silent case ever)
BUDGET : $130 OR LESS SHIPPED.
Right now, I'm on an Antec SLK1650B case and it's pretty quiet when running the components in my rig (see sig). Yeah, it's pretty decent BUT I would much prefer a Lian Li / Cooler Master design over this "boring" look. I was wondering if someone WITH these cases would talk about them in detail; noise, heat, etc.
[EDIT]: Hell i might even consider a Sonata now...
Some of my components :
-Antec Smartpower 350W
-ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (zalmanized : silent)
-AXP 2500+ @ 2.2 GHz / Asus A7N8X Deluxe
-Seagate 7200.7 160GB PATA
-Zalman CNPS7000A AlCu
Well.. I'm looking at the Lian Li PC-61 /// PC-65B /// Cooler Master Praetorian /// Cooler Master Wavemaster.
I might put in a side-window as well and I know the Lian Li PC-61 is very popular and has some side windows like Dragon, Scorpion, BioHazard.
Which one would have the quietest fans? If I purchased a fan-controller and set them all at low speed, would the fans be silent?
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