Need help in choosing a Thermaltake case

[Br3ach]

Ah, I haven't upgraded since 2004 and the time is nigh (wish I could wait for Penryn, P38 and G9x, but such is life ). Here's the rig I am building:

Q6600 G0 (will overclock probably up in the 3.6Gs if I can)
Thermalright 120 Extreme/AS5/S-FLEX
Asus P5K Deluxe, Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC-8500, 4 Gigs total
XFX 8800GTX XXX, PSU is Corsair HX620
Got a WD Raptor 150GB, and also Seagate 320G and a Benq 1655 DVD from my old rig

That's about all. I am still waiting for the RAM and the case, which this thread is about.

Unfortunately I live in Eastern Europe where we still pay double the prices normal US people do, and on top of that the choice of components sucks... Anyhow I am confined to Thermaltake and I have identified the following models to choose from:

Thermaltake Tsunami -- I pretty much gave up on it -- my video card will barely fit, and on top of that I am not certain the air flow will be good in a cramped mid-tower case. I really do like the design though -- wish the SopranoRS 100 was out, but hey...

Thermaltake Eureka -- Like the case, but it's pretty much a standard one, albeit spacious and the thermal parameters seem good

Thermaltake Kandalf -- (the old design -- not the water cooled version or the new one with the big fan). My top choice right now, but I am still uncertain

Thermaltake Armor -- seems like a solid case, but for some reason I don't like how it looks

So that's pretty much what I have to (can) choose from. I am looking for a visually appealing case with the space for a 8800GTX and possibly future upgrades, and very good cooling / air flow. Weight is not an issue, and I can live with noise, provided I don't sleep in the room. Would be happy to receive thoughts, comments and ideas TIA!

 

[LightningRider]

Thermaltake Kandalf or Armor are probably the best choices. The Kandalf is basically an Armor with a different front and some other slight features apparently. If you don't like the front you can take it off too though and it will look like an Armor. I'm not sure I like the Thermaltake logo on the front of the Kandalf, so I might remove the doors on mine, or just leave the led lighting of it off. Otherwise I think the doors look nice though.

 

[Zepper]

Welcome to the AT forums.

I like theTt Eureka myself. The metal is a bit thin, but a bit of thought and some well-chosen damping materials will keep it from getting too noisy.

.bh.

 

[swtethan]

you'd be better off with pc2-6400 since 9x400= 3.6ghz

I like the armor, dont get armor jr since gtx wont fit.