Need help on choosing a case

[aus78]

Sorry about the last post of mine. Fingers got a little punchy. So anyways, I am fixing to build a computer for the first time. I was wanting to know what would be a good case. Looking to build a P4 2.8. I havbe choosen a ASUS P4P800 MOBO. I was wanting at least 400watt pwr supply. I looked at a few Aspire cases on NEwegg. What is the best case for me?

 

[Zepper]

Unless you have some special needs, it's hard to beat the Antec SLK3700AMB/ Compucase 6A19 series (6A19 is hard to find except at directron.com or coolcases.com ) for cooling and quiet. Another here has noted that an overly long video card may intrude on one of the HD positions, but that probably won't pose a problem for most - he needed to use all 5 HD bays!
. Coolcases has an excellent write-up on the 6A19 and sells them stock and very nicely premodded. Directron sells them as the bare case - fans, PSU etc. all a la carte. Most would never really need more than the standard HEC 300W PSU but you can get whatever you want at either site or separately from your favorite vendor. Read the review of th HEC (Heroichi) on Tom's Hardware (yes, I know, so don't tell me again).
.bh.

 

[screw3d]

You should edit the other duplicate post to say "delete me" or something like that.

 

[aus78]

Looking for a case for a :

Asus P4P800
P4 2.8 800fsb H/T
Western Digital 120gb SATA 7200 RPM
Corsair XMS 512mb Pc-3200

Video Card ??????
Case ?????????

 

[GreenWolf]

Chieftec Dragon, Chieftec Matrix, Chenbro Spider, Powermax Demon ($39@Newegg), Aspire X-Dreamer ($48@Newegg), Enermax CS-10181 or 2, or PowerMax Blue Acrylic CPARC-1. Take your pick. They are all good cases.

 

[nowallet]

I'm in the same situation as you, so I might as well post in the same topic.

Here's my new system equipments so far:

1. Chieftec Silver Aluminum Workstation Tower Server Chassis with 450W Power Supply,Model:AX-01SLD U2F SF 450W,Retail.
Specification:
Case Type: Workstation Tower
Color: Silver
Material: Aluminum
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slot: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,IEEE1394 x1
Power Supply: 450W
Cooling System: 2 Rear Mounted Fan and 1 Side Panel Fan
Motherboard Compatibility: Standard ATX

2. ABIT 865PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "IS7" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Intel Pentium 4(Hyper-Threading)/Celeron Processors
Chipset: Intel 865PE + ICH5R
FSB: 800/533/400MHz
RAM: 4x DIMM for Dual Channel DDR400/333/266 Max 4GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 100 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,SPDIF In/Out,1xLAN,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),3xIEEE1394(Rear 1),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: 6-Channel AC97 Codec
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA 150, RAID 0

3. Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
Specification
Model: Intel Pentium 4 2.8C w/ Hyper Threading
Core: Northwood
Operating Frequency: 2.8GHz
FSB: 800MHz
Cache: L1/12K+8K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.525V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 478
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2
Warranty: 3-year MFG
Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan)

4. Four CoolerMaster Model:TLF-R82 (TLF-R82-E1) Blue 80mm Neon LED Fan.
Specification:
Compatibility: Case
Bearing Type: Rifle bearing (patented)
Nominal Speed(RPM): 2500
Max Air FlowCFM): 32.11
Max Pressure: Unknown
Fan Material: Plastic
Heat Sink Material: N/A
Rated Voltage: 12 VDC
Noise(dBA): 25.0

Will it be sufficient for a beginner in video editing?

 

[Bates]

I just put a system together with an Antec P160 case and added an antec trueblue 480 and a front mounted 120mm fan. I am extremely happy with this case. It is extremely easy to setup, with a removable motherboard tray, twist knobs on the side panel that double as fingerholds when removing. I have a P4P800 Deluxe with a P 2.6 @ 3.1 and the temps on the cpu are 79 idle and 90 load, although it is winter in Maine and the room temp is mid-60. Before installing the front fan my temps at load would still only get to 101-103. Without ovewrclock I would guess you would be able to run with just the rear fan and hook it up to the truepower fan molex to keep the fanspeed low. The case has plenty of room, although make sure that your front fan is not greater than 2" deep, as the front slot it fits into will not accept larger. check the case out here