Please help me find a case

[rathsach]

I hope to get some inspiration for a case pick..

I have some specific needs..



First of all, it should be as small as possible as possible supporting ATX, and my budget is around whatever an Antec 1200 costs as my maximum budget.

Also the following apply:

It should be silent, So no 7 full speed 120mm casesfans cases.

No doors or other fancy stuff on the front. I want direct access to my drivebays etc. I can live with a little "door" to USB and stuff, but nothing else.

As little bling factor as possible..

Has to support a long PSU out of the box.

Has to support using a 120mm cpu cooler

Has to support using 4870x2 graphics card (10,5 inches)

I don't care about toolless or aluminium. Those are nice features, but not need to have.

Has to be accessible in EU as I'm from Denmark..

My own first pick was the Silverstone Kublai KL-02B, but it seems like it might not support the big GPU and perhaps not even a 120mm cpu cooler..

 

[RallyMaster]

You want a small case that'll fit a 4870X2? Good luck.

 

[rathsach]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
You want a small case that'll fit a 4870X2? Good luck.

Noooot, really.. That's what I have realised can't be done.. I want the smallest case that fits the requirements I wrote.. I have a Temjin TJ07 right now, and everything is smaller than that.. So basically - anything smaller than a TJ07 I'll go for.. I'm sick and tired of that big noisy monster next to my desk..

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: rathsach

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
You want a small case that'll fit a 4870X2? Good luck.

Noooot, really.. That's what I have realised can't be done.. I want the smallest case that fits the requirements I wrote.. I have a Temjin TJ07 right now, and everything is smaller than that.. So basically - anything smaller than a TJ07 I'll go for.. I'm sick and tired of that big noisy monster next to my desk..

your tired of a TJ-07?

Here im sitting missing mine. :[

Have you considered a well plan'd torture rack on high end air?

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_1123.jpg

OR instead of getting a case, the TJ-07 is one of the MOST water friendly cases you can get. Why not migrate to water if its too noisey and have it rape air?

 

[Zepper]

I don't know if the Ultra line is available there or not but you could look at the Ultra m998 and a few others in their line. Akasa uses the same basic chassis for at least three of their models: Eclipse, Mirage and the new one that has an aluminum bezel unlike the plastic bezels on the others. The Tagan Monolith (I think they call it the Monolize in the EU) might be one to look at. If the Antec Titan line is available there, then that's another. Good luck.

.bh.

 

[rathsach]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: rathsach

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
You want a small case that'll fit a 4870X2? Good luck.

Noooot, really.. That's what I have realised can't be done.. I want the smallest case that fits the requirements I wrote.. I have a Temjin TJ07 right now, and everything is smaller than that.. So basically - anything smaller than a TJ07 I'll go for.. I'm sick and tired of that big noisy monster next to my desk..

your tired of a TJ-07?

Here im sitting missing mine. :[

Have you considered a well plan'd torture rack on high end air?

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_1123.jpg

OR instead of getting a case, the TJ-07 is one of the MOST water friendly cases you can get. Why not migrate to water if its too noisey and have it rape air?

I actually bought the TJ-07 because I planned to go to water.. But then the more I learned about water cooling afterwards, the less I really wanted it.. Too expensive for too little performance gain/noise reduction..

 

[rathsach]

Originally posted by: Zepper
I don't know if the Ultra line is available there or not but you could look at the Ultra m998 and a few others in their line. Akasa uses the same basic chassis for at least three of their models: Eclipse, Mirage and the new one that has an aluminum bezel unlike the plastic bezels on the others. The Tagan Monolith (I think they call it the Monolize in the EU) might be one to look at. If the Antec Titan line is available there, then that's another. Good luck.

.bh.

I just looked around for all the ones you mentioned.. The only one availiable is a single Antec Titan model w. PSU :-(

 

[Zepper]

Well, I'm pretty sure Tagan is a German company - maybe you could have some shop in Germany send you one. Check their web site, maybe they list a place to buy in Be. Here is Akasa in Be.: http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa_...ere_to_buy_belgium.htm
Tagan in Be.:
http://www.tagan.com/index.php?c_id=106 .
The Tagan Monolith is actually made by a company called APlus and is also sold here in the States under the XClio brand. IDK if XClio is over there or not - check their website too. They call it the WT (WindTunnel).

Here is XClio distributor in Germany:
http://www.maxpointgmbh.de - perhaps they can point you to a seller in Be.

.bh.

 

[DerelictDev]

Heh, almost anything is smaller than a TJ-07. I just recommended the P182 to another poster and I'll have to do the same here. I don't know if its readily available around you but I would assume so with its popularity. It's cheaper than the Antec 1200; silent, great look and design, and supports what you want.

The only issue is that you don't want a door so do what I did, just take it off.

 

[rathsach]

I have been looking at the P182, which I COULD live with as the door can be flush along the side.. But it seems like there's not a lot of PSU room in it.. You'll run into problems with PSU's like the Corsair 1kw or Zalman HP-850.. Or?