What case for OCed rig?

[Fayd]

I have a friend looking to drop about 2k in a computer right now.

i'm okay with recommending components. i'm just not so sure about the case right now.

so far, it's gonna be a core2duo/quad, e6750/q6600. (still deciding between each) at low 3ghz. along with 4gb DDR2.

video card is gonna be an 8800GTX. I recommended he wait till 9800's are out, but he wants to build now.

I recommended Abit IP35-Pro.

so.... what case should i recommend?

currently i have him looking at a lian-li A05b. but i'm concerned about having only 2 120mm fans, and the back to front airflow path. does it work? do people like it? will that case handle those components with okay temperatures?

 

[zagood]

1. Make sure he's going to run a 64x operating system, otherwise the 4gb ram is wasted.
2. Some people love the LL's, some hate them. If he's going to drop that much on a rig have him go for a TJ09 or something like that.
3. Not sure if the GTX will fit in the A05b. Look through these threads and see if it's mentioned.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=1959556&enterthread=y

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1115861

http://www.maximumpc.com/forum...&postorder=asc&start=0

-z

 

[Zepper]

The XClio Windtunnel moves plenty of air - the Enermax Uber Chakra is nice too. But the wind flow is abnormal so you'll have to make sure the CPU cooling solution can take advantage of it for best overall results.

.bh.