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    Which case to buy?

    I cant decide which case to buy from between

    Corsair 600T

    Corsair 700D

    Coolermaster HAF 912+

    I need something for gaming, encoding and acting as a LAN server for media

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    Maybe give the lian li a17 a go for 65 quid!?

    Wow those are some very different cases lol. Is watercooling a must? Just the only sort of common thread I can pick out between them all.

    I recently bought a case ... although it is sitting at my dad's and I am not going to see him until xmas so can't unpack it and tell you what it is like until then but personally i think it is a bargain.

    lian li a17a
    If you can put up with it being in silver rather than black it is a bargain I think. It is EOL hence only 65 quid. There are only 2 left now since I got mine.

    pros:
    -Ventilation looks good with 3 bundled fans all a decent size.
    -lian li case ... so very good build quality
    -full brushed alminium case for 65 quid
    -did I say it was 65quid!?
    -ATX
    -9 drive bays so lots of room for hard drives or whatever lian li have alot of accessories so you can even stick a dual radiator in the front there if you want to do watercooling (that is my long term plan).

    cons:
    -top mounted psu
    -limited room for gfx cards (a HD5970 most certainly won't fit!)
    -If you have a rad in the front as well there be even less room for GFX cards
    -It is an "old" case, but really that shouldn't put you off, some people seem to keep their cases for like 8 years if they like it. As cases don't become obsolete in the same way GFX cards and cpus do.
    -could get dusty with all those holes in the front ....
    I think as long as there is nothing cosmetically wrong with my case I am gonna be really chuffed with it. As I really wanted a lian li or silverstone fully alminium case but they were out of my pricepoint.

    Just waiting for someone to come on here and point out a massive design flaw with it lol!

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Jesus I think CCL are doing some serious mispricing with their case they have an ATCS 840 on there for 65quid that is 100quid less than it is suppose to be ahhhhhhhhhhhh

    http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...c-840-kkn1-gp#

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Wow, that's crazy cheap. ATCS 840 at that price is pretty much perfect, go for it if you like the case, it's huge but great for all sorts of reasons.
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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by c.ruel View Post
    Jesus I think CCL are doing some serious mispricing with their case they have an ATCS 840 on there for 65quid that is 100quid less than it is suppose to be ahhhhhhhhhhhh

    http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...c-840-kkn1-gp#
    Tried clicking on the link but it came up with an error.

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    Re: Maybe give the lian li a17 a go for 65 quid!?

    [QUOTE=c.ruel;2001697]Wow those are some very different cases lol. Is watercooling a must? Just the only sort of common thread I can pick out between them all.

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    Not interested in watercooling at the moment, too expensive

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by KronicAC View Post
    I need something for gaming, encoding and acting as a LAN server for media
    None of those tasks will be influenced by a case really, so what other criteria can you think of? If nothing, just get the cheapest!

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Lian Li PC-A17

    Quote Originally Posted by KronicAC View Post
    I cant decide which case to buy from between

    Corsair 600T

    Corsair 700D

    Coolermaster HAF 912+

    I need something for gaming, encoding and acting as a LAN server for media
    I second c.ruel's advice with regards to the Lian Li...

    I have the Lian Li PC-A17

    It is beautiful, minimalistic, with very very effective fans which run 100% quiet and the front has a very genius dust-minimizing method...

    http://www.ocia.net/reviews/lianlipca17/page1.shtml

    All of these people at ebuyer want it bad http://forums.ebuyer.com/showthread....Lian-Li-PC-A17

    Here is a video of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wClW8AePfWc

    But I can't find it anywhere for sale... so I can't link you where to buy it!

    But look hard and get it as soon as you see it, it is really really good, so much space inside for extra fans and everything.

    I did have a problem with my front panel audio though, but I think that was just a one-off, hopefully yours will be fine, if it isn't then the solution is to not connect any of the wires from the front panel except for the audio (if you intend to use the audio jacks for headphones like me), otherwise you get interference from the motherboard, you can hear the cpu/gpu through it, but disconnecting the USB ports worked for me.

    Best of luck. Seriously get the Lian Li

    Edit: here is a retailer, but I think it's in America http://www.coolerguys.com/llpca17.html

    http://www.xoxide.com/lianli-pca17-silvercase.html

    With regards to the fitting of GPU's and top mounted PSU...

    1) I have a GTX285 (quite large, I don't know how big the newer line of cards are... but mine requires 2x power connections from the PSU...

    2) I have a Q6600 overclocked at 3.6ghz and it idles between 23-36... The Power Supply doesn't affect the temperature enough to matter in my humble opinion...

    I'm using the Corsair HX520W PSU and it powers everything without much heat, everything fit well... The card does take up a lot of space it seems but then I don't know what case wouldn't because this PC-A17 is a fullsized tower, it's quite large...

    Perhaps if you wanted to run Two or Three GPU's then this might not be the best case... To be honest I can't comment on that part, I can just tell you that with my single GTX285 and system specs that this is perfect for me and I have a lot of empty space in the bottom of the case where I could add extra fans very easily.
    Last edited by Robscure; 08-11-2010 at 10:40 PM.

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    I'm looking for a case that will be future proof.

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by KronicAC View Post
    I'm looking for a case that will be future proof.
    Lian Li PC-A17

    I intend to use this case for my next upgrades (where I'll replace everything)

    I've had it for nearly two years, I've cleaned it several times, there is never much dust inside of it, easy to clean... Very quiet, very cold, and very stylish, with a lot of room inside for the enthusiast

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    If the gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard and XFX 650w Core Edition PSU fits in this case this could be an contender

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    I'm a big fan of Lian Li for their stylish yet affordable aluminium cases.

    Irrespective of what they say the aluminium just makes it look nicer and has no discernible impact on chipset or CPU temps (compared to a steel case).

    They are, however,very well designed. I have a couple of their cases - PC-7FNB and PC-A06B, latter of which I got for the bargain price of £35
    Last edited by kmac; 11-11-2010 at 02:32 PM.

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Yes the whole aluminium case lowers your temps is a bit of a myth, there have been a couple of case where the case is connected to hard ware to act as a heatsink but it does require it to be connected physically
    The main things aluminium has going for it over steel, is reduced weight and finish, brushed anodized aluminium has a sheen to it that you just cannot get with paint/powder coating.

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    just had a look at the reviews for the 3 cases mentioned and there is quite a few cons than pros for them.

    Is there such a thing as a perfect case?

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by KronicAC View Post
    just had a look at the reviews for the 3 cases mentioned and there is quite a few cons than pros for them.

    Is there such a thing as a perfect case?
    Only if you don't have mutually exclusive criteria. What were the problems with the HAF912+ that you read?

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    Re: Which case to buy?

    Quote Originally Posted by KronicAC View Post
    just had a look at the reviews for the 3 cases mentioned and there is quite a few cons than pros for them.

    Is there such a thing as a perfect case?
    What cons did you read for Lian Li PC-A17 ?

    I have this case and I have no problems with it at all, temperatures are cool, fans are silent, a lot of space inside for modding, it looks minimalistic, it's light weight for being a full tower...

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