Which case you use?

What is the best case for the best cooling?

Case with the max. numbers of fans..?
(4 x 120 mm front and 4 x 120 mm back?)

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Antec 900 gets my vote. 2 front 120, 1 rear 120, 1 top 200 plus room for another 120 in the side. Have my q6600 at 3645 on air with 55-58 core temps

Thermaltake Armor is what I Built my Quad in. Full tower, lots of fans.

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Antec 900 gets my vote. 2 front 120, 1 rear 120, 1 top 200 plus room for another 120 in the side. Have my q6600 at 3645 on air with 55-58 core temps

I have a 120 mm fan PSU, and because of this the cool air is coming from downside to cool the PSU..

In this case, you must install the PSU down in the case..
How much cm space is between PSU and bottom of the case?
A 120 mm fan PSU get enought cool air because of the place of installation?

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Antec 900 gets my vote. 2 front 120, 1 rear 120, 1 top 200 plus room for another 120 in the side. Have my q6600 at 3645 on air with 55-58 core temps

I have a 120 mm fan PSU, and because of this the cool air is coming from downside to cool the PSU..

In this case, you must install the PSU down in the case..
How much cm space is between PSU and bottom of the case?
A 120 mm fan PSU get enought cool air because of the place of installation?

It mounts on the bottom of the case. Mine(Power and Cooling 610 continuous watt)is larger than standard psu but only has 80 mm fan. Don't think the 120 would would fit

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Antec 900 gets my vote. 2 front 120, 1 rear 120, 1 top 200 plus room for another 120 in the side. Have my q6600 at 3645 on air with 55-58 core temps

I have a 120 mm fan PSU, and because of this the cool air is coming from downside to cool the PSU..

In this case, you must install the PSU down in the case..
How much cm space is between PSU and bottom of the case?
A 120 mm fan PSU get enought cool air because of the place of installation?

It mounts on the bottom of the case. Mine(Power and Cooling 610 continuous watt)is larger than standard psu but only has 80 mm fan. Don't think the 120 would would fit

I use a couple of Antec P180Bs, which look very similar in layout to the 900, not sure if they're identical inside or not as I haven't seen one in person, but I have Seasonic power supplies with 120 mm fans in the P180B, so if the 900 IS the same inside, it will fit.

-Dave

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I really like my Lian-Li case. They tend to be pretty clean and simple looking on the outside but all the edges are rolled or rounded so you don't cut yourself while trying to plug in a cable that goes in some cramped corner somewhere. Mine also has a slide-out motherboard tray that makes working on it very easy. Just about everything is fastened down with thumb screws for easy access.

The front 120mm fan has a filter over it that is easy to clean. Other than that it has one 80mm fan in the back and one in the top plus the 120mm fan in the power supply (bought separately). My phenom runs right around 50C with the stock AMD all aluminum heatsink.

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Amongst others I've got two different Lian Li and three different Antec and they all can provide more or less the same amount of airflow. It's quite important how many and which types of fans you are using...and if you want to have it cool...or quiet. ;)

Antec 900: I'm using a PSU bearing a 140mm fan in there...and there's no space left to the ground. But it's opened to the backside and blowing to the top, so it doesn't matter...

In the end I'd suggest a LianLi ArmorSuit or an PC-A70: 5 to 6 fans and a lot of space...

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Aerocool m40

Front: 60 and 120
Back: 3x 80
PS: 120mm

Thermaltake Armor is what I Built my Quad in. Full tower, lots of fans.

Ditto

My most recent build used a Cooler Master CM-690.
http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&id=2868
Heavy, tool less, inexpensive, lots of holes, well thought out details.
Pretty good looking from a couple of feet away, up close panel and trim fit could be better, but still good for the price point.
The bottom mounted powersupply requires long leads.

An overclocked Q6600 and Nvidia 8800GT live in mine with no overheating problems.


UncleVom

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Which case you use?

What is the best case for the best cooling?

Case with the max. numbers of fans..?
(4 x 120 mm front and 4 x 120 mm back?)

XClio WindTunnel Dual 250mm fans on the side panel - no other fans. I believe each fan moves about 100 CFM at 800 RPM. Keeps two of my Q6600/X38 systems cool enough to run at 3.6GHz. (Mounted on CPU is ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme HS with 1600 RPM 120mm Scyth fan).

Need to keep a sharp eye out for quality control issues with this case. As an example, the wire bundle going to one of the 250mm fan in one of my case (case #4) got pulled out by the fan blade due to poorly anchored wire leads - it rendered the fan inoperable.

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XClio WindTunnel Dual 250mm fans on the side panel - no other fans. I believe each fan moves about 100 CFM at 800 RPM. Keeps two of my Q6600/X38 systems cool enough to run at 3.6GHz. (Mounted on CPU is ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme HS with 1600 RPM 120mm Scyth fan).

Need to keep a sharp eye out for quality control issues with this case. As an example, the wire bundle going to one of the 250mm fan in one of my case (case #4) got pulled out by the fan blade due to poorly anchored wire leads - it rendered the fan inoperable.

Wow, that's an interesting case, and excellent job on the OC!

-Dave

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Me I've got a pair of Good cases Temp wise(Even though their both OLD) and 3 cases that care a bit more compact and about 10C-15C warmer then the cooler ones which run at or near 38C, The cooler cases are a Chieftec Matrix(Green/Silver) and a Chieftec Dragon(Black/Gray) and their supposed to be Mid towers[the Dragon PC is sleeping as She's in storage w/an AMD PC inside Her], the warmer 3 are Thermaltake Mambo cases, The Mambos were cheap as I'd been snookered by an online place(No It wasn't an ebay seller in this case, That's another story), Monarch Computers(nuf said on that). All the cases have sound absorbing pads in them which helps a little bit with the sound of the raptors and when a PC shuts off around here It gets quieter around here all of a sudden. The Mambos though come from Newegg as do a few other parts, Although most come from eBay resellers. If I were to buy a case today, It would be the Ultra m998 which I like a lot as the review here sounds good. And the price at Tiger Direct for the Ultra m998 sounds good too at $129.00 after a $40.00 instant rebate. It would've been nice If Newegg carried this case, But sadly they don't.

That front panel I/O has to be the slickest I've ever seen, You can use Your rear panel I/O panel in the front instead of Ultras.

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What is the best case for the best cooling?

I think the very best case for the best cooling would be a small refrigerator.

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What is the best case for the best cooling?

I think the very best case for the best cooling would be a small refrigerator.

Frost Free I'd think, But I've had It with the cpu cooling I have, It's days are numbered around here.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

What is the best case for the best cooling?

I think the very best case for the best cooling would be a small refrigerator.

Frost Free I'd think, But I've had It with the cpu cooling I have, It's days are numbered around here.

It wouldn't be a real problem as long as the 'fridge door is closed, any moisture will collect on the coils and not on something generating heat.

As a rule, a closed refrigerator is a pretty dry environment.

Any problems you might have would be caused by opening the door. Warm moist air from outside could condense on anything colder.

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What is the best case for the best cooling?

I think the very best case for the best cooling would be a small refrigerator.

Frost Free I'd think, But I've had It with the cpu cooling I have, It's days are numbered around here.

It wouldn't be a real problem as long as the 'fridge door is closed, any moisture will collect on the coils and not on something generating heat.

As a rule, a closed refrigerator is a pretty dry environment.

Any problems you might have would be caused by opening the door. Warm moist air from outside could condense on anything colder.

True, But an expensive way to cool a PC or PCs no matter what.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Which case you use?

What is the best case for the best cooling?

Case with the max. numbers of fans..?
(4 x 120 mm front and 4 x 120 mm back?)

This link below is my current case and my favorite one I've used so far.
Gigabyte Triton 180
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5644/cst-505/Gigabyte_Triton_180_Aluminum_Mid_Tower_Case_-_Black_GZ-AX1CASDB.html

What is the best case for the best cooling?

I think the very best case for the best cooling would be a small refrigerator.

Frost Free I'd think, But I've had It with the cpu cooling I have, It's days are numbered around here.

It wouldn't be a real problem as long as the 'fridge door is closed, any moisture will collect on the coils and not on something generating heat.

As a rule, a closed refrigerator is a pretty dry environment.

Any problems you might have would be caused by opening the door. Warm moist air from outside could condense on anything colder.

True, But an expensive way to cool a PC or PCs no matter what.

If you want to go the other way, it's probably the Zalman TNN-500

Low noise, and literally zero power for cooling or airflow.

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