New Case

[Hyper]

I recently purchased a GeForce GTX 260 and the thing is huge. I know I'll be needing a new case to fit this card with my Motherboard. Preferably a large case with plenty of breathing room.

Any recommendations? I've been looking at the Antec 900 Two:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058&Tpk=Antec 900 Two

 

[TheLaughingMan]

Any Full Tower and most gaming class mid-towers will do you. This will get ugly really fast so I will help you keep this brief.

Please list any preferences you have in the case other than it fitting your card. Do you want all steel, mid-tower, full tower, certain style/color you want to avoid, Brand name you love or hate, etc.

And please post a price range or limit.

 

[Hyper]

Preferably a full tower case so I will have more room inside the case to fit parts. ATX factor. Quiet fans. Color doesn't really matter to me, but definitely something that would look sleek. I don't care what brand it is as long as its a quality built sturdy case. Price range- no more than $150.

 

[sneekypeet]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=113385

See if any of those cases strike your fancy.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

maybe the new CM690 II Advanced? i'll be recieving that feb the 1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGvBjEmXJnI

i think its an awesome case and the price vs features is very good imo

 

[werez]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1112238&cm_re=plian_li-_-11-112-238-_-Product is pretty good ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239&cm_re=lancool-_-11-112-239-_-Product with black interior ( if you care )

Anyway that Antec case is also a good choice .

Around here the k62 case costs like 170$ . You should buy it for 100 and ruin my day )

 

[codyjansen]

corsair 800d

 

[Duffman]

Price consideration?

Corsair Obsidian

 

[(FIH) The Don]

Peanuts

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=113623

 

[exodusprime1337]

i second obsidian 800d, i got one, and it is effin AWESOME!!!!!

 

[human_error]

Price range- no more than $150.

corsair 800d

Newegg price: $280

awesome as the 800D is (just got one) it's a little too expensive for OPs budget - OP if you can afford an obsidian, go for it but you can still get some nice cases under $150.

 

[codyjansen]

how about the cooler master storm scout?

i got it a few days ago and i am loving it

 

[(FIH) The Don]

just keep in mind that the Storm Scout do NOT have enough room for like 5870s

other than that its a great budget case imo

 

[human_error]

just had a look myself at the cases and the CM HAF 932s a pretty good case, just in your budget at $149.99 but it can fit a 5970 (biggest graphics card available at the moment) in it so there's plenty of space.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213&cm_re=haf-_-11-119-213-_-Product

 

[(FIH) The Don]

i've heard of many people dealing with resonans from the 932? dont know the right word in english + it has no dustfilters, and that is just a must in such a case

 

[HammerON]

Antec P182 is a great case as you can easily remove the bottom hd cage and will fit any GPU!!!

 

[(FIH) The Don]

Antec P182 is a great case as you can easily remove the bottom hd cage and will fit any GPU!!!

+1

 

[TheLaughingMan]

Full Tower

CM HAF 922 Full Tower = $150

Antec P183 (Upgraded P192) = $150

Mid Towers

CM Storm Scout = $100

Nzxt Beta or Beta Evo (for the cost effective option) = $40 or $50 respectively

 

[Sensi Karate]

Full Tower

CM HAF 922 Full Tower = $150

Antec P183 (Upgraded P192) = $150

Mid Towers

CM Storm Scout = $100

Nzxt Beta or Beta Evo (for the cost effective option) = $40 or $50 respectively

+1 on both the CM HAF 922 and Antec P183.

I was also looking at buying a case (my thread should be just below this...) and I eventually chose the HAF 922. It is a mid tower (extreme side of midtower range...) and can fit 2x5870s with room to spare (same size or a bit bigger then a GTX 260?). It is also very moddable if you want to go down that line, can fit many fans and also has the room to fit very large aftermarket coolers.

My other choices on cases were the Raven RV 01, Antec P183 and the Lian Li Lancool PC-K62, all of which should be in your budget. The Raven RV 01 is very large and has a unique feature in which the motherboard is on a 90 degree turn so your IO Shield is on the top. This gives better airflow for the case and it also gives more room for GPU cards. 5970's can fit easily which are the largest cards on the market atm. However cable management is a little hard (as most full tower cases are...).

The Antec P183 is a sound proof case. It uses three layers (aluminium, plastic?, aluminium) to absorb sound so you don't hear the fans running at full thrust. It has fairly decent cooling and overall is a nice case.

The Lian Li Lancool PC-K62 is a very nice mid tower case that offers many of the features lots of the more expensive cases have. It has a great black interior with one of the best tool-less designs around and decent space to fit a 5850 with a 5870 just squeezing in. It also goes with the Blue colour scheme and so its fitted with 3 Blue LED fans (120mm?) to cool the case fairly adequately. Overall a good mid tower case.

Another case you could choose could be the HAF 932 or Storm Sniper. I think both look fairly ugly but they are the best full tower cooling cases around. If you really need a full tower case then choose one of those. Also if your computer shop has any in stock, the CM 690 II Advanced is a new case that seems to be fairly good for its price tag. Maybe pick one of those up?

Its really up to you. All these cases are fairly unique in there own way and would all suit you fine. Hope you find the case your looking for.

 

[pantherx12]

i've heard of many people dealing with resonans from the 932? dont know the right word in english + it has no dustfilters, and that is just a must in such a case

Not necessary at all, just check your stuff once a month see if it needs cleaned, if it does, do!

its not to much hard work and you get to appreciate all your lovely hardware up close again

also gives you a chance to think of better cable management and such like.

 

[brandonwh64]

NZXT M59?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058

 

[SnoopKatt]

HAF 922 is great. That easily fits a GTX 295, so that'll certainly fit a GTX 260. In the deal section of the forums, I think Cooler Master was selling refurbs of that for pretty cheap?