hello everybody, im looking for a case for my build, ~ i kinda did it backwards in the way that i have all the parts (p55 le mobo, i5, 4gb ripjaws ram, 5770) but no case... i have been looking into the Thermaltake spedo advanced package, but dont know if its worth the price. what im hoping is that the case is painted on the inside, and has enough room for a large air cooler.. those are really the only two major concerns.. any suggestions would be nice thanks!

http://www.newegg.com/Pro...119216&Tpk=CM690II

It's lovely and black inside.

Wow thanks, i really like the cm690! i guess it would help to say that im looking into full atx case and my price range is < $300 i know that kinda limits me but im sure there is a lot more cases out there that fit the criteria than what im finding! thanks again every1!

if i was going with a midsized case, i would go with the cm scout ;)

I know you said <$300, but the Lian Li P80 is one of a kind. For even if you someday go with watercooling, you can fit TWO 360mm rads inside. Beats my Corsair 800D in aircooling, for sure.
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...mp;Tpk=lian%20li%20p80

thanks sirjames, but im thinking that maybe 250 max is a better option for me. i wouldnt mind buying used, but im still too new for the marketplace :( lol

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...8-1&condition=used

Found a used one for ya on Amazon for $245, plus shipping.

vaughn_degolyer

i vote no on the Lian Li P80 its just no near as good looking as the corsair.  Plus its not painted inside like you wanted. My vote is still for the 800d, but you've known that for months now.

+1 The 800D is just Clean and Sexy.

If you're getting the H50, the Corsair 800D is a great choice.
My point, and believe me I know this personally, is that with a HSF there just is not enough fresh airflow inside this case to keep the temps down.
Add in another GPU on top of that and there's issues.

For the H50 to run most efficiently you should configure the fan to intake fresh air from outside the case.  The larger the temperature difference between inside and outside the case the cooler the H50 will keep your CPU.

As for not being into Lian-Li cases I suggest you build just one if you haven't already.  I used to hate their design.  After building one they are one of my favorite cases.  Just my $.02

I think h50 is the way to go.. i had always kinda though about it but was so used to the idea of air cooling. i think im gonna go with the h50 and the spedo... i think ill be satisfied with that..

I was about to buy the Cosmo Pure Black Edition, and then I saw the Corsair Obsidian 800D. Actually I saw the Corsair first, in a store, and was a little confused at what I saw. Didn't know what I was looking at was the 4x hot swappable HDD bays. Being a guy who likes to dick around with Linux installs on old HDD, it was rather ideal for me. Though I never saw the Cosmos in person, it looks pretty sexy I must admit.


Despite the $300 price tag, I vote Corsair Obsidian 800D. It is more room than you'll ever need for air, which also makes installing the mobo a breeze. If you ever want to change your CPU cooler it has a back door to remove it with out removing the whole mobo. Which I thought I'd never use, little did I know the Zalman tower which I bought sucked the balls and I'd use it 2 days after I bought the case. Which leads my to the Corsair H-50, which is what replaced that Zalman tower. I don't think I'll ever go back to air cooling again. Though more on that in a minute. The Corsair case has two downfalls: it's 24" x 24" x 9" (of course my last case was 22" x 22" x 9 so idrc) and the USB ports are above the CD drives. So if you have a CD drive at the top and use any USB item which say has a keychain, make sure you pick it up before closing your CD/DVD drives so it doesn't snag and break something.


I want to OC my i7-920, and I wish I could ease your concerns on how the H-50 handles OC heat. I just happen to be a nub at OC'ing right now and haven't had the time to do more than dick around in the E-LEET utility where it seems I can run a stable 2.9Ghz (standard of course being 2.67Ghz but mine runs 2.799Ghz according to the utility) w/o doing more than jacking up the speed. However, my i7-920 idles at 24-26 C (room temp) and under Prime95 testing for 3 hours it topped at 49 C. I have it mounted in the middle 120mm fan position at the top of the case in a p/p configuration pulling air in to the case from the top. Using two Silenx ixtrema 120mm 72 cfm fans.