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Desire advice on Computer Cases Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard?
Desire advice on Computer Cases, Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x
Motherboard? I have an old case that has a cooling fan at top I had to remove due to a new PSU I put in (610 watts). I am adding a CPU Core 2 Duo 660 Chip and have not yet decided on a graphics card at the moment. Will be used for light gaming and business apps. Have ordered a Zalman CPU fan. Want to know what case could accommodate the 7 inch deep Power Supply I have, provide decent cooling, and be able to mount my current 2 SATA hard drives horizontally (not vertically) , 2 CD/DVD drives, and a 3.5 inch Floppy Diskette drive ??? Also would like enough clearance for motherboard, drives and CPU heat fan for ease of installation, replacement and so on. Some cases I looked at had a fan in the top of the case and my Power Supply would hit it like my current case. PC Power and Cooling said the top (small) fan actually did not help much anyway. Thanks for any suggestions. Want to keep the price under $200 for the case. Do not care about special effects of Lights on the outside of case but will take them if it is a decent case. Thanks, Patty |
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Desire advice on Computer Cases Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard?
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ups.com... Desire advice on Computer Cases, Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard? I have an old case that has a cooling fan at top I had to remove due to a new PSU I put in (610 watts). I am adding a CPU Core 2 Duo 660 Chip and have not yet decided on a graphics card at the moment. Will be used for light gaming and business apps. Have ordered a Zalman CPU fan. Want to know what case could accommodate the 7 inch deep Power Supply I have, provide decent cooling, and be able to mount my current 2 SATA hard drives horizontally (not vertically) , 2 CD/DVD drives, and a 3.5 inch Floppy Diskette drive ??? Also would like enough clearance for motherboard, drives and CPU heat fan for ease of installation, replacement and so on. Some cases I looked at had a fan in the top of the case and my Power Supply would hit it like my current case. PC Power and Cooling said the top (small) fan actually did not help much anyway. Thanks for any suggestions. Want to keep the price under $200 for the case. Do not care about special effects of Lights on the outside of case but will take them if it is a decent case. Thanks, Patty Antec P180 http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800 Excellent case. Just make the leads (especially the mobo power lead) on your PSU are long enough. Got 2 of 'em here! SteveH |
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Desire advice on Computer Cases Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard?
Like my friend Stevey boy said...Antec P180
-- Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat Stop Violence and Child Abuse. No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents. Friends don't turn friends on to drugs. The path often thought about and sometimes chosen by abused children as adults is Suicide. Be a real friend. A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb Dual Ch OCZ Platinum 2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074 Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest wrote in message ups.com... Desire advice on Computer Cases, Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard? I have an old case that has a cooling fan at top I had to remove due to a new PSU I put in (610 watts). I am adding a CPU Core 2 Duo 660 Chip and have not yet decided on a graphics card at the moment. Will be used for light gaming and business apps. Have ordered a Zalman CPU fan. Want to know what case could accommodate the 7 inch deep Power Supply I have, provide decent cooling, and be able to mount my current 2 SATA hard drives horizontally (not vertically) , 2 CD/DVD drives, and a 3.5 inch Floppy Diskette drive ??? Also would like enough clearance for motherboard, drives and CPU heat fan for ease of installation, replacement and so on. Some cases I looked at had a fan in the top of the case and my Power Supply would hit it like my current case. PC Power and Cooling said the top (small) fan actually did not help much anyway. Thanks for any suggestions. Want to keep the price under $200 for the case. Do not care about special effects of Lights on the outside of case but will take them if it is a decent case. Thanks, Patty |
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Look great. been reading reviews. You can always find good and bad.
Lian-Li sounded good but so pricey... Some people have problems with long (in length) power supplies hitting a top fan in a case. Also hard to get to components. Be nice to find one with a MOBO trade. Also one where a big heat sink for CPU will not hit side of case. Perhaps the Antec is the one. Thanks Patty VanShania wrote: Like my friend Stevey boy said...Antec P180 -- Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat Stop Violence and Child Abuse. No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents. Friends don't turn friends on to drugs. The path often thought about and sometimes chosen by abused children as adults is Suicide. Be a real friend. A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb Dual Ch OCZ Platinum 2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074 Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest wrote in message ups.com... Desire advice on Computer Cases, Computer Chassis to mount new MSI 975x Motherboard? I have an old case that has a cooling fan at top I had to remove due to a new PSU I put in (610 watts). I am adding a CPU Core 2 Duo 660 Chip and have not yet decided on a graphics card at the moment. Will be used for light gaming and business apps. Have ordered a Zalman CPU fan. Want to know what case could accommodate the 7 inch deep Power Supply I have, provide decent cooling, and be able to mount my current 2 SATA hard drives horizontally (not vertically) , 2 CD/DVD drives, and a 3.5 inch Floppy Diskette drive ??? Also would like enough clearance for motherboard, drives and CPU heat fan for ease of installation, replacement and so on. Some cases I looked at had a fan in the top of the case and my Power Supply would hit it like my current case. PC Power and Cooling said the top (small) fan actually did not help much anyway. Thanks for any suggestions. Want to keep the price under $200 for the case. Do not care about special effects of Lights on the outside of case but will take them if it is a decent case. Thanks, Patty |
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ups.com... Question: I assume by reading the above posts and a review that there probably is enough clearance for a large Zalman CPU fan?? Is a MOBO easily installed or does it take a while? Be easy of all the cages slid out completely. Some cases have a MOBO tray but I guess this one does not. Thanks again Patty No removable motherboard tray. Easily enough clearance for a Zalman (or any other) HSF, don't forget, in the P180 the PSU goes in the BOTTOM of the case. The HDD cages slide right out and the drives go onto anti vibration mounts. Optical drives mount on slide in rails. It probably is slightly more fiddly to build into this case than others, but well worth the effort. HTH SteveH |
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"VanShania" wrote in message
... Like my friend Stevey boy You wish |
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