Which computer case? And powersupply?

[OPTIMOOSE]

I have a decent case, but nothing with extreme cooling in mind.. however i just upgraded my mobo and vid card and i think im going to need some extreme cooling. Which cases do you guys recommend without blowing a huge wad of moola on?

Also my current power supply is just a 350w should i be running something morfe powerful?

Setup

Amd 64 bit 3000+
Geforce N6600gt ddr3 128 pci-e
1 gig of 400mhz ram
220 gig sata
350w dual fan power supply


If you have a case could you post up some pics?

Thanks in advance..

Joe (op)

[MassacreAL]

man you should try at least 450W :thumbs: cooler is up to you, bigger - better - loudlier :thumbs: :thumbs: you can try water, or liquid nitrogen = -197C :thumbs:

[OPTIMOOSE]

Ok ill be picking one up! 450w or higher

[MassacreAL]

ye good idea 350w cant be enough for this canon ;) . this computer is very expensive, i guess

[Grimmy]

As for cooling, Bigg got a water cooling kit fairly cheep and that I know of he liked it. There was a thread on it in the hardware section. Maybe an option for ya to keep ya new hotness rig parts kewler :)

[Caged Anger]

I'd say that a cooler master mini server would make you happy if combined with an Antec PS

[OPTIMOOSE]

Hehe I just bought a nice Antec PS 500w.. shes pretty kickass.. with the nice cabling. And i added more fans.. Im gonna just keep my old school self moded case.. its cooling great now! :D

Ill post some pics of my ghetto case mods.. Me and some tin snips.

[MassacreAL]

hey optim where is the photos?

[Catalyst]

www.newegg.com

Everything you need right there bro :thumbs:

[OPTIMOOSE]

ill gitter done tongiht.. pics coming
ghetto case mods. :D

[OPTIMOOSE]

Ok heres my ghetto setup..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture019.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/Picture015.jpg

[OPTIMOOSE]

Im rocking 4 fans in the case.. the big side one is a 120mm which blows directly on cpu heatsink/fan.. I have two intake fans for hd cooling , and one exit fan. The ps im running Antec Smart Power 2.0 500w has two fans but one is temp controlled.. no matter what i do the hottest I have been able to get this is only 92 degrees...

For the ghetto side fan setup I used an old speaker grill off a 6.5 inch car speaker, and i used some tin snips and mounted it up nicely, I used some silicone to make it quiet. Believe it or not the case is not loud.

Ghetto cases rule :D

My Ghetto case is powered by David Hasselhof
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/middlemiss/dood.gif

[OUTLAWS high ping camper]

lmao, you need to slap a poster of David on the side of that thing and call it done! :D

I don't know why you're calling it "gheto", your case looks fine. I'm a window fan myself. I like to see the inside all lit up. :)

[MassacreAL]

man this comp looks good :thumbs: blue vid card, blue mothbord... its similar to my comp. i think David is dude, i love Knight rider :thumbs: :D ;)

[Speedsweeper]

Great lookin case there.

:cool:

[SoulReaver]

Wait...not to be mean or anything...but are you kidding? That looks like a normal case.

[FUS1ON]

Wait...not to be mean or anything...but are you kidding? That looks like a normal case.

Not to be mean, but that was kind of my thinking too Soulie, I guess some peeps are easily impressed.

[SoulReaver]

Lol yeah, my parent's comp store has crappy cases and even the worse one there is better than this one. Not to be mean again... I'll psot pics of my case although it'll be crap quality because I will be using a webcam.

[SoulReaver]

Tada! Amazingly crapp quality. Looks a lot better than the way it does in the picture. The front isn't flat like it looks in the pic, there are curves and designs on it. The blue circle is a huge fan :D

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2930/picture0025am.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2120/picture0039wk.jpg

Part of the side of it. I love the skull, if you open the case you will see a fan is attached to the inside of it.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2968/picture0073ng.jpg

You can open the top portion of the front to reveal the power button, reset button, etc.

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9408/picture0083di.jpg

[FUS1ON]

Soulie where did you get that camera, out of a cereal box? Man at least Optimus has a REAL camera. :D

[SoulReaver]

I said it was a webcam :D An ultra crappy one. If I can ever find my dad's DC I'll post good pics.

[OPTIMOOSE]

My case is basic.. I prefer function over looks. Its like ricing up a car - does it make you faster? If not why bother..