PC case sizes

[zodiac949]

I'm building my first gaming pc and was very concerned that I wouldnt be able to find a case big enough to fit what I had picked for a motherboard and power supply.

Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3761586&CatId=2050


Power Supply: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4256918&csid=_27


I currently have two cases chosen:

Choice 1: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3198497&csid=_21


Choice 2: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1717580&CatId=1842


I've been going through a great deal of stress over this and was wondering what your thoughts were.

 

[Proximon]

First off, stop shopping there

They have poor selection and lousy prices.

Hopefully you haven'y bought any parts yet, because neither of those choices will do.

The CM 690 is an excellent choice for a case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
NOTE that it is $10 less and FREE SHIPPING at newegg.


Here is a much higher quality power supply at a lower price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009&Tpk=850TX

If you are going to SLI, then build with X58 and i7.

 

[zodiac949]

Thanks, I really do appreciate it. I'll be sure to check out newegg from now on.

 

[xthekidx]

The motherboard isn't that great of an option either. You should stick with either the P45 or X58 chipset for intel, or 790gx for AMD builds. The nvidia chipsets are riddled with problems and are not worth the headache. ATI has very good offerings and usually at their pricepoints are better options than Nvidia, so forget about SLI and build for Xfire instead.

 

[xthekidx]

Probably the Best P45 board for the price around:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

Of the two definately the rc 690 from coolermaster. however the antec 300 has great cooling as well and is a bit cheaper.

 

[xthekidx]

+1 CM 690

 

[yellosnowman]

CM 690 +10000000000000000000000000
its has better cooling than the antec 900 and its looks nice

 

[zodiac949]

I was questioning whether or not the motherboard I had picked was good enough, but seeing the price of the P45 is too good to pass up. Hopefully that will fit into a CM 90 case.

 

[Why_Me]

Out of curiosity what is your budget, and does your budget include windows, and a monitor, etc... We might be able to help you put together a decent set up for minimal cost.

 

[WR2]

CoolerMaster CM690 20.65" x 8.4" x 19" (DxWxH) 3x 120mm fans
Apevia X-Discovery 19.3" x 7.75" x 17" 1x 120mm fan + 1x 80mm fan

 

[zodiac949]

I currently have $400, but I was hoping to get this done for under $800 if possible.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-ANTE300 $48.45
Antec Three Hundred No PS Mid Tower Gamer Case (Black)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $74.99
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-43-UD3L $74.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L Core 2 Quad/ Intel P43/ DDR2/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E7400 $109.99 Free Ground Shipping
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 1066MHz 3M LGA775 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207006 $29.99 ($19.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)
Sunbeam CR-CCTF92-4 92mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155 $178.99 Free Shipping*
BFG Tech BFGEGTX260MC896OCE GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $41.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $79.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

Total: $764.36 *not including shipping & rebates

 

[Proximon]

Very nice. I would swap out the AC Freezer for the Sunbeam CCTF however. The Sunbeam is way better. The only reason we avoid it is because it conflicts with the large heatsinks on most moards, but there is no issue with the Gigabyte UD3L.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004&Tpk=CCTF

 

[zodiac949]

Would a motherboard like this be suitable?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131329



I decided to forget about SLI, but I'd like to stick with newegg

I do like the price of that GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L thought. I would like to stay under $100

 

[Why_Me]

Would a motherboard like this be suitable?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131329



I decided to forget about SLI, but I'd like to stick with newegg

I do like the price of that GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L thought. I would like to stay under $100

Nice choice of mobo ...not to mention that's a great price for that board.

 

[Proximon]

Yes stay with the UD3L:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380

The board design is better than the ASUS.

 

[zodiac949]

and $2.00 cheaper =D thanks