Alrighty, I got all the specs for my computer set up and I should be ordering it soon. I would just like too know what case you think is better(cooling, etc) Coolermaster CM 690 or Antec Nine Hundred
I have the antec nine hundred case, and the airflow is amazing. The only niggle i would have is that it will leave your cabling a mess. But with a little planning you can get it reasonable. Other people have gone as far as drilling holes in the backplate and allowing wires to run down the back of the case. I vote the nine hundred mate, its a great all around case, very roomy and lots of drive space (nine bays), great airflow and awesome looks. Also, you can run up to 6 case fan in there. Slap one on the side, and one on the supplied bracket on the reverse of the middle drive bay, both to cool the graphics card.
For such a big case, it is strange how little room there is. But they have since changed the backblate design to have a flat whole next to the mobo for the 24 pin power. I may have to run my cables behind that for aneatr finish. Not like airflow is a problem haha
The antec 900 is nice, and I have even seen people do water cooling on the cpu in an antec...however, I like the other one for the room and it has the option for more fans then 900. Funnily enough, its the same case I just picked out as well. You also have the option of buying a clear side panel from cooler master, so you can see inside your case.
I was thinking of the Coolmaster, just because I heard the fans on the Antec Nine Hundred where loud also it seems alot cleaner
All the fans on the antec come standard with speed control (lowers the voltage) and put it at their lowest, and it's silent. I have all mine on med, witht he top 200mm fan on high. i also have a fan on the side window, running at 12v which isn't very loud at all. It pays to get quality fans like akasa etc. Low and med is perfect for game/general useage and doesnt drawn out you speaking Put them all on high, and they are loud. I see five fan places on the coolermaster, did i miss any? Out of the box the antec has 6, and with another drive bay adapter 7.
I have the coolermaster case. For my purposes, it's been fine. Plenty of space, airflow seems fine. The only con that i've had with it is that i had an old IDE HDD, which, to be able to work, i had to bend the HDD rack a bit with pliers to fit the cable in. But other than that, its been great for me. :] No idea about the antec though. Im sure it looks cooler than the coolermaster case, though, if that matters to you.
Ok, reguarding my previous post about the cable management inside the antec, i have since routed all the cables behind the mobo with holes i put in it. View pictures here: http://dsminded.com/pc or the thread int he tech section
