A good cooling case?

[gator896]

I am looking to buy a new case. I would like it to have plenty of
cooling options cause I want to use it to overclock my processor.
Any recommendations for this?

thanks

gator896

 

[Zilldian]

Check out the Addtronics W8500, it has room for 8 or 9 fans on the case. There is enough room inside for a lot of extras. W8500


You can buy one here, look at the Power Pro case

 

[Goi]

You left out a lot of details, gator. What kind of case are you looking for? Full tower? Server? Mid tower?
What's your budget?
What's the system you're gonna be housing inside the case?
Any other preferences?

 

[AMDfreak]

I have the Addtronics W8500 too. This thing absolutely rocks, although I will warn you that with all 9 fan spots filled it will sound like a harrier.

 

[Diffusion]

Check out CaseEtc.coms aluminum case, it isn't finished yet, but it will hold 7 120mm fans! Just think of the airflow there...

 

[ColdTech]

I Have the power mid tower from that link... The 95 for it is good since its actually a global win. If your not looking for a huge case I would reccomend it or you can get a pre modded one Here. Its the toronado 1000 & it keeps my OCed TBird Nice & cool

 

[UnrealBoy]

The number of fans does not necessarily dictate how well the system cooling is. You want a good and smooth airflow and expunge the hot air quickly.

For example, I have a Fong Kai 320B case. It has two 120 fans up front ( infront of RAID 7200rpm IBM's, and at the bottom. THey pull cool air in> Then I have two 90's on the back, the power supply and right over the I/O panel. It creates a very smooth "front to back" airflow. I can overclock my dual PIII-700 on a 133Mhz bus, or 931Mhz. They are running at around 15-18degrees over ambiant.

I did try adding in more fans.. hovering over the processors, over the graphics card etc.. at most it bought another degree cooler inside.

When I take it to LAN parties, many people comment on how quite it is, as I used ADDA low-noise fans.

 

[Jhhnn]

Definitely check out the SX-Antecs as well. Can't touch 'em for the money.

Antec
sx1030

They also carry the sx830, even less expensive.

 

[robinhung]

Cooler Master ATC200, all aluminium case comes with 4 case fans already.

 

[co0lbean]

I'd go for a toronado 1000 from 3dcool.com

 

[squirrel dog]

I have looked at a lot of cases lately,I bought the Addtronics 7980 full tower with 300w p/s from wiredzone.com.They have this case on sale for $91.00Its anywhere from $148 to $178 elsewhere.This is the same case as the Super Micro 750A.These cases rock,have 13 bays can hold ten fans,have butterfly doors,filtered intakes.You might not need a case this large,its a server tower,but I am tired of the cheap cases I have used over the years,I decided to get a nice one. Sorry,I looked at so many cases,I got my numbers wrong.The $91 case is a Antec188 from onvia.com,The Addtronic is $109,still a killer deal on that case(case of the year,Maximum Pc)Addtronic makes the cases for Super Micro,then they are marketed as Super Micro 750a-760a cases.The Antec is nice also,but the side panels must slide the entire lenght of the case to come off.(bummer)

 

[Jhhnn]

Just checked your reference, squirrel dog, and that is an AT case and PSU, not ATX. They list the ATX model for $157......