Hi All,
I'm building a box with a full length GPU that I'd potentially upgrade to CF/SLI within the next couple years. I don't intend to overclock the CPU at all, although I'd like the option to push the RAM or GPUs a little bit.
Also, the box will be in my bedroom, and if it happens to be quiet enough I'd like to leave it running overnight as I'll be backing up the other comps on my network to it. I figure that most gaming-designed cases incl. the Antec 1200, CM HAF932, etc. would be too loud to make this even potentially possible (I'm quite a light sleeper, and from 7-10ft away would like the box to be inaudible. A HDD in an undamped enclosure from that distance is too loud for me). If the case is too loud, it's not the end of the world I'll just turn it off at night, but it would be nice to leave it on.
After a great deal of research, I narrowed down my options to really 2 cases I'm interested in:
Antec P193
Antec 1200
I eliminated the HAF932 because I'd rather the 1200, it seems like the build quality is better, the air flow is everything I need, and it would be less obtrusively loud.
I eliminated the Zalman GS1000 because of cooling concerns.
I elminated the CM ATCS840 because while case temperature is fine, there are CPU and GPU heat dissipation issues.
My budget is <$200 incl. shipping
(other cases, like the Antec 900 II, are too small)
So, I'm wondering if people would weigh in on:
- Which of those two would you suggest?
- Does anyone that owns them have any problems with the 1200 or P193?
- Should I not have eliminated one of the other options?
- Are there other choices I should have considered?
Thanks!
Darunium
I'm building a box with a full length GPU that I'd potentially upgrade to CF/SLI within the next couple years. I don't intend to overclock the CPU at all, although I'd like the option to push the RAM or GPUs a little bit.
Also, the box will be in my bedroom, and if it happens to be quiet enough I'd like to leave it running overnight as I'll be backing up the other comps on my network to it. I figure that most gaming-designed cases incl. the Antec 1200, CM HAF932, etc. would be too loud to make this even potentially possible (I'm quite a light sleeper, and from 7-10ft away would like the box to be inaudible. A HDD in an undamped enclosure from that distance is too loud for me). If the case is too loud, it's not the end of the world I'll just turn it off at night, but it would be nice to leave it on.
After a great deal of research, I narrowed down my options to really 2 cases I'm interested in:
Antec P193
Antec 1200
I eliminated the HAF932 because I'd rather the 1200, it seems like the build quality is better, the air flow is everything I need, and it would be less obtrusively loud.
I eliminated the Zalman GS1000 because of cooling concerns.
I elminated the CM ATCS840 because while case temperature is fine, there are CPU and GPU heat dissipation issues.
My budget is <$200 incl. shipping
(other cases, like the Antec 900 II, are too small)
So, I'm wondering if people would weigh in on:
- Which of those two would you suggest?
- Does anyone that owns them have any problems with the 1200 or P193?
- Should I not have eliminated one of the other options?
- Are there other choices I should have considered?
Thanks!
Darunium