Centurion 5 to....

[Paladinchan]

i have a Cooler Master Centurion 5...

and with all the "junk" im getting for it... SLI Zalman coolers and drives ... i need to get a bigger "inside" case with lots of fans...hehe
im thinkin of the possibity "spend your money on something good to keep it for a long time"
i was first lookin at a reverse ATX case...most sux for the price
then (because im a Cooler Master fan) saw the Stacker 830 ...

do you think its worth spending up to $300 on a case...
one reason i think so is i could use this for ages..
plus i want to get side case mounts for fans (which this has) over the expansion slots for my SLI setup...they are choked of air...

sorry for the rant though...

[jaiking]

man thats a sexy case

i have a centurion 5 myself and i really though it would have enough room for full sli??

ther centurion 5 is easily moddable and i see you have the non-windowed version like me. the little air intake grill on the side right over the video card can easily have fans mounted.

still dude if you want a bigger case then the Stacker 830 is an awesome case.

i just like my centurion 5 my sexy blue one lol

[DrFreeze]

i got a centurion too, great case isnt it? (i got the black one with silver lining, my lil brother has the white version, both look great)

for a bigger case, id suggest a stacker or stacker 810, from what ive seen they cost half of that 830, because TBH, i think 300 bucks for a case is a tad OTT, youre better of spending 150 on one, selling both your 6600GT's and buying a 7800GT or something along those lines (what i mean to say is, think of the other imho better ways to spend that cash)

i also really like the look of chieftec's big towers: http://www.chieftec.com/products/Workcolor/CA-01.htm

good luck!

[Paladinchan]

yeah...that makes sence...i do have a 120mm fan mounted (with my homemade mount) next to my SLI setup...the case cools well its just to small for me for what i do..

also cases ive looked at include
SILVERSTONE TEMJIN SST-TJ06B-W
GIGABYTE 3D AURORA GZ-FSCA1-ANB
Lian Li V COOL PC-V1000B
Antec Performance I P180
any others pls post

[Cool 9]

Originally Posted by Paladinchan

also cases ive looked at include
SILVERSTONE TEMJIN SST-TJ06B-W
GIGABYTE 3D AURORA GZ-FSCA1-ANB
Lian Li V COOL PC-V1000B
Antec Performance I P180
any others pls post

All good cases, any would be a good choice have you considered these:

Thermaltake Tai-chi: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/2005/x...aichirmenu.htm

Thermaltake Armor: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/2005/x.../va8000swa.htm

sorry no links to online retailers im based in the uk so i dont know many suppilers in the US

Cool 9

[Nicksterr]

Get the Coolermaster Stacker STC-101 UK(Silver) or UKW(Black). It's still the best in my opinion and many others. The new 830 doesn't really have room for watercooling/etc internal case mods if you go with it.

I personally plan to get a CM Stacker STC-101 soon so I can integrate my watercooling into my case. This particular stacker has room for 3 rads.
-One 240mm rad vertically in the front
-One 240mm rad horizontally on the bottom of the case
-One 120mm rad on the rear 120mm fan mount.
This case also has EXCELLENT airflow if you just want basic air cooling.
You can add the crossflow fan to the mobo panel to add even more cooling. (It cools like mad and is relatively silent.)

I wouldn't suggest the 810 model, it's more towards servers and doesn't support the crossflow fan.

You can pick this baby up @ Directron (cheapest place I've found it) with the option to have the crossflow fan and a side window included in in your order. Awesome.

Just my suggestion.

Nick

[Kyaner]

I got the CM Stacker STC 101 and i am extremely pleased with it.
It was the first time i thought of buying a case to keep through my next upgrades and this thing can take anything u can throw at it

Now i got to admit that the Stacker 830 looks much much better in terms of design, but end of the day to me, practicality comes first and looks second.