Need a recommendation on Case and Powersupply

[Ghallo]

Alrighty, here's the system I have settled on:
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...spx?ID=8208709

I'm pretty sure it won't blink at running 2 1920x1200 displays with 5 instances (4 on 1, 1 on the other)

I already have the drives (performance raid)

I am, however, unsure about the case and power supply. Any recommendations?

[mikeftb]

I just built a new rig with the Coolmaster ATCS 840. It was a dream to work with, well thought out design, good cable management features, variety of psu mounting options, and I think it looks great.

Its is kind of pricey, and it is very large, much bigger then I thought it was going to be, but this is a non issue for me since I have the space.

Here is a tomshardware review of some other case I was considering before I settled on the ATCS, there all full tower, but I think there is a mid tower version of the HAF.

As far as the psu goes, any good brand name with enough watts will do, I always go with modular ones for reduced cable clutter.

[Ualaa]

I really like the Antec 900 Gamer Case.

A ton of airflow, with several 120mm fans on the front/back/side.
And a 240mm fan on the top.

[Phanes]

I have been using this for years.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129028

[Ughmahedhurtz]

CoolerMaster cases are fine. Do NOT buy their PSUs.

If you're willing to spend a little more and don't care if the case is heavy, I bought one of these

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/...ntec_solo.html
Newegg link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=antec%20solo

for my Mom's multiboxing PC and it worked out extremely well. Isolates fan/drive noise extremely well. Like I said, it is heavy compared to normal light aluminum cases, though.

[edit] And FYI, it was big enough to fit a Thermalright Ultra 120 on the Quad core.

[Ghallo]

Looks like some good recommendations on cases - how about PSU? I ... erm... had a Coolermaster on my wishlist, so what's wrong with those?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I've had two coolermasters, two Seasonics, an Antec and an OCZ. Of the bunch, I could tell zero difference in how loud they were at idle or normal playing conditions, with the Antec being the overall loudest as it would tend to ramp up to FULL THROTTLE DUCK THE JET IS COMING FOR US wind-tunnel mode during a virus scan. For reliability, BOTH of the Coolermasters died within a year. The Antec died after 2 years and the Seasonics and OCZ are still going strong. Turns out the Coolermasters both had liquid capacitors that burst or leaked and ended up dead. The Seasonic uses mostly solid-state capacitors, as does the OCZ model I had. A few friends have had similar experiences with coolermaster PSUs. I did some reading of reviews on PSUs a while back and the Seasonics were rated up near the top 10% in both quality AND quiet performance.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/Seasonic_X650

[Ghallo]

Cool. I've had 3 Antec Sonata cases. All of them were good cases and easy to work with, but a little on the small side for fitting in the newest graphics/etc. I then moved to the P180 and it's just too big to fit the PSU cables on the inside (PSU on the bottom, and it was nearly impossible to route the wires without making a mess inside because everything barely (and I mean, stress on the cables barely) fit.

[Nitro]

I've done builds with about 20 diff cases over the last few years and by far my most favorite case to work with is a recent build I did in a Zalman GS1000. I picked this badboy up at FRY's for a good $50 less than the newegg price as well.

As it stands I will do any future build in the same case unless I move to a rackmount system.

[heffner]

Antec 300 or 900
Corsair PSU