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Name: personman278
Date: March 24, 2006 at 17:31:10 Pacific
Subject: case for monster computer
OS: win98
CPU/Ram: athlon xp 1800/512ddr
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I'm looking into cases now. Trying to find something cheap but big enough and with enough ventilation options to some day hold a really good system. But I dont want to spend $30 on shipping so I'm trying to find something nearby that I just go pick up. This is the best I found so far:

http://www.a-top.com/xblade/xblade.html ($55cad without the PS)

I'm not in love with it. Just hoping I could get your opinions on what kind of case it would take to hold something like this (eventually)...
ATX MB with an Asus Athlon 64 FX-60 dual core CPU and dual 7900GTs running in SLI mode, and all the other parts.
I saw some pretty big processor fan/heatsink combinations at the store. Now I'm worried about what it takes to house that kind of system with whatever cooling systems it might need. Anyone out there with a crazy expensive computer willing to share their case and cooling wisdom?


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Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: March 25, 2006 at 09:55:24 Pacific
Subject: case for monster computer
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YOu will not need a HUGE case for that system. Any mid size case should suffice. The size of the case will be a factor depending on how many other parts you want to put in it. For example, I have a home built file server with OS hard drive, 2nd hard drive in removable caddy for backups, optical disc, and 4 additional hard drives in a RAID array. That system requires a full tower.

Michael J


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