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The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread
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4. October 2008 @ 15:04 |
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GTR, me and Sam are buddies. lol We aren't arguing.
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4. October 2008 @ 15:06 |
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lol, yeah. But still if it continues it will never end...so it has to end sometimes
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harvrdguy
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4. October 2008 @ 15:31 |
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Yeah, but what about MY question, the NZXT case? What happened to that one being the best with 7 fans, etc. (I'm confused.)
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4. October 2008 @ 15:34 |
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It's a good case, he just asked about those two specific ones.
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4. October 2008 @ 15:36 |
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lol, yeah, NZXT Tempest is the sexiest case!
oh another question, i don't see the difference between P180 and P182?
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4. October 2008 @ 16:24 |
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4. October 2008 @ 16:25 |
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Originally posted by GTR35:
lol, yeah, NZXT Tempest is the sexiest case!
oh another question, i don't see the difference between P180 and P182?
the gun metal sexy casing, and the cablemanagement holes.
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harvrdguy
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4. October 2008 @ 16:26 |
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Yeah, dudes, but still - since GTR brought the whole thing up, how does the Tempest stack up against those two that we have been discussing? Is the price the same? Same level of quiet? Cooling just as good?
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4. October 2008 @ 16:44 |
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4. October 2008 @ 17:05 |
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The HD4870 is a BIG chip. It's got a lot more in it than a 3870 so will use more power, and the 4870X2 has two of them. Fortunately ATI's clever PowerPlay means the idle power usage of an X2 is almost identical to the 4870 on its own (10W more) and a full 50W less than having two 4870s in normal crossfire, which is something to consider...
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4. October 2008 @ 17:13 |
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yeah, but i don't think people can fork out money for a HD4870 x2, they might get a HD4870 now and another one later. But less power is still better. what about the heat for X2? is is better than having CF HD4870?
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harvrdguy
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4. October 2008 @ 17:27 |
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Man, GTR, that HAF case is a case and a half! High Air Flow. Of course it's a full-size tower versus NZXT midsize. It doesn't cost much - only about $20 more than the Tempest.
Three 230mm fans at 75 cfm each - wow! Sam what do you think of the review?
The reviewer mentioned putting in a radiator and up to 3 120mm fans, I guess cooling the radiator. Am I right that these fans would be additional fans - not replacing any of the 4 main fans (3 of which are 230mm) that come with the case?
Also, I noticed that in his comments, he mentioned that none of the other cases he tested had a top fan, and I guess he was testing just tower cases. But the Tempest DOES have a 120mm top fan, and it is also a 4 fan - plus optional 3 more = 7 fan case.
Sam what is your verdict? I know you like the bigger fans because they can move more air, at lower revs, for less noise. Do the 230mm look to you like the right way to go - given all the heat the 4870x2 puts out?
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4. October 2008 @ 17:48 |
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The HAF is a nice case and well thought out, I like it.
As for 4870s, I think the 4870X2 is better than original Crossfired 4870s in every way, power consumption, heat, noise, the works.
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4. October 2008 @ 18:37 |
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and price sam :D though with the current GTX280s being £300 its worth the extra £50 or so, but when they were £240 it was not.
and the tempest has 2 140mm at the top, and to fit a 120.3 on top the top you need to move the top 230mm fan.
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4. October 2008 @ 18:46 |
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4. October 2008 @ 18:49 |
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I like Lian-Li cases overall, but the PC-A70B is one of the more ugly ones. It's not unpleasant, but it just doesn't look correctly proportioned. Then again, few full towers do.
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4. October 2008 @ 19:20 |
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ewwww boozer, thats one of the WORST lian-lis.
its not elegant at all, its the opposite, its antec 1200ish.
their newer ones are all like that, withthe flashey blue, you seen this crap? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...0Case%20-%20Red
horrible to say the least.
the PC-A70B is the doorless version, there is also the PC-A71B which has a door infront, but i dont liek doors much, so i chose the PC-A70B. plus the room inside is superb, its humungous. bigger then the amazing silverstone TJ-07.
the best case makers are Silverstone and Lian-Li and now coolermaster, due to them bringing back the ATCS series of cases. (IMO)
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=24852
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4. October 2008 @ 19:22 |
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Dude, your opinion sucks. Mine is better.
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4. October 2008 @ 19:35 |
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Quote:
Dude, your opinion sucks. Mine is better.
lol
I think the best cases by far for accessibility and ease-of-use would be the RaidMax Smilodon or the Cooler Master Centurion.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
Detailed PC Specs: http://my.afterdawn.com/estuansis/blog_entry.cfm/11388 |
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harvrdguy
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4. October 2008 @ 19:55 |
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Wow Shaff - you're harsh. You don't like that red case?? It's a show-stopper. Don't tell me you don't like red - look at your stunning sig!
Red's a great color - if you're a girl. I am totally kidding, not sexist at all, you girls out there, and overall I AM JUST KIDDING - I love red.
No seriously, there's different ways of showing off a person's computer.
There's the cool blue industrial superman in the Clark Kent outfit, which I take it is more your style Shaff, and there's Bling Bling Bling RED FLASH ****** LOOK AT ME I'M THE BOMB!!!! which makes more of a statement (Kent went out into the phone booth and changed, and now we're looking at the full cape and the big Red S for Superman) but that doesn't mean it isn't a good case regarding cooling, cabling, and ease of use.
I guess it depends on your mood.
Anyway, Shaff, since you DO like coolmaster, what's your thought on that HAF case a little bit up on the page that GTR says he's gonna get, and Sam says he likes. And boozer, since your opinion is more important than anybody else's, according to ....... YOU ..... LOL ....... what are YOUR thoughts also about that HAF case - 230mm fans - biggest baddest fans in town!!! What do you think, Estuansis?
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4. October 2008 @ 19:58 |
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I think that red Lian Li is ugly. WAYYYYY UGLIER than what Shaf has picked(which is also ugly).
Oh and the Haf is cool. I like it.
and yes my opinion IS better. Also, I get points for having built more computers than all of you!!! mhuahhuahuaah
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harvrdguy
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4. October 2008 @ 20:07 |
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Actually you're right. You get a lot of points for having built a lot more computers than anybody else.
NOW HOW MANY POINTS DO WE HAVE TO SUBTRACT SINCE YOU NO LONGER EVEN OWN A COMPUTER AND YOU ONLY GAME WITH CONSOLES?????
Hahahahahahahahaha!
For those of you who came late to the discussion this is Shaff's next case:
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4. October 2008 @ 20:14 |
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The PC-A70B isn't very nice. The Armorsuit is nasty, that red case though is just plain revolting. Lian Lis should be like the PC-A07, elegant and simplistic, without ugly angles...
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4. October 2008 @ 20:25 |
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harvrdguy......
EEEEWWWWWW
please dont say thats my next case, THIS is my next case, and no its not ugly, it pwnthe CM690 in looks anyday, and that UGLY UGLY HAF (which internally is one of the best cases, externally though, idd rather take an xclio)
sexy sleek case.
and boozer im not going to comment on your my-opinion-is-fact vewis LOOL
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4. October 2008 @ 20:28 |
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Bro that HAF looks way better. You're just jealous because you got conned into buying that Lian-Li :)
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