jmke

the Cooler Master ATC-200C-SX2 doesn't have the ugly black color

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Vulk

To bad that it doesn't come with a psu so I will have to buy a new one. Chieftec or something else?
Keep the price in mind, because 150EUR for a case alone is already pretty much.

jmke

I'm pretty satisfied with my zalman 400watt... has auto-temp sensing and enough "oemph" to power:

P4 @2.6Ghz
4 sticks of RDRAM
R9700Pro
7x HD's
1x DVDwriter

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Vulk

That is more then 100EUR for a power supply.
I don't really care for auto-temp sensing en stuff, it has to be silent and give good volt-lines. I don't need some much power, because my system doesn't recuire so many:
The max. amount of hd's will be 3 (a raid setup and a data-disk), an amd setup (overclocked), two sticks of memory and in the futur a fx5900XT...
But, if you can convince me that the zalman psu is way better than the chieftec or levicom, mayb I'll buy one then.

FreeStyler

Zalman 300W should provide your needs.
I've got a ZM-300a running a XP1800+@ 2200MHz, 2HD; R9800XT and a writer.
And A ZM400a running my fileserver.
XP 1600+, 9 hard drives, rest is nothing really consuming.

They are GREAT PSU's.

jmke

but not really silent, the globalwin we reviewed is very silent!

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The Senile Doctor

globalwin was less noisy then the zalman??

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OC-2-the-death
Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent
Doom over the world

jmke

IS.
a lot

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FreeStyler

Can't really say, It is very quiet, to much noise from other things to notice it.

Laagvliegerke

I would like to buy an entirely new system and I have found almost everything I want. Ok, I still have some doubts concerning the memory and i still hope to score an unlocked Barton but my largest obstacle is the case. I have read innumerable reviews, visited webshops and sites of manufacturers but nevertheless I still haven't found what I want. And I don't think my requirements are that high

- No "door".
- Removable MB-tray. Slide-in MB-tray would be better.
- Support for a 12 cm fan at the back of the case. Also support for a 12 cm fan in the front would be nice.
- "Screwless design"
- USB and audio at the front. But not at the bottom of the case because my case is on the ground
- Enough room for WC.
- No bright colours and/or illumination.

I don't ask very much... Do I? The Antec P160 (Performance One) is a case that suits almost all my needs.


12 cm fan, no PS


Nice and clean. There's also room for an optional 12 cm fan in the front. Two 12 cm fans = a lot of air movement but still quiet.


Front-mounted top ports and a temperature monitor that displays the measurements from two thermal sensors. The panel can pivot for a stealth look.


Two color-coordinated optical drive covers.



It almost fits al my needs. But there are a few things I don't like:
- Is it roomy enough for a good WC-setup?
- Isn't it a bit to shiny??

I was going to make a new post here because I wanted to ask your opinion. But then I saw that Vulk is also looking for a new case and I thought it was better to post a reply here. I hope you don't mind?

So, what do you think about this case? Opinions please! And please, tell us if you know other cases.

Reviews of the Antec P160:
http://www.pcabusers.com/reviews/antec/p160/p1.htm
http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?n...content&id=309
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20...review-06.html
http://www.silentpcreview.com/module...tid=128&page=1
http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=379