Is Centurian 5 big enough? ... - Overclock.net

slytown · 08-29-07

I'm building my first tower and want to use a Zalman 9500 and Two Zerotherm GX815s. I'm wondering if using the ...

ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775
Two BFG 7900GS cards in SLi

... will both fit in the Centurian 5 case and can be powered by the OCZ 700W GameXStream PSU.

e_dogg · 08-29-07

It should be - all my stuff fits into a CM elite case (about the same size, just different styling). There's a little port thing on the side panel that you'll have to take off to fit the Zalman onto your CPU, but that's no big dea - just 4 screws.

Edit: Here are a coupla pics of my case for reference.

You can see the side panel vent where I had to remove the duct right next to the CPU cooler in this pic.

These two show just how roomy the case is.

This one shows the flow through for the CPU fan.

slytown · 08-29-07

Thanks man. How do you like the cooling of your case?

e_dogg · 08-30-07

I love it! The front mesh panel really helps the Zalman create a wind tunnel effect.

During the spring when I built the rig, I was getting 42c temps on Orthos load. Even on the hottest day this summer, it was only hitting about 45c-47c on Orthos load. My e6420 is OC'ed to 2.8.

The metal on the case is a little on the thin side, but it's about what I expect for a sub-$50 case. If I were to build another machine I'd buy that same case again, though.