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7/1/12 at 12:34am

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Hello,

could you please recommend me a good case that would lower my pc temperature? I've noticed that a temperature is growing up under load in my case and a good ventiled one should never do that, right?

As for the price, i thought about something like:
Zalman Z11
Fractal Design Core 3000

Is there any case that has stock water cooling installed?
Thanks!

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7/1/12 at 2:56am

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This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146089

+

This
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11743/ex-wat-159/XSPC_Rasa_750_RS240_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_Free_Kill_Coil.html?tl=g30c321s1310

That will keep you really cool and mostly quiet.

The water kit literally comes with everything you need but the distilled water. Easy as hell to install as well.

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7/1/12 at 3:11am

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I have a haf 912 advanced for my wife's rig and it's great

http://www.cmstore-usa.com/haf-912-advance-black-steel-w-side-window-panel-atx-usb-3-0-mid-tower-chassis/

and if thats morethan you wanted to spend the reg 912 is only $60 usd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

What are you trying to cool? It may be thet a H100 or large air cooler with some low rpm fans is what you need.

Also you say a budget,how much of a budget are you working with?
Edited by john1016 - 7/1/12 at 3:15am

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7/1/12 at 3:52am

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The thing is my case is so hot that my 560ti is running up to 87 celsius! It's twinfrozr, so it should be cool... i know that it's my case fault because it acts well when it's colder inside. How much money can i spend? So... i don't want to spend too much since it's just slightly o/ced i7 2600 and nothing more...

And what about fractal define R3? The second thing that i care about is it should be silent...
Edited by kbzium - 7/1/12 at 4:04am

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7/1/12 at 6:12am

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In my wife's rig her 560ti(same one you have) only gets into the low 60's while playing BF3 for a while. That's in the 912 advanced, but really any case with front/side intake and rear/top exhaust should work great for temps. Bigger fans will be better for you as they spin at lower rpm's and make very little noise while still pushing lots of air.

That fractal define R3 should work great, looks like a nice case and have read lots of good things about fractal cases.
Edited by john1016 - 7/1/12 at 6:17am

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2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
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Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I3 2120	AsRock P67 Pro 3	MSI 560 ti twin frozr	8gb ripjaws 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
120gb sandisk ssd	750 gb caviar black	hyper 212plus	win7 home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
Mouse
g400
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
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2tb cavier black	h220	win 7 64 oem	seasonic 1000w platnum
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Corciar 900d
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2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
Audio
Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
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HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
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g400
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3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
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7/1/12 at 7:24am

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john, what's the average ambient temparature (in the room the computer is in)? All these cases looks really nice. It's hard to decide.

One more thing: what about this one?
http://www.morele.net/obudowa-aerocool-pgs-rs-9-devil-red-352056/
Edited by kbzium - 7/1/12 at 8:30am

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7/1/12 at 8:55am

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The ambient is usually around 74f-77f / 24c-25c give or take a few degrees depending on the season. right now the 560ti is idling at 30c.

That case looks ok, but have never heard of that company so I have no idea about the quality of it. The fractals and the coolermaster cases are well built unless you get the cheapest available.

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2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
Audio
Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I3 2120	AsRock P67 Pro 3	MSI 560 ti twin frozr	8gb ripjaws 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
120gb sandisk ssd	750 gb caviar black	hyper 212plus	win7 home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
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g400
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3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
Audio
Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I3 2120	AsRock P67 Pro 3	MSI 560 ti twin frozr	8gb ripjaws 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
120gb sandisk ssd	750 gb caviar black	hyper 212plus	win7 home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
Mouse
g400
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
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7/1/12 at 11:23am

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It's up to 31 celsius in here... i'm just wondering if it helps anyhow... my gpu's hitting easily 90 celsius when stressed! Does it really matter? I'll show you my present case: http://www.overclock.net/t/631426/trendsonic-wizard-series

i have one 120mm at front, one at back and one blowing on the graphics card.

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7/1/12 at 2:07pm

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That case is pretty nice. How loud is it? A case with cable management to get the wires out of the way and a different fan setup(psu on the bottom and fan on top) should bring down your temps.

What speed do the fans spin at? Some very powerful fans would probably do the same thing, but that would be fairly loud.

With you ambient being so high your card will run pretty hot, but 90c is way hotter than it should be. Before I install our window ac's it's about the same temp here on and off and even my top card of my cf setup only gets into the 80c range. So I would say you should definitely be able to bring your temps down.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
2500k @4.6ghz	AsRock Z68 Professional gen3	MSI Twin Frozr III 7950 1150/1575 crossfire	16gb gskill ripaws x 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
Audio
Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I3 2120	AsRock P67 Pro 3	MSI 560 ti twin frozr	8gb ripjaws 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
120gb sandisk ssd	750 gb caviar black	hyper 212plus	win7 home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
Mouse
g400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
2tb cavier black	h220	win 7 64 oem	seasonic 1000w platnum
Case
Corciar 900d
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2500k @4.6ghz	AsRock Z68 Professional gen3	MSI Twin Frozr III 7950 1150/1575 crossfire	16gb gskill ripaws x 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
2tb cavier black	Crucial M4 128gb	WD 2 tb	BD RW
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Antec Kuhler 920	Win 7 64bit	Dell Ultrasharp U2412M x3 eyefinity	Dell 1804fpv
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G710+	1000w coolermaster silent pro gold	coolermaster HAF 932 advanced	G500
Audio
Creative HI-FI Titanium + Klipsch Promedia 2.1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I3 2120	AsRock P67 Pro 3	MSI 560 ti twin frozr	8gb ripjaws 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
120gb sandisk ssd	750 gb caviar black	hyper 212plus	win7 home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP 2709 27"	I Rocks backlight gaming	750w seasonic gold	coolermaster HAF 912 advanced
Mouse
g400
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k	Asus rampage extreme 4	msi tf3 7950	16gb 2133 quad channel
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
2tb cavier black	h220	win 7 64 oem	seasonic 1000w platnum
Case
Corciar 900d
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7/1/12 at 2:48pm

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Your present case looks like it has 9+ drive bays...ever thought about adding a fan-mounted drive cage for more front intake?

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Intel 510 Series 120GB	Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX	Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX	ASUS BW-12B1ST
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CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus P/P	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64	Viewsonic/Optiquest Q22wb	Microsoft Sidewinder X4
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