I dunno what it is, call me picky, but there's something about the Dragon Rider that I don't like. It may be the fact that I like to show off my parts and also be able to see them, that makes me prefer an actual window as opposed to a mesh side that lets dust in but keeps eyes out.
I'm looking at these cases now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133191
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225
I'm really liking the Thermaltake Chaser MK-1. Loving the set up and the fact it has a place to hang your headset, considering I was planning to buy a Logitech G930 and a Sennheiser headset holder to store it when not in use.
Anyone have any experience with the Chaser or any Thermaltake cases? It's amazing what you can find when you expand your budget just a tad.
OK, I've decided on the Thermaltake Chaser MK-1. It has everything I want and then some, superb air flow, mounts for an SSD, see through window, air filters, bottom mounted PSU exhaust slot, Large CPU cutout, Excellent Cable management ports, red LED fans (can even be changed on the fly to blue or green) with built in fan controls and an internal usb 3.0 header makes it awesome. I'll be adding a 200mm red LED Coolermaster Megaflow fan onto the side for extra VGA cooling. I also love the fact it has a built on headset rest so I can rest my Logitech G930 on it. I'm so happy that I'm this much closer to getting my gaming rig built, I can't wait.
I also went ahead and lowered my PSU from 750W to 650W to save money, Also I'll be upgrading from a 5770 to a 6870 in the future, but for now I'm sure the 5770 will be able to hand games like L4D, L4D2, BF3 and Crysis 2 until I get the newer card(s)
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I'm also gonna go ahead and do what I can to afford at least a 60GB SSD for my rig, I found for $90 a Corsair Nova:
Newegg.com - Corsair Nova Series 2 CSSD-V60GB2 2.5" 60GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Seems to have good reviews on it. I've read nothing but bad reviews on OCZ SSDs so I'm avoiding those.
I'll be adding a 500GB HDD to boost it's storage at first then I'll add in a 1TB HDD later on.
You guys have been an amazing help and I thank you, I have just one last question methinks.
I want an awesome and sick looking heatsink fan, something that will bring the look of the inside together while still showing how much of a beast this rig and will become as time goes by.
My choices are down between these 2:
Cooler Master V6 GT:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER V6 GT RR-V6GT-22PK-R1 120mm DynaLoop CPU Cooler w/ Universal bracket & Dual Fan
Thermaltake CLP0554:
Newegg.com - Thermaltake CLP0554 80mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
Out of those 2, which has the best bang for the buck?