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Post Date: 2007-11-26
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    Posted: 26 Nov 2007 at 2:31am
Does the pro case have enough fans in it to keep a Q6600, 8800 Gtx and 1066 ram cool? Would it be a better idea to go with an 8800 Gt and use the savings to go with an extreme case and some OCing? Also planning to upgrade to SLI later, would an extreme be better for that as well?
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I like my Pro case. However, if I were looking at a choice between a GTX in a Pro, or a GT in an Ultra or Extreme, I would grab the 8800GT and better case, no two ways about it.

First, the 8800GT is so close to a GTX performance wise, for the difference in price, unless you plan on running some very large resolutions, I would be hard pressed to justify the price difference, particularly when 8800GT's in SLI will beat a single GTX in terms of performance and are *much* cheaper than a GTX SLI setup.
 
Second, if I were going to run an overclocked quad and a pair of GTX cards, the Pro is *not* the right case for that. You could ask for it, but you'd be looking at some serious heat the Pro will be, IMO, poorly equiped to deal with.
 
I think you'll be happier in the long run, if you run with option number 2, grab the 8800GT and an Extreme. It wouldn't hurt to ask about additional air cooling either.
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  Quote Guest Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Nov 2007 at 9:33am
Here's the full config for the Extreme case:
Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote)
Benchmarking: 3D Mark 2006 Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install and apply updates)
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: Acer 19 inch (Widescreen) (Black Edition) (High-Value Display)
Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector
Speakers: Logitech 5.1 System (Black Edition) (Model X540) (Includes Subwoofer)
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
Price-$$3173.00$$
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  Quote Guest Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Nov 2007 at 9:36am
The Pro config is cheaper but no OC. Hmmmmm. Might go with the extreme config.
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