Quiet High Performance PC

Budget:
[3500]

Expectations:
[FedEX destroyed my Stage 6 HAF 32 PC and i have been given a check for 3500.00 :-) i have also been working with Mike at DS to get my new pc started but i am really having an issue with the case....which ironically, is the least important of the components. I had a stage 6 i7920 and it runs great before fed ex killed it but it was like a hurricane going off. The haf 932 is also rather large. I don't care if i have to spend the money on liquid cooling or not but i want to put it below my desk and basically just here a steady hum or less. No whirling fans past typical gaming use....any noise suppression if worth the money is also considerable]

Usage:
[Gaming / Work PC]

Special Needs:
[Performance - Sound - Price...in that order]

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Specifications:
[I have a PSU if its still functional, SSD which is fine, 2-4 other HD's that are ok, and ram is fine. I would like to get a 2600k, 580, and a good mobo for a very nice OC. Obviously with the parts i am providing i should be able to stay UNDER 2k let alone 3500. From what Mike has told me i am stuck between the Enix, Assassin, and 650D chasis. Remember the HAF was way too big and i do move once every 2 yrs so a little mobility would be nice.]



Thanks all


Greg

dual 30" dells for work and Single for game play 2560x1920

Lets slow down, we have to discuss some things.

what kind of game settings/performance are you expecting from your pc at that res? and what kinds of game are you planing on playing?

Haf is very quiet also. but most of the noise is from gpus, assassin has those 180mm fans which are louder then the 200mm fans of haf.

between the cases he mentioned they are all quiet anyways, but that can be another option if he likes it, personally I rather spend money on something else but to each his own.

Edited by DST4ME - 24 Aug 2011 at 3:17am

emnn if I'm not mistaken the 3 180mm fans of fto2 have a 27dba vs 4 x 200mm 19dba of haf x.



at 18dba 700rpm, their airflow is much less then haf, so for 1 dba (which at 19dba is not even gonna be noticed) you get lot more airflow for your money, IMHO at the end with a case its about airflow and room and price, haf wins on all 3 fronts.

Edited by DST4ME - 24 Aug 2011 at 4:24am

If I'm not mistaken, the HAF-X has 3x200mm, 1x230mm, and 1x140mm, just FYI. That's if you install a second 200mm up top, it only comes with one stock.

And I believe gtaylor was talking about the HAF 932, which is slightly smaller inside, I think, and actually has 3x230mm and 1x140mm. It looks a little smaller in person than the HAF-X but I believe its only real difference (in size) is it's a couple inches shorter.


Edited by FuseAQM - 25 Aug 2011 at 1:22am