Down the path to the Dark Side...my first ever WC build!

[zlojack]

I am thinking about picking up a Thermaltake Armor case.

Apparently that's big enough that I could put the rad in the front under the hard drives?

It would be nice to have it all internal.

I could update my brother's crappy PC with a nice Antec Ninehundred

Anyone have any experience with the Armor?

[biff]

Have you considered the CM Cosmos? The styling is not as cheezy as some of the review pics make it seem. It's actually quite sleek in person. Though I realize that's totally subjective.

I have a build going on one here http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...ut-ghetto.html

If you can live without the HDD bays there's tons of room. I have a large(ish) dual loop system going in that has all of it at the bottom of the case and I still have room for a 120.1 rad at the back and a 120.2 at the top (120.3 if I do a little cutting), all internal so easily enough for 3 or 4 internal loops.

I'm not trying to play it up just saying it's a valid option.

[zlojack]

Originally Posted by biff

Have you considered the CM Cosmos? The styling is not as cheezy as some of the review pics make it seem. It's actually quite sleek in person. Though I realize that's totally subjective.

I have a build going on one here http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...ut-ghetto.html

If you can live without the HDD bays there's tons of room. I have a large(ish) dual loop system going in that has all of it at the bottom of the case and I still have room for a 120.1 rad at the back and a 120.2 at the top (120.3 if I do a little cutting), all internal so easily enough for 3 or 4 internal loops.

I'm not trying to play it up just saying it's a valid option.

Well I'm going down to check out the Armor tomorrow and taking my rad with me. I like the fact that you can fit the PA120.2 in the front of the Armor... but your design has it's merits...

I'll check it out and see what I go for.

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by zlojack

Well I'm going down to check out the Armor tomorrow and taking my rad with me. I like the fact that you can fit the PA120.2 in the front of the Armor... but your design has it's merits...

I'll check it out and see what I go for.

I'll post up a image later today for you, I have a Armor with a PA120.2 in the front useing a push/pull config. Leaves me 3 drives open, well 3.5 but whos counting.

[zlojack]

Alright... the Armor is in the house...

I can't hide this one from the wife

EDIT: Do you have the fans blowing into or out of the case?

I'd love to see your pics.

How'd you do cable management on that bad boy?

[magictorch]

It used to be that the path to the darkside was switching from AMD to Intel-although pretty much everyone here has done that now!

[zlojack]

Originally Posted by magictorch

It used to be that the path to the darkside was switching from Intel to AMD-although pretty much everyone here has done that now!

Ha ha!

Well this is more because a couple of users were tempting me to go this route and I allowed myself to be persuaded (pretty easily at that!)

Anyway, I've got my Armor and I'm thinking I'm going to disassemble it completely and go for all black interior this time with just red lighting (that way I re-use all the stuff from my Antec Ninehundred)

[Supergrover]

Heres some random images so you can get a idea of the fit.

[zlojack]

Thanks

I was going to paint it today, but the weather's been too miserable...

Bloody cold.

Anyway, I'll update you guys soon. I may have a buyer for my extra CPU and some other stuff I have, so I might be able to move the project up some more.

[Patriote]

More pics More pics!