New Case Question

[x_6985381]

...i want a new case, but i do not no what case i can buy and ones i cant to fit my motherboard.

im currently running a STOCK vgc - rb42g Sony Vaio, Pictures below.

i'd like a place for my drives and a place for a fan control station.

thanks - jake.

[disturbed]

Any case would do pretty much - i like shopping on http://www.newegg.com - they have a very good search engine for parts - including cases

[Swimmer]

Like disturbed said just about any case that you want..

This is what I would look into for you.. it is a glossy black.. clean case..  And a 450 watt antec powersupply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155

[x_6985381]

swim, What do you no about water cooling, can it be hooked up to a Stock 775 intel board?

[Swimmer]

Yeah you can do that.. get waterblock that fits that socket..  if you do watercooling.. you are going to want a fairly large case.. I think having the cooling unit inside looks better than having one outside..

http://www.frozencpu.com/scan/se=Water%20Cooling/se=Water%20Cooling%20Kits/mp=menu_search.html

http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index31.asp

[x_6985381]

im going to HAVE to upgrade sooner or later to save money down the line, so maybe for my b-day or some holiday ill ask or buy it myself a new case and a cheap cooling unit, can you go cheap or are they worthless if you pay like 80 bucks for one?

[Swimmer]

if you are going to go water cooling.. put some money into it.. otherwise get a good copper heat sink

[x_6985381]

what would be a nice copper if i dont have the money for water? big and heat resistant, i wanna make it room temp in my case, probley hard to do.

[Swimmer]

This is what I would get..

http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcx775-V.asp

with a fan.. that would be on speed control..

You are looking at the purple one..

[x_6985381]

damn =o! i think im gonna be buying me a new heatsink...

have you seen the one on it, its massive

[Swimmer]

yeah and it is also steel.. which is cheap to make.. and does an ok job as a heat sink.. but copper.. that is where it is at!  the heat transfer is better in copper so you can move more heat away.. that being said.. you need to make sure that you pick up some good thermal compound... I would personally recommend Arctic Alumina by arctic silver.. http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_alumina.htm  It is made so that there is no chance of it becoming conductive!  Arctic silver 5 is there other product but since this is you first time, i am guess here i could be wrong, there is a slight possibility that Arctic Silver can become conductive and cause problems.

[richcornucopia]

You're gonna want a fan controller if you start putting lots of fans in a case so you can control the noise.