PC case opinion

[SPARTAN1630]

im looking at a thermaltake armor + and a coolermaster cosmos 1000. their both the same price but im wondering which is better at cooling on air? or are they just the same and i should choose on aesthetics?

[Zephik]

I would definitely get the Cosmos, hands down. I don't know about cooling, but I would bet there isn't much difference. I'd worry mostly about HOW you cool, rather than just airflow. If you want better temps, upgrade your heatsink or start watercooling.

[Spawn-Inc]

i own the amour + and the only reason i went with it was for the 10 PCI slots. otherwise i wish i went for something else. there is no room for water cooling, but air was fine. the biggest cooler i had was a Arctic cooling Freezer 7 pro.

[SXRguyinMA]

I'm running the first gen armor and love it. tons of space, and plenty of room for watercooling...you must be doing something wrong

looks like plenty of room to me

[Spawn-Inc]

haha, they changed it around and i could mount 1 triple in the front, but i have 4 hard drives, spaced out. but since i have 3 triple rads


also external looks better and performs better

[SPARTAN1630]

haha, they changed it around and i could mount 1 triple in the front, but i have 4 hard drives, spaced out. but since i have 3 triple rads


also external looks better and performs better

love your daul mon set up lol, i think i may go with the armor + because the cosmos doesnt have a side window and you have to buy another side panel just to have it, and ive always been more a fan of thermaltake anyway but i hear the size becomes a dissadvantage when it comes to cables, ( not managemnt that thing has to be the best case for CM ) they may ust be too short, but mine are pretty damn long so lol how is the cooling in it though? im an air fan, i have a ton of scythe fans in my current case would i have to transfer em?

[Spawn-Inc]

i've kept the stock fans and not had issues, there is the 140mm in front for the hdd's and rear 120mm. there is options for 1x 120mm in the top. and 2 at the bottom, but you need to remove the hdd slots. in the pic above you can see 1 is missing and in the other is an hdd.

then there is the 135mm (maybe bigger, can't remember) in the side window.

the only problem is the case is metal so it's heavy.

i had to cut holes for my cables to make them decently neat. as you can tell i am mainly about water cooling but once i get my gpu back in i have various fans around the case for the mobo. i also leave the side panel off.

[SPARTAN1630]

i've kept the stock fans and not had issues, there is the 140mm in front for the hdd's and rear 120mm. there is options for 1x 120mm in the top. and 2 at the bottom, but you need to remove the hdd slots. in the pic above you can see 1 is missing and in the other is an hdd.

then there is the 135mm (maybe bigger, can't remember) in the side window.

the only problem is the case is metal so it's heavy.

i had to cut holes for my cables to make them decently neat. as you can tell i am mainly about water cooling but once i get my gpu back in i have various fans around the case for the mobo. i also leave the side panel off.

thanks, lol weight isnt a problem though my sagitta 2 case is almost 80 pounds full anyway, and i know about the bottom removable HDD's. im kinda intrested in using two of my scythes to pulls a crapload of air through the bottom and another for the spare one on top you mentioned does anyone have upclose pics of the armor + stripepd down? ( side panels off optional HDD bays off and a veiw of the top optional fan vent?)

[Spawn-Inc]

these are the only pics i have with it empty. it was just after painting.