jneffekt

All the red accents make it a looker :wub:

Ah did not know this, thanks. However I should have stated earlier that I require one optical drive, my apologies. I might be swayed to get an external drive if there are no other options though.

I believe that most of these cases only have clearances of about 290-295mm * with cages installed. Whereas the tri-x card is at 305mm if I'm not mistaken.

Really?, I've only been finding cases that require removing drive cages to allow enough room for the card. Do you have any suggestions on ones that are best with air cooling?

I started a thread in the new builds section of the forum and I thought I would ask here as well since this is a question specifically for cases. I was wondering if there were any mid towers that would provide enough space for an R9 290 Tri-X as well as be able to accommodate at least 4 HDDs

Sorry for the late reply, Do you know of any cases that are in between the two sizes?, and what are the other options which have good air cooling capabilities.

I believe most mid tower cases would require removing of the centre HDD cages and most of the cases that provide cages in the bottom only allow for 3 hard drives only, i'd rather not transfer everything over to a bigger hard drive if I don't need to.

I just double checked those figures, I believe that is with the cages removed. I don't think its big enough with the cage inside. Which makes it a harder buy for me considering I have 1 SSD and 4 HDD (The bottom cage only holds 3 hard drives). Are there any mid tower options that allow for 4-5 HDD's to be installed while having enough room for the R9 290 to fit inside or will I need to go up to a full case? As for full case options I was looking at the Obsidien 750D

Alright I've currently got this in my cart: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X Corsair RM 850 - (future proofing in case I decide to CF or water cool) Corsair Carbide 500R - (not sure if the card will fit into this case WITH the hard drive cages installed) With future prospects of upgrading the motherboard and CPU in the near future (haswell-e) I'm also wonder whether or not I should replace the CPU cooler I currently have (Coolermaster Hyper 212x) for a corsair hydro, assuming I'd be able to fit it to the top of the Carbide 500R.

Is there an issue with mixing RAM? Also what power supply would you suggest for an R9 290 if I choose to go that route (instead of waiting for the next iteration), I'm thinking anything at about 750 watt would do it? assuming that would also be enough to power a tri monitor set up when I get to it.

Looks like a new build while maintaining the storage/ram/sound card would be the best way to go about things. hmm perhaps I should wait to see what the R9 3xx/ GTX 8xx series cards bring before doing anything. Any thoughts on how well the 1gb 6950 will do with a triple monitor set up? Also suggestions for a triple monitor set up + stand? The screens will most likely be used independently but I wouldn't mind playing some games in eyefinity every so often. Happy to stay at 1080p resolution but if the costs for 1440p monitors aren't that crazy I may go that route. (perhaps dual 1440p monitors + one later when upgrade?) okay just looked at the costs of 1440p monitors, its too high lol, So I'm up for suggestions on tri 1080p monitors (no bigger than 24") + stand. Budget at about $1000 AUD.

So perhaps just upgrading the GPU and PSU + new case (Current gen GPU's are an extremely tight fit in current case) would be best currently and just wait on the Mobo and CPU? I intended on buying an R9 280x/290 when they first came out but held off on it due to lower funds. Will most likely be chasing an R9 290 unless there's something better I could get that won't break the bank.

Looking for opinions on whether I should upgrade what I have or just build a new PC and use the one I have as a HTPC. Currently have a maxium budget of $1500 AUD or approx. $1400 USD Current build is: CPU: Intel i7 920 @ 4.0GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Graphics card: Powercolor 6950 1gb (unlocked with 6970 shaders) Sound card: Asus Xonar STX RAM: 16gb of assorted sticks PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520w Case: Antec 300 SSD: Samsung 830 128gb HDD: 2x 1.5tb + 2x 2tb Currently running on dual monitors: BenQ G2220HD and a Samsung Syncmaster 2253LW *not really looking to upgrade the monitors at the moment but will most likely be moving to a triple monitor set up once I have some cash to spare. ... The PC is mainly used for gaming as well as 3D modelling/rendering within Solidworks. Open to any suggestions Thanks

Alright then since I will most likely want to play with overclocking the card I get.. Any power supply recommendations for sub $150?, I live in Australia if that helps.

Hey I may be upgrading my graphics card soon, 6950 to an R9 280x/290, and was wondering if my power supply could handle it. my current PC specs are: Power Supply: Antec neo eco 520c Processor: i7 920, OC to 4 GHz Mobo: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Ram: 16gb Sound Card: Asus Xonar STX Graphics Card: Power Cooler 6950 (1gb) Regards jneffekt