Well, I've pulled the trigger on my next build. All of the parts are purchased and currently in transit via UPS *except* for a psu and a case. The reason I held off on those two and purchased the rest beforehand is due to NewEgg instant savings. I was planning on an OCZ EliteXStream 1000W when the NewEgg $70 instant savings was removed. Just a day before they added $60 savings to the eVGA GTX 280 I was looking at combined with a $30 mail in. Due to not wanting to miss out on the current savings of the rest of my build, I bought everything up.
So now I need to figure out what PSU/Case I want. I had previously set my mind on a CM 690 with OCZ EliteXStream 1000W. But, I'm incredibly indecisive. It also seems that my desire for a mid-tower limits my choice of PSU. If I go with the CM 690 it seems I'd have to do some modding to allow the cables to route behind the mobo tray and lose out on the bottom fan if I go with anything other than the OCZ. I'd love to hear some recommendations on what PSU you'd chose and what case you'd chose. The size constraints of a PSU that can handle the machine I'm throwing at it is what is causing all of my indecisiveness.
My only major requirement is a mid-tower and that it's black. I would prefer drive bays that are side-mounted for cable management.
The PSUs I've been looking at:
-OCZ EliteXStream 1000W
-PC Power and Cooling 1000W
-Corsair 1000HX 1000W
I've also been looking at these cases:
-Cooler Master 690
-Silverstone FT10B
I'm entirely open to any other PSU/Case recommendations.
For the purposes of knowing what the case must handle and what the PSU must handle, the machine the PSU/Case will be paired with will be (all of these parts are purchased and currently on the way via UPS):
-Core i7 965 Extreme Edition
-6GB Corsair DDR3 1333
-Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 X58 Motherboard
-2x (SLI) eVGA GeForce GTX 280 SSC Edition
-Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB
-Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
-Samsung S223Q DVD Drive
-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
So now I need to figure out what PSU/Case I want. I had previously set my mind on a CM 690 with OCZ EliteXStream 1000W. But, I'm incredibly indecisive. It also seems that my desire for a mid-tower limits my choice of PSU. If I go with the CM 690 it seems I'd have to do some modding to allow the cables to route behind the mobo tray and lose out on the bottom fan if I go with anything other than the OCZ. I'd love to hear some recommendations on what PSU you'd chose and what case you'd chose. The size constraints of a PSU that can handle the machine I'm throwing at it is what is causing all of my indecisiveness.
My only major requirement is a mid-tower and that it's black. I would prefer drive bays that are side-mounted for cable management.
The PSUs I've been looking at:
-OCZ EliteXStream 1000W
-PC Power and Cooling 1000W
-Corsair 1000HX 1000W
I've also been looking at these cases:
-Cooler Master 690
-Silverstone FT10B
I'm entirely open to any other PSU/Case recommendations.
For the purposes of knowing what the case must handle and what the PSU must handle, the machine the PSU/Case will be paired with will be (all of these parts are purchased and currently on the way via UPS):
-Core i7 965 Extreme Edition
-6GB Corsair DDR3 1333
-Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 X58 Motherboard
-2x (SLI) eVGA GeForce GTX 280 SSC Edition
-Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB
-Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
-Samsung S223Q DVD Drive
-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium