Big Typhoon in a Thermaltake Armor w/25cm fan?

[x800professor]

Do you guys think a Big Typhoon would fit in a Thermaltake Armor w/25cm fan?

I'm planning on attaching it to an e6600 on an EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard. I'm building a new computer with a nice x1950XT and some corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 ram. This isn't my first build (that was a PIII-450 machine years ago), but I'm a bit apprehensive about clicking that checkout button on newegg because I'm not sure if the big typhoon will fit with that big side fan. If it does fit, that fan should work with the big typhoon to keep my CPU chilly at beyond 3.0GHz I think. Also, anyone using that EVGA board or the x1950XT with anything to say about either of them? Thanks in advance!

 

[Boneface]

Well as for the 1950xt i would go for the HIS version i have the saphhire version and kicking my ass for not getting the his one

 

[x800professor]

Well as for the 1950xt i would go for the HIS version i have the saphhire version and kicking my ass for not getting the his one

The HIS is 299.99-30 mir, while the sapphire is 249.99-30 mir. So $269.99 vs $219.99. Is it worth $50? Those are newegg prices by the way.

 

[x800professor]

Let me think here. The armor is about 221mm wide. The fan sticks out about an inch and a half or so, which is about 38mm. Let's just eliminate 15mm for side thickness, motherboard and whatever. The typhoon is about 127mm tall. So 221-38-15=168. 168>127. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? That leaves about 41mm or a little over an inch and a half between the fans. Well, what do you think?

 

[DOM]

The HIS is 299.99-30 mir, while the sapphire is 249.99-30 mir. So $269.99 vs $219.99. Is it worth $50? Those are newegg prices by the way.

I got the HIS Radeon X1950XT IceQ3 Turbo just cuz of the cooler it would of cost me more when I got mine, cuz to get the Saphhire and the Zalman vf900 was $15 more when i got my card

and on the case cuz if it doesnt fit cant you put the case fan on the outside??

 

[DOM]

Well as for the 1950xt i would go for the HIS version i have the saphhire version and kicking my ass for not getting the his one

Why are you kicking your self in the a$$

 

[x800professor]

I got the HIS Radeon X1950XT IceQ3 Turbo just cuz of the cooler it would of cost me more when I got mine, cuz to get the Saphhire and the Zalman vf900 was $15 more when i got my card

and on the case cuz if it doesnt fit cant you put the case fan on the outside??

The armor should be extremely well ventilated...I wonder what that will do to the temps on the x1950XT...

Good thinking on the fan outside the case, but I don't think it would work in this situation.

 

[oinkypig]

ya, it will definitely fit in the case. i own a black Tt Armor w/ side panel, but w/o the fan. i also have a big typhoon in that case on my AMD 3800 x2 @ 2.75Ghz and ive got about 3-5 inches to spare between the typhoon and the side panel.

THE BIG TYPHOON WILL FIT IN THAT CASE

 

[x800professor]

ya, it will definitely fit in the case. i own a black Tt Armor w/ side panel, but w/o the fan. i also have a big typhoon in that case on my AMD 3800 x2 @ 2.75Ghz and ive got about 3-5 inches to spare between the typhoon and the side panel.

THE BIG TYPHOON WILL FIT IN THAT CASE

Thank you. Now as soon as I'm done worrying over whether or not to get the x1950XT I'll be buying my new rig.

 

[oinkypig]

we aware with the Tt armor case that the only way you will fit a dual slot graphix card in it, you either have to take the tool less expansion slot off or screw it off-put the card in-then reattach it. or you could just push really hard to squeeze it in there.

 

[x800professor]

we aware with the Tt armor case that the only way you will fit a dual slot graphix card in it, you either have to take the tool less expansion slot off or screw it off-put the card in-then reattach it. or you could just push really hard to squeeze it in there.

When I remove the toolless thing, I get a regular screwdriver using slot, right? I hate toolless PCI/AGP/PCI-Express. I always remove it.

 

[oinkypig]

ya, you'll be able to screw them in, but i reattached mine.

 

[Frogger]

just messured the depth of that fan from an armor that i have .. it's 1.5 in.

 

[Protius]

we aware with the Tt armor case that the only way you will fit a dual slot graphix card in it, you either have to take the tool less expansion slot off or screw it off-put the card in-then reattach it. or you could just push really hard to squeeze it in there.

both my x1800's fit in fine without screws or taking anything off, it may be a bit tricky but it can be done

 

[oinkypig]

both my x1800's fit in fine without screws or taking anything off, it may be a bit tricky but it can be done

yes i no. i have an x1800 xt and i had to sqeeze it through. my 7900 gtx wont sqeeze through though. the only reason the x1800's sqeeze through is because they have a small slit in the metal between the 2 slots that perfectly aligns with tool less snap ons

 

[x800professor]

just messured the depth of that fan from an armor that i have .. it's 1.5 in.

You mean the fan is 1.5 inches in depth, or the big typhoon is 1.5 inches away from the fan?

 

[Frogger]

"You mean the fan is 1.5 inches in depth" yes
"ive got about 3-5 inches to spare between the typhoon and the side panel."
lots of room to spare

 

[x800professor]

"You mean the fan is 1.5 inches in depth" yes
"ive got about 3-5 inches to spare between the typhoon and the side panel."
lots of room to spare

Good, I ordered my new rig. I must be getting pretty good at judging the depth of things...considering my guess for the depth of that fan was 1.5".
What do you guys think of the new rig? Certainly better than my current one.

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Thermaltake Big Typhoon
CORSAIR XMS2 TWIN2X2048-8500C5
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS w/ 25CM Fan

I'm planning on adding a sound card later when I have the money.

 

[Frogger]

spring for another hdd and go raid don't know $$ on the 400gb
but you can prob get 2X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb for $100us each
?? what psu on the new rig??

 

[x800professor]

spring for another hdd and go raid don't know $$ on the 400gb
but you can prob get 2X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb for $100us each
?? what psu on the new rig??

$119.99 for the drive. PowerTek 750W F5-Series for the PSU.

The PSU has had nothing but glowing reviews and people are using it for dual 8800s, so it should be just fine for my rig. I might go RAID later...I don't have the money right now.

 

[Frogger]

post some pics when done have fun F

 

[x800professor]

post some pics when done have fun F

Oh I will. I haven't been able to build a full computer in quite a while that I actually get to keep (I sometimes build computers for family members and friends, so I have to watch them go after I'm done). I'm sick of my Frankenstein XP-m machine that I put together from parts I either got off of ebay or picked off of older machines. Now I just have to wait for newegg to get the parts here. Should be here by Monday.

 

[x800professor]

By the way, that 120mm fan on the big typhoon is just a regular old 120mm case fan, isn't it? Meaning I can just buy another 120mm case fan to get rid of that low rpm ugly fan that comes with it. If so, anybody have any fans they would recommend? I would prefer a fan with a blue LED to go with all the other blue LEDs in the case.

 

[oinkypig]

the fan i received in my case, in fact, had the blue leds on the fan. heres my case http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/586

 

[DOM]

By the way, that 120mm fan on the big typhoon is just a regular old 120mm case fan, isn't it? Meaning I can just buy another 120mm case fan to get rid of that low rpm ugly fan that comes with it. If so, anybody have any fans they would recommend? I would prefer a fan with a blue LED to go with all the other blue LEDs in the case.

well this got cuz you can adjust the speed and it look nice

Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999122

or this if you dont want that and save some $

Thermaltake A1926 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999127