Will this case work with this setup?

[smug1uk]

Hi folks

Trying to find a case to house my new PC and don't want a gaming case that looks like a space ship. Looking at the Antec P183 V3 ... case specs here ... http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=705436&pid=89

PC spec as follows:

Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER EIGHT CORE FX-8150 (3.60GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A99X EVO:USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, Quad CrossFireX™/SLI™
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£116)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£79)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z320 2.0 SPEAKERS - 10W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£39)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector + Auto Power Off Function (£19)
Printer
HP PHOTOSMART WIRELESS ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER - B110a (£79)

Thanks in advance

Paul

 

[mantadog]

Unless you have a specific reason for the 7970, i would strongly advise you get the GTX 680 as it is both faster and cheaper.

Also for gaming you will be better off with the likes of an i7, or even an i5 2500 to be honest. The bulldozer chips are cheap and seem like good value, but the intel chips just cream them for gaming. An i5 system would be alright, and i7 system would be perfect with a GTX 680 you could max out any game you like.

16GB of RAM is overkill, i know it's not much more but i would advise droping the ram to 8GB if it means you can afford an intel setup.

 

[Atuleon]

I agree with matadog completely on all his points. You will noticably benefit much more from the GTX680 and intel setup.

 

[smug1uk]

Thanks very much for your advice guys, now looking at your suggestions, will report back soon.

Cheers
Paul