Assassinator Wrote:

Hellgiver Wrote:I LOVE the Antec cases. I got the Twelve Hundred on sale, but otherwise I'd have gone with the Nine Hundred. It is easily the most popular of all cases. They are soooo roomy! Good choice :)

A high end case like that would never be the "most popular".  That would always be the mid end stuff.

Let me rephrase then. In the US, among those with this type of case within their budget, this is one of the, if not THE most popular case among overclocking enthusiasts. Without a doubt, I have seen more quad core systems and wolfendale dual core systems in Antec 300, 900, and 1200 cases than any other. And the Nine Hundred is seen far more than the other two, as the twelve hundred usually runs around $160. I got mine on sale for $100, which is normally what the 900 goes for, so it was an easy decision since I was going to get the 900 like many others.

Perhaps it is just different in the US.

Assassinator Wrote:

Hellgiver Wrote:I LOVE the Antec cases. I got the Twelve Hundred on sale, but otherwise I'd have gone with the Nine Hundred. It is easily the most popular of all cases. They are soooo roomy! Good choice :)

A high end case like that would never be the "most popular".  That would always be the mid end stuff.

Hellgiver Wrote:Also, what is your computer sitting at when you are actually surfing the net and listening to music and things? Mine stays around 50-55 then. It is 39 idling.

Something seems wrong then.... with a fan like that, it should be MUCH lower.  Even with my stock cooler (the old AMD variant, which is tiny), I don't hit 55 by just listening to music, can only get that high if I'm doing something seriously CPU taxing, like encoding (perma 100% CPU).

I have no idea what the problem is. I've asked for help with it before, but never got much assistance. It got up to 84 a while back when I was having to RMA my processor. I remounted the processor and fan, and it stays at 50-55 a lot of the time. It even gets up to 70 during games. Perhaps something is wrong with the fan? :/ Ugh, what a bother if I have to RMA THAT too.