Need some advice on a new case.

Nick89 · Jul 26, 2010

Hey guys, I need some recommendations for a new PC case.

Things it needs:

High quality
Quiet
Good cooling
Not over 180$ the lower the Better(maybe an exception)
Can accommodate water cooling.

I currently have a HAF 932 and am not happy with the damned thing.
It has holes everywhere that let noise out and dust in, and the big fans have such a slow RPM they barley move any air.

My modded Aspire X-Superalien case cooled better.

help me out guys.

EnglishLion · Jul 26, 2010

My current favourite is the Fractal Design Define R2 - http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=32

Not sure if this meets your watercooling demands though as it's not the biggest. It does have holes in the rear panel to pass tubing through.

(FIH) The Don · Jul 26, 2010

CM 690 II Adv

nuff said

Arrakis9 · Jul 27, 2010

Honestly if i were you i'd look at server cases. they often have minimal holes in them are usualy made of heavy steel and have tons of room inside for water cooling. if you look at the case i chose you can see why Broadway Com Corp R-900 Black thick Steel ATX Full...

its as tall as an antec twelve hundred and about 4 - 6 inches longer so its alot roomier inside. i actually have a triple rad mounted at the very top of the thing and a d55 mounted right next to the motherboard above the video card fits perfectly.

MT Alex · Jul 27, 2010

I like the looks of the Broadway, except it needs paint on the inside.

If I were going for a CoolerMaster, I'd choose the Haf X

I'm just biding my time until I get a 800D, or make my own.

Nick89 · Jul 27, 2010

How about the cooler master cosmos S?

Arrakis9 · Jul 27, 2010

Nick89 said:
How about the cooler master cosmos S?

if you like the case "just how it is" then i would say go for it. its very large and roomy inside but has very little modding potential to it because of all the plastic on it.

happita · Jul 28, 2010

I just got an Antec 900 Two and it rocks. It has 2 water cooling holes and good fan control throughout the case.

aline · Jul 28, 2010

Nick89 said:
How about the cooler master cosmos S?

+1 on cosmos s

ebolamonkey3 · Jul 28, 2010

Is the Corsair 700D still on sale for $150 on Newegg?

A Cheese Danish · Jul 28, 2010

Lian Li PC-9F-B http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...=product_info&cPath=103_104&products_id=28377
Currently looking at that for my future build

System Name	9th Level
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	MSI X570 Carbon wifi
Cooling	EK Basic 360, x2 250mm, x1 140mm, x1 120mm fans.
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 3200mhz.
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 12GB FTW3
Storage	500gb ssd, 2tb ssd, 6tb HD.
Display(s)	MSI 27" Curved 1440p@165hz
Case	HAF 932
Power Supply	Corsair HX850W
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Processor	Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160
Motherboard	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe
Cooling	Akasa EVO 120
Memory	2 x 1Gb OCZ Gold DDR3 1066Mhz 6,6,6,18
Video Card(s)	GeCube ATi X1950Pro 512Mb PCIe (Accelro X2)
Storage	Samsung 320Gb SATA2
Display(s)	Samsung SM206BW 20" Widescreen TFT 1680x1050
Case	Coolermaster Centurion 532
Audio Device(s)	On board AC'97
Power Supply	Hiper Type-R 580W
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium
Benchmark Scores	See my OC Blog @ http://www.rowan-house.net/

System Name	Ivy Biatch
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling	bleh
Memory	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card(s)	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Storage	120gb Vertex
Display(s)	226BW
Case	whats that, oh my table
Audio Device(s)	stock onboard thing
Power Supply	HX850W
Software	7

Processor	i9 11900k
Motherboard	Maximus XII Apex
Cooling	Custom Liquid W/ 360x60 Radiator
Memory	32Gb Team XTREEM ARGB 3600 b-die
Video Card(s)	Waterblocked MSI RTX 4070
Storage	Intel 900p 480Gb + 4tb Intel 670p
Display(s)	LG C2 evo 42"
Case	Geometric Future Model 8
Audio Device(s)	HD58X + Sennheiser GSX 1000
Power Supply	Corsair RM 750x
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5 wired
Keyboard	Akko Mod 007b HE
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey+
Software	Windows 11

System Name	9th Level
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	MSI X570 Carbon wifi
Cooling	EK Basic 360, x2 250mm, x1 140mm, x1 120mm fans.
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 3200mhz.
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 12GB FTW3
Storage	500gb ssd, 2tb ssd, 6tb HD.
Display(s)	MSI 27" Curved 1440p@165hz
Case	HAF 932
Power Supply	Corsair HX850W
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Need some advice on a new case.

Nick89

EnglishLion

New Member

(FIH) The Don

Arrakis9

MT Alex

Nick89

Arrakis9

happita

aline

New Member

ebolamonkey3

New Member

A Cheese Danish

Processor	i5-7600k
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Pro4
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO w/ AC MX-4
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 2400 Corsair LPX Vengeance 15-15-15-36
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr 1070ti
Storage	240GB Corsair Force GT
Display(s)	23' Dell AW2310
Case	Corsair 550D
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-760XP2 Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Norbert
Processor	Intel Core i7 920
Motherboard	Gigabyte X58A-UD5
Cooling	Corsair H50 with 2x Scythe GT AP-14
Memory	3x 2gb G.Skill 1600Mhz C9 DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 465 GE & EVGA GTS 450 SC
Storage	2x 1Tb Samsung Sprinpoint F3 7200rpm
Display(s)	Dell U3011, Dell 2408WFP, Samsung 2693HM
Case	Lian Li V1020R
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium
Power Supply	Seasonic X-750
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

System Name	HTPC\|\|Lenovo IBM ThinkPad
Processor	AMD Phenom II x4 965 stock 3.4GHz\|\|Intel C2D T9300 @ 2.5GHz
Motherboard	Zotac 890GX-ITX WiFi\|\|Lenovo 8918CTO
Cooling	Stock 3x 120's\|\|Stock stuff
Memory	8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 6-6-6-15\|\|3GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	Asus 3870x2\|\|nVidia Quadro NVS 140M
Storage	1TB Seagate Barracuda, 1x 2TB WD EARX \|\|Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Samsung T260HD\|\|
Case	SilverStone Grandia GD05\|\|
Audio Device(s)	on-board\|\|on-board
Power Supply	Cooler Master 450W\|\|6-cell
Software	Windows 7 Pro x64\|\|Windows 7 Pro x64/Linux Mint x64