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Hi there,
 
So i'm shopping for a build in Australia, and just can't decide on the Case. Please vote for which case you would recommend for me, and if you would like, leave a comment explaning why, and perhaps order the cases from best (5), to worst (1). 

Perhaps there's another case with a similar price that you would recommend?

 
 
The build
 · I5-4690, 970 G1 Gaming, Seagate 1TB, Samsung 840 250GB, Antec TruePower 750W.
Still deciding on the RAM, monitors, Motherboard, i don't think thats going to affect the decision, and i'm confident with deciding on those components)
 

 

These are my thoughts on each case:

 

Thermaltake Core V71 [http://bit.ly/1wSyJy4] (209 AUD)

• I glossed over this one at first (i got a terrible 750w PSU from them with my first build, left a bad impression)
• Good price
• All HDD drives can be removed. I'm only using a HDD and an SSD here, and they can go on the back.
• Fan Support: Front: 2x200mm Top: 2x200mm Rear: 140mm, Bottom: 2x120mm
• Rad Support: Front: 420mm, Top: 420mm, Rear: 120mm, Bottom: 240mm
 

Corsair Graphite 780T [http://bit.ly/1t0cXKQ] (259 AUD)

• Ok, so this is confusing. 780t costs less, but the model name (look M.N. generally suggests it's position ok, let's not get into that) suggests that it's better than the 760T.

• Fan Support: Front: 2x140mm, Top: 2x140mm, Rear: 140mm, Bottom: 2x120mm

• Rad Support: 2 x 360mm

 

Corsair Graphite 760T [http://bit.ly/1sTwDPm] (259 AUD)

• Fan Support: Front: 2x140, Top: 2x140, Rear: 140, Bottom: 120

• Rad Support: Front: 240, Top: 240, Rear: 120, Bottom: 120

 

NZXT Phantom 820 Matter Black [http://bit.ly/1wmudK5] (269 AUD)

• Fan Support: Front: 200, Top: 200 Rear: 140 Side: 200

 

 

Thanks in advance!

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Ok, spotted a vote for the 760t and 780t

 

Can anyone explain the difference between these two?

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Ok, spotted a vote for the 760t and 780t

 

Can anyone explain the difference between these two?

760T is based off the 750D and the 780T is based off the 600T.


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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760T is based off the 750D and the 780T is based off the 600T.

Ok thanks for clarifying. I think i prefer the 780t over the 760.

 

Never really liked the 750D that much. 900D had bad airflow.

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Now the 760t is ahead. No one care to explain why?

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Now the 760t is ahead. No one care to explain why?

Big window.

IMO bad case. Almost all plastic.

My vote goes enthoo luxe or ft05 if you can stretch to it

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Big window.

IMO bad case. Almost all plastic.

My vote goes enthoo luxe or ft05 if you can stretch to it

Hi,

 

Neither are available for me to purchase, only the ones mentioned above

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Hi,

Neither are available for me to purchase, only the ones mentioned above

Then either the core v71, phantom, or 780t

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I'm looking into building a PC too and recently looked at the 780t, visual-wise I definitely prefer the 780t over the other cases, did some research and it shows that (atleast to my understanding) even though it was not designed for silence, at idle its fans run at around 30db (which equals to whispering volume i think). and its cooling capability and airflow seems to be pretty good imo. So personally I am planning on going for the 780t for my own build when I have the money. Im not sure if this helps but this is my opinion. 

p.s feel free to correct me if I got any stats wrong :)

I think you're making a good choice in getting the 780t. What's the rest of your build?

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Most of these are just temporary since I still have plenty of time before I get the parts but currently I'm going for:

CPU: i7-4970k

GPU: Gigabyte G1 970/980

Mobo: MSI Gaming 5

Ram: G.Skill Trident X 2133MHz

HDD: Seagate Barracude 2TB

SDD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

PSU: EVGA superNOVA 750W G2

 

Still dont know about the monitors and peripherals though :)

 

oh and also, good luck with choosing your case if you haven't decided & built it yet. If you have, I'd love to hear what you chose and how you find it :)

That looks like a great build the 780t would work with that.

 

The only thing i can suggest is upgrading the ssd to a 250Gb variant so you can have a game or two on the SSD.

 

And i've checked the RAM support for your mobo, that exact model isn't listed as verified, but similar models are there (2133mhz support is there) so it should be fine.

 

 

As for my build, i haven't bought anything yet, but i'll probably be going for the 780t when i do.

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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Thanks :) I just hope the price for the 780t goes down a bit when we get around to buying and building it.

Good luck with your build :)

 
CPU: Intel I5-4690k (stock) Motherboard: Asus B85 Pro gamer RAM: 2x4 - GB Avexir kit (xmp is not enabled) GPU: XFX R9 280X DD Case: Coolermaster Storm Enforcer Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, WD 250GB PSU: Thermaltake Smartpower 750w Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM Cooling: 200mm front intake, 200mm top exhaust, 200mm rear exhaust Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core Sound: Kingston HyperX Clouds and Logitech Speakers Operating System: Windows 10 64bit

 

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