Please recommend a good case

[bCapra]

Hi guys,

 

I am new to the forum(although as like many of you I am a Linus subscriber and fan) and I require some advice from the older users.

To make it short I am looking for a computer case with the following options/preconditions:

 

1.Must be made entirely out of metal(not plastic front panels or other kind of material)

 

2.Must have transparent side panel

 

3.Must have a minimum of 5 :120mm fan supports(only classic air cooled builds) and not Side Fan support, only transparent side panel

 

4.A VERY MUST HAVE: At least 1 optical drive bay

 

5. Must have some level of cable management options

 

6. Must be suited to fit a gtx 1070 and a bigass cpu cooler(noctua NH-D15 SE)

 

Just to give you a correct heading towards my goal just google Thermaltake Kandalf( very old school good quality metal case, but very little fan support and no cable management)

Thank you very much for your support!

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

3 minutes ago, bCapra said:

1.Must be made entirely out of metal(not plastic front panels or other kind of material)

 

2.Must have transparent side panel

Error! you cant have metal that is transparent at today's technology

[bCapra]

The case should be made out of metal, the side panel should have a transparent acrylic, Plexiglas, plastic cut-out. Thank you!

[RejZoR]

If metal is your thing, you need to check out Lian Li cases. They are specialists for full aluminium cases.

[JuztBe]

3.Must have a minimum of 5 :120mm fan supports

 

this one is regarding cooling potential or looks? Because if you're concerned about cooling, fan count != better cooling.

[bCapra]

Thank you for your suggestion: found 1 that could fit the bill LIAN-LI  PC-D600, I am still looking for some alternatives so I can have a comparison! Any other suggestions are welcome:)

[bCapra]

5 minutes ago, JuztBe said:

3.Must have a minimum of 5 :120mm fan supports

 

this one is regarding cooling potential or looks? Because if you're concerned about cooling, fan count != better cooling.

Yes it is about cooling, only using Noctua NF-P12 fans just to keep the build simple.

I am going for an old school approach, this means added HDD coolers, added RAM coller, added MB Chipset cooler and so ON. The minimum of 5 120mm fan is for my config(3 that push air in, 2 that push air out).

[ch3w2oy]

I use the Entho Pro M and it works great and matches all of your requirements, at a great price, too. I love this case. 

[bCapra]

6 minutes ago, tomswife said:

I use the Entho Pro M and it works great and matches all of your requirements, at a great price, too. I love this case. 

Could you please provide your config and max temperature on full load? I have phanteks eclipse p400 paired with a 4790k, and GTX 1070 3 fan by gigabyte, on full load all temps are about 60-65 Celsius and it is very loud(curtesy of the stupid front panel which covers the front fans(not enough air getting in the case)

[TVwazhere]

9 hours ago, bCapra said:

1.Must be made entirely out of metal(not plastic front panels or other kind of material)

Many cases will fail to meet this criteria below $100 because they tend to use plastic front panels to lower costs. That, or theyr'e Tempered glass with plastic side mounts attached in some fashion. 

 

Many cases even in the $50 range have an All Steel construction for the frame, a Full window on the side (these days it's tempered glass so it doesnt fade or scratch) but a plastic front panel and no 5.25" Drive. Your P400 is a perfect example of this. 

 

The Enthoo Pro M TG fixes all the airflow issues of the P400 and even comes with the 5.25" bay. Noise should be lower since your fans can spin at lower RPM's to move the same amount of air. Notw that your specs might not be comparable to his, since he's got a 6 core CPU on a 360mm rad and a Vega 56 Strix, his card will theoretically run a bit warmer than yours due to the nature of Vega

[bCapra]

17 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Many cases will fail to meet this criteria below $100 because they tend to use plastic front panels to lower costs. That, or theyr'e Tempered glass with plastic side mounts attached in some fashion. 

 

Many cases even in the $50 range have an All Steel construction for the frame, a Full window on the side (these days it's tempered glass so it doesnt fade or scratch) but a plastic front panel and no 5.25" Drive. Your P400 is a perfect example of this. 

 

The Enthoo Pro M TG fixes all the airflow issues of the P400 and even comes with the 5.25" bay. Noise should be lower since your fans can spin at lower RPM's to move the same amount of air. Notw that your specs might not be comparable to his, since he's got a 6 core CPU on a 360mm rad and a Vega 56 Strix, his card will theoretically run a bit warmer than yours due to the nature of Vega

Thank you for your support and info, I will take a look at that case in particular, from where I am(Romania) pc cases are very expensive and I don't want to make the same mistake that I've made with the p400. Atm in my country the p400 is about  100$, the  enthoo is about 180$ and the lianli pc d600 is about 350$ including shipping and taxes. That is why I am curently looking for a good quality metal case that will be suited for this build and many other deviations:)

[Worstcaster]

Fractal Design Focus G.  It is metal with a side window, has support for 5 fans, and the optical drive.  There is room in the back for cable management, but there is not a power supply shroud.  It is also in your price range.

[TVwazhere]

3 hours ago, bCapra said:

Thank you for your support and info, I will take a look at that case in particular, from where I am(Romania) pc cases are very expensive and I don't want to make the same mistake that I've made with the p400. Atm in my country the p400 is about  100$, the  enthoo is about 180$ and the lianli pc d600 is about 350$ including shipping and taxes. That is why I am curently looking for a good quality metal case that will be suited for this build and many other deviations:)

If you can send retail websites you have access to to shop for cases, we can probably help you a bit further

[Settlerteo]

1 hour ago, Worstcaster said:

Fractal Design Focus G.  It is metal with a side window, has support for 5 fans, and the optical drive.  There is room in the back for cable management, but there is not a power supply shroud.  It is also in your price range.

+1

[bCapra]

On 1/4/2019 at 3:21 PM, TVwazhere said:

If you can send retail websites you have access to to shop for cases, we can probably help you a bit further

www.emag.ro

www.cel.ro

www.shop4pc.com

These are the only ones that you ca take a look at in Romania. Tx

[TVwazhere]

6 hours ago, bCapra said:

www.emag.ro

www.cel.ro

www.shop4pc.com

These are the only ones that you ca take a look at in Romania. Tx

Coolermaster MC500 or MC500P, only difference is some exterior panels. 

https://www.emag.ro/carcasa-cooler-master-mastercase-mc500-negru-fara-sursa-mcm-m500-kg5n-s00/pd/D97HXJBBM/

https://www.emag.ro/carcasa-cooler-master-mastercase-mc500p-negru-fara-sursa-mcm-m500p-kg5n-s00/pd/DP7HXJBBM/

 

Fractal Design Define R6 (The 5.25" bay is behind a door so its easy to get to)

https://www.emag.ro/carcasa-fractal-design-define-r6-black-tg-atx-mid-tower-fara-sursa-negru-fd-ca-def-r6-bk-tg/pd/D1ZFJSBBM/