Help deciding case

[Pcexbird]

Help deciding case P600s,H700(non-i), Evolv X, Enthoo Pro TG, Cougar Panzer Max, and more...(sys specs attached)

So I've finally aquired all of the parts for my build. But after tirelessly searching high and low for a suitable case I've came to no conclusion.

 

I've had my eye on the upcoming Phantek P600S, NZXT's H700(non-i), Phantek Evolv X, Be Quiet! DB Pro 900 v2, Cougar Panzer Max (but it has an acrylic window) Phantek Enthoo Pro (Non-M) TG SE, to give you an idea of my taste...but definitely open for suggestions.

 

I have a neat little Fractal Node-804 built as a NAS so physical disk space in this case is not important.

Case must be very decent on the thermals (especially GPU) as I plan to keep this case through Gen III. Fans aren't important as I have a passion for and collection of 4 pin AF and SP fans.

 

I'd like a mid tower or full tower with excellent build quality basically a case that'll last awhile through hardware upgrades. 

System Use: 45% 1080P Gaming and 55% Photoshop/Lightroom Aftereffects.

 

Case budget is $250/U.S.

 

Current Hardware:

 

Ryzen 7 2700 (upgrading to Gen III)

Gigabyte X470 Aurus Gaming 7 Wifi Mainboard

Thermaltake T.Power Grand RGB 850 watt PSU

G.Skill GTZRX(AMD) DDR4 3400mHz CL15 (32GB)

MSI RTX 2060 Ventus GPU

Corsair H110i v2 280mm AIO

Samsung EVO Pro V-Nand 1TB SSD

4X ML-140 PWM Fans

4X ML-120 PWM Fans

10 port PWM splitter

27" Samsung 144hz/1ms. Monitor (CHG-70)

 

Any and all case suggestions are appreciated!

 

Thanks,

[BobVonBob]

I'm a big fan of the Fractal Design Define series of cases, great build quality, sound dampening material for a quieter PC, and available with no window if you don't care about case lighting like me.

[Pcexbird]

They're not bad but not quite optimal when it comes to airflow per gamers nexus's stress tests

 

 

[NineEyeRon]

I'm a big fan of Fractal Design cases, high quality and they have sound dampening so you have a quieter PC.

 

Cable management is superb and airflow is unrestricted, they are just well designed.

 

 

[TVwazhere]

16 hours ago, Pcexbird said:

I've had my eye on the upcoming Phantek P600S, NZXT's H700(non-i), Phantek Evolv X, Be Quiet! DB Pro 900 v2, Cougar Panzer Max (but it has an acrylic window) Phantek Enthoo Pro (Non-M) TG SE, to give you an idea of my taste...but definitely open for suggestions.

You have a very good list here. I'd personally go for the P600S since it's actually very similar to the Define R6 and S2 (which are cases I like) 

 

 

[Pcexbird]

If Phantek would only release that son of a bobcat!

 

 

[GTechGeorge]

I'm currently using the Corsair Obsidian 450D which has been my driver since the end of 2015. I absolutely adore this case but have been tempted by the recent case trends to upgrade. The Evolv X has been on my list but I'm not the biggest fan of the front panel, especially for airflow let alone being able to see my nice looking fans. From the looks of the P600S I am dead set on it being my next case based on looks, features, and recently reported thermals.

[Pcexbird]

That's of they ever release the 600s. I check daily lol. Anyways Gamers nexus did thermals on the Evolv X and beleive it or not it was in the middle of the packaging, and I'm darn good company. The only thing I fear with the new 600s is that new grill material. Although it flows well I'm worried it may sag in the future causing problems 

[TVwazhere]

12 hours ago, Pcexbird said:

That's of they ever release the 600s. I check daily lol. Anyways Gamers nexus did thermals on the Evolv X and beleive it or not it was in the middle of the packaging, and I'm darn good company. The only thing I fear with the new 600s is that new grill material. Although it flows well I'm worried it may sag in the future causing problems 

There's a dust filter behind the grill material, so there's no performance gain or loss there. 

[GTechGeorge]

Hey just a heads up: the case was released on the 23rd and I even asked the Phanteks Facebook page the day before the release for confirmation which they confirmed. Unfortunately I haven't bee able to find it on Amazon/Newegg/PCPartPicker (I'm hoping for it to go to a Micro Center near me so I can see it in person) but it is on their official store.

https://www.phanteksusa.com/collections/cases/products/phanteks-eclipse-p600s