case upgrade?

[Falenkor]

Hey there all, looking for a case upgrade as I have a really cheap one, diypc skyline-06. I know mesh has been on the rise but I am looking for a good size case that offers filters so I can clean it easy and enough room for good fan sizes and air circulation. I was looking at the Corsair Crystal 680x and the H500p Mesh from cooler master but I was unsure if they were good cases or big enough for that matter. I make use of air cooling if that helps at all but was considering trading my noctua dh-15 for an AIO to save some space. I do like RGB and nice looking cases too. I was consider the 680x cause I thought it looked decently nice supposedly has great air circulation and the other side has great space for cable management but I was unsure. Any advice and recommendations are appreciated! Thanks in advance! 

[berberries]

cases are purely up to personal preference. both the cases you listed work great, with the h500p probably having a little better airflow likely resulting in slightly better temps.

 

but ultimately the decision comes down to which case you like the look of the most.

 

for example, i know there are many better cases for the job but i choose to build my rigs in a define r6 and meshify c, and my nas in a define r6. purely because i like the look of them and the r5 has great drive support for a nas.

 

its all up to your personal preference.

[Bombastinator]

24 minutes ago, Falenkor said:

Hey there all, looking for a case upgrade as I have a really cheap one, diypc skyline-06. I know mesh has been on the rise but I am looking for a good size case that offers filters so I can clean it easy and enough room for good fan sizes and air circulation. I was looking at the Corsair Crystal 680x and the H500p Mesh from cooler master but I was unsure if they were good cases or big enough for that matter. I make use of air cooling if that helps at all but was considering trading my noctua dh-15 for an AIO to save some space. I do like RGB and nice looking cases too. I was consider the 680x cause I thought it looked decently nice supposedly has great air circulation and the other side has great space for cable management but I was unsure. Any advice and recommendations are appreciated! Thanks in advance! 

A diy skyline will take a dh15?  Good to know.  Cases are very personal.  I’m a knuckle dragger when it comes to cases.  I’m happy screwing everything to a piece of wood.  I like your diy myself.

[Falenkor]

47 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

A diy skyline will take a dh15?  Good to know.  Cases are very personal.  I’m a knuckle dragger when it comes to cases.  I’m happy screwing everything to a piece of wood.  I like your diy myself.

I installed the dh15 yes but all 3 fans are unable to fit I had to sacrifice one. It fits along with its chromax covers however it will square up perfectly against the plastic side cover. Installed quite a few ml120(I believe 7 or 8 of them actually cant check right now) blue led fans in there and it runs incredibly well.. I don't particularly like how the filters are.. as the front mesh is a bit of a pain to clean(i resorted to just vacuuming and compressed air at this point), I also removed some of the mesh on the back top metal grating as I felt it was a bit much with there already being a filter there and removing it improved the airflow. I am just not sure how good those cases actually were in comparison to some.. as a lot of cases have different cooling capabilities overall space, wire management, etc  Current case setup is a triple fan 1080 ti evga, 650 watt power supply evga gold, i7 8700k, 32 gigs of ram 3000 mhz tridentz g skill, Noctua dh-15 2 fans with chromax covers, 6-8 ml120 fans, 3 harddrives, and a asrock motherboard. I felt with the current setup while theres still some space it feels a bit cramped.. hence I thought of a different case and removal of the dh-15. That noctua is definitely fantastic it just takes a ton of room. as for the case.. I am generally looking for a great case with great air cooling capabilities, filters for ease of cleaning, bigger than what I am using now, room for wire management, and possibly adds on for aid in installing AIO and fans. I wouldn't say it boils on preference as all cases are built different and theres definitely cases that outperform others.. you can be subjective about it.. however if your someone who say wants to overclock you typically want the best cooling performance you can get your hands on depending on how far you take it.

[TVwazhere]

14 hours ago, Falenkor said:

I am generally looking for a great case with great air cooling capabilities, filters for ease of cleaning, bigger than what I am using now, room for wire management, and possibly adds on for aid in installing AIO and fans. 

Personally I like fractal design filters because the bottom filter spans the whole length of the case, and is accessible from the front. Also they can easily hold NH-D15 coolers OR 360mm AIO's. 

 

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-s2/black/

 

The Meshify S2 isnt the best performer thermally, but thats mostly because of it's decently thick foam dust filter. You can remove the foam behind the grill and just use the grill as a filter like the Phanteks P400A does. 

[Falenkor]

I was looking at this honestly but I wasn't sure how good mesh would be compared to the normal filters like I use now as I have never made use of a mesh design. This case that i use now is just a thick foam and actual filters. it has nowhere near as much filteration as that case as this skyline has a filter on top and on bottom but nothing on the front other than foam. It's definitely interesting. I wasn't honestly sure if I needed a full tower or mid tower. Cases that can hold the 360 mm aio or nh d15 are what I am searching for as I want to overclock but I know i need the room for a good amount of cooling but I hate having to clean the guts out of my case as my first case was like that and I learned real fast how much it sucks to have to pull it all out and dust everything. My current case isnt anywhere near that much of a headache but i feel theres room for improvements and its rather small for what I want.