Need help finding a case!

[HesCalledTheStig]

I'm looking for a case for a new build but have specific requirements.  I'm hoping someone can help me choose one.

It needs to be white, have a tempered glass side panel, support for several hard drives (at least 5 and a mix of 2.5 and 3.5), good cable management, a PSU basement and shroud and support for several fans (140mm preferred).

It can be mid or full atx.

I have been looking at the Thermaltake core P3 and the Corsair 5000D but would like other options.

Thanks!

[ChrisLoudon]

7 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

I'm looking for a case for a new build but have specific requirements.  I'm hoping someone can help me choose one.

It needs to be white, have a tempered glass side panel, support for several hard drives (at least 5 and a mix of 2.5 and 3.5), good cable management, a PSU basement and shroud and support for several fans (140mm preferred).

It can be mid or full atx.

I have been looking at the Thermaltake core P3 and the Corsair 5000D but would like other options.

Thanks!

Have you looked at the Lian Li o11 Dynamic? Both the regular and XL. I'm pretty sure they come in white variants.

[Adrian12]

8 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

I'm looking for a case for a new build but have specific requirements.  I'm hoping someone can help me choose one.

It needs to be white, have a tempered glass side panel, support for several hard drives (at least 5 and a mix of 2.5 and 3.5), good cable management, a PSU basement and shroud and support for several fans (140mm preferred).

It can be mid or full atx.

I have been looking at the Thermaltake core P3 and the Corsair 5000D but would like other options.

Thanks!

The Corsair 275R Airflow fits everything and also 2 x 3.5 and 4 x 2.5. It looks great, full atx, but get it off of amazon because on corsair it is £20 more, but don't know what it's like in the US

[HesCalledTheStig]

8 minutes ago, ChrisLoudon said:

Have you looked at the Lian Li o11 Dynamic? Both the regular and XL. I'm pretty sure they come in white variants.

That would definitely work but its slightly out of my budget.  I should have mentioned that I need to stick as close to $200 USD or less.

8 minutes ago, Adrian12 said:

The Corsair 275R Airflow fits everything and also 2 x 3.5 and 4 x 2.5. It looks great, full atx, but get it off of amazon because on corsair it is £20 more, but don't know what it's like in the US

This is definitely a strong contender now!

[ChrisLoudon]

22 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

That would definitely work but its slightly out of my budget.  I should have mentioned that I need to stick as close to $200 USD or less.

Such a shame, I love my o11. Dual compartment cases are great to work with, keep things so neat and tidy.

 

UK prices for the o11 are all over the place but can be purchased for £135 which If I recall is around what I paid a year or so ago

[HesCalledTheStig]

When I was looking at the Corsair cases I came across the iCUE 4000X and took a liking to it, lol.  It's 1 less HDD than I was looking for but, after checking my motherboard, i only have 4 SATA connections anyway.  So it worked out.  Added some new toys for my build to go with it too!

 

 

[ChrisLoudon]

1 hour ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

When I was looking at the Corsair cases I came across the iCUE 4000X and took a liking to it, lol

Nice work. Looks tidy.

 

You going air or water?

[King of Memes]

2 hours ago, Adrian12 said:

The Corsair 275R Airflow fits everything and also 2 x 3.5 and 4 x 2.5. It looks great, full atx, but get it off of amazon because on corsair it is £20 more, but don't know what it's like in the US

the corsair 275r airflow has awful cable management, but its still a good case

[HesCalledTheStig]

49 minutes ago, ChrisLoudon said:

Nice work. Looks tidy.

 

You going air or water?

I think I'm gonna go with the tried and true 212 EVO Black edition for air cooling.  I've yet to try custom water cooling and I really don't care for AIO's.  I get too paranoid about catastrophic pump failure or something, lol.

[ChrisLoudon]

4 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

I think I'm gonna go with the tried and true 212 EVO Black edition for air cooling.  I've yet to try custom water cooling and I really don't care for AIO's.  I get too paranoid about catastrophic pump failure or something, lol.

Good choice for the air option but give custom loop cooling a go when you get a chance, its sooo addictive.

 

My pump in my distro board just died so its given me the opportunity to go back and redesign around the front distro block. So many things I didn't consider first time round.

[HesCalledTheStig]

1 minute ago, ChrisLoudon said:

Good choice for the air option but give custom loop cooling a go when you get a chance, its sooo addictive.

 

My pump in my distro board just died so its given me the opportunity to go back and redesign around the front distro block. So many things I didn't consider first time round.

If I had gone with the Thermaltake Core P3 I would have eventually tried my hand at a custom loop.  I have a lot of the stuff on hand to set one up, I just have to do a little more homework before I feel confident.  I have a tendency to get impatient and rush things and I really don't think that's a good idea with $3000+ PC.  Unless they start selling Dumbass insurance somewhere

[ChrisLoudon]

You'd be surprised how easy it is.

 

Start by using soft tubing but plan the loop with rigid in mind as it looks much better.

 

The barbed fittings grip harder than a nuns chuff so leaking just isn't going to be an issue.

 

The only 2 times I've had a leak was when I accidently used screws too long for slim 15mm fans which punctured the rad and the other time was a bend i tried to force which I shouldn't.

 

Don't get me wrong, its ruinously expensive but when you get it perfect it looks and feels so satisfying.

 

Then is becomes a challenge! I started going smaller and smaller... o11 Dynamic to Corsair 280x then down to Corsair 250D (and all CPU + GPU + Dual Rad Cooled).

 

My current project is to custom loop an old Silverstone SUGO SG07 but I think I might have met my match.... its tiny!