Case suggestion.

[Harshil]

hi,

 

I am planning a build based on x79 platform. My specs are gonna be-

Rampage IV Extreme

3930k/4930k (We'll see)

H100i

seasonic 1050xm psu

gtx 780

120gb ssd samsung 840 (boot)

1tb hdd (storage)

16gb ram vengeance

 

My question which case should I go for as I will only put one h100i in it, therefore one with good air flow. I will possibly liquid cool my entire rig in the future, so I am looking for a case with both good air cooling and liquid cooling features. I have some cases in mind like HAF X and Storm trooper. Please guys keep in mind ,something mid to a bit high range.

[Chenty]

The HAF X is good. Fractal Design Define XL R2 is also good around that price range.

[Chenty]

Aerocool also make some pretty good full tower cases around that price range.

[mgsstar]

The Switch 810 is a great case for watercooling.

[Emkryan]

TJ11 or 900D

[shirokado]

well it doesnt look like ur doing anything too amazing so... id suggest a define r4 for silence, a arc midi r2 for airflow. I dont know why everyone is suggesting a fulltower, you have nothing too fancy in your build to justify a full tower case :P

 

 

also on a side note, why a 1000w psu? you have a single GPU, you can easily run that off a 500w psu or a REALLY high quality 450w psu

 

also i'd get a bigger SSD.... 120gb is rally small. get a 256gb minimum in my opinion

[asusfan]

First of all i did some research and that amazing motherboard you have is a "Extended ATX Form Factor" board so you will need a case to suit E-ATX m/board, so yeah be carefull what you pick and make sure you can fit it.

 

hope that helps.

[Harshil]

well it doesnt look like ur doing anything too amazing so... id suggest a define r4 for silence, a arc midi r2 for airflow. I dont know why everyone is suggesting a fulltower, you have nothing too fancy in your build to justify a full tower case :P

also on a side note, why a 1000w psu? you have a single GPU, you can easily run that off a 500w psu or a REALLY high quality 450w psu

also i'd get a bigger SSD.... 120gb is rally small. get a 256gb minimum in my opinion

I will watercool my entire rig with probaly one 360mm and 240mm(if needed).

[shirokado]

I will watercool my entire rig with probaly one 360mm and 240mm(if needed).

the define r4 has some watercooling capabilities. the arc midi r2 has even better water cooling capabilities. 

[shazzam66]

900D or HAF X would be good!

[orangecat]

900D liquid cool that beast!!!!

[GingertronMk1]

First of all i did some research and that amazing motherboard you have is a "Extended ATX Form Factor" board so you will need a case to suit E-ATX m/board, so yeah be carefull what you pick and make sure you can fit it.

 

hope that helps.

 

Asus' "Extended ATX" boards use standard ATX Mounting holes, they just have extra bits of motherboard past the DIMM slots. Yes, an E-ATX case is good for them, but they aren't necessary. The Silverstone TJ04 for example, though not an E-ATX case, will fit an R4E.

[Nit3Rid3R]

Well, for an X79 build with a H100, you can look into the Corsair 600t, has great airflow compared to the 650D, but not a ton of headroom when you want to start watercooling. 

 

For watercooling, you can look into Silverstones Raven, NZXT switch 810/Phantom 820, Corsair 800/900D. 

[Gigahurtz]

There are many M-ATX x79 machines out there and since you are only going with the one GPU, maybe a 350D or something equivalent but if you are determined on a Full ATX like in your specs. I would say one of the new Fractal Design cases they look pretty good and are also quite cheap

[Harshil]

how's the phantom 820?

[Harshil]

I have come to know that the case is good a lot radiator mounting options and good airflow. But the side window is awful.

[Sardis]

Unless you're going to watercool your GPU/GPUs then there isn't a huge reason to build a custom loop and therefore you can pretty much choose whatever case will fit your mobo and the H100i for your CPU. I'd love to see that build in a 600T, that case is nice but ultra sexy if you can put that full acrylic side on it from MNPCTECH:

http://www.mnpctech.com/Corsair_600T_Clear_Side_Panels.html

 

If you build that then I will give you 100 internets!

 

Also the people suggesting the 900D, he did say "mid to a bit high range", 900D is probably more than a bit high range  :D

[Harshil]

Unless you're going to watercool your GPU/GPUs then there isn't a huge reason to build a custom loop and therefore you can pretty much choose whatever case will fit your mobo and the H100i for your CPU. I'd love to see that build in a 600T, that case is nice but ultra sexy if you can put that full acrylic side on it from MNPCTECH:

http://www.mnpctech.com/Corsair_600T_Clear_Side_Panels.html

 

If you build that then I will give you 100 internets!

 

Also the people suggesting the 900D, he did say "mid to a bit high range", 900D is probably more than a bit high range  :D

hi sardis, well as mentioned above in the thread I will watercooling my whole rig including my cpu and gpu maybe ram and motherboard as well.

[Sardis]

hi sardis, well as mentioned above in the thread I will watercooling my whole rig including my cpu and gpu maybe ram and motherboard as well.

 

Apologies! That'll teach me to speed read a thread  :lol: My vote is still for the 600T, it's got great WCing potential for it's size:

[Harshil]

What do you think of the phantom 820?

[Harshil]

Even the switch 810 is good.

[OneGun]

hi,

I am planning a build based on x79 platform. My specs are gonna be-

Rampage IV Extreme

3930k/4930k (We'll see)

H100i

seasonic 1050xm psu

gtx 780

120gb ssd samsung 840 (boot)

1tb hdd (storage)

16gb ram vengeance

My question which case should I go for as I will only put one h100i in it, therefore one with good air flow. I will possibly liquid cool my entire rig in the future, so I am looking for a case with both good air cooling and liquid cooling features. I have some cases in mind like HAF X and Storm trooper. Please guys keep in mind ,something mid to a bit high range.

I have a storm Stryker and I love it..