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as title states. I am building a gaming rig once the new x99 chipset drops... specs are roughly as follows:


Asus RoG Rampage V Extreme
Intel Core i7 5960X
EVGA NVIDIA GTX 780ti
Corsair Vengeance 4x4 DDR4 2800

Samsung 840 Evo Series MZ7TE1T0BW - 1TB Internal SSD
Corsair H110 High Performance CPU Cooler
Corsair Professional Series HX1000I 1000W Platinum


I would like a nice case to go along with this, I mean looks is a wonderful feature... But I am definitely more concerned with cooling performance, and something that can be watercooled in the future. Any thing you lovely forum members can recommend? :) I greatly appreciate it in advanced!

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Do you have a budget? Color/style preference?

 

I'd recommend a 760T or something along those lines

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N600, enthoo pro

a 5960x in an n600 is just wrong....

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a 5960x in an n600 is just wrong....

a 5690x in a N600 is professional. Linus put 3930k's and a 12 core xeon all in n600's.

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Corsair Air 540. It supports E-atx

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

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I don't have a budget it sans going for a mountain mods case.

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n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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A few cases come to mind.

The HAF Stacker 935 for $169.00 USD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119290&cm_re=haf_stacker_935-_-11-119-290-_-Product

 

The Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra for $189.99 USD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157&cm_re=rosewill_blackhawk_ultra-_-11-147-157-_-Product

 

The Corsair Air 540 for $129.99 USD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139022&cm_re=corsair_air_540-_-11-139-022-_-Product

 

Finally, the Corsair Carbide 900D for a whopping $319.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139019&cm_re=corsair_900D-_-11-139-019-_-Product

 

Edit: I did forget about the Phanteks Enthoo Primo for $239.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854001&cm_re=phanteks_enthoo_primo-_-11-854-001-_-Product

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as title states. I am building a gaming rig once the new x99 chipset drops... specs are roughly as follows:

Asus RoG Rampage V Extreme

Intel Core i7 5960X

EVGA NVIDIA GTX 780ti

Corsair Vengeance 4x4 DDR4 2800

Samsung 840 Evo Series MZ7TE1T0BW - 1TB Internal SSD

Corsair H110 High Performance CPU Cooler

Corsair Professional Series HX1000I 1000W Platinum

I would like a nice case to go along with this, I mean looks is a wonderful feature... But I am definitely more concerned with cooling performance, and something that can be watercooled in the future. Any thing you lovely forum members can recommend? :) I greatly appreciate it in advanced!

I'm recommending this really often but it deserves this, Enthoo Luxe.

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Corsair Air 540. It supports E-atx

But material quality is so bad it comes to a point where all that money is spent for the looks. I really wanted this case but the things Corsair did to reduce the expenses made me change my mind. Dust filter only on front? Come on...

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But material quality is so bad it comes to a point where all that money is spent for the looks.

And the amazing airflow

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

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And the amazing airflow

Which fills the case with dust because of the absence of filters. It's not that amazing actually, you can create the same airflow on many other cases like Enthoo Pro.

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Which fills the case with dust. It's not that amazing actually.

Tell that to the oodles of people who adore this case

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

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But material quality is so bad it comes to a point where all that money is spent for the looks. I really wanted this case but the things Corsair did to reduce the expenses made me change my mind. Dust filter only on front? Come on...

Considering that air filters elsewhere would be stupid for most people...How many people build a computer...and how many of them use something other than the front as an intake? 

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Tell that to the oodles of people who adore this case

I want to adore the case too! :) I wanted to get this one. Really love the way it looks.

Considering that air filters elsewhere would be stupid for most people...How many people build a computer...and how many of them use something other than the front as an intake?

PSU has no filter afaik, which is just a simple thing that could've been added.

As for the build quality, I don't normally bring this up but in this case -dat pun- I had to. It simply does not deserve it's price. Nearly the entire thing is made of plastic.

I'll make a thread about enthoo luxe and air 540, really want to see what the community's got to say. :)

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I vote for the Corsair air 540 as well. There's tons of room. Plus, you can go nuts if you ever plan on watercooling.

 

 

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If quality is a concern, try to get your hands on the 850D/900D

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Get the Luxe, it's the better case and you won't be disappointed with build quality.

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I vote for the Corsair air 540 as well. There's tons of room. Plus, you can go nuts if you ever plan on watercooling.

The sex

myrig.jpg

If quality is a concern, try to get your hands on the 850D/900D

750d and 900d have terrible quality for the price! 650d and 80d are the best corsair cases in terms of build quality

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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750d and 900d have terrible quality for the price! 650d and 80d are the best corsair cases in terms of build quality

Where do you stand on the Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra?

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GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

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Where do you stand on the Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra?

No idea, don't know about that case.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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750d and 900d have terrible quality for the price! 650d and 80d are the best corsair cases in terms of build quality

I never said anything about the 750D. Plus, you can't purchse the 650D in some countries. As for the 900D, the many reviews online mention that quality is a non issue.

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I never said anything about the 750D. Plus, you can't purchse the 650D in some countries. As for the 900D, the many reviews online mention that quality is a non issue.

You said 850d, which does not exist, so I assumed you meant 750d, not 800d

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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