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Guys quick help needed. I need help with buying a case,

Here are my PC specs:

MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G

Corsair CX 600M Power Supply

ASUS Z97-A Mobo

Two - 1TB Hard Drives

Intel Core i7 4790S

 

Will any cheap case with two fans be sufficient, or should i look at something more specific? Thanks.

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Guys quick help needed. I need help with buying a case,

Here are my PC specs:

MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G

Corsair CX 600M Power Supply

ASUS Z97-A Mobo

Two - 1TB Hard Drives

Intel Core i7 4790S

 

Will any cheap case with two fans be sufficient, or should i look at something more specific? Thanks.

What would be your budget? :D

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If it was water cooling then I would say H440 all of the way cause I love NZXT (NZXT fan boy sorry :P )!!! Maybe a NZXT phantom 530??

 

But more likely a Corsair Air 540 they are great airflow cases!

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

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You wouldve noticed, ive already shelled out quite a bit on the rig :P So i just need something that will not cause the slightest of issues. 

I did indeed notice and that kind of rig would be a dream one for me  ;)  :) My reccomendation would be Cooler Master for good airflow as mentioned above. You could get a cheap case but the quality will be worse that more expensive ones. Corsair Cooler Master Fractal Design Silver Stone are the brands to look at.

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Guys quick help needed. I need help with buying a case,

Here are my PC specs:

MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G

Corsair CX 600M Power Supply

ASUS Z97-A Mobo

Two - 1TB Hard Drives

Intel Core i7 4790S

 

Will any cheap case with two fans be sufficient, or should i look at something more specific? Thanks.

NZXT S340, you can find it for 50-60 bucks, are you using the stock cooler? (Heatsink clearence can be an issue) 

This is a more personal thing, but i've found that cheaping out on the case can be a nightmare, no cable management, no support for rads or big cooler, horrible fans you end up replacing, bad build quality (i got a piece of shit sentey case and i ripped that fucker up, all cheap plastic, it broke by looking at it)

The NZXT source 210 seems pretty good for a budget case, i would check some reviews tho

Cooler Master N400 seems decent too.

System

  • CPU
    I7-4790K @ 4,7GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus MAXIMUS Formula VI
  • RAM
    Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
  • Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos SE
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB+WD Green 3TB
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified
  • Display(s)
    ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms
  • Cooling
    Corsair H105 with AP121s and Phanteks fans
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G610 Orion
  • Mouse
    E-3lue E-Blue Mazer II 2500 DPI Blue LED 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
  • Sound
    Audio-Technica ATH-M20x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10
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Brands apart, could you guys suggest any specific cases with an average price range that would be more than enough?

the ones i mentioned are 40-60 bucks, i think that's about as low as you can go without compromising things like cable management, overall clearence and airflow

System

  • CPU
    I7-4790K @ 4,7GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus MAXIMUS Formula VI
  • RAM
    Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
  • Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos SE
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB+WD Green 3TB
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified
  • Display(s)
    ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms
  • Cooling
    Corsair H105 with AP121s and Phanteks fans
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G610 Orion
  • Mouse
    E-3lue E-Blue Mazer II 2500 DPI Blue LED 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
  • Sound
    Audio-Technica ATH-M20x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10
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Let me get to my exact situation, my computer guy feels it would take a Corsair 600T gaming case to sufficiently cool the rig. Im thinking, its too much , but he says you might end up with a thermal bottleneck otherwise. Any expert thoughts? Thanks 

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You won't get a thermal bottleneck unless you're running the hardware in a box with no fans, (usually) but you'd be fine with an NZXT S340 or a Fractal Design Define S. You don't need a 600T, that case is very overpriced and is getting old. Seriously though, the Define S is a great case and I highly suggest you give it a look. Let me know if you need any more help man! Parts look good :)

Project Tomahawk:

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

Sheila (Server):

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Dell R210:
CPU: Intel Xeon x3450

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

Marvin (Server)

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Dell R210ii

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1230v2

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation

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Guys quick help needed. I need help with buying a case,

Here are my PC specs:

MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G

Corsair CX 600M Power Supply

ASUS Z97-A Mobo

Two - 1TB Hard Drives

Intel Core i7 4790S

 

Will any cheap case with two fans be sufficient, or should i look at something more specific? Thanks.

 

Some very nice cases for $100 or less:

 

NZXT S340

Fractal Define S

Phanteks Enthoo Pro

NZXT Source 220

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