piecing out my next rig

[SammyGoad]

Trying to upgrade pc from OEM case and motherboard but can afford to buy all the pieces at once. Linus talks about "Future proof" items that generally stay from build to build, PSU, Case. Heatsink. I currently have a nice PSU, 650w Bronze ThermalTake Smart, but my case, mobo, and heatsink are all proprietary and crappy. Which budget case and heatsink would you say are more "future proof" than others, by that I mean they are not likely to become unusable and are compatible with most other parts on the market. I'm neither a size queen looking for micro mini builds or performance junkie, I just like clean, non-gamer aesthetic.  

[cashan]

i dont really know abuot heatsinks as mounting holes could change. but cases are usually the best at around 100 dollars. but just buy something that looks nice and that has the features you want like tempered glass or a psu shroud 

[SammyGoad]

I'm thinking for case, maybe a small mid tower free of legacy hardware such as disk bays. for heatsink I really like the either hyper 212 evo or Vortex

[cashan]

Just now, SammyGoad said:

I'm thinking for case, maybe a small mid tower free of legacy hardware such as disk bays. for heatsink I really like the either hyper 212 evo or Vortex

souds great

[SammyGoad]

Just now, cashan said:

souds great

this is gonna make you cringe, but I'd like to spend no more than $50 at a time on each part, I am willing to wait for good deals so I could get that $100+ case on sale. Its really hard upgrading an OEM because I can only salvage cpu, harddrive, gpu, and PSU.

[cashan]

Just now, SammyGoad said:

this is gonna make you cringe, but I'd like to spend no more than $50 at a time on each part, I am willing to wait for good deals so I could get that $100+ case on sale. Its really hard upgrading an OEM because I can only salvage cpu, harddrive, gpu, and PSU.

corsair and coolermaster has got some good options around 50 dollars

[SammyGoad]

Just now, cashan said:

corsair and coolermaster has got some good options around 50 dollars

Case(pun completely intended) in point

 http://www.microcenter.com/product/472214/(Open-Box)_Master_Case_Pro_3_Micro-ATX_Mini-Tower_Case?ob=1

[cashan]

just found this too https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pP648d/nzxt-case-cas340wbb1

 

[SammyGoad]

2 minutes ago, cashan said:

just found this too https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pP648d/nzxt-case-cas340wbb1

 

that's nice, but I think the blue is a little overstated for my build, im not exactly rocking a 1080ti windforce, I like to match parts with there intended range.

[cashan]

Just now, SammyGoad said:

that's nice, but I think the blue is a little overstated for my build, im not exactly rocking a 1080ti windforce, I like to match parts with there intended range.

ok didnt really thik about that