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Hi, I currently own an In Win GT1, with an ATX board and a GTX 1070, three 3.5 HDD and one SSD. I also have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but I plan to switch to liquid refrigeration (Silent Loop 280, Alphacool Eisaber or Corsair h115i)
I have no problem with the case, but it does not have much space behind to order the cables, and it is a bit noisy when I activate the turbo mode on the fans.
Also, in the future I would like to include liquid refrigeration, so I would like the case to be ready for it.
Since my current case is not the best, but I think it is in the middle range, I would like to take a leap to the high-end case and stay with it for life (or so I hope).

I was looking for a bit, and I found very different models and at very different prices. I would not mind spending too much, as long as it was a good purchase (200€/ $)

Broadly speaking, I look for a spacious case, for an ATX board, with space for my HDDs (like Corsair Crystal Series 570X or 460X, with only 2HDD), although I could change my mind  about the HDDs space.. I do not care if it has RGB or not, but I'd prefer it had a window.

Some people recommended BeQuiet!, Dark Base 700 and Pro 900, but I see that there are similar ones and i can't decide for myself, so, which one do you think is better?

-BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro: This looks great, very silent and cool, but it's a bit expensive and has poor cable management.

-Cooler Master MasterCase 5T

-Pantheks Enthoo EvoIV or Primo

-Corsair Graphite Series 780T (460X or 570X only have 2 3.5'' slots, but I could consider buy one). I saw the video about the Air 740, but i don't like that case.

-InWin 805C

-NZXT s340 elite

 

The only thing I see best about BeQuiet is that they are silent, but seeing the others I do not know which to choose.

 

I know there are more cases, but those are the ones I saw above. I listen to recommendations from other caes.

 

Any advice or recommendation?

 

Thanks
 

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My favourite case right now is the fractal design meshify C because it has good cable managment as well as some of the best airflow of any case, for aesthetics reasons I really like the phanteks enthoo evolv. Also just because it made me laugh I have to say. what you talked about earlier in your post is not liquid refrigeration but just liquid cooling. If it was refrigerant you would need a compressor and a condenser there is a big difference. 

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Just now, BryceJonathan said:

My favourite case right now is the fractal design meshify C because it has good cable managment as well as some of the best airflow of any case, for aesthetics reasons I really like the phanteks enthoo evolv. Also just because it made me laugh I have to say. what you talked about earlier in your post is not liquid refrigeration but just liquid cooling. If it was refrigerant you would need a compressor and a condenser there is a big difference. 

I have an Enthoo Evolv (got it for my 18th birthday gift, since I wanted something I wouldn't just replace in a few years), it's an epic case. And with my room being a bit cooler now than it is in the heat of summer, temps on my 6c/12t Xeon X5675 (@4.4GHz) never get above 65C, and my GPU gets to 63C (it's a 980 Ti). I do have 3 fans front, 2 top, and one rear. But it keeps my older and hotter running tech plenty cool, and the PSU is the loudest thing in my rig (M12II). It's a well built case too, just darned heavy. 

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13 minutes ago, Demiurgos said:

Hi, I currently own an In Win GT1, with an ATX board and a GTX 1070, three 3.5 HDD and one SSD. I also have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but I plan to switch to liquid refrigeration (Silent Loop 280, Alphacool Eisaber or Corsair h115i)
I have no problem with the case, but it does not have much space behind to order the cables, and it is a bit noisy when I activate the turbo mode on the fans.
Also, in the future I would like to include liquid refrigeration, so I would like the case to be ready for it.
Since my current case is not the best, but I think it is in the middle range, I would like to take a leap to the high-end case and stay with it for life (or so I hope).

I was looking for a bit, and I found very different models and at very different prices. I would not mind spending too much, as long as it was a good purchase (200€/ $)

Broadly speaking, I look for a spacious case, for an ATX board, with space for my HDDs (like Corsair Crystal Series 570X or 460X, with only 2HDD), although I could change my mind  about the HDDs space.. I do not care if it has RGB or not, but I'd prefer it had a window.

Some people recommended BeQuiet!, Dark Base 700 and Pro 900, but I see that there are similar ones and i can't decide for myself, so, which one do you think is better?

-BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro: This looks great, very silent and cool, but it's a bit expensive and has poor cable management.

-Cooler Master MasterCase 5T

-Pantheks Enthoo EvoIV or Primo

-Corsair Graphite Series 780T (460X or 570X only have 2 3.5'' slots, but I could consider buy one). I saw the video about the Air 740, but i don't like that case.

-InWin 805C

-NZXT s340 elite

 

The only thing I see best about BeQuiet is that they are silent, but seeing the others I do not know which to choose.

 

I know there are more cases, but those are the ones I saw above. I listen to recommendations from other caes.

 

Any advice or recommendation?

 

Thanks
 

My best case for cooling has been the NZXT Phantom 410, Air cooling down to 18 Degrees Celsius. 23 degrees under full load in 85 degree Fahrenheit room.

 

 

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42 minutes ago, BryceJonathan said:

My favourite case right now is the fractal design meshify C because it has good cable managment as well as some of the best airflow of any case, for aesthetics reasons I really like the phanteks enthoo evolv. Also just because it made me laugh I have to say. what you talked about earlier in your post is not liquid refrigeration but just liquid cooling. If it was refrigerant you would need a compressor and a condenser there is a big difference. 

Oh sorry, I translated it directly from my language

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1 hour ago, vitaminsketch said:

My best case for cooling has been the NZXT Phantom 410, Air cooling down to 18 Degrees Celsius. 23 degrees under full load in 85 degree Fahrenheit room.

 

 

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What the FUCK is side panel fan

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

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11 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

I have an Enthoo Evolv (got it for my 18th birthday gift, since I wanted something I wouldn't just replace in a few years), it's an epic case. And with my room being a bit cooler now than it is in the heat of summer, temps on my 6c/12t Xeon X5675 (@4.4GHz) never get above 65C, and my GPU gets to 63C (it's a 980 Ti). I do have 3 fans front, 2 top, and one rear. But it keeps my older and hotter running tech plenty cool, and the PSU is the loudest thing in my rig (M12II). It's a well built case too, just darned heavy. 

Yes, I also want one to don't replace in a long time, or even never. That one looks great

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11 hours ago, vitaminsketch said:

My best case for cooling has been the NZXT Phantom 410, Air cooling down to 18 Degrees Celsius. 23 degrees under full load in 85 degree Fahrenheit room.

 

 

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It looks like a battleship.  I had an eye on the Phantom 820, and even if  it don't have a side window, it looks amazing

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