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Hello everyone, i am re-building my pc, which was a budget build at the time but now its improving quite nicely. I got myself a raidmax exo case, which is good for the price but lacks airflow and cable management options. This is important because i have a core i7 6700 (non k) with the stock cooler (my 212 evo got squashed while i was moving to my new house), an msi b150m gaming pro, a gigabyte gtx 1060 windforce, 12GB (8+4) of ddr4 2400mhz crucial ballistix sport RAM, and a EVGA 500B psu. Im searching for a new case for up to 60 usd because the airflow in this one is quite bad, im getting 60c at 30% cpu load and 65c at 20% gpu load (and because this case isnt really good-looking). So, i picked some cases, and i need to choose of them.

-Coolermaster masterbox 5 pro MSI edition

-Aerocool Quartz RGB (with 3 rgb fans in the front and one standard fan in the rear)

-Phanteks P300

-Deepcool Earlkase RGB

What im looking for in a case is (from most important to less important):

-Cable management

-Airflow

-Build quality

-Included fans

-I/O options

-RGB options (i have ordered a z170 pro gaming aura)

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The Cm Masterbox is a bit meh imo.

 

The other 3 all seem rather nice. I'd say its down to personal taste.

 

I'd go with the Quartz. Seems like a nice case for a future more astheticly pleasing build if u decide on one.

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1 hour ago, SolarNova said:

The Cm Masterbox is a bit meh imo.

 

The other 3 all seem rather nice. I'd say its down to personal taste.

 

I'd go with the Quartz. Seems like a nice case for a future more astheticly pleasing build if u decide on one.

Id thought the same, the quartz looks very nice, and i heard that the cm ones have a problem with airflow. thanks for your response! its highly appreciated

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2 hours ago, SoulsofBlack5 said:

What im looking for in a case is (from most important to less important):

-Cable management

-Airflow

-Build quality

-Included fans

-I/O options

-RGB options (i have ordered a z170 pro gaming aura)

Fractal Design Focus G (No RGB)

Phanteks P350 (Better airflow version of P300)

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