Big case for £70/80?
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Lian Li PC-X1000 ? That's definately 'pretty big' - unfortunately the price tag is pretty big too 
Lian Li PC-X1000 ? That's definately 'pretty big' - unfortunately the price tag is pretty big too
lol WOW
when i said £70/80 I diddn't mean £275
very nice looking case though
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Thanks, think I'm going for that one!
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LOL it's only now, looking at the thread again that I see you said 70/80 LOL
Think there's a bit of suggestion fail on my part there - or reading fail
Think there's a bit of suggestion fail on my part there - or reading fail
Lian Li PC-X1000 ? That's definately 'pretty big' - unfortunately the price tag is pretty big too
Thats insane! Far too big!
I recently bought the HAF 922, here's my thoughts on it:-
10 out of 10 for capacity (very spacious for all expansions and still loads of room left for pleanty of cooling space)
10 out of 10 for solid sturdy build with lots of vent grills ideally positioned.
10 out of 10 for tidyness of wires (leaving the cooling space unrestricted)
10 out of 10 for inovative design (awsome exhaust fan at the top for the heat that prefers to go straight up rather than being channeled) also the grills that are located at the bottom for air intake.
I specially like the fact that my power supply can be fitted facing up or down (the psu air intake can be from outside the chassis located at the bottom or it can be fitted so it's air intake is from within the chassis.
10 out of 10 for the main air intake been at the front ensuring the drive bays stay cool yet still having places for more fans etc for further air intake.
10 out of 10 for been completely toolkit free (all fittings are either quick release buttons or thumb screws (ideal for ppl that can't operate a screwdriver around a computer safely lol)
Everything about this case you will love i can guarentee it (I do)
there's only 2 minor faults with it, only 1 if you aren't including the fact the USB sockets are only USB 2.0 instead of been USB 3.0 (thats not exactly a fault i know, it's just the only thing that reminds me of it been a dated chassis lol. anyways the only real fault that can be found with this chassis is the fact that on the base of the chassis is a real nice inovative air intake grill for the psu to sit either way and space next to it for another intake fan on the base to be directed up into the chassis BUT and it's a big BUT "it has no air filtering material on the base" the rest of the air intake fans all are fitted with that nice dust filtering material except the base of the chassis, if the case had dust filtering material on the base of the chassis aswell then i'd have given this case a 5 star rating, tbh even with that minor fault i think it still deserves a 5 star rating.
thats my views on this HAF 922 I know i droned on a bit but it's a case worth droning on about hehe it really is a fantastic chassis and well worth £70-£80 (just visit a local materials store to buy a little piece of dust filtering material that can cover the space and maybe a little double sided sticky tape to stick it on the underneath of the chassis.
after researching the chassis to great length before i bought it i already had prior knowledge to the base been only a grill without a dust filter and i still bought it and i am still over the moon with my choice.
However, if you have a little more cash spare in your budget i'd be looking at the HAF X that case superceded the HAF 922 and the HAF X comes with the USB 3.0 sockets, I wonder if the HAF X comes with grills in the base of the chassis and if it does i wonder if coolermaster put filters in that chassis base
I personally would go for the HAF 922 mainly for the cost and value for money
10 out of 10 for capacity (very spacious for all expansions and still loads of room left for pleanty of cooling space)
10 out of 10 for solid sturdy build with lots of vent grills ideally positioned.
10 out of 10 for tidyness of wires (leaving the cooling space unrestricted)
10 out of 10 for inovative design (awsome exhaust fan at the top for the heat that prefers to go straight up rather than being channeled) also the grills that are located at the bottom for air intake.
I specially like the fact that my power supply can be fitted facing up or down (the psu air intake can be from outside the chassis located at the bottom or it can be fitted so it's air intake is from within the chassis.
10 out of 10 for the main air intake been at the front ensuring the drive bays stay cool yet still having places for more fans etc for further air intake.
10 out of 10 for been completely toolkit free (all fittings are either quick release buttons or thumb screws (ideal for ppl that can't operate a screwdriver around a computer safely lol)
Everything about this case you will love i can guarentee it (I do)
there's only 2 minor faults with it, only 1 if you aren't including the fact the USB sockets are only USB 2.0 instead of been USB 3.0 (thats not exactly a fault i know, it's just the only thing that reminds me of it been a dated chassis lol. anyways the only real fault that can be found with this chassis is the fact that on the base of the chassis is a real nice inovative air intake grill for the psu to sit either way and space next to it for another intake fan on the base to be directed up into the chassis BUT and it's a big BUT "it has no air filtering material on the base" the rest of the air intake fans all are fitted with that nice dust filtering material except the base of the chassis, if the case had dust filtering material on the base of the chassis aswell then i'd have given this case a 5 star rating, tbh even with that minor fault i think it still deserves a 5 star rating.
thats my views on this HAF 922 I know i droned on a bit but it's a case worth droning on about hehe it really is a fantastic chassis and well worth £70-£80 (just visit a local materials store to buy a little piece of dust filtering material that can cover the space and maybe a little double sided sticky tape to stick it on the underneath of the chassis.
after researching the chassis to great length before i bought it i already had prior knowledge to the base been only a grill without a dust filter and i still bought it and i am still over the moon with my choice.
However, if you have a little more cash spare in your budget i'd be looking at the HAF X that case superceded the HAF 922 and the HAF X comes with the USB 3.0 sockets, I wonder if the HAF X comes with grills in the base of the chassis and if it does i wonder if coolermaster put filters in that chassis base
I personally would go for the HAF 922 mainly for the cost and value for money
lol depends on how much u want to keep inside it lol, i could put my laptop and my bro's machine and my old desktop dell 4600 inside that lol, it is insanely big but awsome if u have the parts to go in it lolThats insane! Far too big!
i remember not so long back a real nice deal comprising the scout and a psu (it may of been a 500watt or a 600watt) for as little as £110, but that deal was around approx half a year ago or longer.
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The dragon lord K62 from Lancool is one of the best big cases for under £90.
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I can vouch for that
I can personally recommend the Coolermaster CM 690-II. Plenty of space, and even more with the HDD cage removed (you still have 2 3.5" mounts left).
Airflow is brilliant with plenty of spaces for fans. Dropped my CPU temps by 10c from my last case.
Airflow is brilliant with plenty of spaces for fans. Dropped my CPU temps by 10c from my last case.
forgive me if i'm wrong but that doesn't leave much room for upgrades unless you're planning to use more external drives, i personally buy a case that is suitable for my needs with space for upgrades should any hidden variables within your life occur a few month down the line.
for the price + lots of space without removing anything + room for upgrades and still having lots of space for cooling (more fans + air flow capacity) i would definately still be going for the HAF 922
The only restriction is the that you can only use two HDDs if you want slightly better airflow or a double rad in the bottom.
The 690-II still has all the same features as the HAF, along with an all black interior. I believe that it may not be quite as wide, but it still supports the biggest of coolers.
The 690-II still has all the same features as the HAF, along with an all black interior. I believe that it may not be quite as wide, but it still supports the biggest of coolers.
how many drives will you need...a SSD and perhaps max 2 x 2TB drives?