New case & air cool vs watercool?

habbyster

habbyster

habbyster

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Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my case.

I'm currently using the Coolermaster 430 elite and I've come to realise the cable management is awful. I'm looking at either the Corsair 650D or Corsair 430D as they have grommets. The only problem is I think £90 is quite steep.

Are there any other decent cases with sufficient cooling & cable management capabilities for under £80?.

This leads to my next question, I currently have the CM 212 air cooler and I am looking to overclock from 3.8GHz - 4.4GHz on the i5 3570k; is purchasing a h60 worth it, will it give me better cooling performance?
 
You'll pass up a £90 case that you like but you'd pay £80?

I'll be the first to recommend saving another £20 and getting a Corsair 540 Air. Awesome case. I paid £130 for mine so the £100 you can get them for now seems like a bargain.
 
+1 to Corsair 540

As for the cpu cooler I would suggest Lucifer if u not after good looking cooler
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I'll be the first to recommend saving another £20 and getting a Corsair 540 Air. Awesome case. I paid £130 for mine so the £100 you can get them for now seems like a bargain.
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I was looking at the 540 Air and it is a very nice case, perhaps I'll just go the whole 9 yards and purchase it.

Would 4.4GHz be viable with the CM Evo 212?
 
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