Suggestions for a new case for the missus

CorrodedTemplar · 5 Jan 2016 at 22:47

She's in the middle of upgrading her rig, not to anything extreme but more than adequate for what she needs;

Raijintek Pallas 140mm cpu cooler (which is amazing btw)
AMD FX8350
ASROCK FX990 Fatality Killer ATX mobo
MSI 8GB R9 390
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 (looking to double up soon)
XFX Pro 750w PSU

Her previous case was an Aerocool X-Predator X-1 but the build quality was awful, and the airflow not much better.

She doesn't want anything too expensive, so looking at preferably £60 and under.

It needs to have a window panel, and it preferably fits a Red/Black colour theme (though we can change over LED fans etc)

Build quality is the most important factor though. We've both had substantial looks at numerous websites but don't know enough about several of the brands, so any advice is appreciated. Cheers folks.

LiamJ · 5 Jan 2016 at 23:47

Coming in at your budget there are a couple of excellent cases. I'd go for either the Phanteks Enthoo Pro M or the NZXT S340.

The Phanteks is probably slightly better case, but the NZXT fits the colour scheme with the red accents. Build quality on both cases is not exceptional, but the features you get for the price really makes up for it.

If you can bump up the budget by £10, the Fractal Design Define S is an outstanding case. Really nice build quality, great airflow. Doesn't completely go with the Black/Red theme though.

If you really want to push the boat out, I'd recommend the NZXT H440. £30 over budget, but is exactly what you are asking for. Exceptional case, and a favourite here on the forums.

Just have a browse of some reviews for each of the cases, they can explain the features of each case in detail.

CorrodedTemplar · 6 Jan 2016 at 00:46

Fantastic thank you, I'll give them a serious Look over. Quite like the look of the Phanteks and the Fractal.

Also found the Zalman Z11 which seems reasonable, reviews seem to favour it even if the 80mm fans seem noisy.

GSXR Gaz Mc · 6 Jan 2016 at 01:20

suitcase ?

Antony101 · 6 Jan 2016 at 14:25

CorrodedTemplar said:
Fantastic thank you, I'll give them a serious Look over. Quite like the look of the Phanteks and the Fractal.

Also found the Zalman Z11 which seems reasonable, reviews seem to favour it even if the 80mm fans seem noisy.

I'd avoid the Z11, a friend bought one at it was a bit garbage. Not sure why it is so well reviewed myself.

CorrodedTemplar · 6 Jan 2016 at 15:41

Oh really? What was so bad about it if you don't mind me asking.

robin66 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:10

CorrodedTemplar said:
Fantastic thank you, I'll give them a serious Look over. Quite like the look of the Phanteks and the Fractal.

Also found the Zalman Z11 which seems reasonable, reviews seem to favour it even if the 80mm fans seem noisy.

The Phanteks and the Fractal get my vote also. Both companies make good quality cases.

Antony101 · 7 Jan 2016 at 22:12

CorrodedTemplar said:
Oh really? What was so bad about it if you don't mind me asking.

Completely forgot to reply to this. I personally found the case to feel a bit cheap, the 80mm fans are absolutely useless unless ran at a high RPM meaning they either do nothing or make loads of noise. The fan spots are fairly poor too, only 1 space for a front intake means most of the case will be fairly starved for air. There are way to many 5.25" slots for my liking too, they are barely needed these days and the fact the HDD enclosure isn't removable reduces airflow from the front even more.

EDIT: The Phanteks is £48 today.

snappyfish · 7 Jan 2016 at 23:27

Straight jacket then garden shed.