best sub £100 case

SniperDude · 6 Oct 2008 at 23:42

looking for a new case for under £100

been looking at the Hiper Osiris but would like some advice before I
spend anything

I'm trying for the most silent system I can afford tbh

also been looking into a new psu but I think I wil be going for
Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 650W

I can't really afford to make a mistake on this so I would really grateful of the help

2Thumbs · 7 Oct 2008 at 00:58

For silence, P182. But it's quite cramped inside.

The Osiris is an awesome case for a silent build, but the included fans are not quiet at all so they will need replacing.

SniperDude · 7 Oct 2008 at 01:36

think you just helped make my mind up ama go with the Hiper case for the money I think it's about the best I'm going to get

will change the fans for Noctua's

just looked at your Lian Li case an I near dribbled on my G15 lol
Lovely case but way out my price range.

just got to work out what cpu fan would be best looking at Noctua again

2Thumbs · 7 Oct 2008 at 01:59

Fine choice on the fan front. Expensive, but worth it! :cool:

Yup, I still love my case after 3 weeks of ownership, so easy to work with.

The Noctua heatsink is very good, if you dont want to spend that much there's the Xigmatek S1283/OCZ Vendetta 2 but OcUK dont stock them.

-Ad- · 7 Oct 2008 at 09:48

Get zalman zm-f3 fans instead.

Red the xtremesystems fans shootouts to see they are stunning fans at a fiver. No point in paying more unless for something specific for a cpu or gfx.

robnut · 7 Oct 2008 at 15:34

I have the hiper osiris and the fans are silent on 5v

but i agree they are quite loud on full chat. Think im gonna replace them all with sharkoon silent eagle 1000 blue led

/Thom\ · 7 Oct 2008 at 22:51

I think you should get the lian li pc-a05b it's a slightly odd, case but it's good for the money, with the spare you could buy quieter fans and sound deadening.

SniperDude · 7 Oct 2008 at 23:41

think i will stick with Noctua fans as am very happy with the 2 Noctua 80mm
fans i have now

also looked at the suggested cpu fans and think i will pass on them
because they have the intel push an twist mounting :mad:

so it's going to have to be Noctua for all my cooling even if it does cost me
it will be worth it

now it's just a case of working out what Noctua cooler to go for lol
NH-U12P or NH-C12P

-Ad- · 8 Oct 2008 at 10:09

Go for the zalman fan, like I said check out *** review on xtremesystsems in their air cooling section.

If nothing else, you will be at least saving money as I picked up x3 of the 120mm zalmans for the price of one of those nocturas.

jrwilliams · 8 Oct 2008 at 10:46

The Lian-Li PCA05-A is a very good case for the price. Get some decent fans, i use the Noctua NF-S12, and a cd-rom bezel to cover the drive and its a very good looking case. Only minor gripe i have with the case it it has a slight hot zone at the top of the case, but this can be sorted by changing the orientation of the CPU cooler, i use a Zalman CNPS-9700-LED, or by installing a Lian-Li BS-03 Blower Fan.