Case recommendation

sharpygsxr · 10 Mar 2016 at 18:02

Hey all, so recently upgraded my pc which all went smoothly aside from the fact that my case side panel will no longer fit on due to the Alpenföhn
Brocken 2 CPU Cooler (146 x 100 x 165mm) being just too darn big to fit inside my case.

Current case is a Bitfenix Shinobi.

So basically im looking for a new case which will hold my components in sig.

Would like something with decent cooling potential, welcome to recommendations

BriT · 10 Mar 2016 at 18:12

Luxe? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-enthoo-luxe-full-tower-case-black-ca-004-pt.html Will easily fit that cooler and has room for expansion.

Relentless81 · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:05

Awaiting delivery of a Fractal Define S to replace my Corsair 540 Air so if you want to know anything about either of those let me know by reply. The other case I was looking at was the NZXT S340, a lot of case for the money but the Define S was only a tenner more so I went for that as I love the look of it

I think the Fractal can house up to 180MM CPU cooler and the 540 Air pretty much any cooler you like its a big case

skyqpic · 21 Mar 2016 at 17:24

Any other recommendations?

skyqpic · 21 Mar 2016 at 17:38

In a similar situation looking for a case

Legend · 21 Mar 2016 at 21:23

I'm liking the Evolv ATX at the moment, but the price is hard to swallow. The Define S is a lot of case for the money, but could benefit with a PSU shroud IMO.

Laputacake · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:42

The Enthoo Pro M looks nice and isn't too expensive and the Arc midi R2 is a good case.

sharpygsxr · 25 Mar 2016 at 12:57

Well case arrived and build switched across, very impressed with the case so far.

Much was made of the amount of space behind the motherboard tray for routing cables etc and this is very true. Although i have a modular PSU the cable management is a dream on this case.

I did manage to break the PWM fan hub when connecting it to a sata cable tho so that was a bummer. everything else was a breeze tho, case has tons of space, PSU shroud keeps it all nice and tidy and i also added the phanteks led stip so it changes in line with the case colours.

Something nice additional is the way they provide a nice tool box for all the screws and fixings for the case and brackets etc, they addition of 2 SSD brackets is also a nice touch and they hide away nicely behind the motherboard tray.

Highely recommended case.

Stu · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:12

sharpygsxr said:
Well case arrived and build switched across, very impressed with the case so far.

Much was made of the amount of space behind the motherboard tray for routing cables etc and this is very true. Although i have a modular PSU the cable management is a dream on this case.

I did manage to break the PWM fan hub when connecting it to a sata cable tho so that was a bummer. everything else was a breeze tho, case has tons of space, PSU shroud keeps it all nice and tidy and i also added the phanteks led stip so it changes in line with the case colours.

Something nice additional is the way they provide a nice tool box for all the screws and fixings for the case and brackets etc, they addition of 2 SSD brackets is also a nice touch and they hide away nicely behind the motherboard tray.

Highely recommended case.

Which case did you get?