I think I am a case

sybaris · 25 Jun 2021 at 17:20

I like the Be-Quiet and the MSI tower cases. I'm sold by those carefully crafted presentation videos.
But £200+ on basically a box under the desk, I must be mad, but they do look so good.

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2021 at 21:32

Be-Quiet silent base 601 is just over £100.

simc1978 · 25 Jun 2021 at 23:27

I only spent £50 on my box and kind of wish I spent a bit more. I probably will in the future to upgrade the fans.

Grandmaster Fap! · 2 Jul 2021 at 14:58

Just get a P600S and thank me later.

sybaris · 3 Jul 2021 at 00:15

There are a lot of nice boxes but ultimately its a box.

GreyHam · 4 Jul 2021 at 14:39

Theres probably a sweet spot around £60-£80 but yes some cases are way expensive. Only have to spend some time building in budgety cases to appreciate a nice design though. Last time I built in a super cheap case my hands looked theyd been mauled by feral cats afterwards

777GE90 · 4 Jul 2021 at 16:16

Have you considered Fractal? For example Meshify 2 series? There are many great cases in the £100-£150 price range that will pretty much have everything you need tbh.

sybaris · 4 Jul 2021 at 21:14

Yeah, fractal do the define R6 which is nice

Grandmaster Fap! · 4 Jul 2021 at 21:59

sybaris said:
There are a lot of nice boxes but ultimately its a box.

So what are you asking, for recommendations or justification on spending £200+ on something thats crap?

sybaris · 5 Jul 2021 at 00:25

its £119 and looks like an option

Grandmaster Fap! · 5 Jul 2021 at 10:44

I think the sweet spot with cases is between 100-150, so many great options and the build quality tends to be very nice

sybaris · 5 Jul 2021 at 17:00

Its the marketing, I still maintain its a box but they make them look so good and you end up thinking that it is a nice bit of kit.

Drumroll · 11 Jul 2021 at 18:58

The O11D, standard size or the O11 Air (may look less premium because of the front) are good value considering the quality of the case.
At 100ish, even less as B-Stock, I would easily recommend.
Even for air cooling, the bottom fans will help the GPU, a lot.
Too bad the regular O11D doesn't provide any fan, but considering how bad most provided fans are, I'm more than happy to buy a decent solid case and a box of five Arctic P12 PWM for 20 odd quid and be done with.
One thing most O11D owners can confirm is the quality.
The metal on the fan slots is firm. Just check Gamer Nexus review of the O11 XL vs Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 and that's exactly what I mean.
I owned Thermaltake in the past (ages ago, Armour, pure nasty plastic), Phanteks (Enthoo Primo, P400S) panels aren't flush and thin metal, Fractal Design (Define XL R2) monster of a case, quiet and quality. Not as modern as most would want, but a case for many upgrades.
If going a bit less generous, I would suggest the Lancool II mesh, but 3 decent fans included and amazing airflow.