Need a new case...

Cliste

Cliste

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Hi guys,

I've been using a Coolermaster Elite 430 for two years now and I would like to upgrade my case as I need more room to make it look tidier.

I'm only using an AMD 955 with a 5850 HD GPU but I want a case that I can use in the next 6 - 12 months when I'll be completely upgrading my system to Haswell or Ivy.

I can't really afford a new system build so I guess getting a new case should keep me happy for a couple of months :P.

I guess I would have a budget of £80 - £100, and considering that I spent £28.32 on the case I have now, I'm sure I'll notice the price/quality/feature difference.

Any help will be appreciated.
 
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Cases can past many years so this will be a good investment for you.

I assume your after an ATX case?

Do you want a windowed case, or a silent case?

A few good all rounders are: Bitfenix Shinobi/ Corsair 300R/200R.
 
I can vouch for the shinobi, both me and my GF have them, although I would say if you want to water cool later on, you'd be better off with either corsair doomedspeed mentioned,as I am going to have to cut a giant hole in mine next week!
 
Nanoxia DS1 (after I saw some people water cool that!) or Fractal Design R4. I had the R3 and I understand the R4 has made water cooling much easier! I had to hack and bash at the R3 to fit my radiator in the way I wanted it
 
TrojanWhore said:
I can vouch for the shinobi, both me and my GF have them, although I would say if you want to water cool later on, you'd be better off with either corsair doomedspeed mentioned,as I am going to have to cut a giant hole in mine next week!
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I have a shinobi too its actually a pretty nice case only thing i dont like is the LED's for the power / hdd are REALLY bright, do you notice that too?
 
I swear by the NZXT phantom full tower. I just love it. Great air circulation, great for upgrades, tooless just about everything, plenty slots for optical drives, card readers etc and hard drives as well as ssd. Cable management is superb, everything fits around the back. On top of all that, in my opinion, has stunning good looks. Plenty fans and can be easily adapted for water cooling too.

I am a complete fan boy when it comes to them.

It is big though.
 
Some great recommendations here.
I can't believe how cheap these cases are with all the specs they have.

Thanks guys, I'll choose wisely :).
 
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