need help choosing a case

j.col70 · 14 Jun 2010 at 20:14

hi guys i am stuck on choosing a mid sized case. around £50-£70 (inc. delivery) budget

its a toss between
an antec 300
antec 900
collermaster storm scout
nzxt m59
or any others that you recommend?

i am looking for a case with plenty of cooling options (but not watercooling)
and a bottom placed psu.

a side window would be nice but not essential but a side mounted fan is.
i have an xfx hd4770 idling at 60 C and need to get some air moving around it.
also have a mATX mobo. with stock cpu cooling fan.
antec 400w psu
2 x sata hard drives
1 x sata dvdrw

thanks in advance

edit.
just found this review for a nxzt hades http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nzxt_hades_gaming_case/6.htm
it even beats a CM 690 II Advanced for cooling.
i might just go for that

Marvin · 14 Jun 2010 at 20:41

You get an awful lot for your money with the M59, and mine was certainly very good. Low temperatures, a fan directly over the GPU area and a quality way of mounting HDDs. Cable management was pretty good too.

Ferg · 14 Jun 2010 at 20:52

Buy full tower

cook001 · 16 Jun 2010 at 22:13

Hi
How about the NZXT Tempest Evo
It's about the same price as the Storm scout but has better cooling and loads more space.

C64 · 16 Jun 2010 at 23:48

If happy shopper made cases they would be Nzxt cases, I would get the R2 if I wanted a balance of quiet and cooling & style and the cooler master if noise wasn't an issue and I just wanted all out cooling performance and versatility.

The cooler master certainly offers the most versatile options with all those fan spaces but will be far noisier than the R2.
Beg or borrow a tenner and get this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-FD&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat= or this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-196-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

The hades beats it because it's probably comparing what comes as stock with the case and it should beat it's stock because most nzxt cases come with all the fans or in general more which are probably not the greatest when it comes to noise.

You really don't need all those fans and cooling for your current setup 200mm side fan is total overkill the R2 is perfect for you imo nice style and features as well as lower noise whilst easily keeping that system cool.

mishima · 16 Jul 2010 at 12:43

cook001 said:
Hi
How about the NZXT Tempest Evo
It's about the same price as the Storm scout but has better cooling and loads more space.

I agree 100+ with this and would personally recommend. Did a review on it a few weeks back here http://www.vortez.co.uk/contentteller/articles_pages/nzxt_tempest_evo_review,1.html Its very similar to the Antec 900 as I pointed out.