Need help choosing GPU and Case

sreeve1993

sreeve1993

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Hey guys,

I really need some help choosing a new GPU and Case :(. Eventhough Blackfriday is here nothing really appealed to me which I'm gutted about :(

To help you guys I'm only interested in GTX 970. I will be gaming at 1080p.I want a case with excellent Airflow. My Budget is £450 but if I can save money that'll be even better haha.

At the moment this 970 seems worthy:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/20-p...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-352-as.html

I have looked at the Windforce, G1 and MSI edition but not sure whats best for the money.

For the case, well this is where it gets difficult! I really don't have a clue what to go for. Two cases which I do like are Corsair Obsidian 450D and Phanteks Enthoo Pro Midi.
As I have a fully wired PSU, I want to be able to hide all the cables.


Looking forward to your opinions :)

Stefan
 
Hahaha glad you mentioned that Uther! I just compared the measurements to my ANTEC 300 (This is why Im desperate for a new case haha) and its a huge difference.
Ideally I want a case about similar height to the Antec 300 and the Obsidian 450D is similar but its the price of it but looks sweet as ****. Another issue is that my XFX PSU is fully wired and I would hope the Obsidian 450D would hide these cables. It also doesnt have a Fan Hub which tbh it should have one for the price.

Enthoo pro M looks worthy at the moment as it hides the cables perfectly and has a fan hub!

Edit: @theaterix thanks for the advise but I really want to go to nvidia as my Rig is all Intel parts. Eventhough my AMD 6850 has been a brilliant card and can run Battlefield 4 perfectly on med/high gfx
 
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Yes I'm aware of that I'm sure I read somewhere that nvidia tends to be more compatible with Intel CPUs.
Nevertheless, my heart is set on a 970 haha
 
Oh I thought it did, must have mistaken it for the other Phantek case. But that is still a reasonable price. How many fans do you have installed?
This has got to be the hardest decision ever!
 
Thanks JBH you've been great help!
Will be ordering my parts when I get back home from work. Think I'm going to go for Phantek case and G1 GTX 970 but still not sure about this as the Strix, MSI, kFa2 and cooler edition all look good and high reviews
 
Just ordered the Phantek Pro M with the PWM hub and 4 140mm Phantek RED LED fans, planning to have two at front and 2 on top with 1 on the rear!

I ended up buying the G1 GTX 970 and I cannot wait for it all to arrive :D
 
Yes I'l' post some pics when its all built to help you decide. I will link you a video on youtube so you know how the case looks with Red LED, its why I chose red infact:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS8qUvhetV4

Will do, not sure if I'll be overclocking G1 970 but I got the card just incase I do (Like my CPU, got 'K edition' to be safe and in the end I gained the courage to overclock it to 4.2)
GPU does look easier than CPU overclocking so I actually might give it a go. Just hope I don't have coil whine!
 
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