New case £80 budget

Leeroy Jenkins

Leeroy Jenkins

Leeroy Jenkins

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My PSU has blown so rather than putting together a whole new psu in a case that I hate I decided i'll just buy a brand new case that I actually like.

Side panel is a must as I want to show off my case and I love looking in the inside of it through the window! Cable management is also important i'm fussy with things looking tidy!

Quite like the look of all the cases here any one have anything good or bad to say about any of the cases I would love to know, Also feel free to spec me a case that's not on the list thanks.

Aerocool X Predator X3
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-050-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2226

Corsair Carbide 300R Midi Tower
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-100-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489

Cooler Master 690 iii
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-344-CM&groupid=2362&catid=29

Lancool K62 Midi Tower
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-LN&groupid=2362&catid=1447
 
I would possibly wait around a few days as CES is currently happening so you are guaranteed more cases will come out in the next few days if last year was anything to go by.

For the budget the Arc midi r2 would be ideal, the define r4 also goes down to £80 depending where you look.

If you're looking for something that OCUK stocks the new 230t by corsair could be worth a look, £66 and very similar to the 330R however has a clean window rather than the ghastly grill holes.

No grommets for cables (rubber inserts) however neither does the 330R. But it really is a lot of case for the money. OCUK page doesn't really do the case justice as it gives the impression there isn't a window but a grey/white panel.

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I only do two things to improve Define R4 cooling:
* Change front and bottom intakes to good 140mm PWM cooler fans powered by PSU and controlled by motherboard CPU fan header PWM signal.
* Put a castor base under case so there is unrestricted airflow to bottom fans.
 
doyll said:
I only do two things to improve Define R4 cooling:
* Change front and bottom intakes to good 140mm PWM cooler fans powered by PSU and controlled by motherboard CPU fan header PWM signal.
* Put a castor base under case so there is unrestricted airflow to bottom fans.
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Thanks for that, going to play around with it to get the setup i like. Think im going to keep this case for a long time tbh.
 
lucarocks92 said:
Sadly no, it was supposed to be dispatched today but i received an email to contact the seller and bla bla bla. Probably wont have it till mid week. How come u want to know if i received it yet, u planning on getting one to?
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I've already got one, it's a wonderful case. Just wondered what you think of it.
 
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