new case, and experiences from the community

[silent]

hi

seeking a new build and have been lookingat the Lian Li 11XL dual chamber in white, lancool 2 white argb case or the non rgb dark base pro 900 ver 2 with wireless charging.

what are they like for building in and cooling? especially keen to hear about dark base 900. looks massive.

 

[Drumroll]

O11 XL, very, very popular.
The easiest case to work with.
Paired with good fans won't fall behind compared to so-called airflow cases.
But... need to buy your own fans. Bad for the extra cost, good because you won't pay for some so-so fan and them end up buying your own fans.
Quality of the case is very good.
Can accommodate 3 rads without much trouble (used 3 x 360x45 Alphacool XT, now distro + EK XE 360 and EK PE 360).
If I can complain about something is the power bottom, either blue or blinking red.
Owned a black one, now using the white one. For some reason the white feels more premium, but that's personal.

The Lancool II is much cheaper, but a very stronger performer. The only issue I could expect is rad compatibility, even for AIO.

Dark Base pro 900 is a beast of a case.
As someone who owned a Phanteks Primo, with 2 x 480mm rads, 1 x 240mm rad and even a dual pump bay reservoir, I don't see the need for such huge cases, unless space isn't an issue.

Personal choice, O11 XL. Unless going with AIO or custom loop, avoid O11 (regular size) and O11 Air. The clearance for big tower coolers is limited.

Corsair 4000D/5000D (Airflow, not the oven ) is getting very positive reviews. Maybe a left field option?

 

[HoneyBadger]

You can’t go wrong with any of them really, but yes if I were buying a new case right now it would be a Corsair 5000D airflow.

 

[clone]

Phantek evolv x "homer drule".

 

[silent]

thanks guys, i am edging towards the lian li as never built in one i don;t think.

 

[evohicks]

I bought the Corsair 5000D airflow in white, I already had 3 x 120mm and 2 x 200mm ARGB fans in my old case but with the 200mm fans being too big for the new 5000D I just bought some more Thermaltake Pure 12 ARGB fans, it looks pretty cool.

The case itself was great to build in but only comes with 2 fans (unless you buy the 5000x RGB version) so I couldn't wait to get the ARGB fans set up with my motherboard.
I'm really pleased with the case though, plenty of ventilation and looks great in white.

 

[Spankme]

I tried to spec a o11 dynamic mini a few weeks back, as said earlier they come with no fans and they can take 9 plus. If your paying 15 quid a fan it soon adds up and eats the buget.

I got the be quiet 500dx in black, good airflow case and it comes with 4x140mm silent wings 2 fans..

Pair that with a dark rock pro 4 and you got a silent airflow pc