New case for £100

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wildest_jjk

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Hi guys,

I am in the market for a new case and was looking for some suggestions. Here are my main requirements:

No more than £100
Good cable management
Excellent cooling

What would you guys suggest?

Thanks!
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys. May I ask why the Phanteks Enthoo Pro? I haven't heard of it before that's all.

I will check out some of the others now. One I am surprised wasn't mentioned is the NZXT Phantom Enthusiast. Slightly over £100 I know but well reviewed. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks!
 
The Phanteks is a newish case.

Plenty of fans as standard. Great water cooling options and what appear to be a decent number of cable management holes with grommets.

YouTube is your best bet to check a case out.
 
stulid said:
The Phanteks is a newish case.

Plenty of fans as standard. Great water cooling options and what appear to be a decent number of cable management holes with grommets.

YouTube is your best bet to check a case out.
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I wouldn't say it comes with plenty of fans, I believe it only comes with 2? One is a massive 200mm fan however. I agree with the other points, imo it's definitely one of the best cases out there, especially for the price

If you wanted to spend ~£130 for the better version of the case, you could look at the "Enthoo Luxe" which is yet to land in the UK but there are a couple of videos about that as well I believe - same interior as the Enthoo Pro but with some aesthetic tweaks. Obviously that's probably out of range for your budget as it's £30 over, but it's just a suggestion :) Better than the 750D at that price range I think anyhow
 
Thanks for all of the responses again guys.

Based on the suggestions and one case that I was looking at myself, it looks like these are the options:

Corsair Obsidian 650D
Corsair Obsidian 450D
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast

For the price and in terms of cable management/cooling/build quality what would you guys suggest? Anyone else had experience with any of these?

Thanks!! :)
 
Go for the Enthoo the cable management is virtually all done for you straight out of the box, front rear top & bottom has all got removable air filters.

Cooling wise I removed the 200mm front fan and popped in a pair of Noctua 140mm fans, running a Corsair H105 in the top as an exhaust and the stock 140mm fan at the rear as an exhaust. Cpu at idle 26 degrees & under load around 55 degrees but the weather has been a bit hot here recently with room temp at around 28 degrees.

Hope this helps?

Cheers all
 
+ for enthoo pro

PROS

price
window
excellent cable management(includes zip/velcro ties)
fan hub
psu cover
dust filters
5 years warranty(not that its useful,but for example if you planning to keep the stock fans,its handy)
good build/color quality

cons
i read on some review that their fans are a bit noisy (the front one)

if i was searching for a pc case now,phanteks would be my first option
 
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