Hi all
My old Bitfenix case has broken - the flexible plastic base has perished- and it's a pretty sorry state. It was a little bit too 'flashy' anyway, and I'm looking for an understated, compact case to replace it (no flashy lights etc) I'd like to leave capacity to upgrade the components (board/processor) at some point in future, it's a very dated Haswell, and I'm not sure whether this would influence my choice of case.
For context, the original fit (in 2013! times flies..) is below - the SSD, RAM and graphics card have all been upgraded and there's a 3.5" second HDD in there but everything else is the same. The new (well, newer) graphics card is a firepro W4100 for light CAD, it's a pretty compact card but I recognise any upgrade might need additional cooling, power, clearance etc.
£116.66 x 1 - Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
£66.66 x 1 - Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gbs Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
£58.29 x 1 - BitFenix Prodigy 'Gamma' Mini-ITX Cube Case - OrangeBlue
£57.49 x 1 - Asus H81I-Plus Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£49.99 x 1 - TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01)
£41.66 x 1 - **B Grade** MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£41.66 x 1 - Seasonic S12II 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Would one of the basic aerocool cases on the shop page be suitable or should I be looking from something else to leave room for upgrade? I've not built a PC since I upgraded with the W4100, so I'm a bit out of the lop in terms of what is required for new builds.
All advice gratefully received.
My old Bitfenix case has broken - the flexible plastic base has perished- and it's a pretty sorry state. It was a little bit too 'flashy' anyway, and I'm looking for an understated, compact case to replace it (no flashy lights etc) I'd like to leave capacity to upgrade the components (board/processor) at some point in future, it's a very dated Haswell, and I'm not sure whether this would influence my choice of case.
For context, the original fit (in 2013! times flies..) is below - the SSD, RAM and graphics card have all been upgraded and there's a 3.5" second HDD in there but everything else is the same. The new (well, newer) graphics card is a firepro W4100 for light CAD, it's a pretty compact card but I recognise any upgrade might need additional cooling, power, clearance etc.
£116.66 x 1 - Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
£66.66 x 1 - Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gbs Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
£58.29 x 1 - BitFenix Prodigy 'Gamma' Mini-ITX Cube Case - OrangeBlue
£57.49 x 1 - Asus H81I-Plus Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£49.99 x 1 - TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01)
£41.66 x 1 - **B Grade** MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£41.66 x 1 - Seasonic S12II 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Would one of the basic aerocool cases on the shop page be suitable or should I be looking from something else to leave room for upgrade? I've not built a PC since I upgraded with the W4100, so I'm a bit out of the lop in terms of what is required for new builds.
All advice gratefully received.
