Spec me a case

demon8991 · 27 Feb 2012 at 00:38

I havent bought a case or even looked at what is avaliable for around 4 years so i am majorly out of the loop with regard to this.

I am currently waiting for the Ivy Bridge to appear and then i will upgrade my current spec in my sig to a system based around that with a 7950 being my most likely GPU option as i play fair amount of games.

I dont need a huge case and something roughly the size of my current Antec 300 should be fine as i only have one optical drive and 3 internal hard drives including an SSD.

I was looking at the Corsair Hydro H100 as my CPU cooling option so a case that could accomodate this would be great.

What are your guys thoughts based on my requirements?

King Damager · 27 Feb 2012 at 08:31

Corsair 650D, 600t. Both good solid midi cases. There's plenty more cases out there, but a price range would be good... Most of the Corsair cases are made to be able to take a H100 as a heads up as such..

kd

demon8991 · 27 Feb 2012 at 09:13

I've been looking at the BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case is that any good?

King Damager · 27 Feb 2012 at 10:47

Yeah, it's a really decent case, but you won't be able to fit a H100 in it

kd

DcD · 27 Feb 2012 at 15:08

Corsair 650D, 800D are both brilliant cases.

If you're into your silly gaming cases with the flashing lights and lame ass plastic moulding, then you're on your own.

Stinger53 · 27 Feb 2012 at 15:15

depending one how much you wanna spend. would recomend the 600t, i have the white version and love it.

kmetek · 27 Feb 2012 at 17:33

doesnt bother you guys usb 3.0 cable instean of usb 3.0 header?

King Damager · 27 Feb 2012 at 19:16

How many devices do you own that are actually USB 3.0... Most stuff, mice/keyboards etc.. will never hit the limits of USB 2.0. External HDDs it's admittedly nice, but again my EHDD isn't USB3.0 anyway yet...

I'm also presuming Corsair will release some kind of front panel update or the like..

kd

OptimaLnrg · 28 Feb 2012 at 00:58

DcD said:
Corsair 650D, 800D are both brilliant cases.

If you're into your silly gaming cases with the flashing lights and lame ass plastic moulding, then you're on your own.

The plastic moulding on the 600t gives it a really good look imo, and the finish doesn't tarnish which I think happens with the obsidian series cases? (fingerprint damage?)

DcD · 28 Feb 2012 at 01:03

OptimaLnrg said:
The plastic moulding on the 600t gives it a really good look imo, and the finish doesn't tarnish which I think happens with the obsidian series cases? (fingerprint damage?)

I'm talking about the god awful disgusting cases like this:

OptimaLnrg · 28 Feb 2012 at 01:43

You should include a warning before posting such hideous images! LOL!

DcD · 28 Feb 2012 at 01:50

OptimaLnrg said:
You should include a warning before posting such hideous images! LOL!

Tell me about it!

beejjacobs · 28 Feb 2012 at 11:31

demon8991 said:
I've been looking at the BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case is that any good?

I've got one and really like it. Get a H80 instead, that'll fit and is cheaper

demon8991 · 29 Feb 2012 at 00:22

beejjacobs said:
I've got one and really like it. Get a H80 instead, that'll fit and is cheaper

I dont suppose you have any pics of the insides of your system do you?

beejjacobs · 29 Feb 2012 at 00:39

Not great ones (can take some better ones if you like):

Sorry for the awful quality. At Uni so stuck with my phone camera

(Got a new phone recently though, so can take better ones if you like).

I'm a sucker for clean lines and neat looking cases, so this seemed to suit me perfectly. I had a Lian Li before but was fed up or trying to keep it scratch free - brushed aluminium is so easy to scratch! This is ideal, the finish is great.

demon8991 · 29 Feb 2012 at 00:59

Looks great mate!! Very tidy indeed!

Thanks for posting the pics, i think i am going to go for this case it seems like a no brainer for the money!

beejjacobs · 29 Feb 2012 at 01:11

Go for it. Post some pics of yours when you get it all set up?

demon8991 · 29 Feb 2012 at 01:25

beejjacobs said:
Go for it. Post some pics of yours when you get it all set up?

Yeah I definitely will, although it probably wont be for a month or two as I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge and the new GPU options.

beejjacobs · 29 Feb 2012 at 01:41

demon8991 said:
Yeah I definitely will, although it probably wont be for a month or two as I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge and the new GPU options.

Fair enough!

ReAPeR101 · 29 Feb 2012 at 19:25

I used to live and die by the Antec 300 cases.

I tried a HAF 922 case. Totally brilliant case, really good airflow and very spacious. Im not denying that the Corsair cases are good, just throwing the HAF 922 into the cooking pot, as it really is a great case.