What Case Should I Buy?

[TRACEY_BLAKE]

Hi

Please can someone advise me on a good (preferably black) pc case? My budget is approx.£80 (I can't stretch to an aluminium one I know), but I'm not a gamer or an overclocker. I'm just using the pc for digital audio mixing/recording & digial video/photo editing (hobby). I will need room for 3 internal HDD drives & will maybe buy an SSD in the future. I probably won't have a dedicated graphics card (if I do it will be nothing fancy). I'll be using Intel integrated HD 3000 graphics with quick sync so hopefully no need for discrete card. Obviously I'd like one with good airflow, ( I may go for a mobo with auto overclocking so one touch of a button & the mobo will OC for me as never OC'd in my life!! ). The Coolermaster 690 II Advanced & the Lancool Dragon Lord K62 have caught my eye! Are these good cases?? Or are these overdoing it for my needs? Any suggestions would be a great help thanks.

 

[max51]

Hi, this case.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-212-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
With this cpu.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-305-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2060
and this motherboard.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-472-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2058
Far better integrated graphics than the intel and will handle your photo and video editing better. Also later if you wanted to it will take a hybrid xfire setup.
Hope this helps.

 

[TRACEY_BLAKE]

Hi, this case.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-212-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

Thanks for the case link, it looks good! Is it a better case than the Lancool Dragon Lord K62 & Coolermaster 690 II Advanced then??

With this cpu.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-305-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2060
and this motherboard.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-472-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2058
Far better integrated graphics than the intel and will handle your photo and video editing better. Also later if you wanted to it will take a hybrid xfire setup.
Hope this helps

I didn't realise that AMD integrated graphics were better than Intels HD 3000!! Thing is I've been told that the whole SandyBridge chipset & architecture is superior to that of the AMD's, that right??! It only seems to be AMD's integrated graphics that is superior, the rest is Intels crown! As I will only be doing a little bit of video/photo editing (nothing professional) then Intels graphics should be well sufficient. I will mostly be doing digital audio mixing & recording which doesn't rely on the graphics, but rather on CPU & RAM. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[King Damager]

I'd say K62>CM690...

Advanced doesn't have that many features over Lite, and plenty of people do use the CM690. To be honest they're both great cases!

kd

 

[max51]

Thanks for the case link, it looks good! Is it a better case than the Lancool Dragon Lord K62 & Coolermaster 690 II Advanced then??
Hi.
The CM690-II Advanced and the light are the same case, but the light case has a few things less than the advanced case. Like the gpu bracket.
Both excellent case's, with good cooling and will take most hardware from the longest GPU's and large CPU coolers.





I didn't realise that AMD integrated graphics were better than Intels HD 3000!! Thing is I've been told that the whole SandyBridge chipset & architecture is superior to that of the AMD's, that right??! It only seems to be AMD's integrated graphics that is superior, the rest is Intels crown! As I will only be doing a little bit of video/photo editing (nothing professional) then Intels graphics should be well sufficient. I will mostly be doing digital audio mixing & recording which doesn't rely on the graphics, but rather on CPU & RAM. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Check this link out. They should answer your questions about that AMD CPU
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-a8-3850-llano,2975.html

 

[max51]

Also the Advanced case has the external HDD dock, where the lite version does not have that facility.