Which case would be best for upgrade currently?

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For my next upgrade, I think i would upgrade my Case and CPU cooler, due to cooling being a bit higher than normal on my rig at the moment...but I am still deciding on which case i should have really gone for..

At the moment I have a:

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cat=&name=Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Black No PSU

It's not bad, but thinking if I should have invested in a better case than that, also the cooling for the hard drive isn't supposed to be great on that case.

The other cases i have in mind and like are:

Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case

and

Antec P190 Gaming Case

Which would be the best to go for? Or are there any other cases that would be better suited as well to look at? Budget isn't a problem so I'd rarther pay a little more for a nice, good quality, cool, and not TOO loud case to keep me going for all my upgrades. I sort of want one case which i want to stick with, then just upgrade components when i need.
 
If you can stomach the cost of the Dual PSU's in the P190, then it's an awesome case (E-ATX, 200mm side fan, discrete, quiet).

The 1200 is a very good case, but depends on whether you'd get fed up with the LED fans after a while (buying different fans isn't really an option, as you might as well buy a more expensive case.

Lian Li V1010 is good also, as is the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P60 (like a classier looking Antec 1200).
 
Hmm a nice range of suggestions there :) It looks like the Lian Li models seem to be a favourite.

On the Antec P190 Gaming Case, i noticed that it comes with a PSU, currently I have the following PSU:

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS

Would it be better to stick with the one in the case if I ended up with that?

I took a look at the Lian Li ones too, they seem to be very good quality too. I see the Antec Twelve Hundred is talked about a lot, but how is it with the cooling compared to some of the other cases where you pay a little more?

To be honest i don't mind spending that extra bit more, if its for a case, as I'm going to be keeping it for a very long time.
 
Xion said:
Hmm a nice range of suggestions there :) It looks like the Lian Li models seem to be a favourite.

On the Antec P190 Gaming Case, i noticed that it comes with a PSU, currently I have the following PSU:

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS

Would it be better to stick with the one in the case if I ended up with that?
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The P190 comes with two PSUs. It would be better to keep your Corsair as dual psu's are hot, noisier and have a doubled risk of failure. Tbh, I'd sell the supplied PSU's and keep your 620W. It'll run cooler. However, this does involve selling the units at a loss and they have to be sold together (I think as neither have the full complement of necessary cables for a system). Or you could just keep them and sell your Corsair.

However, regarding the Antec 1200, this case has the best cooling on offer, but for a long term case, the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 is pure awesomeness. It doesn't have any cable management, but it's huge, built from aluminium and is genuinely special. If you don't mind the door, it's a winner.
 
Xion said:
For my next upgrade, I think i would upgrade my Case and CPU cooler, due to cooling being a bit higher than normal on my rig at the moment...but I am still deciding on which case i should have really gone for..

At the moment I have a:

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-GI&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=&name=Gigabyte%203D%20Aurora%20570%20Black%20No%20PSU

It's not bad, but thinking if I should have invested in a better case than that, also the cooling for the hard drive isn't supposed to be great on that case.

The other cases i have in mind and like are:

Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case

and

Antec P190 Gaming Case

Which would be the best to go for? Or are there any other cases that would be better suited as well to look at? Budget isn't a problem so I'd rarther pay a little more for a nice, good quality, cool, and not TOO loud case to keep me going for all my upgrades. I sort of want one case which i want to stick with, then just upgrade components when i need.
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The case I'm looking to get for my next upgrade is the Cooler Master HAF 932.
I've seen posts on other forums where a couple of people have gone FROM the Cosmos Sport to the HAF and have nothing but praise for it.

Supposed to have great silent air cooling with the onboard fans, with the capability to mount a 120.3 rad internally without modding. That'll do fer me tommy!
 
I just took a look at a video review for the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B Aluminium Super Tower Case, looks very promising! This case is tempting me...and I'm sure it would be better than my Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570.
 
Xion said:
I just took a look at a video review for the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B Aluminium Super Tower Case, looks very promising! This case is tempting me...and I'm sure it would be better than my Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570.
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but it's not value for money although it is a cracking case! (not literaly, ;))
it also gives you the option of watercooling at a later date! and whatever case you get. be sure to post some pics
 
Personal opinion would be the Antec 1200, very nice indeed! Also the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B Aluminium Super Tower Case is pretty cool.
 
Guys, the Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B/P60B Aluminium Midi-Tower Case is looking to be a winner so far! The more i read about the case the more tempted i get. It will Definatly be a lot cooler than my current case too and one to stick with.

The only other thing I will buy with the case is an upgrade of CPU cooler from my:

Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

To something else (I am planning to overclock my CPU to about 3.0)...unless i just stick with it...the new case is going to bring my overall temps down anyway...which will help on the CPU Temp..well at the moment on idle I'm around: 54 54 52 52 according to RealTemp 2.70.
 
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Is the only main difference between the:

Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B and Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P60B

The size of the case in terms of W,H,D then?
 
Hmm oh right okay, I don't mind getting the 80B if its got better cooling, I mean it would be quite huge i expect, lots of room inside, but I guess that would be a lot cooler than the 60B.

Also on that case the front intake fans look quite promising :)


Edit: Jesus, just looked at the picture on this thread of the case, first i was wondering why that mobo was so small...then realised the case was really that huge :O

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17916839&highlight=Armorsuit+PC-P80B

/me wonders if i should stick to 60B or not
 
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Well it seems i'm stuck between the:

Lian Li PC-P60 Armorsuit

and

Antec P180 (whats bugging me about this case is that i will have to remove the 2 PSU's and place mine in, will this leave a hole where i removed the 2nd PSU?)
 
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