Which Micro ATX case has good airflow ??

TheSwede

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Hi all,

Going to be ordering the below items in the next day or so but need a case to put them in.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£10 Saving** £289.94
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £277.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £708.91 (includes shipping : ).



Had my eyes on the Antec P50 but after enquiring as to when it be available and got the reply that they have no information yet I am going for something else. Never done a mATX build though so not so sure about the cases, preferably would like one with good airflow and low noise level, if that's a possible combination, if not, airflow wins. :)

I been looking at these cases:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - Black £77.99
1 x Xigmatek Aquila Micro-ATX Case - Black Window £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
Total : £236.69 (includes shipping : £15.60).



And yes, I seen the Corsair Air 240 but not sure, I sort of old school and like having a DVD unit as well, although if the Corsair is hands down the best one for Aircolling then I guess I can forgo that drive. :)

Now I am open for suggestions though incase there is other cases I missed, so please fell free to suggest. Would prefer if they not to high though, the Enthoo at 450mm is about as high I can consider. Also considering adding a AIO cooler since it probably be better for the CPU then the stock cooler.

Would really appreciate any help here, since itching to get the build done. :o
 
Ive got the same Mb and ive just ordered the same card im using a 240air its a decent case wish I waited a week as I could now get the evolve for the same price :(
 
Ayahuasca said:
OCUK don't sell it but my brother has the Node 804 from Fractal Design, brilliant little case.
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Any idea how the aircolling is in the case, looks like a nice little case. :)
And is available for me over here in Sweden as well, since OcUK not selling these I mean. :o
 
TheSwede said:
Any idea how the aircolling is in the case, looks like a nice little case. :)
And is available for me over here in Sweden as well, since OcUK not selling these I mean. :o
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Cooling in it is fantastic, he's running overclocked and it still keeps the components cool.

RavenXXX2 said:
I have the evovle and it has very good airflow through the case. Best build quality as well.
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What do you mean best build quality? Have you tried all the other cases lol
 
Look man, once you feel the thick aluminium panels of the evolve nothing comes close. No plastic in this baby, unlike the others.
 
The case I recommended is aluminium and so are some of the others mentioned.

Not denying the evolv is a great case but it's a bit far labelling it the best build quality.
 
If you need an optic bay and are happy with a 120mm AIO or air cooling on the CPU, the Silverstone TJ08B-E is still a great little case, fantastic size, good dust filtering.

The Phanteks Evolve looks great, was tempted by one myself. But the optic bay option is pointless at the rear for me, as my main system uses an optic bay.
 
Have the Prodigy M and I'm quite dissappointed. Will be swapping it for the Evolv when funds allow, it's so much better. Cable management doesn't exist in the Prodigy, it's heavy, the handles are flimsy (don't like carrying case with them) and the airflow is a mess.
 
Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated. :)

Went with Ayahuasca's suggestion though and bought the Fractal Design Node 804 over here, and have ordered the parts from OcUK so hopefully this time next week it all be up and running. :)
 
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