Which microATX case?

Lither · 29 May 2016 at 00:48

Hi all,

I'm looking for a microATX case that will house my i5 6600k which will be overclocked and the Tri-X 290X however I haven't decided on the cooler yet as I will need to pick a case first.

Out of these cases, which one would you pick in terms of cable management and airflow? Antec ISK-600M, Antec P50 Cube, Nanoxia Deep Silence 4, Coolermaster Silencio 352 and the rest below as some are not sold on OcUK.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black= £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black= £64.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW)= £79.99

Total: £227.19
(includes shipping: £17.22)

Rustyone · 29 May 2016 at 10:16

Depends which one appeals to yourself and if you like plastic and tin cases

I've been using one of these good quality and well laid out.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-micro-atx-case-black-ca-012-pt.html

ValiantUK91 · 29 May 2016 at 10:46

I can only comment on the Air 240 as i have one myself although ive just swapped my rig into a h440.

Its decent for airflow having the chamber behind the motherboard for your PSU/HDDS/SSDs and cables helps a lot with airflow as there is nothing in the way of the fans obviously you will be limited to certain coolers i was personally using a corsair h100 in mine. It feels alittle cheap however due to it been made of plastic panels.

Lither · 29 May 2016 at 15:06

Rustyone said:
Depends which one appeals to yourself and if you like plastic and tin cases

I've been using one of these good quality and well laid out.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-micro-atx-case-black-ca-012-pt.html

I did look at the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv case but it is a little bit too high to fit on the side of my desk.

ValiantUK91 said:
I can only comment on the Air 240 as i have one myself although ive just swapped my rig into a h440.

Its decent for airflow having the chamber behind the motherboard for your PSU/HDDS/SSDs and cables helps a lot with airflow as there is nothing in the way of the fans obviously you will be limited to certain coolers i was personally using a corsair h100 in mine. It feels alittle cheap however due to it been made of plastic panels.

Yeah, I was planning to get the Air 240 but I prefer air cooler than AIO and the maximum cooler height is only 120mm which put me off from getting it.

Rustyone · 29 May 2016 at 17:36

Too tall ... this then, some real quality

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/in-win-8.o.s.s.-aluminium-micro-atx-cube-case-black-ca-054-iw.html