Hello everyone, Been reading the forums and lots of reviews but I'm affraid I still need a little advice on a new case to put my shiny and new parts in. I will use the PC mainly for gaming, guess that will push it a lot so Im looking for something wil very good air cooling. (I wont be using watercooling) Im not planning at moving the case a lot so weight is not an issue. Also I like some room to work with, and very importent, it must have enough room for the largest videocards. Also im looking for something with easy to reach and cleanable dust filters. The machine will be placed with the back to a wall, I guess having one of those cases with a big fan on top would be nice. It would also be nice if the case allows easy assembling, with a removable motherboard tray. Last but not least is the noise level, the less noise the better I also would like to know if its worth it to replace any stock fans with other "low noise" fans for a particular case. So far I have been looking at the Lian Li PC-P50 and the Cooler Master ATCS 840, the last one I have seen is mentioned a lot on the forum. I have see a couple of nice looking Lian Li cases I like but I have been reading that noise levels are bit high is that correct? i'm willing to spend a bit of money on a good case. Looking forward to any suggestions. Lex
Easy... Probably gonna get swamped by people calling me an Antec Fanboy but oh well. Antec 300 - Budget £40 Antec 902 - Mid Range £90 Antec 1200 - Extreme Awesomeness with Cheesecake £120 Hope it helps! P.S. If Moyo2k is out there, please insult me its getting boring without us arguing.
Thanks, how is the noise level and cooling on those cases with stock fans? Any other recommendations maybe?
Just been reading the review again,.... http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/10/31/cooler-master-atcs-840-classic-review/5 is the HAF 932 really that better? The think holding me back at this case is the lack of a dust filter. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2008/10/16/cooler-master-haf-932/5 Can a better cooling result be achieved when I swap fans on the atcs-840?
The 932's better cooling performance can be attributed to the side-mounted 230mm that the ATCS 840 does not have. So the answer is no, but a fair trade IMO Aluminum, better looking are just a couple of the points that it has over the 932.
