Best Case for under 150$, and best water-cooling for under 100$

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omer sanilevich

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Hey guys, I was looking for a good case for under 150$ as I believe its time I switch my case...
I was thinking the Corsair Carbide Air 540, it looks really neat but I know there is a lot of hype around it. Also I was looking into the Corsair h80i CPU Liquid Cooler...
I know it probably sounds like I'm a Corsair addict, but I'm willing to give anything a shot if it means itll be better... Any suggestions? thanks :)
 
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Personally I would spend more like 100 on the case and 150 on the cooling. A good case to get is the zalman z11 as it has usb 3.0, looks good and can fit any gpu in it. Also the zalman z9 u3 and z9 plus are good for the same reasons but also they had built in temp monitors and fan controllers. For the watercooling you can buy a $100/$150 custom water cooling kit as custom kits provide better cooling and also look pretty cool. There are also many air coolers that outperform the corsair h80i for a cheaper price and I do not recommend all-in-one kits.
Hope this helps...
 
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Buy this

http://www.corsair.com/us/pc-cases/carbide-series-pc-case/carbide-series-air-540-high-airflow-atx-cube-case.html
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$139

With this..

http://www.corsair.com/us/hydro-series-h110-280mm-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html
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$130
 
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The thing is that the H90 doesnt come with a temp control/monitor...
 
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I might just look into this... Any suggestions as to what kits I should buy?
System specs: i7 3770 (I'm looking into overclocking)
Asus p8z77v deluxe
16gb corsair vengeance
Ati Radeon HD 7700

Thats about all you need to know... I think :p
 
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The H90 and H110 connect like a regular CPU cooler, they don't have the corsair software that comes bundled with their i series coolers but there is nothing stopping you from using free software to control and monitor fan speeds and temps.
 
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Then I might look into this too... Thanks :D
 
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Just a few things I need to know...
What country are you in (so I can tell you a good website for that country)
What is your price range?
 
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manofchalk

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Actually, the correct answer here is don't spend your money on water-cooling at all and get yourself a better GPU.
Also why are you buying a non-K chip if you intend too overclock?
Also why such an expensive motherboard (again with a cheap GPU?).
 
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The thing is...

I don't really game anymore, so I don't need THE BEST graphics, but I'll definitely look into a new graphics card

My house is really old so I need something that can be wireless because there are no ethernet ports around

Any suggestions on a graphics card btw?
Oh, and for clarification... I have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150599
 
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Ahh, I was under the assumption that this was a new build, and a gaming one at that. If your fine with how your 7770 performs, no need to change it.
If you decide to get a new one anyway, the GTX760 is a good buy right now. Though with rumours of HD9000 (or Volcanic Islands) coming soon, that might change fairly soon.

Graphics cards dont do wireless, you want a wireless NIC for something like that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127460
Thats your bog-standard 300Mbps wireless NIC, if your router uses a more exotic standard or technology, you will want to look into that to make sure your getting the full use of your network.
 
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omer sanilevich

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I'm from the US and I have a price range of under 150$ thanks :D
 
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omer sanilevich

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Nono, I was saying that my motherboard is wireless
 
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You won't regret it, I have that case and it is eeeepppppiiiiiic!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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I went with the Zalman Z9 U3 because it looked awesome and I heard a lot of great things about it, and I went with the h80i because its easy to set up, it has a warranty, and it was the only one mentioned in this thread that is compatible with my cpu (i7 3770)
 
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