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November 7, 2013 3:05:49 AM

Hello I'm looking for a simple looking case with high air flow, I find the master cooler HAF cases a bit messy looking, I do like bitfenix stuff but im not sure about how good the cooling is. And I would like to do some over clocking.

My build:
Two way crossfire r9 280x toxic's
Asus gryphon z87 and i7 4770k (probs over kill but I'm getting a good deal for them both) i may switch to a z87 pro tho.

So what do you think.
Btw dose amd have anything to offer over intel for gaming cpu's

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November 7, 2013 3:13:34 AM

for now Intel is the best to go for gaming, their more efficient, better at single core and good overclockers if your mobo is up to it.

whats your budget for the case?
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November 7, 2013 4:29:18 AM

Maybe this case? http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?mode=productrevie... It has room for 7 120mm fans. A few of those can be 140mm as well. The top fans I believe. There is two fans on the side panel. One points directly in the middle of cards in crossfire/sli so it should help cooling. There is also a temperature sensor, and a Fan speed controller included. The fan speed controller only looks after 2 fans though, so hook it too any high rpm fans you may add so you can turn them down while idle. It's also nice and sturdy, it has side mounted HDD bays, and 2 bays for SSD's. One behind the motherboard, and one with the universal adapter for any size drive. Room for cable management, and even tie down straps to keep it nice and neat. Hard to get these features in a case of this price. It's why I bought one myself and a nice few buddies bought it as well. We all love it. :) 

The only thing this case is lacking is USB 3.0 ports. Most motherboards now have 2/4 USB 3.0 ports on the back though, and if you really have to have them on front you can get a USB 3.0 controller for the front for fairly cheap.

Reviews speak for themselves if you look at any. Customer reviews are stellar on NCIX and Newegg as well. NCIX is $30 cheaper though ;) 

PS: If you do get one of these cases I want to give you a heads up on the front panel connector for the power/reset button. It's not connected out of the box. You have to remove the front cover to connect them up. A few people have reported the issue in the customer reviews, but it was the first thing written in the book. lol.
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November 7, 2013 5:01:23 AM

I don't wont to spend more than $180 on the case.

lol I know, but noise isnt a big issue for me.
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November 7, 2013 5:50:13 AM

I have the fractal design R4. Beautiful case, lots of space inside (enough for crossfire), some of the hard drive bays are removable if you do need that space. The windowed version has space for 6 140mm fans (2 front, 2 top, 1 bottom, 1 back) while the non-windowed version has one more fan space on the side panel. Not to forget this case is renowned for its sound canceling capabilities, which may help with those loud gpus. At the Price of $100 is a steal IMO.

can be found here - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

or the windowed version here - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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November 7, 2013 6:42:53 AM

Thanks guy you have been very helpful, still dont know exacly what to get but i hace a good idea now! :) 
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