Hey guys. I'm currently upgrading my PC, and I'm looking for an ATX mid tower case. Currently I have a Cooler Master Centurion 534, which is now really outdated.
What's coming into the new case is basically the following;
CPU: AMD FX-8320
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 / Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 / Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 (Haven't decided yet, advice on this is also welcome)
GPU: HD6850 (will later be upgraded to an R9 card)
Number of hard drives: 3 (No SSD for now, but I want to keep it as a possibility for the future)
Power supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M500 (will be upgraded later along with the GPU)
Memory: 4x2GB (will later be upgraded to 16GB)
These are my wishes for the mid tower case, and some additional information that might be relevant;
- Price would preferably be $80 max, but I can extend it to around $125 if it really really really has great benefits.
- It needs to have dust filters on all air inlets
- I do not want any doors on the front
- Sound is not an issue, so a silent case is not necessary
- It needs to have a minimum of two 5.25" drive bays on the front, preferably three.
- I prefer simplistic and slick designs. As a reference, I really like the Cooler Master CM 690 II or Bitfenix Ronin design, but the Cooler Master HAF 912 or Bitfenix Colossus are really ugly. The carbide series (2/3/400R) are acceptable.
- I want at least one USB 3.0 on the front to be future proof.
- I will be overclocking both the GPU and CPU
- I will not use water cooling
- The case will be placed on the floor (not inside a cabinet or something), so buttons on top will not be a problem.
- If possible, I prefer a case that has great airflow out of the box without having to add additional fans myself for now (cost reasons)
- Color needs to be within the 'normal' range, which means white, grey, black and so on. No red, yellow, green etc.
- I do not care for a window on the side.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What's coming into the new case is basically the following;
CPU: AMD FX-8320
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 / Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 / Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 (Haven't decided yet, advice on this is also welcome)
GPU: HD6850 (will later be upgraded to an R9 card)
Number of hard drives: 3 (No SSD for now, but I want to keep it as a possibility for the future)
Power supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M500 (will be upgraded later along with the GPU)
Memory: 4x2GB (will later be upgraded to 16GB)
These are my wishes for the mid tower case, and some additional information that might be relevant;
- Price would preferably be $80 max, but I can extend it to around $125 if it really really really has great benefits.
- It needs to have dust filters on all air inlets
- I do not want any doors on the front
- Sound is not an issue, so a silent case is not necessary
- It needs to have a minimum of two 5.25" drive bays on the front, preferably three.
- I prefer simplistic and slick designs. As a reference, I really like the Cooler Master CM 690 II or Bitfenix Ronin design, but the Cooler Master HAF 912 or Bitfenix Colossus are really ugly. The carbide series (2/3/400R) are acceptable.
- I want at least one USB 3.0 on the front to be future proof.
- I will be overclocking both the GPU and CPU
- I will not use water cooling
- The case will be placed on the floor (not inside a cabinet or something), so buttons on top will not be a problem.
- If possible, I prefer a case that has great airflow out of the box without having to add additional fans myself for now (cost reasons)
- Color needs to be within the 'normal' range, which means white, grey, black and so on. No red, yellow, green etc.
- I do not care for a window on the side.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.