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what kind of case should I get? I want a see through one
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MalakiArtook
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If asking the question, you won't need a full tower, those are mainly for people with heavy watercooling
Mid towers come in a range of sizes and would fit most just fine, even with basic watercooling kits, Like the Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case is huge but competes with full tower vs large mid tower prices well
All depends on your budget and how much of the space you will actually make use of with the components. You may even prefer Micro atx case, (no description of your build given so can't yet suggest a size)
If you feel LED is getting old? Check out the NZXT HUE , the RGB LED strip comes with a 3 knob controller which allows you to change to a vast range of colours and effects such as flash/fade/pulsate etc.
P.S. @ RobCrezz I love how the psu is behind the MoBo on that case, makes the radiance of LED lighting look that much better =) plan on getting a strip in there?
Mid towers come in a range of sizes and would fit most just fine, even with basic watercooling kits, Like the Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case is huge but competes with full tower vs large mid tower prices well
All depends on your budget and how much of the space you will actually make use of with the components. You may even prefer Micro atx case, (no description of your build given so can't yet suggest a size)
If you feel LED is getting old? Check out the NZXT HUE , the RGB LED strip comes with a 3 knob controller which allows you to change to a vast range of colours and effects such as flash/fade/pulsate etc.
P.S. @ RobCrezz I love how the psu is behind the MoBo on that case, makes the radiance of LED lighting look that much better =) plan on getting a strip in there?
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Yeah may do. when the lights arent on you can see inside pretty well just from the H105 pump and the AF140 led fans.
I might change the phanteks radiator fans to the new SP120 LED fans to add a bit more light too.
Yeah its a great case if you have the space, cable management is just so easy with the dual chambers.
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Would rather have Noctua fans for radiator, best cooling and quietest, save the LED's for case fans imo.
They may look ugly but if going to OC... best go noctua on radiator/heatsinks
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I know they are great, but they look so bad.. and when you have a window that matters (to me). Plus i can get more than good enough temps using my phanteks fans: cpu @ 4.7 hits around 62'c avg full load, GTX 680 hits about 64'c full load (at current ambient temps).
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Case: NZXT H440 (Green/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
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Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.59 @ NCIX US)
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Case: Zalman MS800 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
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Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
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Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
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Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.88 @ Amazon)
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Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
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Wew was that fun!
Best to give us a budget at the very least, only then can we compare cases of interest =)
Hope this shed some light on what's out there. FYI; all mid towers here
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Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.59 @ NCIX US)
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Case: Zalman MS800 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
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Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
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Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
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Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.88 @ Amazon)
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Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
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Wew was that fun!
Best to give us a budget at the very least, only then can we compare cases of interest =)
Hope this shed some light on what's out there. FYI; all mid towers here
chris_shadez
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Hell yeah it does, it's a unique touch and colour not often seen that works great. Most cases just show off LED fans but this H440 went a bit more creative. Though it does make me think about custom green water kits
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Though out of all of those, 'Bang for Buck' I'd get 'and am getting' Phanteks Enthoo Pro, full air but will water kit it later when i crossfire with dual kraken x60 for kicks hehe
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
May not look flashy on exterior alone but NZXT HUE will be omg, will use some polished steel for a trim effect like that shown on the green H440
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
May not look flashy on exterior alone but NZXT HUE will be omg, will use some polished steel for a trim effect like that shown on the green H440
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Wish Noctua did LED fans =( but they're purely top notch performance without any regard for looks, just their own selfish branding colour scheme x,x
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#m=52,50,11,106,18,94,229,63,56,60&t=4,3&s=1&p=0&R=5,4
Have a browse of quality brand cases yourself =) best site to use to ensure compatibility too
For compatibility with your components, need to know your spec such as motherboard model, cpu cooler used and gpu length/quantity etc
Have a browse of quality brand cases yourself =) best site to use to ensure compatibility too
For compatibility with your components, need to know your spec such as motherboard model, cpu cooler used and gpu length/quantity etc
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