Please help me pick out a case

JayRich

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Hello Everyone,

I recently had to replace some parts in my build after my liquid cooling kit leaked. I was suggested on here to get a coolermaster hyper 212 EVO which I did but after I put everything together, I have come to find out it doesn't fit in my case.

So I have a few questions/comments:

1. Should I look into getting a new case or get a different fan.
1a. If I do get a new fan, should I stick with a normal fan or go liquid cooled?
1b. If I do go new case, could you suggest one and if so, I would really like 1 with a green led :p.

2. Critique my build please. Is there anything I should change right away or anything I should change in the near future?

3. I work from home and use my PC for work (think a lot of numbers / finance / accounting). I play some games (mostly League of Legends). I can currently play League on max settings with 80+ FPS.

4. I don't really have a budget per say but I don't need overkill either.

5. I am from Canada so websites like amazon.ca, ncix.com, newegg.ca would be preferred but I can always just take the US link and find it myself :).

Current Build:

-Windows 7 Premium 64 bit
-Asus M5A97 R2.0 [My mobo died when the cooling kit failed so I replaced it with the exact same one. This one is still under 30 day warranty with Amazon so I can easily return it if need be.
-AMD FX-8320 CPU
-G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600
-Two Saphire Radeon HD 6950s [The only parts I haven't replaced in recent years]
-Samsung 840EVO 120gb SSD [Have considered getting a bigger SSD but don't want to deal with re-installing windows and all my programs again - not yet anyways]
-Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB HDD
-Seagate Barracuda XT 7200 3TB
-EVGA Supernova 1000G2 1000w
-AZZA Solano 1000 Case


Thank you very much for taking the time to read through and feel free to make any comments or ask any questions.

I look forward to hearing your suggestions!

Cheers
 
My next case of choice is an Enthoo Pro (Phanteks). It's about 100$ and is an awesome case with tons of versatility for anything you could think of. Not quite like a custom water cooling case, but close without going over. If you want to stay cheap, I can recommend the Cooler Master Haf 912. Inexpensive, good air cooling, lots of room for fans, some room for liquid cooling should you decide to go that direction. Good cable management.
 

JayRich

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Looking at that Enthoo Pro case atm, seems to have good reviews. Significantly more expensive to get the windowed version vs the non-window.



Yeah I think my main options are either a new case or liquid cooling. Can't really decide which to go with though. My case is pretty dated so maybe that's the best option.



Still curious on other parts I should potentially upgrade, mainly my gpu(s) and also my mobo (since it can still be returned)