Need help choosing a case

bundestrojaner · Jul 20, 2015

I've been meaning to upgrade for a while and this is my first build so I could use some help choosing a nice case. I have a pretty expendable budget but I'm not keen spending over £100 on a case.

Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel i7 4790k
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary
RAM: A-DATA XPG V1.0 8gb
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5"
Video Card: MSI GTX-970
Power Supply: EVGA 120-G1-0650-XR 80 650W

All Components are ATX

Any help is much appreciated, thanks

RazerZ · Jul 20, 2015

Have you already purchased the listed parts? That motherboard is a terrible choice to overclock the 4790k with and the D-15 would be a waste of money. PSU also isn't the best. If you gave me a budget and the intended use for the computer I could help you part together a list including a case.

bundestrojaner · Jul 20, 2015

RazerZ :

A budget? Anything under 1k would be fine. As for the intended use it would mainly be gaming. And no I haven't bought the parts yet, not many are on sale yet.

RazerZ · Jul 20, 2015

Is the budget in GBP?

bundestrojaner · Jul 20, 2015

RazerZ :

Yes

mcnumpty23 · Jul 20, 2015

for the case-under £100 phanteks enthoo pro

for a bit over about £130 phanteks enthoo luxe

RazerZ · Jul 20, 2015

Non overclocking build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.19 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £618.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:09 BST+0100

Overclocking/sli capable:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.79 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£39.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.45 @ More Computers)
Total: £723.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:13 BST+0100

More capable/aesthetically pleasing air cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£61.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £61.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:14 BST+0100

A few case options with side panel windows:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/corsair-case-cc9011042ww%2Cnzxt-case-cah440wm2%2Cnzxt-case-caso530m1%2Cphanteks-case-phes614pwt/

bundestrojaner · Jul 20, 2015

RazerZ :

Non overclocking build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.19 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.48 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £618.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:09 BST+0100

Overclocking/sli capable:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.79 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£39.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.45 @ More Computers)
Total: £723.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:13 BST+0100

More capable/aesthetically pleasing air cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£61.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £61.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 21:14 BST+0100

A few case options with side panel windows:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/corsair-case-cc9011042ww%2Cnzxt-case-cah440wm2%2Cnzxt-case-caso530m1%2Cphanteks-case-phes614pwt/

Thanks! You saved a lot of hassle on my part

RazerZ · Jul 21, 2015

No problem. I forgot to mention this but I didn't use an i7 in my builds because it is not needed for gaming. Most games out there run the same on an i5 compared to an i7 and in some cases enabling hyperthreading w/ the i7 actually worsens gaming performance.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 21, 2015

Get a FULLY modular PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 15:41 BST+0100

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £88.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 15:42 BST+0100

madmatt30 · Jul 21, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.79 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£279.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.10 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £864.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 15:51 BST+0100

sora · Jul 21, 2015

RazerZ :

i7s are good for heavy multitasking though.

RazerZ · Jul 22, 2015

They are, but an i5 isn't far behind at all. It should work well even for heavy multitasking. I would spend the extra $100 only if the i7 is being put to good use by software which can utilize the extra threads.

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