What case should i get for my build?

Aerelous · Dec 23, 2016

Hey guys, I've been wondering on what case should I get for my first build gaming pc. I'm also searching for a psu for my build that is compatible. So here's my components so far

Motherboard : Asus B150i Pro Gaming Aura/WiFi
CPU : Intel Skylake I5-6500
GPU : Asus Dual GTX 1060 6GB OC
Memory : Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 Gb (2x4 gb) 2666 MHz
Storage : Samsung Evo 850 SSD 250 GB

I've been thinking on adding an Internal HDD. So.... Comments?

manddy123 · Dec 23, 2016

Cases are much more of a personal choice than a Compatible one.
The only thing you should be aware of is it's size compared to the mobo.
If you mobo is ATX or mid ATX than your case must be at least that size as well.

With that resolved, just get one that's appealing to your eyes as long that's not a cheapo it will hold everything you need with ease.

You absolutely need a HDD to make your PC work properly, i mean you can use only SDD but would have to spend a lot of money to get a decent amount of memory with only those.

And about your RAM, 8GB is a little to small nowadays, i'd recommend you to get ( if you're planning on upgrading RAM in the near future ) 1x8GB stick of RAM then after a while getting the same stick once again to make it 2x8GB, to utilize the dual-channel.

Aside from those, very nice build friend. You can easily achieve Max-out settings in about any game @1080p.

Aerelous · Dec 23, 2016

manddy123 :

Ah! Thanks for suggesting about the RAM. I picked the 8gb cus I cheaped out. Maybe because I was on a budget. For the case I think i have an idea. But how about the psu?

manddy123 · Dec 23, 2016

Aerelous :

Oh yes, i forgot about it.
Well, with that system, you don't require much power so any thing around 400 ~ 500W should be enough.
So i'll recommend these for you:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/p2yFf7/xfx-power-supply-p1450sx2b9
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

They are all great quality PSUs and shall hold up your entire system easily.
If you need a more budgety one, try to look up in this Tier List for some examples:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Try to stick within Tier 1 or 2, if you absolutely cannot, Tier 3 is still viable, but not below that.

OBS: To clarify, if you looked for it, the reviewed CXM there is an older unit which they've stopped making ( With the green label ), the one i recommended is newer ( Gray labeled ) and not yet ranked, but it's parts are easily withing tier 1 or 2,

byte0215 · Dec 23, 2016

Nzxt!!!

Jeff Kaos · Dec 23, 2016

Besides visual appeal of the case, which *IS* important you should read user reviews of any case you buy. There's a couple of other things to consider. First you'll want to know how loud the case fans are. Some are loud some are not. You might also want to know how good they are at keeping the system cool. A quiet fan might be nice but it may not be spinning very fast. You can always replace case fans but it's a pain once the system is built.

You also want to know how easy it is to cable the system in a particular case. A lot of cases allow you to run all the wires behind the wall that the motherboard is mounted to and having just built one using a case like that I'll never buy another one that doesn't do that.

And finally: when I was building my system the location of the USB and headphone/mic ports on the front of the case were something I at least looked at. I didn't like the idea of the ports directly on top of the case because of the way the cables would be sticking straight up and then bending.

Oh yeah, without really thinking about it when I bought my case, but in hindsight I wish I would have, the case has a domed top. It looks cool but I can't set anything on top of it like I could my old box style case. Not a deal breaker but not being able to set my USB drives and headset on top of my system when not using it is an inconvenience.

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