Mini Tower Air Flow Question

Yennefer8907 · Jan 1, 2017

Hi, currently I have an AvP Viper Mini Tower case ( https://www.cclonline.com/product/132541/AVP-EL03W/Cases/AvP-Viper-Mini-Tower-White-2-x-12cm-Fans-USB-3-0/CAS1077/ ). I've been wondering whether this case will be fine when it comes to air flow when I add these components:
- MSI h110m Gaming Mobo
- Intel i5 6500
- Corsair CX500 PSU
- DDR4 RAM (2x4GB) Hyper X
- MSI Rx 480 Gaming X (I plan to buy it later on)

I'm on a budget, and right now without buying a new case I'll pay sth like £350-£370. Do you think I should stretch it a bit more and buy a new one or will this one do by the time I'll have some money to change it? Will I get high temperatures?

RCFProd · Jan 1, 2017

Your parts look ok but the power supply is poor, with only 3 years warranty compared to similarly priced power supplies which are better built and come with 5 years of warranty.

Case looks so cheap. I wouldn't get it personally.

madmatt30 · Jan 1, 2017

The viper ia a little tacky but ita actually decent when it comes to airflow for a build like yours.

You already own it ?? Ifbits the white one it should have both a front & rear fan installed (molex powered)

As RCF said the cx500 isn't great, the newer cx450m is less than £50 , much better quality & a better choice.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01C3FFOHS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483298806&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=cx450m&dpPl=1&dpID=41ZF9nXla%2BL&ref=plSrch

coozie7 · Jan 1, 2017

You're going to have some small issues with that RX480, but what card is currently in use?
Bear in mind, the MB only supports RAM up to DDR4 2133, anything faster will be downclocked to 2133MHz.

Really good fans will help with airflow, as will a modular power supply, the fans are cheaper, though

If you're really bothered about noise and thermals the GTX1060 ( 6Gb ) offers broadly the same performance at a similar price with less heat output.

Yennefer8907 · Jan 1, 2017

Yeah I know the AvP is tacky, I got it as part of the build I ordered a few years ago. If I was to buy a new case, I was thinking of getting this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Max-Falcon-Gaming-Case/dp/B01FHDXZZG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483299050&sr=8-2&keywords=game+max+falcon+gaming+pc+case what do you think? I'd rather not spend more than £400...

And thanks for pointing out the issue with psu

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Yennefer8907 · Jan 1, 2017

coozie7 :

Right now I have GTX 750 Ti. I'm aware of the Mobo's limitation when it comes to RAM but right now I'm on a budget and it's fine for me for now

. I've been thinking about getting the GTX 1060 but I'm thinking that I might upgrade to a gaming monitor one day and Freesync is much cheaper than G-sync...

madmatt30 · Jan 1, 2017

Like I said the viper will do the job fine if you have a front & rear 120mm fan fitted

You seem to have a penchant for white ??
For £40 I'd go with the z3 plus
Probably the best £40 case on the market.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FJA1VLI/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483299592&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=zalman+z3&dpPl=1&dpID=41e7h0MJ-pL&ref=plSrch

Zalman r1 (nice looks for a black case)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00N8ZNXGC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483299717&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=zalman+r1&dpPl=1&dpID=311BsREBhvL&ref=plSrch

The z9 neo was £42 before Xmas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B018J4DHQM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483299792&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=zalman+Z9&dpPl=1&dpID=41yfhh0t6yL&ref=plSrch

I missed that price too & really wanted one , £67 is too much though.

Yennefer8907 · Jan 1, 2017

madmatt30 :

Yes, white looks nice and clean

. I really like the simple design of the Z3 Plus. I think I'll buy this one and use the mini case for a simple build for my mum with the leftover parts. Thanks!

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