need help finding the right case

lolo4dee · Dec 8, 2018

so im looking to be building a new pc but i dont know which case to use. my pc is gonna have 2 hard drives and 2 ssds in it (in case your wondering why im useing multiple drives its because these are all drives i have laying around) the motherboard will probably be standard atx and im hoping to fit a corsair h150i with a push pull fan config in it (i know i know a bit overkill but i dont mind noise at all and even if its 2c cooler ill be quite happy with it) and im also looking to find one that doesnt have a glass front or a front that doesnt restrict airflow much. and i dont really care what kind of fans it has as i will probably replace them with higher airflow ones. i also would prefer to have a psu shroud to hide my AWFUl cable management.

could some one reccomend a case to me that might meet these requirments?

thanks a lot in advance

QwerkyPengwen · Dec 8, 2018

Depends on a few things.
What's your budget for the case.
What GPU do you have so I know it's length.
Are you going to get the exact same fans that are on the AiO? Because I need to know the thickness all together with fans on both sides of rad and rad.

lolo4dee · Dec 8, 2018

QwerkyPengwen :

i plan on useing these fans
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835352022&Description=radiator%20optimized&cm_re=radiator_optimized-_-35-352-022-_-Product

budget is not much of a concern i mean i want a reasonable priced case but if these requirments mean i have to spend a bit more then i can save up a bit more.

as for gpu length i currently have a dual fan evga 1050 ti but when amd releases its gpu's on 7nm ill be sure to get one of those, which one? im not 100% sure. but i would probably aim for a bit longer card with a bigger cooling solution.

QwerkyPengwen · Dec 8, 2018

honestly, for a case that would support push pull, you can still use this case and mount to the front, but would have to forgo mounting fans to the inside side panel.
Otherwise, you can go with one or the other and mount to front or top of the case.
It only comes with two 120mm fans.

I would personally say to just throw these in a bucket of drawer as backups and buy all new fans that match for aesthetic purposes to fill all the fan spaces. if you wanted maximum space filling, only get 120mm fans.

Can of course pay more money for RGB options if you want but that's up to you.

So you would have to go and buy more fans to fill all the fan slots.
If you want the exact same fans for matching aesthetics here it is

For quality 120mm fans I suggest these
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Premium-Magnetic-Levitation-2-Pack/dp/B01G5I6MRK/
These are the fans that are on your AiO btw.

If you live in America, here's the best price on the case. It's more expensive everywhere else.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/LIAN-LI-CASE-PC-O11AIR-Mid-Tower-BK-3-5-x3-2-5x6-EATX-ATX-mATX-1c/433158970

QwerkyPengwen · Dec 8, 2018

you posted while I was typing up my second post lol so didn't see it until I posted.
Those fractal design fans are ok I guess. I have X2 GP-12 fans because those are what came with my Meshify C and I bought extras to fill all the fan spaces.

As for GPU, I would wait and see how the new AMD cards stack up against the 10 series from Nvidia.

Don't do push pull with those fans on your rad since their performance is different from the ML120 Pro's that are on the cooler.
For proper air flow with push pull, all the fans need to be identical.

This case will support fairly long GPU's even with push pull so you should be good to go with that.

It also supports more than enough HDD and SSD. more than what you have.

lolo4dee · Dec 8, 2018

QwerkyPengwen :

that case actualy looks really good. and dont worry i intend on useing 6 of those fractal design fans on the rad so the rad will ahve same fans both sides. as for the corsair fans that case has a lot of places to put fans so i can make good use fo them.

thank you very much!

QwerkyPengwen · Dec 8, 2018

also, be careful if ever considering RGB.
Need to make sure what you buy does what you actually want it to and that you don't run into any issues with plugs and compatibility.
If going stand alone RGB fans with a controller then that's fine, but if you have a motherboard with an RGB header on it, shop carefully and buy what actually works with whatever header you have.

QwerkyPengwen · Dec 8, 2018

I should note that those FD fans aren't as good as the ML120 Pro fans that come with the rad.
So I would suggest getting 3 more ML120 Pro fans instead to put on the rad and you can fill the case with FD fans instead.
Can get two for the price of one with that 2 pack I linked then get a singel one on the side for the same price, or just get another 2 pack and have an extra fan if one of them dies for whatever reason.

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