- May 15, 2012
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Hello everyone! I'm building myself a budget gaming computer (budget: $750) and I'm collecting the parts one by one. My next part to purchase is the case, and I'm on a $75 budget for the case and any fans/fan controllers. I'm trying to choose between three different cases:
Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G-Type - $64.99 (–$25 MIR = $39.99), $10 Shipping
Broadway Com Corp 939PL-BLACK - $44.99, $6 Shipping
Rosewill Challenger - $49.99, Free Shipping
This is a serious gaming rig, with an i5 3570k processor and an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 paired with an XFX Radeon HD 6870, and I plan to overclock it, so it will produce some heat. My question is, which of the above cases will provide adequate cooling? I'm willing to buy more fans if I have to.
The way my gaming set up is, I will be sitting in a chair on the ground, about a foot away from the desktop unit itself, so a quiet PC is a must. I already have a completely silent PSU, and the graphics card is supposed to be very quiet, so those are covered.
* The B.C.C. 939PL-BLACK is my favorite looking of the three, and it comes with a massive 250mm LED fan on the side, which looks amazing. However, it only has two other fan mounts: one on the front, towards the bottom, and another on the back, in the middle just below the PSU mount. Both are 120mm.
* The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. comes with a built-in temperature monitor and fan controller, both of which I really like. However, that case has only three 120mm fan mounts: one on the front, one on the back, and one on the side. The case comes with the rear and side fan.
* The Rosewill Challenger, on the other hand, has a 140mm top fan, a 120mm LED fan on the front, a rear 120mm fan, and mounting spots for two additional 120mm fans on the side.
Will the 939PL provide adequate cooling, or am I going to have to get the Challenger if I want to do any major overclocking? And can I expect to get a good enough case+fans that are both very good at cooling and very quiet at only $75, or is that asking too much?
- Jak Atackka
Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G-Type - $64.99 (–$25 MIR = $39.99), $10 Shipping
Broadway Com Corp 939PL-BLACK - $44.99, $6 Shipping
Rosewill Challenger - $49.99, Free Shipping
This is a serious gaming rig, with an i5 3570k processor and an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 paired with an XFX Radeon HD 6870, and I plan to overclock it, so it will produce some heat. My question is, which of the above cases will provide adequate cooling? I'm willing to buy more fans if I have to.
The way my gaming set up is, I will be sitting in a chair on the ground, about a foot away from the desktop unit itself, so a quiet PC is a must. I already have a completely silent PSU, and the graphics card is supposed to be very quiet, so those are covered.
* The B.C.C. 939PL-BLACK is my favorite looking of the three, and it comes with a massive 250mm LED fan on the side, which looks amazing. However, it only has two other fan mounts: one on the front, towards the bottom, and another on the back, in the middle just below the PSU mount. Both are 120mm.
* The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. comes with a built-in temperature monitor and fan controller, both of which I really like. However, that case has only three 120mm fan mounts: one on the front, one on the back, and one on the side. The case comes with the rear and side fan.
* The Rosewill Challenger, on the other hand, has a 140mm top fan, a 120mm LED fan on the front, a rear 120mm fan, and mounting spots for two additional 120mm fans on the side.
Will the 939PL provide adequate cooling, or am I going to have to get the Challenger if I want to do any major overclocking? And can I expect to get a good enough case+fans that are both very good at cooling and very quiet at only $75, or is that asking too much?
- Jak Atackka
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