Help with choosing a Chassis...

[maucerit]

I'm looking for midtower or full tower that has plenty of airflow and a window. Needs to fit my 120mm corsair h60. Have a Asus rog gene mobo which is micro atx I believe so should fit any case. Was looking at corsair 650d or corsair 300r. Anyone have any input on those cases or any other suggestions? I know cool masters has something similar too 650d. I have MSI gtx 680 now and plan on sli soon or maybe go to 690. I don NOT care if it is loud just want very good cooling.

 

[TheBigTroll]

1) get rid of that h60 if you ask me. a hyper 212 evo performs better
2)you should have gotten a full size board in the first place. matx limits everything. your SLI wont run very well if you plan on doing it. the cards will easily overheat
3) you should have gotten a 670 in the first place. they perform the same for 100 dollars cheaper

get this case. its silent as well
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=78227&promoid=1276

 

[4745454b]

mATX doesn't really limit anything. You'll just have a lot of left over space in the case. I like the look of the x00r's, the 500r is beautiful. The HAF series from CM is also popular.

 

[djangoringo]

The Corsair 300R with window will do, there's also the Corsair Vengeance C70.
Also the Fractal design Define R4 with window.
You can find those in most places.

 

[philly27]

Here is my vote
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352023

 

[maucerit]

1) get rid of that h60 if you ask me. a hyper 212 evo performs better
2)you should have gotten a full size board in the first place. matx limits everything. your SLI wont run very well if you plan on doing it. the cards will easily overheat
3) you should have gotten a 670 in the first place. they perform the same for 100 dollars cheaper

get this case. its silent as well
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=78227&promoid=1276

My h60 with push pull works perfect idle temps of 25 degrees and under...asus ROG mobo are very good love mine so far no limits in OC and Asus AISuite is awesome. And love my msi 680 performs beautifully and with core clock at 1180 and memory OC 500+stock I get temps 60-71. Temps will only drop with bigger case. Sorry didnt build your ideal computer

 

[maucerit]

Here is my vote
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352023

cool design wonder how well air gets threw the front cover? But good suggestion in consideration thanks!

 

[maucerit]

So far I think I am going to go with 500 R. Just quick question, I have msi gtx 680 so air blows on the radiator and air would shoot out toward the 2 side panel fans, so the side panel fansshould be blowsing air out instead of in right? So they are not countering the GPU pushing air toward them?

 

[TheBigTroll]

My h60 with push pull works perfect idle temps of 25 degrees and under...asus ROG mobo are very good love mine so far no limits in OC and Asus AISuite is awesome. And love my msi 680 performs beautifully and with core clock at 1180 and memory OC 500+stock I get temps 60-71. Temps will only drop with bigger case. Sorry didnt build your ideal computer

the hyper 212 evo still has more cooling potential if you have not realized.

AI suite is awesome, but its the same dam software on the LK board that is 100 dollars.

you smack 2 of those together and you are screwed. assuming you got the twin frozr or lightning cards. running SLi on matx boards easily mean you get a card that runs at 89c and another one at 70c

 

[rebel1280]

Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133179

COOLER MASTER Elite 431 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-119-256&Tpk=11-119-256

and finally the standard (IMHO) to which all cases are measured by :
Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

 

[rebel1280]

Well, seeing as how he already has the parts AND he really is only looking for advice on a case, i think discussing components other than a case is a mute point. If you want to cool an SLI 680 rig, heres a link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275733-29-best-cooling-solution-build

Keep in mind that if you do SLI, your going to want to look at the Antec 900 case i linked above.

 

[rebel1280]

Also:
http://www.tomshardware.com/t/cases/

 

[4745454b]

I admit the 900 is a nice case and was great when it came out. But it is now very behind the times. Would make a nice $50-$60 case but if you are going to spend $100+ the 900 is very lacking. White interior? "Bad" cable management, solid metal under the PSU, no space up top for a Rad, etc. Does it even have one dust filter? Again, not bad and I love Antec. But the 900 is a bit dated now.

Another thing I've noticed on some of the cases that have been mentioned is they lack USB3. If you are going to buy a case, make sure it comes with an internal USB3 header. Even if you don't have USB3 devices or a header on your motherboard. Cases can last many builds so buy one that will support future things as well.

 

[christop]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146089

 

[rebel1280]

LIAN LI Lancool
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239

Corsair Carbide Series 500R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010

Antec Eleven Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178

I agree with what you said about the Antec 900 but 6,056 reviews and still rocks 5 eggs deems it at least a recommendation. Considering he was looking at the Corsair 650d ($180 at the egg) he saves himself $80 with which he can use to purchase a multimedia card read with USB 3.0 connectivity. The one thing i will knock the 900 for is lack of cutout behind MB tray to add ease of use for messing with CPU cooler. All that being said, the Eleven hundred is nice too

 

[chugot9218]

Just so you know, my Corsair 600r or whatever is advertised as a mid tower, but the thing is unbelievably giant for a mid tower, I would be afraid to find out what a full Corsair tower looks like haha.

 

[Miks1890]

my vote:
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71084&vpn=RC%2D922XM%2DKKN1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
because of 200mm fans which are quiet and has good airflow

 

[TheBigTroll]

200mm fans are supposed to be quiet, but coolermaster has a way to make them not. and if they are quiet, they die pretty fast

 

[4745454b]

I just found out about the HAF XM and have decided I will probably go with that. I prefer a drive dock over the removable bays that the XM has but will live with it. The only other case I saw that has the stuff I want is the Rosewill R5 which is ugly as heck.

 

[maucerit]

Thanks for the help everyone. I going with this I think
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119239

Has a window, great airflow and side fan for multi GPU's also the 140mm can hold my H60 120mm. Anyone else have a better case I will be glad to hear it been looking aorund for few days now. great suggestion for everyone so far. that corsair 600t almost changed my mind lol

 

[TheBigTroll]

get a haf xm. a matx board in a full tower looks ridiculous

 

[djangoringo]

You don't need the HAF X, specially the blue edition, do you care about noise levels ?
If you do, get the Fractal Design Define R4 w/ window, if you don't, the corsair vengeance c70 or the antec 1100 will be suffice, you can find those for ~100$-110$.

 

[TheBigTroll]

wouldnt recommend a c70 though. temps are worse than a 550D (which is the hottest silent case i could think of)

 

[djangoringo]

I don't think it's a bad case(in terms of cooling) :
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/Vengeance_C70/6.html
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/corsair_c70/6.htm
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/corsair_vengeance_c70_review,8.html
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/corsair_vengeance_c70_review/1

 

[TheBigTroll]

its pretty bad
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5834/corsair-vengeance-c70-case-review-going-for-the-gamers/6