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New Corsair case....

RenoakuRenoaku Member EpicPosts: 3,157
in Hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPmykpEJfA

Sadly I am buying an Obsidian 900D, because my old case is over-heating with my new 1080TI hitting 85C when gaming which is not good...

Although I would sure love to have this case...

As for the best gaming monitor IMO if anyone is upgrading any time soon I bought two of these, they are very awesome...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116827&cm_re=view_sonic_27_inch_IPS_GSync-_-24-116-827-_-Product  165 HZ Over Clocked IPS Panels, with good color accuracy and only $649 each on sale compared to what I paid for my first one.

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  • RenoakuRenoaku Member EpicPosts: 3,157
    edited July 2017
    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139019 Also on sale for $314+ tax best current Liquid Cooling & AIR unless spending $800 or more IMO.

    I just purchased this because my old case from 2005 just isn't going to cut it with a 1080ti putting out too much heat didn't think it would be a problem but meh whatever time to upgrade anyways.
  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414
    edited August 2017
    I have a case from 2005. It won't fit my AIO cooler and no where to screw in an SSD.
    I am currently looking for a good case, but haven't seen one that fits my needs or is as aesthetically pleasing as my old case. My old case was an IN Win 904 which looks absolutely stunning. It's just that I can't fit a 140mm rad and ATX mobo in it at the same time. So I bought a cheap Corsair mid-tower until I find a better case. I am thinking about the InWin 805 Infinity or Thermaltake View 27. I don't want anything bigger than a mid-tower anymore. I always felt they were too bulky and under my desk.
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  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    edited August 2017
    Fractal Design Define R5 with or w/o a side window.  Black, White or Titanium. 
    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352048&ignorebbr=1


    Room for 2 140mm fans in front, front foam filter in door,  can remove panels on top for two more 140mm exhaust fans.  Wide enough for cooling runs.  Wires can be run under m/b.  Sound deadening on the side doors.

    May not be deep enough for a huge GPU card.  The flimsy HDD frames are the only negative thing I've got to say about mine.   I've had one for about three years now.  It is very quiet with the right fans.

    I'm not running a big hot GPU but I am in Texas without air conditioning.  During August I regularly see temperatures 95+ in the room when it's 105+ outside.  My Radeon R9 270 rarely gets hotter than 65C/150F with auto controlled fan maybe going up to 30% speed.


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  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383
    edited August 2017
    I was (am) a Lian Li fan for cases. My last build, I bought a Corsair Carbide because I liked the look of the mATX form factor.

    It was an ok case. It could fit a large radiator. It had dedicated SSD slots, and some spiffy cable management, and a lot of plastic grills and magnetic dust filters in places that weren't terribly convenient. The mounting holes all lined up, which was a plus, but the PCI card slot tab in the back didn't support screws - it had some weird flip-down mechanism that was supposed to lock in when you screw on the side panel, and it never did work right - I ended up using zip ties to hold the video card up straight and keep it from wiggling. I didn't like it nearly as well as the Lian Li cases I had used in the past. 

    The Lian Li cases are, usually, pretty minimalist, but well thought out. They won't have a lot of cable management features, but I haven't really found them lacking for it. They also don't have a lot of plastic crap all over the place. And being all aluminum, they are extremely light weight and easy to mod if you want to. They are expensive, but I've got Lian Li cases around that are on their 4th and 5th computer builds.

    After an issue that required a lot of troubleshooting and part replacement, I ended up pulling my build out of the Corsair and getting a Lian Li case for that build. The Corsair felt like it was a decent case, but you spent a lot of money for cheap frills (like plastic grills and magnetic filters) that seemed to get in the way more than they helped, rather than actual quality. Lian Li, on the other hand, feels like a precision engineered product with everything you need and nothing you don't.

    YMMV - cases are one of those extremely subjective things - you could use the cardboard box the motherboard comes in for all it's worth.
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