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What would you recommend for a computer case?
I am having someone put together a computer for me, but am unsure about the case he was going to use. There are so many cases out there, it is difficult to narrow it down to a few.
I am planning to use 2 Hard Drives: a SSD for the Operating System, and a conventional drive for the data. The Motherboard presently is an ASRock 275 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s. For the PSU, presently an APEVIA ATX-AS520W-BK 520w ATX Power Supply.
I'm not much of a gamer, so I believe a mid-tower would be fine. Want to keep the price relatively low (so I can afford other quality components). Not overly concerned about appearances, but will insist on excellent ventilation / cooling.
Any specific models (or even manufacturers) you can suggest would be very helpful.
Thank you.
3 Answers
- 8 years ago
Coolmaster's HAF series have likely the best ventilation systems for the price (most feature 1 or more 200mm fan, full face grill, liquid cool ready, huge space for upgrading and many more options). They are cases built to last and do their jobs extremely well. I reccomend getting the full size tower so that if you want to upgrade the mobo, vidcard or psu, you'll have the room to do so. Think of it as an pre-investement for future upgrades...
On a side note, you may want to look at upgrading your power supply especially if you want to put in a vidcard at any point (you didn't mention a vidcard in specs, so you're fine for now). Some high end vidcards use up to 900 watts (most are in the 150-300watt range) on their own and may require to have a 1500 watt psu...
Good luck selecting your case.
Source(s): Computer and electronics repair specialist for over 6 years - Anonymous8 years ago
I would skip on the Apevia psu, it isn't 80+ bronze rated and a bad psu can kill your entire system. Look at corsair's cx500/600m or xfx 550 pro; these are quality psu's which I trust much more than Apevia.
Case wise, the NZXT source 210 is a great choice, corsair's carbide series (200r/300r), or the Coolermaster elite or HAF series
- IBMGuyLv 78 years ago
Have a look at the Coolermaster Elite range cases they are very good at reasonable prices. http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/mid-towe...
I have an Elite 430 Black, very nice case ...and cheap
The cm storm cases are incredible but expensive.
