Hey,
I'm looking to buy a good air cooled case for a price range of about 120$.
I've been looking at a few options:
- Fractal arc midi
- Corsair 500R
- CM 690 II Advance
I know the arc is brilliant when regarding water cooled systems, and @ stock fans cool better than the Corsair, but not sure how it's against the CM.
Also, am I missing a model I should be looking at?
My main demand is temp performance while keeping a moderate amount of noise (and of course USB3 support).
Cheers
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Neo HE 430 PSU
Antec P150 Case
An extra $30 gets you the best: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119160
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For only $15 more than the previously mentioned, you can purchase the TRUE best: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129100
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\Project\ Triple Surround Fury
Case: Mountain Mods Ascension (modded)
CPU: i7 920 @ 4GHz + EK Supreme HF (plate #1)
GPU: GTX 670 3-Way SLI + XSPC Razor GTX670 water blocks
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Extreme + EK FB R3E water block
RAM: 3x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback DDR3 @ 6-8-6-24 1T
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB, 0309 firmware
PSU: 2x Corsair HX1000s on separate circuits
LCD: 3x ASUS VW266H 26" Nvidia Surround @ 6030 x 1200
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Games: BF3, Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, MW2 (Dom only), TR2013
Both mentioned above are good...if you want a light show :/
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+1 for the hafOriginally Posted by OS-Wiz
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If you care about dust management, of the two mentioned above, the first lacks filters and the TH V3 is a bit of a pain to clean them.
Since you are open to mid tower choices, I'd consider getting the 400R and putting one or two 120MM side fans on it. They really do a better job of directing air onto just the GPU than the big ones and take up less space, which gives you more CPU cooler options.
Bit-tech just did a good review on the 500R here and they love it. in Custom PC (UK magazine) they ranked it best compared to the others. the only one that came close was the quirky Raven v2 which is a little dated (for some, i'd be fine with it tbh) but still solid
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2GHz stock Vcore <> ATI Radion HD5870 <> 4GB DDR2 Corsier Dominator RAM <> Asus P5K Premium
According to this: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cas...-500r-review/4 , it only received an 83% which is hardly "the best compared to the others."
\Project\ Triple Surround Fury
Case: Mountain Mods Ascension (modded)
CPU: i7 920 @ 4GHz + EK Supreme HF (plate #1)
GPU: GTX 670 3-Way SLI + XSPC Razor GTX670 water blocks
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Extreme + EK FB R3E water block
RAM: 3x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback DDR3 @ 6-8-6-24 1T
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB, 0309 firmware
PSU: 2x Corsair HX1000s on separate circuits
LCD: 3x ASUS VW266H 26" Nvidia Surround @ 6030 x 1200
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Games: BF3, Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, MW2 (Dom only), TR2013
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