Hi

Can anyone recommend a good full tower gaming case ? My chip is overclocked so I need something half decent, have around £100 to spend

Thanks Paul

How you doing Paul,

 

Do a google search for the "Cooler Master Cosmos S" series or the "Cooler master HAF X". You can also try the "NZXT Phantom". They are all great cases and should be in and around your budget.

 

Gideon

Yeah, you just need to shop around a bit. I would look for a PC case that is built for silence. Love my Antec P180 cause its designed totally for quietness and good air flow. Its discontinued but the P183 and P280 seem to be replacements.

Antec makes great well ventilated gaming cases

I love my Corsair 650D.  It's technically a mid sized case but it's larger than most.  Their 800D (full sized) is a monster but incredible.

I have this case and would buy it again.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

 

 

Antec makes great well ventilated gaming cases

 

True, but FWIW: It may not seem that important when looking at the features but be sure to get a case that has easy access to the fan filters. I have the Antec 1200 v.3 which is a great case with awesome cooling, but it's a total PITA to have to open both sides of the case and remove 24 thumb screws once a month just to clean the darn things.

 

I love my Corsair 650D. It's technically a mid sized case but it's larger than most. Their 800D (full sized) is a monster but incredible.

 

 

+1

 

I have the same case. I run my 2600K at 4.8GHz now, and with a H100i and this case my temps never run above 70c. My mobo sits in the 30-34c range.

 

 

There is plenty of room in the case...

 

Asrock z77 OC Formula

i7 2600K @ 4.8GHz (second hand off eBay  :He He:  )

ASUS GTX580

Corsair H100i

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD

3x 1GB WD Blacks

Patriot Viper 32GB DDR3 2133MHz

Waiting on new PSU - Corsair AX1200 :wub:

 

**Edit - Made a typo on the temp. I wish my CPU never went over 60c :Drooling:

Edited May 13, 201313 yr by elche

See if you can find one that has front panel slide-in (with snap on cradle) hard disk capability.  I have a Gateway gaming computer that has the feature and it has been a life saver.  Yea.  I did not build my system.  But if you can find a case with the cooling you want and the slide-in bays you'll have a home run.  

 

I was able to source multiple Seagate hard disks of the exact same model and size as my primary HD and have routinely made exact clones as backups with the software Seagate supplies with the drives.  Takes me about an hour to clone my 1.5TB drive.  I do so at least once a month, rotating the multiple clones.  I also make a fresh clone before any major change to my FSX environment, and again before I elect to allow Windows Updates.  The clones are identical and bootable clones of my primary.  They are easily verified after the cloning process by changing the boot sequence in the main BIOS and booting from the clone.

Thanks for your replies guys, was looking at the Coolermaster Storm trooper. little bit dearer but has good reviews.

+1

I have the same case. I run my 2600K at 4.8GHz now, and with a H100i and this case my temps never run above 70c. My mobo sits in the 30-34c range.

 

 

Got the Corsair 650D too and I love it. I have a H80 and the mobo never exceed 23-24 degrees. Something tells me that can't be correct though since the temperature in the gaming room usually is higher!

Inwin Dragon Rider, not the most compact but totally awsome case.