Help pick up case for gamming. + fan

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Hi I'm looking to buy gaming case I wound like to have 2x USB 3.0 slots from top no need for window or fancy Led lights.
I'm looking to spend around £70 but if it will be worth it I could go to £140( if no extra fans needed)
If I need extra fans which fans will be the best or for future upgrades.

My current system:
Cooler master Silencio 550 Case ( oven)
Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/GEN3 Socket 1155
Core i7 2600K - 3.4 GHz - 8 MB L3 Cache - LGA 1155 Socket
Noctua NH-U9B SE2
MSI GTX 970
OCZ ZX Series 850W 80+ GOLD
SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black Hard Drive
Samsung SSD 850 Pro 256 GB
LG IPS235V IPS LCD LED 23"

Thanks
 
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You can always add usb3.0 ports via a 5.25 front bay unit.

I like the silencio you have.
Just populate the intakes with 140mm fans and you will have sufficient intake airflow.

The GTX970 is not a particularly hot card and really does not need the exotic coolers vendors are promoting.
You will cool better in a case with a stock blower type cooler. PNY and EVGA at least sell them. The evga superclock version is as fast as any out there.

 
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Your stated purpose, I think was for cooling.
Really, any 140mm fan running at 1000-1200 rpm will do the job.
Noctua is one of the best, but pricey:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608017
I think you would be well satisfied with the prolimatech 140mm fan:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835242011
Put two in front, and perhaps one in the bottom as intakes.
Relocate existing 120mm fans to the rear and top as exhausts.

FWIW, I like the evga blower coolers better because they send the vga heat directly out the back of the case.
Otherwise, the hot air recirculates and impacts cpu cooling.

 
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The paste that comes with noctua coolers is excellent; no need to change that out.

I am a bit surprised that you have a case cooling problem.
What temps are you seeing?
Do you really have a cooling problem?

Take the side covers off of your case and see if that helps your cooling much.

140 fan replacements give you a bit more airflow at the same noise level.
If you want, there are high rpm fans that give more airflow, but at the cost of added noise.
Your case is designed to be quiet and do the job.

Think very carefully if you want to trade that quiet for a noisier case.
A cpu and gpu can run hot, but they are built to do so safely.
Heat is not necessarily a big problem.
Nice to warm you up in the coming winter:)
 
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I didint mesure it precysley(recomend software please) but gpu was going 70c and outside was hot top back of the case was hot hot. I will put stock fan from back to front and buy 1 140 good one for back exhaust. Cpu paste have 3 years i think its change time?
 
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Upto 90C is safe (though 80C is more like the ideal limit) for GPU, yours is just fine. 75C is fine for CPU. Use HWinfo for temps, and MSI AB for some more advanced settings. Not read the whole convo, but top and rear should be exhaust (top can be push/pull with radiators), front, side bottom intake. And 140mm is plenty for cooling the build. And CPU/GPU will throttle if they run real hot (100C+), before causing any noticible damage.

I don't think you need to change paste unless your CPU temps are 80C+ on Prime95 load. My old build has the same stock paste for 7 years and Prime95 temps are still ~65C :lol:
 
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The temps, especially of GPU, are good. CPU is warm but far from dangerous levels, 80C peak (not continous) is fine for the CPU. You may change the thermal compound for better temps, advisible. You certainly don't need a better case, the current one is doing the job real good :)
 
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