New case for new system

[User1001]

Hello guys, i'm gonna build a new gaming system with an R5 1600, 1 SSD and 1 HDD. Airflow might be important for me because it gets very hot where i live. I have these options for the case:

NZXT S340
Cooler Master MasterBox 5
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass

Price is the same for all of these so it is not a factor (maybe a bargain factor 😛). Thanks in advance!

 

[Lutfij]

1| Where do you live?
2| How much are you looking to spend?
3| What are the rest of your specs
4| We could downsize the case/build if the space isn't being used.

 

[bjornl]

4| We could downsize the case/build if the space isn't being used.

All good questions and such, except this bit. Having a larger case (with more un-used space) helps keep temperatures more stable and generally lower. I would suggest that you get the largest case you can comfortably live with.
My personal favorite (at least this week) is the Fractal Design Define r5 (without a window). It is uncommonly wide, this by itself helps keep the CPU temps low. Read through Tom's case reviews. There was one (not the R5) not long ago where they disliked the case except for the it was wide and so the extra space around the CPU cooler lead to surprising (to the reviewer) good results.

 

[geofelt]

From an airflow point of view, all 4 are identical and good.
Each can have two 140mm front intakes which is very good for anything you might want to put inside.
Buy the case that visually appeals to you.
All will accommodate a top 160mm air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15s.

What will you put inside?

 

[User1001]

1| Where do you live?
2| How much are you looking to spend?
3| What are the rest of your specs
4| We could downsize the case/build if the space isn't being used.

1. Albania.
2. Prices are weird here so i can get only one of these.
3.GPU: GTX 970(to be upgraded in the future), MOBO: MSI B350 Pc Mate, PSU: Corsair Vengeance 550M, RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX.
4. Answered in 2.

 

[User1001]

From an airflow point of view, all 4 are identical and good.
Each can have two 140mm front intakes which is very good for anything you might want to put inside.
Buy the case that visually appeals to you.
All will accommodate a top 160mm air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15s.

What will you put inside?

CPU: R5 1600
GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ (to be upgraded in the future)
MOBO: MSI B350 Pc Mate
PSU: Corsair Vengeance 550M
RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX
SSD & HDD

 

[bjornl]

Among those 4, I would get the Phanteks Enthoo Pro M. Good airflow/cooling, nice size (stable temps, more effective CPU/GPU cooling), easy to add stuff to.

 

[Zerk2012]

Of those since your looking for a windowed case get the Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass.

 

[User1001]

Of those since your looking for a windowed case get the Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass.

That one looks the best but i have heard it is not anything special on performance. I think the PHanteks Enthoo Pro M is a good middle ground between looks and performance.

 

[iZombie_1]

Go with the NZXT elite or phanteks entho both are good buget cases which will save a lot of your money and u can buy other things ......the master one is much expensive ......personally I would suggest buying NZXT or phanteks entho .....go with the s340 "elite" version if NZXT .

 

[User1001]

Go with the NZXT elite or phanteks entho both are good buget cases which will save a lot of your money and u can buy other things ......the master one is much expensive ......personally I would suggest buying NZXT or phanteks entho .....go with the s340 "elite" version if NZXT .

The Cooler Master Masterbox 5 is just as expensive as the other ones (at least in my country). THe S340 Elite is much more expensive here though.

 

[Zerk2012]

Of those since your looking for a windowed case get the Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass.

That one looks the best but i have heard it is not anything special on performance. I think the PHanteks Enthoo Pro M is a good middle ground between looks and performance.

Their all going to do the same thing but the temperature glass is much easier to clean the window without scratching it all to crap.

 

[Zerk2012]

Of those since your looking for a windowed case get the Phanteks Eclipse P400 Tempered Glass.

That one looks the best but i have heard it is not anything special on performance. I think the PHanteks Enthoo Pro M is a good middle ground between looks and performance.

Their all going to do the same thing but the temperature glass is much easier to clean the window without scratching it all to crap.

 

[assasin32]

For you build get a m2 SSD this will help with the air flow as you will have less obstructions. Beyond that once you have adequate airflow swapping in faster fans don't really seem to cause too much of a benefit from my experience. I know you didn't ask about that last bit of advice but it's helpful if your worried about heat.

I personally have an Antec 900 and I just swapped the dvd burners to the bottom of the case and have the 2 intake fans above it so it's blowing on the GPU and CPU directly. Combined that with a tower cpu heatsink to provide airflow direction and I've been quite happy. Very little difference from low fan speed to high fan speed on the tri-cool fans, a couple celsius at most but at the cost of more noise.