Which case should I get?

[somePcNoob]

Thinking of building myself a pc for uni for gaming/3D modellling (engineering degree) and general work. I’ve got a few forums up for the actual components but I’m not sure what case to get. There’s so many with very mixed reviews so I was wondering what you all thought. These are the ones I’m currently considering:

Zalman Z11 Plus
CiT Spectre
Corsair Graphite Series 230T
NZXT Phantom 240

The corsair and phantom are the upper end of my budget. Would these cases be compatible with my build (below) and are there better ones I could get?

CPU - Intel Core i5 i5-4690K
CPU Cooler – Hyper 212 evo / corsair H55 or 100 CLC
Motherboard - ASRock Z97 Extreme6 ATX
GPU - Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB
RAM - HyperX FURY Series 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2
Optical - Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer
SSD - HyperX 120GB SATA3 3K 2.5-inch Gaming SSD
HDD - WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive

All advice much appreciated

 

[huilun02]

The price of cases vary greatly by seller/region so I'm not suggesting anything new.

You definitely don't need 750W for a single GTX 760. Get something lower (but not lower quality) unless you intend to SLI with another card later.

The 760 is pretty dated, consider something newer and slightly better like the R9 280 which costs about the same.

With the savings get either the Corsair or NZXT case. Both are good but have very different aesthetics.

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $896.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 07:03 EDT-0400

 

[somePcNoob]

Thank you very much for the replies, your advice is most appreciated!

 

[somePcNoob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $896.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 07:03 EDT-0400

Thanks for the advice, however I'm in the UK and can't find that card anywhere or a similar one for under £300 ($470). Are there any other similar cards I could look at that are available in the UK? thanks.

 

[rockie_]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42972kr

the EVGA is with ACX 2.0 cooler . ACX 1.0 cooler is reportedly bad