Hey Sup Forums, I'm a giant console Idiot and just have a quick stupid question.
I want to buy a case and I've found one that has holes in the front and one that doesn't, i suppose the air is sucked from the bottom or something.
Does this make a huge difference in cooling?
I'm confused since I'm seeing High-End PCs with and without a solid front.
Now I'm wondering if this actually has an effect or is just cosmetic.
Pics are what i would like to buy
It makes some difference, but it's not an huge one.
However, I see those are the bitfenix comrade and neos, and neither of them would be my first choice by far.
What is your budget? I take it you're looking for understated looks.
no holes on the top or front that case looks pretty horrible for air flow. Find another. Whats your budget?
I made my choice really, i like the look
Don't have a fixed budget, but won't really pay more then what this costs (50€)
Just from memory I can think of the Corsair 100r as a decent choice in that price range. Better airflow and cable management, and easier to build on.
What graphics card and cpu?
screw the look, guts are whats important
waiting for the rx480
some amd cpu, no idea which
if you could tell me which one is good with that would be great, i won't have to do another thread later on then
Where do you live btw? I've seen some cases exclusively on certain countries, depending on vendor
germany
i've found the case in the op so that's not a problem
I have a case suggestion for you.
w-why?
Good to know, even though I'm not german, I order all my parts from there, market is cheaper so there's plenty of choice.
Corsair 100r like I said earlier, fractal design core 2500, aerocool 800, among a few others.
If you can however stretch it to 60€, the bitfenix shinobi, contrary to the 2 you posted, is a pretty sweet choice.
I'll propably buy the neos, I just really like the look
Forgot to say if I had to choose between these, probably the fractal
If you like it then by all means, go for it, but we warned you: ergonomics wise it's bad, and the cooling performance is simply horrible
I'd usually advice to buy a case with more options for future changes (room for radiators, more fans, etc.) but for 50 bucks I guess it doesn't matter that much.
bitfenix cases don't have the best airflow but if you don't plan on overclocking very much it won't matter.
only advice I have is to buy used. you can make some good deals and they're usually as good as new.
Sorry I'm really don't know anything.
Does this mean it will be loud or actuallly overheat with an rx480?
Also what do you mean with ergonomics? I don't care about cable management if that is what that means
Cable management, ease of build and maintenance, basically everything that involves messing with it.
There's no way to know how it will handle a 480, it's not out yet. But I do know amd cpu's in general get pretty toasty in it.
Not to mention the bundled fan is commonly reported to be loud as fuck. Read a couple reviews about the neos and you'll see what I mean
And with the shinobi i won't have that problem?
Not really convinced about the corsair (yes because of the looks, sorry)
The simple fact that it's all around bigger and has more fan slots makes it a much better choice.
Funny and sad thing I noticed: here in Portugal I can grab an NZXT S340 for 70€, which is a fantastic choice if you don't need a dvd drive, so I figured you would have it cheaper. It's actually more expensive over there.