The thing is if I was buying a new rig I would 100% build it myself, but I know that's not your cup of tea so pre-built is your only option unless you had a buddy that lived reasonably local that could put it together for you!!

I'm actually waiting for my new case to arrive from Amazon as I type this and I'll be rebuilding my rig sometime today hopefully!

This one.

Edited by jorkila (Thu 16-Jun-16 10:21:09)

Explain ........It looks like any other PC box to me so enlighten me as to why the PC gamer in you bought this opposed to 1,000s of others.

Looks nice matey but information regarding your choice may help people like me who know very little about PC gaming in this day and age having given up in 2002 which is 14 years ago since i played PC games online...

Took me a few days to decide on this one matey, it has no drive bays inside the are that the motherboard/gpu are so it has optimum airflow with lots of room for fans/radiators depending on which route I take further down the line (my cpu is already water cooled).

No optical drives which makes no odds to me and I also like the fact that my ssd/hdd go behind the backplate out of the way with the majority of the cables!!

You lost me after the first few words If its got no drive bays how you going to fix things inside of it......

Edited by time2die (Thu 16-Jun-16 16:34:26)

I am assuming the drive bays are in a sectioned off part of the case - so the airflow around CPU/GPU is unhindered by the drives. Looking at one earlier the PSU and drives were in the bottom of the case with a divider between that and the motherboard.

EDIT : Actually looking at the video it isn't sectioned off but it is at the bottom and therefore the airflow from front to back of the case flows over motherboard/GPU but not the drives.

Edited by ian72 (Thu 16-Jun-16 16:39:56)

Where does Timey put his floppy?

fractal design are the new kings of PC cases, much cheaper than antec but the same level of quality.

The reason a good choice of case is important is the following.

Cable management capability, so keeping things tidy and optimising airflow.
Drive bay system, all the best cases will have bays allowing you to slide drives in and out with ease as well as easy access to the cables.
Noise management, the best cases will make system quieter due to the material used on the panels.
Cooling design, the best cases have a design that allows fans in the best places as well as radiator installation.
Visuals, some people value how nice a case looks.
Build quality, no sharp edges, worn away colours, cheap flimsy metal etc.
Dust filters, keep the inside dust free, or more realistically buy some time before it gets choked with dust.
Modular design, so e.g. allowing drive bays to be removed or put in a new position.

Also everyone has different priorities on what they want so what is a good case for one person may not be for another.

My old antec p180, I had to put much effort into making sure the drive configuration was good for a long time because once they were in the case, accessing the cable's and the drives themselves was a pain, a poor design in the long run even tho the p180 was once king several years back. Now I have a fractal define R4, the drive bay's are way better, drives can slide in and out easily, and I have very easy access to the cables for them so can disconnect any drive at will with ease without taking out the entire drive bay like I had to in the p180.

Also what I forgot to mention is external ports.

Usually all ports are on the back of the motherboard which can be inconvenient. Cases can supply ports on their front panel or side panel to make it more convenient to plugin things like phones to the usb ports. My old p180 had 2 usb2 ports, my fractal has 2 usb2 "and" 2 usb3 ports.

here is my case https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Design-Define-R4-Ca...

There is the r5 now tho a newer model.

Edited by Chrysalis (Thu 16-Jun-16 22:38:45)

Both those Fractal Design cases are very nice, exactly the design I like. Really like some of the Corsair ones also.

Inside the Girlfriend Generally When the option arises which is generally when there is a eclipse .

I have a Corsair case