PC cases

STEE

Anybody know of any shops in the Dublin area that sell PC cases that you can go and look at them in person. I'm looking for a case in white with a glass side door and front. Since the new Alienware desktop is a joke to me, Im looking at building my own system myself for the first time

Wonda-Boy

I have a white case that I got recently and I really like it. Its not that expensive and looks really well, best advice is to go onto any website and take note of 3 or 4 you like and then youtube them so you will see the features and more importantly what its like to build the PC in them.

2 cases I recommend are the Lian Li Lan Cool 2 (come in many variants, like mesh front or non mesh front) and the Be Quiet 500DX.

Inquitus

STEE wrote: »

Anybody know of any shops in the Dublin area that sell PC cases that you can go and look at them in person. I'm looking for a case in white with a glass side door and front. Since the new Alienware desktop is a joke to me, Im looking at building my own system myself for the first time

No decent B&M shops with much of a range or any decent pricing left in Ireland these days, sadly. Do what the poster above says and buy online.

Wonda-Boy

Inquitus wrote: »

No decent B&M shops with much of a range or any decent pricing left in Ireland these days, sadly. Do what the poster above says and buy online.

Sadly, Ireland as a nation really is lacking in quality outlets for hobbies & enthusiasts unless its something incredible mainstream......:(

circadian

The BitFenix prodigy range has always been a favourite and comes in white with glass panels as far as I can tell.

STEE

Anyone got the thermaltake view 51 tg argb snow gaming case ?

Wonda-Boy

STEE wrote: »

Anyone got the thermaltake view 51 tg argb snow gaming case ?

It was on my list until I seen that Lian Li are doing the O11 Dynamic XL ROG Edition. The original 011 Dynamic is a really good case this one takes it up a notch.

STEE

Do you know of any good cases without the black border on the glass side and front ?

CJhaughey

500DX has no black border.
https://www.caseking.de/be-quiet-pure-base-500dx-weiss-gebq-060.html

K.O.Kiki

CJhaughey wrote: »

500DX has no black border.
https://www.caseking.de/be-quiet-pure-base-500dx-weiss-gebq-060.html

The black 500DX definitely has a a black frame around the side, but that's a good thing - can't imagine how fragile tempered glass would be bare.

STEE

CJhaughey wrote: »

500DX has no black border.
https://www.caseking.de/be-quiet-pure-base-500dx-weiss-gebq-060.html

That's a nice case ! Sorry I meant to say did you know of any good cases that are dual chambered with a glass side and front without a black border on the glass ?

CJhaughey

Wonda-Boy

The Lian Li 011 dynamic is dual chambered.

billybonkers

Looking for a good mAtx case.

Is the Q300L by cooler master good?

K.O.Kiki

billybonkers wrote: »

Looking for a good mAtx case.

Is the Q300L by cooler master good?

No.

Skerries

case stated succinctly

Heebie

I just did a build in a "be quiet!" 900.
The 900 Pro is a little more money, but looks amazing. The "non-pro" was great to build a system in.
I'd imagine some of their smaller towers are also awesome to work in.
The 900 is bloody giant... huge... enormous... a piece of furniture.

But... With my head literally inside the open be quiet case... and a be quiet dark rock TF cooler... I couldn't hear the fans at all over the sound of the power supply fan in the machine I was replacing.... which was 6 feet away on the other side of the case... they really live up to the name "be quiet!"

I highly recommend their cases, power supplies, and fans of you don't want to listen to the computer while it's running.

K.O.Kiki

billybonkers wrote: »

Looking for a good mAtx case.

Is the Q300L by cooler master good?

To elaborate on my previous answer, most mATX cases don't offer a good size advantage over ATX.

Q300L is 230 x 378 x 378mm (w/h/d) (33.65L)
Phanteks P300A is 200 x 450 x 400mm (w/h/d) (36L)

The ATX case is slightly thinner & negligibly deeper, the only dimension you'd see the difference in is height.
But the P300A is easier to build in & will have better airflow & compatibility.

billybonkers

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

To elaborate on my previous answer, most mATX cases don't offer a good size advantage over ATX.

Q300L is 230 x 378 x 378mm (w/h/d) (33.65L)
Phanteks P300A is 200 x 450 x 400mm (w/h/d) (36L)

The ATX case is slightly thinner & negligibly deeper, the only dimension you'd see the difference in is height.
But the P300A is easier to build in & will have better airflow & compatibility.

I am looking for something smaller than the NZXT S210 that I currently have with an mATX board in it.

K.O.Kiki

billybonkers wrote: »

I am looking for something smaller than the NZXT S210 that I currently have with an mATX board in it.

S210: 195x440x495.5mm / 42.51 L / 6.5 kg

Phanteks Eclipse P300A: 200x450x400mm / 36 L / 6 kg
on OCUK
Riotoro CR1088 Prism: 230x360x394mm / 32.62 L / 3.9 kg
on AmazonUK / AmazonDE
GameMax Kamikaze Pro RGB: 205x380x396mm / 30.85 L / 5.1 kg
on CCL
Cooler Master NR400: 210x411x411mm / 35.47 L / 5.72 kg
with ODD / without ODD

Of those, the GameMax (mATX) probably represents the best value, but the Phanteks & CM cases only need 1-2 120mm fans added for superior thermals.
Riotoro is a quirky case, but you might like it.