New Cabinet Required.

[Tech_Wiz]

Budget: 6.5K

Required to House My Config which is in my Sig.

Bought HX750 PSU & Motherboard will be replaced with a AM3+ ATX Motherboard. (Suggestions Welcome but Buying that one after 2 months)

Requirement:
1. Must have Good Airflow. Fan Controller is desirable but not must.
2. Should House minimum of 6 fans as I will be doing SLI in future.
3. Cable management option. I got Modular PSU but still.
4. Transparent Side panel will be added advantage.
5. Side Mounted HDD racks so that HDD connections wont come in way of GFX and gives space for longer cards.

Will be buying it in Last week of April as a Birthday gift to myself

ps: Please No COOLER MASTER! I got the Elite 335 and I am not happy with it. HDDs getting scratched while putting in. Front panel too shitty and stopped functioning etc. So lost faith in them.

 

[d3p]

Get Corsair Carbide 500R - 6.1k at SMC.

Link goes here : Corsair Carbide 500R Case

Buy this & also buy 4nos case fans from Cooler Master. Coz they don't ship with fans.

 

[saikiasunny]

As far as i know the 500r comes with 4 fans. You can also go with phantom 410.

 

[d3p]

Corsair Carbide only includes one fan at the back. Nothing else.

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
nope they come with 3 fans 2 120mm white leds in the front and 1 120mm non led at the rear.

 

[saikiasunny]

No d3p. It comes with 4 fans. 1x200mm side, 2x120mm front and 1 rear fan. It also has one small 3-speed fan controller.
And sukesh, the 400r comes with 3 fans.

 

[sukesh1090]

oh yes i forgot that 1 200mm white led fan.if op is willing to buy 500R then i think only need one extra 120 mm at the top thats it.

 

[saikiasunny]

Even with sli OP won't need 6 fans. The 200mm fan is enough to cool 2 cards. Yes as sukesh said add another 120/140 mm fan at the top as an exhaust.

 

[d3p]

ok, the corsair carbide 500r doesn't includes any front or top 120mm fans.

one on the side & another on the back.

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[Tech_Wiz]

I already got 2 Sunbeam 120 mm fans which I plan to use in the new Cabinet.

and all are suggesting 500R only?

How is Silverstone SST-PS06B?

 

[saikiasunny]

All the review sites have reviewed it with 4 fans. And all the sites have given it very positive ratings. Even flipkart is selling it with 4 fans.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

#1253 - SilverStone Precision PS06 Case Video Review - YouTube

This one is available at 6.1k also.

Any Opinions about this one?

 

[saikiasunny]

According to the reviews it looks good. But still the 500r will perform better in air and water cooling and will give more bang for buck.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

Well it does have a fan controller also. Only if it had a Transparent side window

Looking for a 5 Year period (aka Forever) cabby so want to get a no compromise one.

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
silver stone case looks very good but corsair one has better cable management,fan controller,led on and off switch.btw it is easy to add transparent side panel to 500R because the mesh is help by bending it in the inside so just straiten it and it will come off and fix a transparent side panel with the help of a double sided tape.
here is pic to give you some idea.
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[Tech_Wiz]

But then GFX Cooler Fan will also can't be fitted.

 

[sukesh1090]

nope.but you can add a intake in bottom of the cabby near PSU.which should be more than enough and even you can fix the fan to the HDD cage.

 

[saikiasunny]

The silvestone can also limit future upgrades with antec or corsair water cooling units. If you want transparent side panel go with phantom 410.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

Well even though look wise Cosair isn't too great there is hardly any other negative point so tilting towards it and yes future Water Cool provision is also good.

I will check Phantom 410 also.

410 is very nice. Comparable to 500R in every aspect. But I put the cabinet along side of the Monitor hence the Top mounted Touch points are inconvenient.

 

[d3p]

I would say Phantom 410 is good cabinet with lot & lots of Plastic stuffs covering it.

Corsair Carbide [mid tower] more feels like a HAF 932, which is a full tower. Its spacious & priced as a mid tower.

Seriously no plastic & no funky things like phantom. Sturdy & stands out of the crowd.