Alternatives to Corsair 200R
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:07 am
Hi guys
So I'm upgrading my Dad's PC and have got him a i5-4670k and Asus Z97-A for £265 (with £30 cashback to come). I went a bit OTT with the PSU and got him a Corsair CX750M, when he'll probably only be pulling 400W max and that's if he gets a very powerful GPU which is probably unlikely but I figured it would at least future-proof him and leave him the option to run two GPUs if he ever wants to and it was quite cheap at £66.
I'm looking for a case now and the Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 for £38 http://www.ebuyer.com/632826-corsair-ca ... 9011050-ww or the Corsair Carbide Series 200R for £45 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011 ... 00FM5JMWA/
Whilst the 200R looks a bit more classy and the SPEC-01 a bit more garish, I'm concerned about the limited air vents on the front of the 200R and think perhaps the open mesh front of the SPEC-01 would be more sensible for providing enough airflow to keep the overclocked 4670k and whatever GPU ends up going in there, nice and cool. It has the bonus of being a bit cheaper as well
Apart from the front panel, both cases seem pretty much identical, with generous amounts of space for long GPUs. I don't really like top fan vents as I just see them as places were food and drink can spill in and damage the components but my Dad keeps his intray on top of his PC, so they'll be pretty much blocked anyway.
He's not as obsessed with noise as I am but I want to try and keep it as quiet as possible and I've bought a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 HSF for the CPU to help with that. Actually, looking at the specs for both cases, the SPEC-01 only accomodates HSF up to 150mm http://www.corsair.com/en/carbide-serie ... aming-case, whilst the 200R takes 165mm http://www.corsair.com/en/carbide-serie ... t-atx-case and the Evo 212 seems to be 159mm http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu ... r-212-evo/ so that settles that!
Are there any other similar cases around the same price range that might be better alternatives to the 200R?
So I'm upgrading my Dad's PC and have got him a i5-4670k and Asus Z97-A for £265 (with £30 cashback to come). I went a bit OTT with the PSU and got him a Corsair CX750M, when he'll probably only be pulling 400W max and that's if he gets a very powerful GPU which is probably unlikely but I figured it would at least future-proof him and leave him the option to run two GPUs if he ever wants to and it was quite cheap at £66.
I'm looking for a case now and the Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 for £38 http://www.ebuyer.com/632826-corsair-ca ... 9011050-ww or the Corsair Carbide Series 200R for £45 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011 ... 00FM5JMWA/
Whilst the 200R looks a bit more classy and the SPEC-01 a bit more garish, I'm concerned about the limited air vents on the front of the 200R and think perhaps the open mesh front of the SPEC-01 would be more sensible for providing enough airflow to keep the overclocked 4670k and whatever GPU ends up going in there, nice and cool. It has the bonus of being a bit cheaper as well
Apart from the front panel, both cases seem pretty much identical, with generous amounts of space for long GPUs. I don't really like top fan vents as I just see them as places were food and drink can spill in and damage the components but my Dad keeps his intray on top of his PC, so they'll be pretty much blocked anyway.
He's not as obsessed with noise as I am but I want to try and keep it as quiet as possible and I've bought a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 HSF for the CPU to help with that. Actually, looking at the specs for both cases, the SPEC-01 only accomodates HSF up to 150mm http://www.corsair.com/en/carbide-serie ... aming-case, whilst the 200R takes 165mm http://www.corsair.com/en/carbide-serie ... t-atx-case and the Evo 212 seems to be 159mm http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu ... r-212-evo/ so that settles that!
Are there any other similar cases around the same price range that might be better alternatives to the 200R?