if you were a PC Enthusiast back in the 1990s your choice in cases was pretty
much the following white beige or
whitish beige looking for case lighting or side panels with Windows in it forget
about it but nowadays with the amount of case choices out there you could
legitimately argue that your preference in cases is a Bonafide form of
self-expression but what should you be looking for other than what you think is
aesthetically pleasing well the most fundamental decision that you can
probably make is what size you want generally cases come in three basic form
factors that tie into motherboard sizes ATX microatx and Mini ITX from largest
to smallest a small case is great for apartment life or if you frequently
attend land parties but larger cases are generally easier to work in and give you
more room to upgrade and expand that being said not all cases within a size
category are made equal once you know what form in fact you want do some
digging into the spec sheet some can only fit certain graphics card lengths
while other may not support larger radiators and others still may not fit
beefy Tower coolers since they'll stick out too far to install a side panel
whoops and on the subject of fitting things in a great feature to look out
for is modularity meaning being able to rearrange parts inside the case for
example some cases offer removable hard drive cages to allow for long graphics
cards ERS take this idea as far as they
can and make nearly every component and fitting removable allowing the Builder
to lay out the interior exactly how they want one more spatial consideration is
fitting in the extra components required for custom water cooling parts like
pumps and reservoirs will need additional space so make sure that the
case actually offers somewhere to mount them or be prepared to do it yourself
but even if a fancy custom Loop isn't in your budget pay attention to the case's
fan configuration as the number of included fans varies wildly and so do
the solutions for powering them with some cases including hubs or even speed
controllers and whatever fan setup you go with it's worth it to find a case
with dust filters these will keep well you guessed it dust from building up on
components and causing thermal problems the nicer ones will have magnetic frames
you can remove clean and reinstall them easily cases are increasingly coming
with additional ways to help with cable management too such as holes surrounding
the motherboard tray so you can route most of the messy guts out of sight
behind the back panel nicer cases will have rubber grommets around these holes
to make things look cleaner but arguably even more important is the placement of
these holes typically you'll get some to the right of the motherboard but
additional holes above the board for EPS power and case fans and below the board
for front panel headers and more case fans are incredibly useful also look out
for cable management shrouds to make things look even nicer such as around
the power supply and behind the back panel for more organized routing
although it used to be that you can always just cram all those cables behind your motherboard tray and no one would
know there are now a number of cases on the market featuring tempered glass all
around the outside including the back panel so just remember that while they
look cool they'll also Reveal Your messy cable routing you did behind your
motherboard two more Pro tips I recommend looking for something with
lots of toolless features being able to install drives without having to deal
with lots of tiny mounting screws can be a tremendous time and frustration saver
and look for motherboard tray with a cutout for your CPU Cooler that way if
you ever have to remove it you wanton have to take out your entire motherboard
just to get to the back plate finally do a bit of homework on the cas's build
quality lower quality cases will often have sharper edges that aren't filed
down properly that are too easy to cut yourself on during the build process and
and could be made of flimsier materials that bend or warp easily highquality
cases will feel more robust regardless of whether they're made of plastic or
metal and will have durable finishes so they don't look worn out so quickly and
may also feature padding to cut down on vibrations and fan noise hopefully this
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