TOPIC: Open air pc case

Hello guys, so i've been thinking about building my own PC. I am making a list right now about the hardware I want on my gaming pc, then i stumbled on something that looked like a pretty good idea to me, it was a open-air pc case, it helps you ventilate your pc and is good for fast hardware swaps. The only negatives i could find about this were: pets and dust. Does anyone have experience with this kind of pc cases?

www.ebuyer.com/566880-aerocool-strike-x-...ed-acoolcsstrikexair
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You should be careful about the placing of this open-air case.
As you said yourself, pets and dust are a problem but don't forget if you spill anything at all there is barely any protection from it. Also take a close look at the case if the motherboard or any connectors, videocards or harddrives are exposed aswell since i little (static) shock will fry it.

If I were you, I wouldn't take the risk and look for a awesome closed pc case.

do you have a cheap suggestion for me? thinking around 50 bucks

www.ebuyer.com/392396-zalman-z11-plus-hi...-tower-case-z11-plus

I would save up a bit more money and get the fractal design r4 or r5 case, i've the r4 case and I love it.

Fractal Design Define R4

I have a 10 dollar case that lasted for 7 years. Still using it.

Go get a mouse - mouse mat - headset etc with that 50 bucks.

Don't get why people care about the case. Just make sure it's a case then you're all set to go.

Mostly focus on the parts. Later on you can change the case anytime.

GET SHREKT wrote:
I don't know if there is a nice one in your price range but i like:
www.corsair.com/se-fi/cases/graphite-series

I myself have the zalman z11 plus (blue LED)

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Chris_Smith wrote:
If you are going to build a pc, I also want to make it look nice on the outside.. i mean the eye wants something aswell. I get your point of view, but don't forget that those hardware parts are upgradeable later on aswell.

Just set your priorities, want better specs? Go for hardware and leave the case, want a nice looking pc but for now slightly less BEAST, go for a nice case and go for a cheaper GPU or go for a HDD instead of a SSD.

illuminatixs wrote:
The point of upgrading your pc is to give it better performance, not designs.

If you were talking about a laptop. Then yes, that's because you take it everywhere.

But the computer stays in the house. Besides no one really cares how the case looks like.

I think the zalman is a little too much. But you could like it! I think I Will go for the fractal design as Rainbowcash says cause iT looks Nice and propably has alot of room.

Thanks for your help
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Chris_Smith wrote:
Yeah but if a nice looking PC makes you happy then go ahead. Besides most of the good cases are aesthetically appealing anyway

I have a open case, maybe thats why my pc breaks evrytiem

Chris_Smith wrote: If you have a high end pc, you need a good case as the case is very important for the cooling.

RedWingz wrote:
Best case I have it

www.ebuyer.com/632826-corsair-carbide-se...g-case-cc-9011050-ww

RedWingz wrote:
Same Case I have And Its Awesome Easy Modifications

That looks like the dumbest case ive ever seen.

Get a cooler master