Desktop case any good?

Origin Saint

Origin Saint

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Hi all, I'm planning for a desktop build to finish by the end of the year. I have decent ambitions for this build including a color scheme, and expandability for the future. Just as some background, the color scheme is blue and black, nothing else. I'm being a little picky on the colors of things, but I appreciate aesthetics when it comes to these machines. I also want to be able to fit Corsair Vengeance RAM inside, a decent CPU cooler, have good ventilation to keep temperatures down low, have space to run a Sli set-up in the future and do all the other typical things.

The case I was looking at at first, was the Rosewill Challenger-U3, but I felt like I wanted more blue in the design, so I searched for some other options and came across this one. The Raidmax Super Hurricane ATX-248NWU. I love everything about the way this case looks, but the reviews on it cause some slight concern. I want this case to be well ventilated, and this comes with only 2 fans and doesn't sit up off the floor, I want to be able to add in a Sli card later and some people complain about the space available in the case.

So what do you guys think about this case for my purposes? Should I go with the Challenger anyway? Should I get a completely different case? Thanks in advance for any help guys.
 
Origin Saint said:
Hi all, I'm planning for a desktop build to finish by the end of the year. I have decent ambitions for this build including a color scheme, and expandability for the future. Just as some background, the color scheme is blue and black, nothing else. I'm being a little picky on the colors of things, but I appreciate aesthetics when it comes to these machines. I also want to be able to fit Corsair Vengeance RAM inside, a decent CPU cooler, have good ventilation to keep temperatures down low, have space to run a Sli set-up in the future and do all the other typical things.

The case I was looking at at first, was the Rosewill Challenger-U3, but I felt like I wanted more blue in the design, so I searched for some other options and came across this one. The Raidmax Super Hurricane ATX-248NWU. I love everything about the way this case looks, but the reviews on it cause some slight concern. I want this case to be well ventilated, and this comes with only 2 fans and doesn't sit up off the floor, I want to be able to add in a Sli card later and some people complain about the space available in the case.

So what do you guys think about this case for my purposes? Should I go with the Challenger anyway? Should I get a completely different case? Thanks in advance for any help guys.
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IMO, ventilation is more important than color.
You don't want a shiny new desktop to heat up.
Heat is the number one enemy of electronics.
 
Well of course I value the ventilation over the color, but I would really like to stick to having the same color scheme throughout. My budget for the case is about $75 max.
 
My only concern with the Z11 is that some people say it lacks space, and I plan to install a dual Sli set-up down the road. Other than that it looks like a pretty solid choice. I'll need a few more people to back it for me to decide on it though. Thanks for your help man.
 
Not gunna lie Super, the Zalman Z11 Plus makes me want to buy it right now lol, I really think you may have sold me on this thing.
 
Lol, i personally love it. Im not going to lie, its not the best case, its not the worst, but its looks sweet and you get the right features for price imho. My old Antec P182 was crap in terms of cable management and looks etc and that cost twice as much as the z11 cost me.

(Well my GF she bought it me for my birthday :D)
 
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