Case recommendation and tips on moving the hardware

[Merak]

Hi,

my PC tends to get very hot (up to around 70°C in some components) and loud during summer. Although the temperatures are still within the save zone from what i've read, i would rather keep it all cooler. Due to my case ("Xigmatek Asgard III") being rather small and only supporting a total of two case fans, I am thinking of getting a new case.
These are my specs:

Intel Core I7 2600k
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
1TB Hard Drive
8GB RAM
Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Mainboard

You can see a photo of my PC in a different post (http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=71758&page=2)

I was thinking of getting a "Corsair Spec-01" or a "Bitfenix Shinobi" although there are a few more expencive options that I have my eye on. I would like to spend under 100€, the less expensive the better, since i also need to buy fans and possibly adapters to hook the fans up with the PSU and my budget is slightly limited.

So my first question is which case you would recommend to me and if you have better suggestions than the ones I listed.

My second question would be about the actual process of moving my hardware to a new case. I'm not incredibly experienced with assembling PCs and the most complicated thing I've ever done is change a PSU, so I'm wondering how difficult it is and what I need to look out for.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Would I also have to remove the CPU Cooler when moving the Mainboard? It seems very large and clunky so im not entirely sure. If I do, do I have to repaste anything?

 

[jimma47]

Phanteks P400S or an Enthoo Pro M. Fractal Define S, NZXT S340 there's heaps of choice. Pretty much all the newer cases have nice windows and much better airflow with room to route your cables.

Cooler removal depends on whether any motherboard mounts are obscured.
You may find the GPU will still hit 70-80 degrees as they boost up to that anyways but it will be a lot quieter.

 

[RobM]

Whats your budget?
I have a phanteks entho prom m and love it

 

[MacLeod]

I'm a pretty big fan of Corsair cases so that would probably be my first vote. My 500R and the few cases I've used of their's for friend's builds have all been excellent quality and nice to work with.

As for taking off the CPU cooler, if you've got a really big heatsink it might be worth it. It's not likely you'd do any damage but it's cheap insurance. And slapping on a fresh coat of TIM won't hurt anything either.

 

[Doomslayer]

I'm a pretty big fan of Corsair cases so that would probably be my first vote. My 500R and the few cases I've used of their's for friend's builds have all been excellent quality and nice to work with.

As for taking off the CPU cooler, if you've got a really big heatsink it might be worth it. It's not likely you'd do any damage but it's cheap insurance. And slapping on a fresh coat of TIM won't hurt anything either.

I used to think that too about the Corsair case's but there quality has gone down hill lately 650D was built like a tank but the 750D is a very flimsy case IMO Corsair cut corners with the 750D compare to the 650D that is why i changed over to a Fractal Desgin Define S.

 

[MacLeod]

I used to think that too about the Corsair case's but there quality has gone down hill lately 650D was built like a tank but the 750D is a very flimsy case IMO Corsair cut corners with the 750D compare to the 650D that is why i changed over to a Fractal Desgin Define S.

Man, that sucks. Hate to hear that. I think I might go with a full tower case when I finally re-do my aging rig in the next few months and was looking at the 750D. It's $129 shipped right now on Amazon and I was seriously considering it.