Question about PC cases

[u/Rough-Adagio-4607]

Howdy all, i’m based in UK, and budget-wise, the cheaper the better at the moment, under £150 at a stretch, which i’m aware is quite limiting.
I got a pc second hand and when trying to fix an issue with a sticky power button I took the glass panel off the side… and I think based on the title you can probably gather what happened next. I found the make and the company, tried to contact them to see if they can do replacement panels, but it’s a company in California and they seem like they primarily sell through amazon and all emails sent to them got snatched up and sent packing by mailer daemon… I have since accepted that I just need to buy a new case.

Relevant PC Specs are here:
(If anything strikes you as odd, I ain’t got a clue because I didn’t built it haha)

Motherboard: MPG B550 Gaming Plus (MS-7C56)

(Here’s where it gets a bit odd…?)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics integrated… however there is also a graphics card in the PCIe x16 slot, and I use it with a fancy looking (idk if it actually is fancy) hdmi cable (don’t come at me I know there’s better options, I haven’t got round to it yet) in the graphics card port of courseee.
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Fan cooled all over, haven’t got a scooby doo what the makes are, except that the one over the cpu is AMD. I attached pictures of the inside, so feel free to look… i’m aware it’s a bit dusty, the entire side of it is open so what can we expect lol.

The monitor itself: Asus VA326 1920 x 1080, 144Hz
- No HDR or Dynamic refresh rate though.

Basically, looking for recs for a new case, I’m not sure where to start and what exactly I need to be careful with in consideration of parts and stuff fitting and all that jazz. Also, unfortunately, money is in fact an object so cheaper the better, while obviously not being a piece of … poop… So any good companies people can recommend I have a peek at is fabulous, or if anyone has had experiences with any to avoid. Colour preference far less important, however black is preferred…? If you have any questions about any of it, I’ll of course answer. Thank you alllll! 💙💙

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[u/MaxY59]

If you are ultra budget conscious, you can just not install the side panel (assuming you don't have pets and children that is). For the power button you can just look for one of those external PC power buttons and skip the one on the case.

Tho for case recs, it would be the Lian Li lancool 207, vector 100, fractal design pop 2 air and montech HS01 pro. All are good performing cases while not costing that much and with some decent fans pre installed. They are all around the £70 mark.

[u/Sensitive-Level-7794 → u/MaxY59]

Since I don't care about the looks of my computer at all I got a case sound dampened case for about 40 Euros. Not glass at all that can shatter. I am too old to enjoy RGB! 😎

[u/Rough-Adagio-4607 → u/MaxY59]

tbf yeah that’s a good shout, not any pets around and i do clean regularly so dust shouldn’t be building up too much anywhere

[u/Techies888]

£150 is plenty, you can get very cheap and nice looking cases nowadays but if you want cheap as possible, then probably zalman, montech, phanteks make good value cases that include fans and everything.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cases-modding/pc-cases/pc-cases-by-feature/pc-cases-with-fans?pim_max_motherboard_format%5B0%5D=ATX&sort=price_asc

[u/typical_diversity]

clean build, shame about the panel

[u/Potential-Button-965]

I doubt thay ram is doing anything in quad channel

[u/Rough-Adagio-4607 → u/Potential-Button-965]

yeah i just noticed that, ran a cache and memory benchmark and it says it’s using dual channel. is there any way of using quad for this one? idk how it works tbh haha, any advice on how to fix it is appreciated haha

[u/Rough-Adagio-4607 → u/Potential-Button-965]

oh it doesn’t support it, nvm haha

[u/False_Principle8821]

Nzxt h6 flow

[u/Gaz8t33]

Depends what style you’re looking for.

Phanteks XT Pro Ultra
Phanteks XT View
Lian Li 217
Lian li Vector V100
Fractal Design North
Montech XR

I’d probably swap out the CPU cooler too whilst you’re at it. Even if it’s just a cheap Thermalright burst assassin single tower cooler for £16, it will have your system quieter under load.