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JayxWhy
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Hi guys! I'm about to start my first personal build and have just about everything ready aside from the case. I'm considering quite a few, namely the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe and Pro, the Corsair Air 540 and 450D, as well as the Fractal Define R4 Window, and I'd love to hear peoples opinions on them.

 

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Have you seen the H440? out of the ones you have selected I would go with the Enthoo.

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air 540 is the best case in the world, thats why i have it, or maybe its because i have it... who knows?!

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Have you seen the H440? out of the ones you have selected I would go with the Enthoo.

At one point it was my go-to case, but because a friend of mine had already made his build with it I figured I'd might as well do something different, and which Enthoo?

 

 

 

air 540 is the best case in the world, thats why i have it, or maybe its because i have it... who knows?!

Haha I'm really liking the look of the air 540, and definitely the idea of a dual chamber design! I'm just having a hard time coming to a final decision.

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air 540 is the best case in the world, thats why i have it, or maybe its because i have it... who knows?!

i endorse this it really is the best case aesthetically i have ever owned besides some custom stuff the back compartment really gives you space to do/hide whatever you want

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Entho luxe! By far!

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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At one point it was my go-to case, but because a friend of mine had already made his build with it I figured I'd might as well do something different, and which Enthoo?

 

 

 

Haha I'm really liking the look of the air 540, and definitely the idea of a dual chamber design! I'm just having a hard time coming to a final decision.

Either Enthoo there is not much difference besides the finish and LED's also just because your friend made a build with the H440 don't rule it out it's a fantastic option.

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Have you considered any of the fractal cases?

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The enthoo pro or luxe out of those would be my choice, with the luxe probably pipping it on having actual aluminium on it, which I think is a positive, not just plastic lookalike. But have a look at some other cases as well, especially from silverstone, like the FT/RV05.

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Entho luxe! By far!

 

Either Enthoo there is not much difference besides the finish and LED's also just because your friend made a build with the H440 don't rule it out it's a fantastic option.

I forgot to mention that I'll be doing a black/green colour scheme, and I've been planning on doing an LED strip on the inside of the windowed panel, although I'm concerned about greens from that as well as my components matching that of the Enthoo Luxe LEDs?

 

The enthoo pro or luxe out of those would be my choice, with the luxe probably pipping it on having actual aluminium on it, which I think is a positive, not just plastic lookalike. But have a look at some other cases as well, especially from silverstone, like the FT/RV05.

Yeah, I like the aluminium construction of the Luxe is definitely something I like about it, and I'll go ahead and check out Silverstone right now!

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I forgot to mention that I'll be doing a black/green colour scheme, and I've been planning on doing an LED strip on the inside of the windowed panel, although I'm concerned about greens from that as well as my components matching that of the Enthoo Luxe LEDs?

 

Yeah, I like the aluminium construction of the Luxe is definitely something I like about it, and I'll go ahead and check out Silverstone right now!

Oooh yeah silverstone, if you can spend a bit more. I love the ft04, the ft02 and ft05 are nice too!

 

And for lighting,, get rgb lights so they can match

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Have you considered any of the fractal cases?

I did mention the Define R4 in my original post :) It was my original choice when I first planned my build.

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I like my Corsair C70 its a nice case very sturdy.

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I'd look at Fractals and Enthoos. They are all great cases. Silverstone has the better build quality but their designs are not for everybody imo.

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