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Dubesta11
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Topic after topic, I am getting nowhere. The case I originally wanted to upgrade to before everything else was a Corsair 450D:

 

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Things I like about it: 

- Looks great

- Includes good fans

- Has room for fan expansion

- Lightweight

- Windowed

- Clean front panel

- Dust filters where needed

- Bottom fan for my GPU rad

 

Things I don't really like about it:

- The price (120 not on sale)

- It lacks originality

 

 

So that's what I think of it. Some people say the front panel connectors are short, but I don't even use the H D audio, only the USB ports. The main and only drawback that I can think of is that its very expensive, since its nearly perfect for my needs. For less money, what is out there that's just as good, while being lightweight and looks good? I would like to spend no more than 80 dollars, and I can wait for a sale if necessary. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fractal define R4? NZXT h440?

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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s340?

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NZXT has some of that nice stuff you like. Phantom Series for exemple

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Phanteks Enthoo Pro is a good alternative.

I'm that guy with the GPD Win.

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The enthoo pro, or the luxe if you want to splurge a bit more. Great cases.

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Enthoo Pro and the Midi R2 are both better and cheaper choices.

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I recently built my wife's computer in a Define R4 and loved it. great case and you can get it on sale for 79.99.

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ATX cases I would use if I didn't prefer mATX/ITX.

 

Corsair 450D
Corsair Air 540
NZXT S340
NZXT H440
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Silverstone TJ04B-E
Silverstone KL04B (Add "-W" for window)

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SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB | CRYORIG M9i | BE QUIET! PURE WINGS 2| FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE NANO S

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Some cases I like to recommend are:

the ARC midi R2, which has incredible features at a really good price,but does lack a little in the looks department.

The phanteks enthoo pro, which is great for being able to be completely taken apart and put back to get her without removing a single rivet, but the looks face the same issue as the arc.

The silverstone RV05, which has the pretty much the best air cooling performance out of any case, but has marmite looks and can be slightly limiting at times.

The NZXT H440, which is awesome for silence and water cooling, but doesn't fit the billing if you want a high airflow, super cool system.

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air 540

nzxt h440

define R4

Cooler Master N300( no botom fan but has side fans and a window and is very cheap)

Corsair Graphite Series 230T 

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@Dubesta11

air cooled/AIO or custom watercooled loop?

1 GPU or 2 GPUs?

what is the future of upgrades?

Mostly air cooling for the Air on my GPU. I shouldn't be upgrading it much after this. (yeah right)

The Grey Squirrel

CPU: i7-6700k @ 4.8GHz - CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Z170-E - GPU:  ASUS GTX 1060 DUAL

Case: Inwin 303 - RAM: 4x8GB Corsair LPX - Storage: 2x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired / Bungee - Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red - Headphone: Sony MDR- 1R

Microphone:  Blue Yeti - Webcam: Logitech C920 - Monitors: 3x Dell S2415H 

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@Dubesta11

i found best money for a proper case for your situation is the fractal design arc midi r2.

great airflow, room for HDD/SSD and graphics card, fine cable management and not

over-the-top expensive. yet, small enough to not take up a lot of area.

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