H440 vs ARC midi R2 vs 450D

[Ziggamasta]

See the title. Yeah. All these cases are aesthetically beautiful in their own way and I love each one equally (from MANY hours of reviews and overviews watched). They question is Which one to buy???

 

My build consists of an atx motherboard with a 4670k and 8GB of ram. I have a GTX 590 and I plan on getting a 280/240mm AIO liquid cooler for my cpu. My current case is a cheap Thermaltake one that does the job but nothing more. I like Silence but I'm not a freak over it so all of these cases are quiet enough as they have low noise fans included. If anybody has built in/owned any of these cases and is able to shed some light on which one is best in their opinion that would be great. 

 

Peace.

[XTankSlayerX]

I personally love the H440. I love the way the ssds can be mounted on the psu cover thing, because i have a very r special ssd that is close to me. Otherwise the exclusion of any 5 and a quarter inch bays are a step to the future imo, the really cool noise optimized design, the cable routing options, the way the hard drives mount and the led on the back are all nice touches all of which had stood out to me.

[alexyy]

I'd take a look at the Define R4 it's silence optimized but doesn't sacrifice on price or build quality..

 

The Arc 2 midi is a very nice case as well.

[-ism]

See the title. Yeah. All these cases are aesthetically beautiful in their own way and I love each one equally (from MANY hours of reviews and overviews watched). They question is Which one to buy???

 

My build consists of an atx motherboard with a 4670k and 8GB of ram. I have a GTX 590 and I plan on getting a 280/240mm AIO liquid cooler for my cpu. My current case is a cheap Thermaltake one that does the job but nothing more. I like Silence but I'm not a freak over it so all of these cases are quiet enough as they have low noise fans included. If anybody has built in/owned any of these cases and is able to shed some light on which one is best in their opinion that would be great. 

 

Peace.

 

 

Of the cases you mentioned, I would rank the H440 as #1.

 

The Corsair 450D is only just slightly behind it. I love both almost equally, however the H440 holds the crown. I love the top-mounted I/O on the H440 and the LED lights in the PSU cover as well as the rear I/O. And damn this case is quiet!

 

I wouldn't even consider the Arc 2 Midi. Just looks dull to me. I can see why it would appeal to many people though.

 

I would go with whatever is cheaper at the time - H440 or 450D. Love 'em both to death.

[minicale]

Not close IMO,

 

H440 has better airflow, looks, and overall design.

 

The 450D intake puts me off, it looks bad and will let dust in and noise out.

 

I have a Mini r2 which is basically the midi r2 but matx and its just average for the most part IMO.