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Hey guys,

 

I have been looking at cases for several months and I still can't pick one. I wanted the Corsair 760t or the NZXT Phantom 820 (White) But they are a bit to costly.

I have come here for case suggestions.

 

These are the minimal requirements.

 

Must be Mid-ATX or Full-ATX and must be compatible with:

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-X Gaming 7 ATX Motherboard

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 980 WINDFORCE

CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo

 

1x 5.25inch External bay.

3x 3.5inch Internal bay.

1x 2.5inch Internal bay.

Front Panel USB 3.0.

Sufficient Cable management.

And most importantly, a large window.

Note: These are the minimal requirements, can have more drive bays.

 

The price range that I'm looking into is about $50AUD-$150AUD (Preferably Lower)

 

I really appreciate all suggestions that meet the minimal requirements. Thanks so much

 

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PSU: Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold

 

 

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The enthoo pro is great! :)

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Yeh, Enthoo Pro. 

I'm pretty much set on it because of it's good design, large amount of cable management behind the motherboard tray and decent fan and rad placement.  

Also it has very few drawbacks, all at a pretty cheap price. 

But the window is pretty dam nice, quite large along with that other, smaller one in front of it with the nice Phanteks logo. 

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I guess the H440 is off the suggestion list then. :(

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Silverstone TJ04B-E (-EW for window)
Silverstone KL04B (Add "-W" for window)
Silverstone FT02B

Silverstone FT05 (5.25" is slimlineg)
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Corsair 450D

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The enthoo pro is great! :)

Yeah, this case looks really nice. Meets all my requirements.

 

^This

Yeah, it looks really nice

 

Yeh, Enthoo Pro. 

I'm pretty much set on it because of it's good design, large amount of cable management behind the motherboard tray and decent fan and rad placement.  

Also it has very few drawbacks, all at a pretty cheap price. 

But the window is pretty dam nice, quite large along with that other, smaller one in front of it with the nice Phanteks logo. 

What are the draw backs?

 

Silverstone TJ04B-E (-EW for window)

Silverstone KL04B (Add "-W" for window)

Silverstone FT02B

Silverstone FT05 (5.25" is slimlineg)

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

Phanteks Enthoo Pro

Corsair 450D

Thanks for these suggestions.

 

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Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1866 16GB, (2x8GB) GPU: Gigabyte Geforce G1 Gaming 980Ti 

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (Black/Red) Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD, Seagate Barracude 7200RPM 3TB 

PSU: Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold

 

 

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Corsair 450D?

That looks pretty nice although I don't really like the way the front looks.

 

I guess the H440 is off the suggestion list then. :(

Yeah. 

 

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Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1866 16GB, (2x8GB) GPU: Gigabyte Geforce G1 Gaming 980Ti 

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (Black/Red) Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD, Seagate Barracude 7200RPM 3TB 

PSU: Seasonic 750W 80+ Gold

 

 

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Yeah.

Oh well, better luck next time, eh? :D

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Yeah, this case looks really nice. Meets all my requirements.

Yeah, it looks really nice

What are the draw backs?

Thanks for these suggestions.

The only drawback is the window, it scratches easily, so you have to be careful with it.
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Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

If the window does arrive scratched, they will replace it for free.  Happened to me, very fast, painless, all free.

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I would suggest the Corsair C70 in black or white, or the H440 if you can deal with not having an optical bay. If you want an ODD bay for simply installing Windows, you can always just plug in your ODD without mounting it anywhere for the install process. 

 

In regards to the Corsair C70, cable management is bloody amazing. You can route cables behind the motherboard for the ultimate stealth, it has hella HDD mounts, and a glorious window.

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Hey guys,

 

I have been looking at cases for several months and I still can't pick one. I wanted the Corsair 760t or the NZXT Phantom 820 (White) But they are a bit to costly.

I have come here for case suggestions.

 

I have the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 and I'm very satisfied with it.

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