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I want a new case for under $100 that's really good.

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Looking for a new case to replace my not-so-good Rosewill Prism S Lite Black. Any recommendations? (I was thinking the NZXT case)

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The Phanteks P300A is pretty well the best budget TG ATX-mid tower as it has great airflow, the P400A is the big brother to the P300A, if found in stock it can be had for around $100USD. 

Airflow focused cases are better as more airflow = better temps = lower temps.

 

The Fractal Design Meshify C TG is another very good option, I own it, best case I have owned to date. Very well made, great cable management, perfect size, and very good for airflow.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nL7v6h/fractal-design-meshify-c-tg-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko-tgl

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the nzxt h510 series are very good cases, and they are pretty nice to build in too. I had an NZXT H510 holding my second rig, ended up replacing it with a meshify C TG Blackout only because I had a friend letting it go almost new for not alot of money. And I'm a sucker for fractal cases (look at my bio). That being said for that price NZXT H510(i), Fractal Meshify C, Phanteks P350X, P360X all good choices. I have built in all of them and I must say the fractal is the best to build in followed by the nzxt then the phanteks.

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1 hour ago, P3rfectLIVE said:

I personally own, love, and enjoy the NZXT h510i. Cooling is great and there is a lot of room considering that its a mid tower. 

https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-H510i-Vertical-Integrated-Water-Cooling/dp/B07TD9S3HZ

It's worth waiting for it to come back into stock for it to be $100. 

I have been trying to hunt down the white one for about a month now but they just aren't coming back in stock for a while I guess

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Fractal define meshify tg is an awesome case I love it

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23 hours ago, x9x9x9x9x9 said:

I have been trying to hunt down the white one for about a month now but they just aren't coming back in stock for a while I guess

The white ones are very popular, I purchased another one on Amazon a few weeks ago, I live in the US so I'm not sure if that is the difference. Due to Covid-19, I doubt it will be back in stock until July. 

Worth the wait, and now you can save for for the i version. 
Also, $30 a piece for an RGB fan sucks. 

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6 hours ago, P3rfectLIVE said:

The white ones are very popular, I purchased another one on Amazon a few weeks ago, I live in the US so I'm not sure if that is the difference. Due to Covid-19, I doubt it will be back in stock until July. 

Worth the wait, and now you can save for for the i version. 
Also, $30 a piece for an RGB fan sucks. 

I am jealous. I am in the US so hopefully they will be back sooner than july but who knows. I don't know if I want the RGB one. I don't have a lot of RGB stuff in my system as is but I wouldn't mind setting the lights to a static color. I am tempted to save for the elite version as that looks pretty nice but $170 is a little on the high side for me. 

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