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Its my birthday in a couple of days and im gonna be rollin in the cash (not actually). I've been wanting to upgrade my case for a while now and im leaning towards a lan box type case (something that i can take from my house to a friends or another place). Right now i have an antec 300 case with a micro atx motherboard. The 2 cases i am debating on is the HAF XB evo and the corsair 250d. Id rather have the 250d but if i chose that case i would have to buy a new mini itx mother board (about an extra 100-120 dollars). Im stuck on deciding if its worth it to get a new mother board or just get the haf xb. Also if theres any other lan box type cases please tell me!

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Its my birthday in a couple of days and im gonna be rollin in the cash (not actually). I've been wanting to upgrade my case for a while now and im leaning towards a lan box type case (something that i can take from my house to a friends or another place). Right now i have an antec 300 case with a micro atx motherboard. The 2 cases i am debating on is the HAF XB evo and the corsair 250d. Id rather have the 250d but if i chose that case i would have to buy a new mini itx mother board (about an extra 100-120 dollars). Im stuck on deciding if its worth it to get a new mother board or just get the haf xb. Also if theres any other lan box type cases please tell me!

Corsair 350D?

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Neither. HAF XB is extremely oversized and the 250D is underfeatured. Get an Arc Mini R2 or 350D. If you really want a LAN style case, the Prodigy M.

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Neither. HAF XB is extremely oversized and the 250D is underfeatured. Get an Arc Mini R2 or 350D. If you really want a LAN style case, the Prodigy M.

wow thanks man. the arc mini r2 looks perfect, nice side window haha. as for the 350d its basically the same size as my antec 300. just looks a little bit better. And i really dislike the looks of the prodigy m.

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What about the NZXT Vulcan? It's light, small, Micro ATX, and has a strong handle

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That nzxt vulcan looks nice, and so does that xigmatek case. dont like that other one tho

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forgot about the Aquila, that case is gorgeous!! get that one xD

The Vulcan is also cool, also cheaper

I live in canada and the aquila is not on newegg.ca or else i would buy it. i like to see my graphics card fan spinning and such. that would be a perfect case because the motherboard mounts flat not sideways. it would be sweet

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Bitfenix Prodigy?

 

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I live in canada and the aquila is not on newegg.ca or else i would buy it. i like to see my graphics card fan spinning and such. that would be a perfect case because the motherboard mounts flat not sideways. it would be sweet

It is still not for sale, it will come to the market soon.

The bitfenix prodigy M (micro atx ) is also an option.

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