Need case reccomendations

[Ombox76]

Case reccomendations under 70 (preferably around 50) (USD) that would work with watercooling. The old case I have now doesn't support water cooling so I need a new one what will work with 240 rad.  If you have a case personally or know if one that works- any suggestions are appreciated.  A side panel window and rgb are not a must but is definitely a plus. 

 

Thanks so much!

[hello_there_123]

CM NR600

[Shark With A Laser]

I don't have personal experience with either but try taking a look at a Phanteks P350x or NZXT H500. They are both at the upper end of the price range you listed, but I think the P350X might have all the things you're looking for (I have a P600, which is fairly similar but bigger, and am very happy with it).

 

Do you need a case that comes with a lot of fans or are you going to supply your own?

[Ombox76]

37 minutes ago, Shark With A Laser said:

I don't have personal experience with either but try taking a look at a Phanteks P350x or NZXT H500. They are both at the upper end of the price range you listed, but I think the P350X might have all the things you're looking for (I have a P600, which is fairly similar but bigger, and am very happy with it).

 

Do you need a case that comes with a lot of fans or are you going to supply your own?

I have a couple fans but they are plain- if you know of any cases that have matching or even rgb fans included that would be great- all help is appreciated!

[Shark With A Laser]

2 hours ago, Ombox76 said:

I have a couple fans but they are plain- if you know of any cases that have matching or even rgb fans included that would be great- all help is appreciated!

I think it's going to be a bit difficult to find a case that has a nice side panel and RGB fans (that aren't terrible) at the price point you're looking at, unless you're willing to spend $70 on the case alone and spend more on fans separately. But I did have 3 potential recommendations:

 

1. Deepcool Matrexx 55 with the 3 RGB fan option ($80). I'm not sure how good the fans are and the chassis itself appears to have very average build quality (the case without any fans is just $40).
2. Cooler Master MasterBox ($85): Comes with 3 RGB fans installed in the front as intakes, but it's out of the price range you wanted. Newegg did have a $10 mail-in-rebate when I was looking at it, but I think it will expire very soon.
3. Phanteks P350X: Has a front panel with RGB strips that will obscure the front intake fans, so you could get away with no RGB fans there and just install two RGB fans in the top and back as exhaust. However, that case only retails with a single 120mm fan, so you will need to supply the other fans.

 

Before you get too deep into RGB you need to consider which RGB ecosystem(s) you're going to use because they don't always play nice with each other (e.g. Corsair iCue and MSI's Mystic Light). It can also be a bit more annoying to coordinate cheaper RGB components due to their control mechanisms.