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The Best case for budget build (pun intended)

I am looking for a case for my first gaming PC build.

I want the case to look nice and have good airflow but not be big and bulky. It optimally has to be within $10-$20 US of my $70 budget for a case.

The Cases I have looked at have left me indecisive and since I may not be building this PC for 1-2 more month I would like the case to have steady stock/prices. I really don't like the way some front panels look on the cooler master cases look but will be open to seeing any suggestions. My PC is going to most likely have a Micro-ITX MOBO and a GTX 1650-1660 super. If, you're going to recommend a case please make sure it has decent IO. (USB 3) (Audio jacks are nice but not necessary) (USB-C would be nice but is not needed)

Just want some recommendations from people in the LTT community and will look at anything you guys recommend.

 

Current Parts List (Without CASE)

I have the CPU/GPU at base prices as they are marked up everywhere else

This PC at full price will be around $650 US (With $70 case/ some fans)

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Newegg
Memory Team T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $53.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA BA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $60.49 @ Amazon
Custom GTX 1650 Super $165.00
Custom Ryzen 5 2600 $150.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $584.45
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-02 13:18 EST-0500  

 

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System Specs

<Ryzen 5 3600 3.5-4.2Ghz> <Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black> <ZOTAC RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB> <16gb 3200Mhz Crucial CL16> <DarkFlash DLM21 Mesh> <650w Corsair RMx 2018 80+ Gold> <Samsung 970 EVO 500gb NVMe> <WD blue 500gb SSD> <MSI MAG b550m Mortar> <5 Noctua P12 case fans>

Peripherals

<Lepow Portable Monitor + AOC 144hz 1080p monitor> 

<Keymove Snowfox 61m>

<Razer Mini>

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I would usually go with the Phanteks p400a digitial which usually hovers around $90 but due to the virus it seems to be either sold out has hyper inflated prices but if you want to stick a cheaper case then I would definitely go the the phanteks p300a which usually goes for $50 - 60 and add a couple fans

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Normally I would recommend a Lian Li Lancool model. But there is just no way to find them for $70 these days. 

 

I did find a Corsair 220T for $80. https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Airflow-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower/dp/B07RW8GLQJ/ref=sr_1_23?crid=YYZY873P7U6Z&dchild=1&keywords=lian+li&qid=1607187037&s=pc&sprefix=lian+%2Celectronics%2C212&sr=1-23

 

If that helps. 

My 2020 Upgrade: CPU: Ryzen 5 3600; MB: MSI X570 Tomohawk WiFi; Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3600 MHz; Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance; PSU: Corsair RM550X 80+ Gold; Storage: WD Blue 500GB SSD; Seagate 4TB Compute HDD; Monitor: GIGABYTE G34WQC 34" 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor, 3440 x 1440 VA 1500R Display

 

Previous Components Still Using: GPU: MSI GTX 1070 (bought Used); Storage: WD 3TB Green HDD,WD 1TB Black HDD, SanDisk SSD PLUS 240GB

Previous Monitor I want to VESA mount: LG 29UB55-B 29" Ultrawide 1080p 60Hz IPS

 

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