Need help with choosing first pc case

[vonProteus]

hi

i need your help/suggestion

i know what i want to put into the case but i don't know how to pick up the case

i want to put into it ATX motherboard with NH-D15 and RTX 3080 and lots of 3.5" HDD (i think 8, definitely 5+)

i don't care for rgb and windows in case

i don't want to water cool it

 

should I add anything else?

[CommanderAlex]

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

Corsair 750D Airflow Edition Full Tower for plenty of room with HDDs. Should fit a NH-D15 as the CPU cooler height is 170mm. You'll definitely want a full tower with all those HDDs installed in the computer. Should be able to pick this up on Amazon in the US if you are located there. 

[Applefreak]

3 minutes ago, vonProteus said:

hi

i need your help/suggestion

i know what i want to put into the case but i don't know how to pick up the case

i want to put into it ATX motherboard with NH-D15 and RTX 3080 and lots of 3.5" HDD (i think 8, definitely 5+)

i don't care for rgb and windows in case

i don't want to water cool it

 

should I add anything else?

If you need 8 bays, the Fractal Define XL R2, I like because of it's sleek non-RGB design. Also it does fit the NH-D15 just fine. I recently build a NAS for someone in that case. Additionally it has 5.25" bays, should you want to expand with additional drive bays of optical drives or fan controllers etc. Fairly reasonable in price as well. There is also the Thermaltake Core V71 and the be-Quiet Dark Base 700 as well. The fractal design seemed the most practical case to build in with lots of spinning drives.

[vonProteus]

thank you for your prompt response @Applefreak @CommanderAlex

lots of good propositions

researching your suggestions i encounter Fractal Design Define 7

and i think i like it

do you see any contraindications (air flow/thermal/sound)?

[CommanderAlex]

4 hours ago, vonProteus said:

thank you for your prompt response @Applefreak @CommanderAlex

lots of good propositions

researching your suggestions i encounter Fractal Design Define 7

and i think i like it

do you see any contraindications (air flow/thermal/sound)?

There will be restricted airflow in the front of the case with that panel in the front, even though it will be pulling it in on the sides, its still restrictive (NZXT H510 comes to my mind with this case). As a result, thermals might be bad with this case.