Looking for new case

[brandongaming33]

I'm looking at upgrading my case in my newly built system. I kept my old antec 900 case from a previous build, thinking it would be fine, there's a lot of little things that annoy me about it though (solid LED fans, no 2.5" bays, size, no dust filters). Looking for suggestions that fit most of wants/needs. I need 2 (ideally 3) 2.5" bays, a few 3.5's would be nice too for upgradability. I want something smaller for a case, this one takes up almost half of one of my desks (it's a full size case and I have an m-atx board in new one so downsizing shouldn't be hard). No solid coloured LED's, either customizable RGB or plain black. I have a dog so dust filters are pretty much a must. Here's the pcpartpicker list of my build right now: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/GhXBtn. I don't want to spend too much on a case, ideally less than 100$ CDN, but for the right one I might be willing to spend a bit more. I thought about the Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L, but it has solid coloured LED's, which I don't like.

[tkitch]

Lian Li LanCool 215 should cover it.

RGB Fans, etc.  

[SpookyCitrus]

The Fractal Design Focus 2 is my go to case right now. I've built a few computers in them so far and I love them. They're price to feature set is also pretty solid. Here's a PCpartpicker link. The RGB version is right at your budget limit but there is also a non-RGB version for $15 to $20 cheaper. Really any newer mesh front panel case from FD, Phanteks, or Lian Li would be a safe bet.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jD92FT/fractal-design-focus-2-rgb-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-foc2a-03

[brandongaming33]

49 minutes ago, tkitch said:

Lian Li LanCool 215 should cover it.

RGB Fans, etc.  

Little more than I wanted to spend, but thanks for the suggestion

[brandongaming33]

50 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The Fractal Design Focus 2 is my go to case right now. I've built a few computers in them so far and I love them. They're price to feature set is also pretty solid. Here's a PCpartpicker link. The RGB version is right at your budget limit but there is also a non-RGB version for $15 to $20 cheaper. Really any newer mesh front panel case from FD, Phanteks, or Lian Li would be a safe bet.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jD92FT/fractal-design-focus-2-rgb-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-foc2a-03

Looks like a pretty solid case for the money, I'll add it as an option. It is a little bigger than I wanted, doesn't seem to have a PSU shroud, and the front panel doesn't have a dust filter (only mesh) though.

[BadBadali]

I would say Fractal Design Meshify 2 should satisfy most of your requirements. Lian-Li o11 Air Mini would do it but the Fractal Case has a more aggressive filtration system.

[brandongaming33]

45 minutes ago, BadBadali said:

I would say Fractal Design Meshify 2 should satisfy most of your requirements. Lian-Li o11 Air Mini would do it but the Fractal Case has a more aggressive filtration system.

Is there a real difference between the different versions of the Meshify 2 beyond the slight size differences? The original must have some supply issues here because it's like 220$, but the compact version is a lot more reasonable at 115-130$. Another one to add to the options, thanks for the suggestion!

[BadBadali]

33 minutes ago, brandongaming33 said:

Is there a real difference between the different versions of the Meshify 2 beyond the slight size differences? The original must have some supply issues here because it's like 220$, but the compact version is a lot more reasonable at 115-130$. Another one to add to the options, thanks for the suggestion!

 

 

Meshify 2 61.7L

6 Internal 3.5

2 Internal 2.5

GPU with Drives 315mm

 

Compact 42.3L

2 Internal 3.5

2 Internal 2.5

GPU with Drives 341mm

 

Mini(MATX-ITX) 32.96L

2 Internal 3.5

GPU 331mm

[person123456789]

6 hours ago, brandongaming33 said:

I'm looking at upgrading my case in my newly built system. I kept my old antec 900 case from a previous build, thinking it would be fine, there's a lot of little things that annoy me about it though (solid LED fans, no 2.5" bays, size, no dust filters). Looking for suggestions that fit most of wants/needs. I need 2 (ideally 3) 2.5" bays, a few 3.5's would be nice too for upgradability. I want something smaller for a case, this one takes up almost half of one of my desks (it's a full size case and I have an m-atx board in new one so downsizing shouldn't be hard). No solid coloured LED's, either customizable RGB or plain black. I have a dog so dust filters are pretty much a must. Here's the pcpartpicker list of my build right now: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/GhXBtn. I don't want to spend too much on a case, ideally less than 100$ CDN, but for the right one I might be willing to spend a bit more. I thought about the Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L, but it has solid coloured LED's, which I don't like.

Why do you want 2.5 inch bays for upgradability if you can use M.2?

[brandongaming33]

40 minutes ago, person123456789 said:

Why do you want 2.5 inch bays for upgradability if you can use M.2?

I have 2 2.5 inch drives now, it would be nice to have a 3.5 bay incase I decide to put a hard drive in, but not something I need.

[brandongaming33]

3 hours ago, BadBadali said:

 

 

Meshify 2 61.7L

6 Internal 3.5

2 Internal 2.5

GPU with Drives 315mm

 

Compact 42.3L

2 Internal 3.5

2 Internal 2.5

GPU with Drives 341mm

 

Mini(MATX-ITX) 32.96L

2 Internal 3.5

GPU 331mm

Thanks, sounds like 42.3L would work for me. I'll probably go with that or the focus 2 that was also suggested