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Hi.

I'm planning on building a entry level PC for my little brother for his birthday and was looking for a full tower at $100 +-20 budget.

 

I fell in love with the Enthoo Pro by Phanteks and was actually considering buying an extra one for myself, but sad thing is it is not available in Argentina, my country, and the only way to get one is shipping it from US.

 

I also saw the NZXT Source 530, wich is available in my country, and was also considering it.

 

What are your thoughts? Other choices? I want full tower for further upgrade over the following months, plus the space is nice to have, I've not been building PCs for long and it's nice to have a wide space to work with.

 

Thanks!

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NZXT is a great case.

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Some options:

 

Corsair Obsidian 450D - a little bit over your budget but it has great cooling and looks.

Corsair Air 540 - a little bit more over your budget but it has excellent cooling and awesome looks, if you like cube cases.

NZXT Source 530 - looks like a nice case, never used NZXT cases so I can't say anything from my own experience.

Enthoo Pro - yeah, awesome case for 100$, sorry for you that you can't find it in Argentina...

Fractal Design Define R4 - silent and nice looks

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 - nice looks and pretty good cooling.

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Source 530 plus couple more fans is a great choice, In fact it is the only case by NZXT I like, it simple, clean and works..plus if need be you can call NZXT and order some rubber grommets for it

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I get more and more sad. Corsair is almost not commercialized in my country, Fractal Design is not commercialized either. So it seems like the only option available is the NZXT Source 530, or ship a case from the US wich can take 10 to 30 days. Yeah, sad Vinter is sad.

 

The only shop that sold Corsair cases not only didn't have the 450D, but the other ones were overpriced as f***.. $400 for the 550D, yeah right. They sell it as if it were made out of gold.

 

Some options:

 

Corsair Obsidian 450D - a little bit over your budget but it has great cooling and looks.

Corsair Air 540 - a little bit more over your budget but it has excellent cooling and awesome looks, if you like cube cases.

NZXT Source 530 - looks like a nice case, never used NZXT cases so I can't say anything from my own experience.

Enthoo Pro - yeah, awesome case for 100$, sorry for you that you can't find it in Argentina...

Fractal Design Define R4 - silent and nice looks

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 - nice looks and pretty good cooling.

I really fell in love with the Enthoo Pro, I might just buy it online and ship it. I didn't like the fact that it's shipped with hard foam, and it being shipped from the other side of the world, well, if it arrives broken I'd have to ship it back and forth, it's just too much trouble.

 

The Corsair Carbide Series 300R is a great choice!

Not only not available in my country, but didn't love it that much.

 

Source 530 plus couple more fans is a great choice, In fact it is the only case by NZXT I like, it simple, clean and works..plus if need be you can call NZXT and order some rubber grommets for it

Yeah, I think exactly like you

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Hi.

I'm planning on building a entry level PC for my little brother for his birthday and was looking for a full tower at $100 +-20 budget.

 

I fell in love with the Enthoo Pro by Phanteks and was actually considering buying an extra one for myself, but sad thing is it is not available in Argentina, my country, and the only way to get one is shipping it from US.

 

I also saw the NZXT Source 530, wich is available in my country, and was also considering it.

 

What are your thoughts? Other choices? I want full tower for further upgrade over the following months, plus the space is nice to have, I've not been building PCs for long and it's nice to have a wide space to work with.

 

Thanks!

Get the Enthoo- Oh.. uh.. Corsair Air 540 if you can shell out a little more I guess.

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Enthoo pro, ship it.

I'm either gonna do this, or buy the Source 530. Linus said in his review of the Enthoo Pro that the packaging was crappy, and I'm afraid of it failing while shipping it from US all the way down to South America.

 

 

Edit: I dediced to go for the NZXT Source 530 and mod it a little bit. The Enthoo Pro would've been a better choice, but it's just too much trouble to ship it to Argentina specifically (is that even a word?lol). Thank you everyone, keep being awesome.

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