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Graphite 230t vs. Source 210

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I have the 230t, its a great case for the price, though it would have been better if the cable management holes came with grommets, the drive cages were removable, and if there were more cable tie-down spots in the cable side of the chassis.. Perhaps also a removable front fan filter instead of one built into the front panel..

 

Other than the case is fantastic.

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Hey people of LTT forums!

 

I fractured the front panel of my Rosewill Galaxy-03 Case accidentally. Thank Gaben the parts were ok, though. It's a pretty bad crack(dont have pics). I was carrying it into my room, and banged it on the corner of a wall. So, ever since, I have been looking for another case that is relatively cheap, but will sustain better than that Rosewill case, and besides, I like a brand name thats more familiar in Gaming. So, I narrowed it down to two cases:

 

The Corsair Graphite 230t Blue Window or the NZXT Source 210 Window.

 

I've watched several videos on both of them, yet not many people like Linus make videos for cases such as the Source. If you have either of these cases, would you mind telling me the Pros and Cons of them? If you don't own one of these, but have a general idea of them, would you recommend me one? I'm kind of leaning towards the 230t. The build I have is blue and gold.

PC SETUP: | i5-4440 3.1 GHz | MSI Z97s Krait | EVGA GTX 970 | G.Skill Value 8GB | WDC Blue 500GB | NZXT S340

MOBILE SETUP: | Apple iPhone 6 | iOS 10b4 | Apple Watch Stainless Steel w/ Black Sport Band | WatchOS 3b4

 

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I have the 230t, its a great case for the price, though it would have been better if the cable management holes came with grommets, the drive cages were removable, and if there were more cable tie-down spots in the cable side of the chassis.. Perhaps also a removable front fan filter instead of one built into the front panel..

 

Other than the case is fantastic.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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The features like the 2.5" bays are nice on the 230T but I would go with the Source 210 for the quieter fans if you're not replacing them. Some idea of the pricing would help. 

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Yeah, so I'm not interested really in "quietness." I have headphones on and really don't care how loud it gets, as long as everything has good airflow and is being cooled properly. 

 

Still might go with the 230t.

PC SETUP: | i5-4440 3.1 GHz | MSI Z97s Krait | EVGA GTX 970 | G.Skill Value 8GB | WDC Blue 500GB | NZXT S340

MOBILE SETUP: | Apple iPhone 6 | iOS 10b4 | Apple Watch Stainless Steel w/ Black Sport Band | WatchOS 3b4

 

Steam: chargerjake | Origin: chargerjake

 

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