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Hey guys, any recommendations for a nice roomy case that i can see all my internals and my reference GTX 770's in sli? $200 is my max, and air flow isn't too much of an issue because i'm using reference blower style cards. My room/whole house is getting extended and i'll be able to put my PC on my desk, where i'll be able to see right inside.  i believe that my current  NZXT Phantom 530 is a terrible case, and i hate it, and it just screams plastic. So what case do you guy's recommend for around $200 AUD? I was thinking of an NZXT, Phanteks or Corsair case. 

Thanks,

~Elias

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I would probably get the Corsair Air 540 or the NZXT H440

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Air 540. (In my opinion its the best case ever)

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The NZXT S340 looks beautiful. I also really love the design of the Corsair 750D, there's just so many choices that it's hard to choose. The Phanteks Enthoo Pro looks outstanding for the price. I personally own the Corsair C70, it's a very roomy case, although not all like the military theme. Also, from posts above, I do agree that the Air 540 from Corsair looks really excellent.

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Most Phanteks case are a great value, from what I know the H440 and the Obsidian line are great. They're all reasonably easy to build in, and the 800D and 900D are very popular.

What differentiates them are mostly their looks, so I'd look at them. Alternatively you can go to Linus's channel on Youtube and watch his case reviews! They're awesome.

Personally, I won't spend that much on a case (I'm looking at the S340 from NZXT and the 230T from Corsair myself)

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phanteks enthoo pro

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CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

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