Best mid towers?

[Spev]

I'm wanting to relocate my current rig (in a full tower) to a small or mid size tower to make room for my new full tower build this month. I've been looking at the Corsair 540, Corsair 450d, and the Cooler Master HAF XB Evo as possible options. I'm doing this so my parts don't go to waste and I have room for both PCs. The 450d might be a bit too compact, I'm not too fond of the 540s airflow surprisingly, and Evo just looks stale. Overall it doesn't have to be fancy since it's going to house my old build parts, suggestions? 

 

Was wanting to do a mini atx build, but I have a ATX mobo so it won't work so that's why I'm looking at mid towers.

[ImBleu]

Corsair Air 540, Corsair 450D & H440 / S340.

 

Love them all.

[mr.skyrim_pc]

Enthoo Pro.

[OnCue]

Enthoo Pro, Enthoo Luxe, H440.

[Spev]

Enthoo Pro.

full tower?

[ImBleu]

full tower?

 

I believe so.

 

I'd look at H440 / S340 imho.

[Spev]

I believe so.

 

I'd look at H440 / S340 imho.

Yea, the thing is I want the smallest as possible. As I mentioned my current (soon to be old) rig is in a full tower. I want to relocate it to a smaller case, and make some room for my new full tower. I don't want 2 full towers, that's just a little ridiculous. 

[ImBleu]

Yea, the thing is I want the smallest as possible. As I mentioned my current (soon to be old) rig is in a full tower. I want to relocate it to a smaller case, and make some room for my new full tower. I don't want 2 full towers, that's just a little ridiculous. 

H440 is mid-tower.

[vigorstick]

Define R4. Silence and functionality in a modest looking black box. A true classic.

[athesean1]

i would always recomend the nzxt h440

[gozzygozborn]

you can't go wrong with corsair or nzxt

[VMaxMuffin]

Yea, the thing is I want the smallest as possible. As I mentioned my current (soon to be old) rig is in a full tower. I want to relocate it to a smaller case, and make some room for my new full tower. I don't want 2 full towers, that's just a little ridiculous. 

 

Consider an mATX case? Just that bit smaller, can do pretty much anything most people would want to do with a full ATX board. 

[Spev]

Consider an mATX case? Just that bit smaller, can do pretty much anything most people would want to do with a full ATX board. 

I've looked at some, I haven't found one that accepts a regular ATX board.

[ObscureMammal]

I'm very satisfied with my Fractal Arc Midi R2, it's a nice case.

[Matacks]

I saw a video review of the fractal design r4 and thought it was pretty impressive.. it just seemed like a lot of nice features all brought together for a nice price..

I also like a lot of antec and cooler master cases. A big thing i look for o cases is easy to remove dust filters on all intakes. It just makes life easier to have this imo.. There are a few cases that done really have good dust filter setups..

[VMaxMuffin]

I've looked at some, I haven't found one that accepts a regular ATX board.

 

Well, that's why they're a mATX case. My suggestion being that you get a new, mATX motherboard and reuse your ATX motherboard in your new build (or not). Just a suggestion.

[Spev]

Well, that's why they're a mATX case. My suggestion being that you get a new, mATX motherboard and reuse your ATX motherboard in your new build (or not). Just a suggestion.

Won't work. I'm using pretty old but still good parts. Processor is i7 980 & 1366 mobo. It won't fit in new sockets. Also I'm not trying to spend any more money on this than a smaller case to relocate. Will be spending my money on my new rig. 

[Darkstar101]

NZXT H440.

[STRMfrmXMN]

NZXT S340 is a good choice on a budget. A Fractal Arc Midi R2 is up there with some of my favorites. A BitFenix Ronin is also a good choice. NZXT H440 - as half the people on this thread have told you - is a good case too.

[Syraz]

Another recommendation for the s340..Very solid, priced great for what it has to offer

[NOT_AN_ERROR]

The coolermaster N-600 is nice for building although cable management isn't the best.

[Thorium19]

The arc midi R2 is a solid choice if you just want something that works well and has all the things you need and nothing you don't. The H440 is a popular choice because of its design and silence aspect to it.

I personally would suggest the silverstone RV/FT05, I have the raven and it's outstanding. Yes there are a couple of small issues to do with the cable management and PSU compatability if you have 3.5" drives, but it has the best air cooling in a case possible without going for a test bench, plus it will result in GPU sag being non existant, you'll even get easier access to the top I/O compared to a normal case, as it's at the top. And they're pretty small to boot.

[ComputerGUY82]

Nzxt h440

[MoDtEc]

Nzxt h440

Fractal define r4 or arc midi

[VMaxMuffin]

Won't work. I'm using pretty old but still good parts. Processor is i7 980 & 1366 mobo. It won't fit in new sockets. Also I'm not trying to spend any more money on this than a smaller case to relocate. Will be spending my money on my new rig. 

 

Fair enough, I was just thinking because sometimes people relocate "old" builds that are still reasonably new because they're repurposing it for media PC/spouse's/sibling's PC or something.

 

S340 is probably the one to go for if you're not looking to spend a ton of money, looks good, is a mid tower, is inexpensive but still has a good range of features.