Issue with Case Picking

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello everyone!

Lately, I've been fighting myself on the subject of which case to buy. The three cases in question are the Fractal Design Define R5, Corsair Air 540, and the Thermaltake Core V21 (I know it's MATX). I will be adding a Radiator in the future. If anyone wants to suggest anything else, the case should be no bigger than (22 X 15 X 23) (H X W X D) It needs to support ATX or MATX as well as support two 240mm radiators (Larger is better, but 240mm is the minimum).

 

Thanks a bunch in advanced!

[Guest Kloaked]

I have the R4 and I loves it. Easy to build in and keeps noise levels lower than my Air 540 did. 10/10 would buy the R5 if I wanted to spend that much.

[TheElt]

From my experiences with it, avoid the R5, it's no-where near as good as it been made out to be (Or maybe I just got a bad case, who knows)

[TheGhzGuy]

From my experiences with it, avoid the R5, it's no-where near as good as it been made out to be (Or maybe I just got a bad case, who knows)

 

What was wrong with it?

[TheElt]

What was wrong with it?

Doesn't make the computer that much quieter, which I could live with, but the side panel doesn't seem to fit right with the bottom front of the case so it rattles, makes a horrible noise if it rests in the right position and when you push it there's about 1-2mm of travel. And the side panel catch isn't that good.

 

But it does have pretty good airflow, and the hard drive trays do a good job of dampening the noise from a HDD, and there's loads of room for cable management.

[CalumGiff]

I dont know if the h440 fits ur dimensions but the case looks awesome and has plenty room for rads

[GameDragon]

I absolutely adore the air 540 but do you know what I love better? The air 240. All the features of the 540, compacted down to a micro-atx form factor. Genious brilliance.

[TheGhzGuy]

I dont know if the h440 fits ur dimensions but the case looks awesome and has plenty room for rads

 

My issue with the H440 is it chokes the fans and doesn't allow much airflow.

[spwath]

Ft05

[vembutech]

http://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-cases/

[CalumGiff]

My issue with the H440 is it chokes the fans and doesn't allow much airflow.

 

Tbf the airflow isnt so bad as to be detrimental, it looks awesome and it has 3 120's straight of the back to kinda make up for that problem.

[Trik'Stari]

If you are considering the Air 540, consider the Thermaltake Core X9, or X2:

Core X9: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133275(out of stock at the moment )

Core X2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133276