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Looking for the best sub $100 case for my new PC build. I don't want anything too flashy. I've looked quite a bit, but I'm having trouble looking choosing as I want the absolute best case to suit my needs. 

 

I don't want any 5.25" bays cuz I won't need them, but if they are present that should not take up too much space (No more than two 5.25" bays). Gromited cable holes would be nice. I also want a smaller drive bay, not a long stretching bar that covers the entire front part of the case. Also I'd rather not have any colored case with LEDs or anything like that as there really is no theme to this build (At least to the interior, I've sacrificed matching parts such as memory and motherboard for a cheaper system). 

 

If you guys have any suggestions that would be great. Obviously this is a pretty long list of prerequisites but I'm sure theres a case out there! :D

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NZXT S340 is a good one.

 

Yeah dude, I picked up one for $70 from Microcenter last week.

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@Freeeeese from budget cases there's this one that might interest you
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G2NU4725&cm_re=Zalman_Z3_Plus-_-11-235-046-_-Product

Fits even very long GPUs, has good airflow, is relatively cheap and looks great
The build quality is also decent. I have built friend's PC using this one, was suprised by how good it is for the money

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NZXT S340. Makes any build look good, got mine last week. Here it is in all her glory:

Looks so much better!

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NZXT S340

Fractal Design Define S/R4

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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NZXT S340. Makes any build look good, got mine last week. Here it is in all her glory:

I love mine

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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I know, I know. ALL HAIL THE S340. But honestly I'm looking for a case without a side panel window because I did not splurge the extra money on matching internal parts such as motherboard and memory. The S340 looks great but honestly it'll probably make my build look worse considering I have red memory DIMMs, a blue motherboard, and the green showing on my Corsair CX500M PSU. Plus, no grommited cable holes which help make the cables look better.

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The Fractal Design Define S seems like what I'm looking for. The only thing is that I will not be water cooling so I feel bad leaving all that space in the front of the case like that! But oh well. 

 

Thanks for your help guys!

My Baby Girl ❤️CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X | Mobo: ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX | RAM: 2 x 8 GB DDR4 3200 MHz GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 SC | Case: Fractal Design Core 3500 | HDD: Seagate 1TB SSD: Adata SP900 512GB PSU: EVGA 650G 80+ Gold Full Modular | OS: Windows 10

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