Corsair 450D or Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX

[Melodist]

Which one of the following cases would you recommend: Corsair 450D or Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX?

[Adalhelm]

As much as I like Corsair cases I really like the look of the Phanteks and the features are nice. 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Melodist said:

Which one of the following cases would you recommend: Corsair 450D or Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX?

I own the Enthoo Evolv ATX and I love it. Plenty of room, was easy to set up and the radiator bracket was a nice touch. Never dealt with Corsair before, though I'm sure they are a fine case manufacturer as well, but Phanteks won me over with their case. It's not without it's faults but what case isn't?

[Melodist]

And in terms of interior quality / stability?

[Melodist]

more input?  I guess with the phanteks evolv, you mostly pay for the looks, am I right?

[Melodist]

Got both cases now here and still don't know which one to use...

[Melodist]

What I'm mostly concerned about is the quality of the insides, like the stability of the backplate so and so forth. 

 

I've been wondering if the Phanteks M Pro has the same insides as the enthoo atx, which costs as much as the Corsair 450D, even a bit less, that would mean I wouldn't gain any quality to my housing, so paying the extra for the enthoo evolv atx is more about the looks which you pay the extra for?

[Wen]

If you have both cases just give them a shake and see how that feels maybe? I have heard the Phanteks feels a little "flip-floppy" according to a friend who builds custom PC setups professionally, but the same friend did not have anything to say about the Corsair.

 

Money aside, I would go for the Phanteks because it looks more interesting to build in, my friend's comments aside. The M Pro looks just like the 450D, I would walk right past it, but then I have a 780T.

[Melodist]

2 minutes ago, Wen said:

If you have both cases just give them a shake and see how that feels maybe? I have heard the Phanteks feels a little "flip-floppy" according to a friend who builds custom PC setups professionally, but the same friend did not have anything to say about the Corsair.

 

Money aside, I would go for the Phanteks because it looks more interesting to build in, my friend's comments aside. The M Pro looks just like the 450D, I would walk right past it, but then I have a 780T.

 

For me, it is really not about the looks, if I take my habbits of how I display my computers into consideration, which is not at all. My fancy Mac Pro always sat beside me under the table, unless I pulled it out for cleaning purposes. For me it is more about how rigid the backplate is and how well the airflow works.

[Earnhardt]

I have the Corsair 450D and it's fine .A pic before I started the wiring,and It uses 2 brackets behind the mobo for SSD's.I came from a HAF 932 and really miss all the space It had.But wanted to keep a coupls 5.25 drives for my Blue ray drive and  fan controller,That Phanteks does look cool also though.