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I'm looking for the best case under $80 dollars. It has to have a dark/black main color. I'm going for a blue/black color theme. Current choices:

 

Zalman Z9 Neo Black $~70-75 Pros: Blue-lit USB ports, brushed metal front, lots of fans, 2 fans have blue LEDs, rubber grommets Cons: Fans... are loud? quiet?, meh fan filters, fans are molex. Current Chosen Case

 

NZXT S340 $~70 Pros: Fully filtered, All metal Cons: Blue is sorta off of what the color I'm going for, cable management... bar?, two fans Other: Are the fans three-pin?

 

Any other case suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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I have the s340 blue and the only blue that matches the one on the case is the AsRock z97 motherboards so you should just paint it to the shade of blue you like. Spray paint is cheap. And yes the fans are 3 pin. 

 

Another case for under $80 would be the Phanteks P400S 

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9 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

If you really love blue then

 

Bitfenix Neos Blue or Prodigy

s340 doesn't have much blue I agree

 

If you want blue

Enermax Ostrog

Lots of Apevia X are blue

Sharkoon might come bit expensive but are blue too

Raidmax Viper

 

Looked at all of them. Here are my responses:

 

Bitfenix Neos Blue: Doesn't look bad, but people are reporting very cheap build quality

Prodigy: Not mid tower...

Enermax Ostrog: No SSD mount, no cable management space

Lots of Apevia X are blue: Apevia has cheap build quality most of the time :/

Sharkoon: Too much "fan" led and not very ambient smooth lighting

Raidmax Viper: Not my type of case

 

I know I sound like I'm hating on all of the cases :/, but... my comments are true.

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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1 minute ago, rphawks said:

Looked at all of them. Here are my responses:

 

Bitfenix Neos Blue: Doesn't look bad, but people are reporting very cheap build quality

Prodigy: Not mid tower...

Enermax Ostrog: No SSD mount, no cable management space

Lots of Apevia X are blue: Apevia has cheap build quality most of the time :/

Sharkoon: Too much "fan" led and not very ambient smooth lighting

Raidmax Viper: Not my type of case

 

I know I sound like I'm hating on all of the cases :/, but... my comments are true.

get a s340 and paint it blue. I have no other options for you that is blue

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Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

get a s340 and paint it blue. I have no other options for you that is blue

Well, they don't have to be blue. They can be black too.

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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1 minute ago, rphawks said:

Well, they don't have to be blue. They can be black too.

can try getting the s340 or phanteks p400/s and add some milder blue led fans on it.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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27 minutes ago, TheAmazingCookieFromSquare said:

I have the s340 blue and the only blue that matches the one on the case is the AsRock z97 motherboards so you should just paint it to the shade of blue you like. Spray paint is cheap. And yes the fans are 3 pin. 

 

Another case for under $80 would be the Phanteks P400S 

Oooh looks like a nice case. I'll check it out

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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19 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

can try getting the s340 or phanteks p400/s and add some milder blue led fans on it.

I think I'm deciding on the Phanteks P400s and getting the addon LED strips for it. What fans should I get for the case (not led fans btw)?

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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2 minutes ago, rphawks said:

I think I'm deciding on the Phanteks P400s and getting the addon LED strips for it. What fans should I get for the case (not led fans btw)?

why no leds? most of the blue fans have LEDs.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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26 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

can try getting the s340 or phanteks p400/s and add some milder blue led fans on it.

 

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

why no leds? most of the blue fans have LEDs.

Well, are there high performance blue fans? I'm just looking for good fans.

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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can try corsair sp120 fans, they should do.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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The Fractal Define S and Phanteks Enthoo Pro M with the full size window are both great deals if you're looking for a full ATX build

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352055

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854027

 

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