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Soon, I'll be upgrading/building my gaming PC, and I need help picking a case. My budget is $50 strictly; $50 before any mail-in-rebates and shipping included in the price.

 

I would really like a side panel window, but I'm willing to ditch it to get a case that's slightly better. Cable management is crucial and I really want to be able to cable manage the build well. Stuff like removable drive bays, LED fans (preferably in blue), and the like are always nice.

 

Thanks for the help and have a good day!

H A L C Y O N

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.5GHz

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary

GPU: MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-2400

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-Series 550W

Case: NZXT S340 (black/blue)

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM

Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum

Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

Headset: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

Mousepad: HyperX Fury S XL

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1 minute ago, PCMR Ricos said:

Can you pull 79.99? NZXT has the S340 which is an awesome case.

Actually, yes; but it'd be a pain in the ass on my side as I'd have to trade one of my siblings $50 for a $50 prepaid gift card.

H A L C Y O N

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.5GHz

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary

GPU: MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-2400

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-Series 550W

Case: NZXT S340 (black/blue)

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM

Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum

Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

Headset: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

Mousepad: HyperX Fury S XL

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1 minute ago, StayFrostyy said:

Actually, yes; but it'd be a pain in the ass on my side as I'd have to trade one of my siblings $50 for a $50 prepaid gift card.

Give the S340 a shot, it was an awesome air flow, it's good for cable management and the aesthetics are godlike.

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6 minutes ago, PCMR Ricos said:

Can you pull 79.99? NZXT has the S340 which is an awesome case.

What utter hogwash. The S340 is $60 to $65, and while it's not much more, you can do very well on a $50 budget too.

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#sort=a8&m=94&page=1&X=5960,7377

 

@StayFrostyy- I think this is the best $50 case by far.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hygPxr/deepcool-dukase-v2-atx-mid-tower-case-dukase-v2

i5 12600KF | Zotac RTX 4080 Gaming trinity | Team Vulcan 2x16GB DDR4 3600 | ASRock Z690M-ITX/ac | WD Black SN850x 2TB

Cooler Master NR200P v2 | ID Cooling Zoomflow 280 XT | SeaSonic Focus SGX-750 | Thermalright 2x140mm + 2x120mm aRGB

LG C2 OLED 48" 120hz | Epomaker TH80 (Gateron Yellow) | Logitech MX Master 3 | Koss Porta Pro Comm

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$50 is enough to get you some really good budget cases. The deepcool dukase would be one of the best for that price. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hygPxr/deepcool-dukase-v2-atx-mid-tower-case-dukase-v2

These cases from DIYPC are also very solid choices.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GyKhP6/diypc-case-diym6w $58 after shipping.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jZwqqs/diypc-case-vt380w $57 after shipping.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/bLPzK8/diypc-case-d480w $60 after shipping.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/89cMnQ/diypc-j180-bl-atx-mid-tower-case-j180-bl $35 after shipping if you really want cheap.

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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