Cooler Master vs Corsair

[Jordan Rage]

Hello thanks for clicking on my post, I am having a little bit of a question here, I can't figure out which is better, so as usual I come to the awesome LTT Community to see if you fellow pc geeks can help me out. I am building a budget gaming/streaming/video editing pc (mostly gaming). I am wondering which case out of these two should I get.

 

Corsair Carbide SPEC-04 TG: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902438/corsair-carbide-spec-04-tg?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qDTBRD-ARIsAJ_10yJXUH7UPZs3vVR-mvrSEbwd_PNDISZa6j_SjtqvNTIqhfpQkUQvcBIaAqBwEALw_wcB

or

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 RGB: https://www.computersalg.se/i/3546306/cooler-master-masterbox-lite-5?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qDTBRD-ARIsAJ_10yJUpRdsbBV9Jom4hoviJ5l2Tr75Ng3iJE3MjDiGjrntbRX1Gjc3GdsaAv1rEALw_wcB

 

Now I have already decided between these two cases, so please DON'T TELL ME TO GET A DIFFERENT CASE. I am aware that the MasterBox has less airflow but for me to decide if I want a case or not, there has to be MORE THAN JUST ONE DECIDING FACTOR. The MasterBox comes with all 4 fans pre-installed with an actual tempered glass side panel if you get the RGB edition which is what I am going to pick if I go with the Cooler Master one. The Carbide is cheaper and has more airflow but does not come with all fans pre-installed and I HAVE TO HAVE ALL  AVAILABLE FAN SLOTS FILLED WITH FANS meaning I have to buy extra fans which brings the cost to the same as the MasterBox anyway. The Carbide does have tempered class if you go with the TG edition which I am if I pick the Corsair one. But the Masterbox has RGB... I just Don't know!

[Guest]

What hardware are you putting in there?

[TheSLSAMG]

If you plan to use a liquid cooler, the MasterBox Lite 5 has better support for it. The I/O placement on the Spec-04 is a little weird as well, since it is on the side of the computer that will likely face away from you.

[Jordan Rage]

1 minute ago, TheSLSAMG said:

If you plan to use a liquid cooler, the MasterBox Lite 5 has better support for it. The I/O placement on the Spec-04 is a little weird as well, since it is on the side of the computer that will likely face away from you.

I am using Fans that why I said in my post I want all fan slots occupied with fans, not water cooling, I don't have money for that.

[Jordan Rage]

2 minutes ago, Legendarypoet said:

What hardware are you putting in there?

X370, R5 1600, rx 580 8gb, 16gb 3200mhz

[Jordan Rage]

Guess no one cares.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Jordan Rage said:

X370, R5 1600, rx 580 8gb, 16gb 3200mhz

The Masterbox shouldn't be too bad if you're only planning to push it to 3.8. I don't like the Spec-04's internal layout so the Masterbox wins in my opinion.

[BluJay614]

7 minutes ago, Jordan Rage said:

Guess no one cares.

It's not so much that no one cares as much as it's a very personal and opinionated subject.

[xdeathshot20]

45 minutes ago, Jordan Rage said:

Hello thanks for clicking on my post, I am having a little bit of a question here, I can't figure out which is better, so as usual I come to the awesome LTT Community to see if you fellow pc geeks can help me out. I am building a budget gaming/streaming/video editing pc (mostly gaming). I am wondering which case out of these two should I get.

 

Corsair Carbide SPEC-04 TG: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6902438/corsair-carbide-spec-04-tg?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qDTBRD-ARIsAJ_10yJXUH7UPZs3vVR-mvrSEbwd_PNDISZa6j_SjtqvNTIqhfpQkUQvcBIaAqBwEALw_wcB

or

Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 5 RGB: https://www.computersalg.se/i/3546306/cooler-master-masterbox-lite-5?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-qDTBRD-ARIsAJ_10yJUpRdsbBV9Jom4hoviJ5l2Tr75Ng3iJE3MjDiGjrntbRX1Gjc3GdsaAv1rEALw_wcB

 

Now I have already decided between these two cases, so please DON'T TELL ME TO GET A DIFFERENT CASE. I am aware that the MasterBox has less airflow but for me to decide if I want a case or not, there has to be MORE THAN JUST ONE DECIDING FACTOR. The MasterBox comes with all 4 fans pre-installed with an actual tempered glass side panel if you get the RGB edition which is what I am going to pick if I go with the Cooler Master one. The Carbide is cheaper and has more airflow but does not come with all fans pre-installed and I HAVE TO HAVE ALL  AVAILABLE FAN SLOTS FILLED WITH FANS meaning I have to buy extra fans which brings the cost to the same as the MasterBox anyway. The Carbide does have tempered class if you go with the TG edition which I am if I pick the Corsair one. But the Masterbox has RGB... I just Don't know!

one thing that i like to take into consideration when picking out a case is the customer support for the company.  I know it sounds stupid but you never know.  Corsair has some of the best if not the best customer service that i have ever dealt with and its a pretty long list while cooler master on the other hand is the complete opposite.  There is pratically no way of getting a hold of them.  While it may have changed since i dealt with them, i know corsair is just great.  So if customer support is important to you, then go with the spec-04

[Jordan Rage]

46 minutes ago, Legendarypoet said:

The Masterbox shouldn't be too bad if you're only planning to push it to 3.8. I don't like the Spec-04's internal layout so the Masterbox wins in my opinion.

Thank you, I have bought the MasterBox, so cool.