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Hi everyone.

       As the Title states I need some help picking a case. I've been looking at the Azza Genesis Black and the Bitfenix Shinobi XL window black and the new CM HAF 935 (It's on sale where I shop) stacker, and I'm wondering which I should choose or if you have comparible selections for the under $200 range. What I'm looking for in a case is good water cooling capability while also good for air cooling. I would like a window and space to work with and a modular design if possible

CPU: Intel I5-4670K@ 4 Ghz, Mobo: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780, PSU: EVGA 850W Gold, Case: Corsair Spec-01, HDD's: 120GB boot,1TB games,2TB storage, Optical Drive: Generic DVD (Writer?)(occasionally), Misc: Avermedia Live gamer HD, random wireless card my father had(Occasionally)

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Corsair 750D.

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R4 (Great case :D)

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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The Corsair Obsidian 750D is an amazing case according to many reviewers.

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Phantoms????

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Having owned and built in one personally, Corsair 750D. Doesn't still look empty with a full ATX mobo and graphics card, like the 900D would. The side panel is also outstanding. Cable management is super easy with rubber cut-outs, and a solid 1-2" behind the mobo tray for cables. Clean overall ID.

 

Enough said  ;).

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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Having owned and built in one personally, Corsair 750D. Doesn't still look empty with a full ATX mobo and graphics card, like the 900D would. The side panel is also outstanding. Cable management is super easy with rubber cut-outs, and a solid 1-2" behind the mobo tray for cables. Clean overall ID.

 

Enough said  ;).

 

so since you owned one what would you say the watercooling capabilities would be? I should note that I will be getting a I7 or I5 4th gen CPU from intel as well and will be cooling a GPU or 2

CPU: Intel I5-4670K@ 4 Ghz, Mobo: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H, GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780, PSU: EVGA 850W Gold, Case: Corsair Spec-01, HDD's: 120GB boot,1TB games,2TB storage, Optical Drive: Generic DVD (Writer?)(occasionally), Misc: Avermedia Live gamer HD, random wireless card my father had(Occasionally)

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so since you owned one what would you say the watercooling capabilities would be? I should note that I will be getting a I7 or I5 4th gen CPU from intel as well and will be cooling a GPU or 2

You can comfortably put a 3x120mm thick rad in the top (I have an H100i there atm), moving around drive cages (fully modular) you can put another 2x120mm in the bottom or front intake. GPU cooling could be easily done. The only problem I could see in a full custom loop is space for a good-sized (not bay) reservoir. It could be done, but you may need to sacrifice the 5.25" cage and possibly rad space in the bottom (assuming you wanted at least one HDD, rather than SSDs). Then again, if I remember correctly, you COULD mount up to 5 SSDs in cages behind the mobo tray with other space to ghetto rig more.

 

It also has scored holes in the back if you wanted to mod and cut them out for some kind of external cooling unit. I can give you some pics of mine for reference if you want. 

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 has good airflow as well as good water cooling capabilities. It also has modular 3.5" drive bays.

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Corsair 750D like they said.

Case: Corsair white 600T | Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 | CPU: intel i5-357OK oc to 4.3 | CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i | Graphics Card: Evga 660 Ti FTW signature 2 | Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8GB| Power supply: ModXstream-pro 600W | SSD: Samsung 840 Series | Keyboard: Corsair K70 | Mouse: Corsair M65 | Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 22-inch | 2nd Monitor:  Viewsonic 22 inch-LED | 3rd Monitor: LG 32 inch tv | Mic: audio-technica AT2020 USB | Headset 1:  Audio technica ATH-M50s | Headset 2: Corsair Vengeance 2000.

 

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Hi everyone.

       As the Title states I need some help picking a case. I've been looking at the Azza Genesis Black and the Bitfenix Shinobi XL window black and the new CM HAF 935 (It's on sale where I shop) stacker, and I'm wondering which I should choose or if you have comparible selections for the under $200 range. What I'm looking for in a case is good water cooling capability while also good for air cooling. I would like a window and space to work with and a modular design if possible

Bitfenix Prodigy FTW!

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R4 (Great case :D)

This^ 

i5 4670K | ASUS Z87 Gryphon | EVGA GTX 780 Classified | Kingston HyperX black 16GB |  Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD | Seagate Barracude 3TB - RAID 1 | Silverstone Strider Plus 750W 80Plus Silver | CoolerMaster Hyper 212X | Fractal Design Define Mini 
 

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