Chassis purchasing advice needed

[ETBMikenel]

Hi All,
Looking for some help deciding what chassis to buy for my build that has ongoing upgrades. I live in South Africa, so the selection is very limited when considering price (hoping to keep the chassis cost under $200). These are the brands I am able to get, sourced direct from local distributors:

• Bitfenix
• Corsair
• Coolermaster
• InWin
• LianLi
• NZXT
• Thermaltake

I'm looking for a case with the following requirements/ preferences but I am battling to find a case that meets all the requirements:

• Full Tower
• 3.5" bays (minimum 6)
• Full ATX support
• Preferably brushed aluminium / steel design
• Preferably tempered glass (acrylic scratches way too easily for my liking)

I have considered the following chassis but am concerned for various reasons about getting them, if anyone can take a look and see if my concerns are valid:

• Thermaltake X71 TG (only 5 x 3.5" bays)
• Coolermaster Storm Stryker (Acrylic Side, apparently the acrylic side is positioned badly)
• Coolermaster Casemaster 5 Pro (not full tower)
• Bitfenix Shogun Window (not full tower, apparently bad cable management, no 5.25" bays, over budget)
• Corsair 780T (Acrylic Side, Over budget)
• Thermaltake View 71 TG  (no 5.25" bays)
• Coolermaster MasterBox 5T (not full tower, no 5.25" bays)
• Coolermaster Cosmos SE (Acrylic side, over budget)

If anyone can help me out? I'm looking for something that will last years for my build as I've always cheaped out on my chassis and I've finally decided to get something decent as a gaming chassis, because of all my 3.5" HDDs I am concerned about a design that accommodates the necessary cable management.

[Crazycatman]

1 hour ago, ETBMikenel said:

Hi All,
Looking for some help deciding what chassis to buy for my build that has ongoing upgrades. I live in South Africa, so the selection is very limited when considering price (hoping to keep the chassis cost under $200). These are the brands I am able to get, sourced direct from local distributors:

• Bitfenix
• Corsair
• Coolermaster
• InWin
• LianLi
• NZXT
• Thermaltake

I'm looking for a case with the following requirements/ preferences but I am battling to find a case that meets all the requirements:

• Full Tower
• 3.5" bays (minimum 6)
• Full ATX support
• Preferably brushed aluminium / steel design
• Preferably tempered glass (acrylic scratches way too easily for my liking)

I have considered the following chassis but am concerned for various reasons about getting them, if anyone can take a look and see if my concerns are valid:

• Thermaltake X71 TG (only 5 x 3.5" bays)
• Coolermaster Storm Stryker (Acrylic Side, apparently the acrylic side is positioned badly)
• Coolermaster Casemaster 5 Pro (not full tower)
• Bitfenix Shogun Window (not full tower, apparently bad cable management, no 5.25" bays, over budget)
• Corsair 780T (Acrylic Side, Over budget)
• Thermaltake View 71 TG  (no 5.25" bays)
• Coolermaster MasterBox 5T (not full tower, no 5.25" bays)
• Coolermaster Cosmos SE (Acrylic side, over budget)

If anyone can help me out? I'm looking for something that will last years for my build as I've always cheaped out on my chassis and I've finally decided to get something decent as a gaming chassis, because of all my 3.5" HDDs I am concerned about a design that accommodates the necessary cable management.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#xcx=0&m=169,50,11,58,62,94,56&s=1&J=6,20&t=4&X=0,20829&f=2&G=1,12&qq=1

 

Has all the stuff you need. Just look for the tempered glass. Filters I put

• 6 3.5 minimum
• 1 5.25 minimum
• Atx full tower
• Atx mobo
• And the brands you said
• Also under $208 USD (none were higher than $200)

[ETBMikenel]

I worry about the longevity on the cases that use a lot of ABS on the aesthetics. A friend of mine had a Corsair 600T and after about 5 years the plastics have gone brittle and the clips have started breaking.

 

As far as I know the 600T is a mid tower, but I'd still be happy with a case around that size. So mid tower suggestions are welcomed if they are big enough.

 

Can anyone vouch for the quality of these cases after a couple of years based off their experience? 

[Crazycatman]

3 hours ago, ETBMikenel said:

I worry about the longevity on the cases that use a lot of ABS on the aesthetics. A friend of mine had a Corsair 600T and after about 5 years the plastics have gone brittle and the clips have started breaking.

 

As far as I know the 600T is a mid tower, but I'd still be happy with a case around that size. So mid tower suggestions are welcomed if they are big enough.

 

Can anyone vouch for the quality of these cases after a couple of years based off their experience? 

Cougar Panzer Max