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PC Case Suggestions Under 150$

LJay24
Does anyone have any suggestions for cases under 150$ with good airflow, good cable management options, included case fans, can be an RGB case, good for any size gpu, cpu cooler, etc.

Options I've looked at:

Corsair:
- Corsair Crystal Series 570X Black RGB 
- Corsair Tempered Glass Crystal Series 460X RGB
- Corsair Obsidian 500D
- Corsair Carbide Spec-Omega RGB Black 

Cooler Master:
- Cooler Master h500 RGB 
- Cooler Master MasterBox K500 RGB 
- Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 RGB 
- MasterBox Pro 5 RGB 

Fractal Design:
-Fractal Design Meshify C Black 

Build: 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX 
Case: ?
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Hands down the Meshify C TG. Once you get some good fans in there it is a great case. It's the best I've owned and It's nice that it has a smaller footprint versus most ATX mid towers. It has amazing airflow and dust filtration, and cable management is superb. I have more hardware in this case then I did in my previous 2 configurations of this system and even though this case is the smallest of them all it has been the easiest to build in and cable manage. It is my favourite case to this day.

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For that budget? Fractal Define R6. The airflow is not as good as on the Meshify, but you will be able to fit full length video card without having to worry about space.

Phanteks P350X is solid option too. Corsair Crystal cases are nice too

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Do you guys think I should go with the Phanteks P350X, the Meshify C, or the Corsair Crystal 570x RGB? My main priority is figuring out noise (not really my TOP priority) and air flow/ temperatures of the cpu, gpu, and the rest of the build. 

 

I would also like something with decent cable management options for a first time builder like me. I really like the look of the P350X but with 2 140mm corsair fans it would be 140$ altogether, so I'm not sure if i should get the P350X (or the meshify C), or get the crystal for the included fans.

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