Which midtower case should I buy? - Page 2

specks · Feb 20, 2012, 10:03 PM

I guess its up to the flip coin. Both are excellent and are very similar in build.

El_Mayo · Feb 21, 2012, 03:42 PM

Gahhh maybe I'll draw up a list of pros and cons for both cases. Flipping a coin seems too cheap!

JrRacinFan · Feb 21, 2012, 03:48 PM

Just go with your gut & get the one that fits your needs/wants. All cases mentioned in the thread are nice.

PS: I like the 500R and the Fractal

lucas4 · Feb 21, 2012, 03:54 PM

Of the cases you have narrowed it down to, you will be happy whichever one you choose

!

For around £90, I personally would go for the Phantom 410, but it depends what you need and what style you like.

El_Mayo · Feb 21, 2012, 08:13 PM

Corsair 500R.
There I said it. I'm not changing my mind either!

No reason for the white version to be £3 more though! Still worth it though.

specks · Feb 21, 2012, 10:14 PM

Hah! I knew the 500R would win

techguy31 · Feb 21, 2012, 11:57 PM

Buy an APEX PC-389-C tower. With some tiresome and tedious cable management, my rig is quite clean. Best of all, the tower is $21 + shipping and tax (when I got it). The metals may be flimsy, but I honestly could care less because its not like i have heavy or super expensive things in there.

El_Mayo · Feb 22, 2012, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techguy31

Buy an APEX PC-389-C tower. With some tiresome and tedious cable management, my rig is quite clean. Best of all, the tower is $21 + shipping and tax (when I got it). The metals may be flimsy, but I honestly could care less because its not like i have heavy or super expensive things in there.

I've already got a budget case
Time to up my game :P

BrettRuthnam · Feb 22, 2012, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

Corsair 500R.
There I said it. I'm not changing my mind either!

Pics when she arrives or it didn't happen

El_Mayo · Feb 22, 2012, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrettRuthnam

Pics when she arrives or it didn't happen

"We are sending this email as an acknowledgement of your order being placed. A confirmation email will be sent shortly.

This order contains the following items;
Item: Corsair Carbide 500R White Case"

That's right, I shell out the extra £4 for it in white

specks · Feb 22, 2012, 09:37 PM

shelling out some extra cash for the white version is a good choice, IMO as it looks better.

Congrats on the new case!

BrettRuthnam · Feb 23, 2012, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

"We are sending this email as an acknowledgement of your order being placed. A confirmation email will be sent shortly.

This order contains the following items;
Item: Corsair Carbide 500R White Case"

That's right, I shell out the extra £4 for it in white

Awesome

. Congrats man, hope you enjoy it

random · Feb 23, 2012, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

"We are sending this email as an acknowledgement of your order being placed. A confirmation email will be sent shortly.

This order contains the following items;
Item: Corsair Carbide 500R White Case"

That's right, I shell out the extra £4 for it in white

Good choice, really any mid tower case with a 30mm space for cables in the left panel of the case with the rubber edging and holes for cable management are usually good buys.

El_Mayo · Feb 23, 2012, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by random

Good choice, really any mid tower case with a 30mm space for cables in the left panel of the case with the rubber edging and holes for cable management are usually good buys.

I'm hoping the hard drive racks are nicely erm... rubbered(?) so they remain silent too

iKhan · Feb 24, 2012, 04:35 AM

My vote:

Antec P280 or if you're willing to spend a bit more the Corsair 650D. I've seen the Corsair Graphite/Carbide cases in person, they are not as good as the Obsidian cases hence the lower prices. The Antec 1100 is also a nice case, my cousin went with it for his upcoming Ivy Bridge build.

If money is an issue Antec P280/1100, if it's not, Corsair 650D.

Radical_Edward · Feb 24, 2012, 05:02 AM

Can't go wrong with a Corsair case. I love my 600T

El_Mayo · Feb 24, 2012, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iKhan

My vote:

Antec P280 or if you're willing to spend a bit more the Corsair 650D. I've seen the Corsair Graphite/Carbide cases in person, they are not as good as the Obsidian cases hence the lower prices. The Antec 1100 is also a nice case, my cousin went with it for his upcoming Ivy Bridge build.

If money is an issue Antec P280/1100, if it's not, Corsair 650D.

I already ordered the Corsair 500R! :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radical_Edward

Can't go wrong with a Corsair case. I love my 600T

It looks so RAD. I'm a bit worried about having the 200mm fan on the side, and getting a load of dust in it though

specks · Feb 24, 2012, 06:50 AM

You can sacrifice that airflow for less dust. You still have plenty of fans in the front

El_Mayo · Feb 25, 2012, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by specks

You can sacrifice that airflow for less dust. You still have plenty of fans in the front

Noooooooooo

xenocide · Feb 25, 2012, 07:33 PM

I have a Rosewill Challenger and suggest it to everyone I know since it's one of the most well-designed budget cases I've dealt with. I've heard good things about the NZXT Source 210 too.

El_Mayo · Feb 29, 2012, 08:52 PM

Okay I've installed my pc into the case
But there's no 3.25 drive bay adapter, so I can't get my SD card reader to work
I've searched the box but I can't find one anywhere

BrettRuthnam · Mar 1, 2012, 04:25 AM

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1836973
Check the bottom "CRITICISMS" (yikes *runs and hides*)

I appears as though this might be your first mod to do on the new case

specks · Mar 1, 2012, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

Okay I've installed my pc into the case
But there's no 3.25 drive bay adapter, so I can't get my SD card reader to work
I've searched the box but I can't find one anywhere

You never mentioned in the OP that you will be using one ofthose readers. Get one 5.25 card reader instead.

El_Mayo · Mar 1, 2012, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by specks

You never mentioned in the OP that you will be using one ofthose readers. Get one 5.25 card reader instead.

I made the assumption it came with one! Quite annoyed about that! Corsair let me down

Would an adapter like this work with the tool-less installed bays in the 500R?
or would it just be cheaper to get a 5.25 inch card reader? the one I've got now does MS/SD/MMC/SM/CF/MD and an extra USB port

micropage7 · Mar 1, 2012, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techguy31

Buy an APEX PC-389-C tower. With some tiresome and tedious cable management, my rig is quite clean. Best of all, the tower is $21 + shipping and tax (when I got it). The metals may be flimsy, but I honestly could care less because its not like i have heavy or super expensive things in there.

this one? i dont think it has cable management features

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Feb 21, 2012, 03:42 PM	#27
El_Mayo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 2,100 (1.40/day) Thanks: 1,262 Thanked 193 Times in 155 Posts System Specs	Gahhh maybe I'll draw up a list of pros and cons for both cases. Flipping a coin seems too cheap! __________________ Battlefield 3: My Battlelog Twitter

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Feb 21, 2012, 03:48 PM	#28
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.14/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Just go with your gut & get the one that fits your needs/wants. All cases mentioned in the thread are nice. PS: I like the 500R and the Fractal __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

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Feb 20, 2012, 10:03 PM	#26
specks Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 422 (0.52/day) Thanks: 424 Thanked 87 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	I guess its up to the flip coin. Both are excellent and are very similar in build.

Feb 21, 2012, 03:54 PM	#29
lucas4 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 230 (0.28/day) Thanks: 29 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts System Specs	Of the cases you have narrowed it down to, you will be happy whichever one you choose ! For around £90, I personally would go for the Phantom 410, but it depends what you need and what style you like. __________________ Heatware “Dent1: I bought one already from another branch. They said this branch had another. I just want another of the same card for crossfire. PC World Clerk: If you've got one already why do you need another”

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Feb 21, 2012, 08:13 PM	#30
El_Mayo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 2,100 (1.40/day) Thanks: 1,262 Thanked 193 Times in 155 Posts System Specs	Corsair 500R. There I said it. I'm not changing my mind either! No reason for the white version to be £3 more though! Still worth it though. __________________ Battlefield 3: My Battlelog Twitter Last edited by El_Mayo; Feb 21, 2012 at 08:26 PM.

Feb 21, 2012, 10:14 PM	#31
specks Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 422 (0.52/day) Thanks: 424 Thanked 87 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	Hah! I knew the 500R would win

Feb 21, 2012, 11:57 PM	#32
techguy31 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 461 (0.42/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 43 Times in 41 Posts System Specs	Buy an APEX PC-389-C tower. With some tiresome and tedious cable management, my rig is quite clean. Best of all, the tower is $21 + shipping and tax (when I got it). The metals may be flimsy, but I honestly could care less because its not like i have heavy or super expensive things in there.

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Case:	Cooler Master HAF 922
Sound Card:	HT Claro Plus
PSU:	Corsair HX650
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

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Feb 22, 2012, 09:37 PM	#36
specks Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 422 (0.52/day) Thanks: 424 Thanked 87 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	shelling out some extra cash for the white version is a good choice, IMO as it looks better. Congrats on the new case!

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Case:	Phantom NZXT 820 White
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Feb 24, 2012, 04:35 AM	#40
iKhan Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 176 (0.34/day) Thanks: 82 Thanked 54 Times in 16 Posts	My vote: Antec P280 or if you're willing to spend a bit more the Corsair 650D. I've seen the Corsair Graphite/Carbide cases in person, they are not as good as the Obsidian cases hence the lower prices. The Antec 1100 is also a nice case, my cousin went with it for his upcoming Ivy Bridge build. If money is an issue Antec P280/1100, if it's not, Corsair 650D.

Feb 24, 2012, 05:02 AM	#41
Radical_Edward Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 3,139 (2.58/day) Thanks: 2,559 Thanked 1,964 Times in 1,073 Posts System Specs	Can't go wrong with a Corsair case. I love my 600T __________________ My heatware My FS thread Solaris Utility DVD TacticalHandleGaming

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Feb 24, 2012, 06:50 AM	#43
specks Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 422 (0.52/day) Thanks: 424 Thanked 87 Times in 59 Posts System Specs	You can sacrifice that airflow for less dust. You still have plenty of fans in the front

Feb 25, 2012, 07:33 PM	#45
xenocide Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,706 (2.16/day) Thanks: 228 Thanked 404 Times in 297 Posts System Specs	I have a Rosewill Challenger and suggest it to everyone I know since it's one of the most well-designed budget cases I've dealt with. I've heard good things about the NZXT Source 210 too. __________________ “If BF3 doesn't turn out to be the biggest selling PC shooter of all time, then I will eat my graphics card.” -MatTheCat

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Feb 29, 2012, 08:52 PM	#46
El_Mayo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 2,100 (1.40/day) Thanks: 1,262 Thanked 193 Times in 155 Posts System Specs	Okay I've installed my pc into the case But there's no 3.25 drive bay adapter, so I can't get my SD card reader to work I've searched the box but I can't find one anywhere __________________ Battlefield 3: My Battlelog Twitter

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