Help me choose from these cases!!

[Alexis199]

Hello guys!!

I'm looking forward to buy a new case for my hardware but i cannot afford something expensive!I did some research and after looking a hundred of them,now i have to choose between these ten cases below!!

NZXT LEXA S BLACK
NZXT PHANTOM 240 MIDI TOWER WHITE
THERMALTAKE VP300A1W2N CHASER A31 MIDI TOWER BLACK
THERMALTAKE VO700A1W3N VERSA G2 BLACK
ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK
ZALMAN Z3 PLUS ATX MIDI TOWER WHITE
COOLERMASTER NSE-600-KKN1 N600 MIDI TOWER BLACK
COOLERMASTER NSE-500-KKN2 N500 MIDI TOWER BLACK
AEROCOOL STRIKE-X XTREME MIDI TOWER WHITE EDITION
BITFENIX SHINOBI USB3.0 WINDOW BLACK

Thanks a lot!!Can't wait to hear your opinions!!

 

[micropage7]

wait wait, what you need? atx support, many drives, better cooling?

i like n600, simple and straight design

 

[Alexis199]

wait wait, what you need? atx support, many drives, better cooling?

i like n600, simple and straight design

First I'm interesting of better cooling,then I want to be able to put a "big" GPU and a pretty height CPU FAN and finally i want a case with special design and pretty!
Of course i want at least 3 HDD and 2 SSD in the case!!

 

[Caring1]

It's all personal taste, do you need an optical drive?
I like the clean lines of the Bitfenix Shinobi, windowed of course, to show off that expensive hardware.
The Zalman Z11 plus is nice too.

 

[Alexis199]

It's all personal taste, do you need an optical drive?
I like the clean lines of the Bitfenix Shinobi, windowed of course, to show off that expensive hardware.
The Zalman Z11 plus is nice too.

I can live without an optical drive!!Thx for your response!I like the design of zalman z11 plus too!!

 

[SirMango]

Of the choices you listed, I would go with the Zalman Z11 Plus too. It's the most well-rounded one.

 

[By-tor]

Take a look at the Phanteks line... I love my black and red Primo...

 

[5DVX0130]

Amongst the ones you've listed I would go with the BITFENIX SHINOBI.

That said I don't particularly like any of them.


In your price range I would recommend the Fractal Design Define R4.

WAY better than all of the listed options and at the same cheaper than some of them.


If you want to go cheaper look at the Raijintek Agos. Great case for the money.

 

[Devon68]

I use THERMALTAKE VP300A1W2N CHASER A31 MIDI TOWER BLACK as my punching bag. People can say what they want about thermaltake, but this case can take a punch. Despite my hands hurting sometimes, I didn't break off a single thing from it yet.

 

[HWTactics]

No way am I going to look through all those cases individually, but here are some things I look out for.

- Fan openings, I like to have at least three and I don't want the grills to be restrictive. More restriction creates more fan turbulence noise and less airflow. I also like the grills to be pushed slightly OUT from the rest of the case metal for the same reasons. Ease of cleaning all these fans is important too, especially if there are dust filters that will get quickly clogged up. How well the fan grills are stamped separates the good cases from the bad very quickly,

(Left: good -- Right: bad)

- Video card and cooler support, will it house a 155mm tall heatsink and 240mm long video card? Check the specs. Some cases on the slimmer side won't fit a tall cooler with a 120mm fan.

- Drive bays, can you fit all your stuff? Do you need to remove some of the drive bays to fit a long video card?

Other than that it's all just personal aesthetic preference. Oh -- and make sure if you're getting an ATX motherboard you're getting an ATX case too, not a microATX