Torn between these two cases

Djordje Danicic · Mar 31, 2015

I have a dillema about a PC case for my build.
I own a Gygabyte GA-P85D3 motherboard , Intel Core i5 4690 CPU , Sapphire Radeon 280X Vapor X 3X , Seasonic 650W G-series PSU , 1XSamsung 850 Pro, 1Xstandard 3.5" HDD (I plan to keep the number of components the same during a longer time period...if I decide to go multi GPU , just one more card will be added). CPU cooler is stock by the way,but I planned a AIO CPU cooler (would love to buy Swiftech H220-X)

And I am torn between these cases
NZXT H440 and Fractal Design Arc XL

The only things preventing me from NZXT is the fear of high temrperatures in a smaller case (I love the extra room in other two) ,and the lack of space for everything to "breathe" comfy . But I fell in love with the design,colour schemes,and details in NZXT...

Second in line is Fractal Design (I just love the weight and thick metal sheets)

Anyway , HELP , I am literraly having headaches from overthinking this .
By the way,pricing of NZXT and Fractal Design cases are the same (but it does not matter that much,because I would pay more for the things I can grow to love).

Thanks .

rtwjunkie · Mar 31, 2015

Welcome to TPU!

After looking at the NZXT, I wouldn't exactly label it small. Sure, smaller than the Arc XL, but it is definately mid-size. It appears to have good ventilation. I guess what I am saying is, you've got to look at all the features that you want. which one has the most of those? Which one will you likely use for several years, maybe even re-build in later down the road?

Personally, I like Fractal Design. Their quality is fantastic. I have two R4's. If you ask which I would buy, it is the Fractal Arc XL. But it has to be about what is YOUR favorite.

Djordje Danicic · Mar 31, 2015

rtwjunkie said:
Welcome to TPU!

After looking at the NZXT, I wouldn't exactly label it small. Sure, smaller than the Arc XL, but it is definately mid-size. It appears to have good ventilation. I guess what I am saying is, you've got to look at all the features that you want. which one has the most of those? Which one will you likely use for several years, maybe even re-build in later down the road?

Personally, I like Fractal Design. Their quality is fantastic. I have two R4's. If you ask which I would buy, it is the Fractal Arc XL. But it has to be about what is YOUR favorite.

Thats my problem...I can't say for sure...I love the size and space in Arc XL because I know that anything will fit and serve a purpouse well . But I also love the design of NZXT (lack of 5.25" bays,colour accents,PSU cage and SSD mountings on top,backlit rear i/o panel...I love the feet of the csse...I just wish it was a full tower)

Fractal Design has everything I need , but packed in a form that I like less than NZXT-s .

rtwjunkie · Mar 31, 2015

Then what about the R5? Still lots of space, configurable, ssd mounting behind motherboard, quiet, and not as bulky as the arc XL.

Djordje Danicic · Mar 31, 2015

rtwjunkie said:
Then what about the R5? Still lots of space, configurable, ssd mounting behind motherboard, quiet, and not as bulky as the arc XL.

I like it bulky...I am fine with the size...the lack of details that make it stand out is bothering me now that I've seen H440 . I rhink I'm a bit of a perfectionist,and when I see that something can be done I want it imlpemented into a humongous and heavy case like XL(these are all compliments) . By the way , I think I'll go for Arc XL ... because I think I will learn to apreciate the extra room only after I am in a position to fill it up with new hardware.

P.S. I stated the mountings for SSD-s on the PSU cage of H440 as a positive thing

rtwjunkie · Mar 31, 2015

Cool! Let us know how it works out!

RealNeil · Mar 31, 2015

Big case with a lot of room for features?

Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra. I love mine.

Djordje Danicic · Mar 31, 2015

RealNeil said:
Big case with a lot of room for features?

Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra. I love mine.

You know , you are just gonna kill me with this (chuckle) . I live in Bosnia...that means that I'll make a case for myself faster and cheaper than it would cost me If I order it from literally anywhere in the world...our customs are a bi*ch . I would probably pay them double the price of any product over fifty bucks..,so I'm working with what I have... Obsidian 750D would cost me 240 euros in my country :/

Djordje Danicic · Apr 1, 2015

RealNeil said:
Big case with a lot of room for features?

Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra. I love mine.

It's not gonna work out...knowing myself I'm gonna save up some more money and go for some full-tower NZXT,because I just love their design . I don't need silence,I need space,airflow and nice clean lines of the outside of the chassis and internal layout of the same qualities .

RealNeil · Apr 1, 2015

Alright, sorry to tease.
Of the two that you can get, I like the Fractal

Djordje Danicic · Apr 1, 2015

RealNeil said:
Alright, sorry to tease.
Of the two that you can get, I like the Fractal

I just don't know what I like more today ... the more I think , the more I don't know , you know ? xD

peche · Apr 1, 2015

Djordje Danicic said:
I own a Gygabyte GA-P85D3 motherboard , Intel Core i5 4690 CPU , Sapphire Radeon 280X Vapor X 3X , Seasonic 650W G-series PSU , 1XSamsung 850 Pro, 1Xstandard 3.5" HDD (I plan to keep the number of components the same during a longer time period...if I decide to go multi GPU , just one more card will be added). CPU cooler is stock by the way,but I planned a AIO CPU cooler (would love to buy Swiftech H220-X)

that information will fit in here pretty well:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

Djordje Danicic · Apr 1, 2015

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peche said:
that information will fit in here pretty well:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

There we go xD

peche · Apr 1, 2015

Djordje Danicic said:
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There we go xD

nice!

Djordje Danicic · Apr 5, 2015

Anyway , I decided to go with Obsidian 750D XD F*ck it ... its better than both XD

Processor	Core i5 4690
Motherboard	Gygabyte P85-D3
Cooling	Stock :/
Memory	Kingston 1600 MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon 280X VaporX 3X
Storage	1 x Samsung 850Pro 256 Gb 1 x Toshiba 500 Gb
Display(s)	Acer V226HQL
Power Supply	Seasonic SSR-650RM ( G-Series 650W )
Mouse	Genius X-G500

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Processor	Core i5 4690
Motherboard	Gygabyte P85-D3
Cooling	Stock :/
Memory	Kingston 1600 MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon 280X VaporX 3X
Storage	1 x Samsung 850Pro 256 Gb 1 x Toshiba 500 Gb
Display(s)	Acer V226HQL
Power Supply	Seasonic SSR-650RM ( G-Series 650W )
Mouse	Genius X-G500

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Processor	Core i5 4690
Motherboard	Gygabyte P85-D3
Cooling	Stock :/
Memory	Kingston 1600 MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon 280X VaporX 3X
Storage	1 x Samsung 850Pro 256 Gb 1 x Toshiba 500 Gb
Display(s)	Acer V226HQL
Power Supply	Seasonic SSR-650RM ( G-Series 650W )
Mouse	Genius X-G500

Torn between these two cases

NZXT H440 or Fractal Design Arc XL

NZXT H440

Fractal Design Arc XL

Djordje Danicic

rtwjunkie

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rtwjunkie

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rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

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RealNeil

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peche

Thermaltake fanboy

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peche

Thermaltake fanboy

Djordje Danicic

System Name	Home Brewed
Processor	i9-7900X and i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?