New case

claptonman

claptonman

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Well, the only think I have left to decide for my build is my case. I've got it between two:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011

I like the styling on this one. Nice smooth edges on the front and the fans look like they pack a punch. But the reviews say the fans break within a year. I'd rather have them last a lot longer than that.

My second choice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108190

I love the all-black look of it on the inside and the soundproofing foam. All the reviews are excellent. The only bad things are is it doesn't look like it has as much airflow as my first choice, and the styling is a little off. (I would probably paint the green things on the front black)

Any opinions on these two?
 
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Haha whoops, edited.

And hmm, that case does look nifty, although I'm not a fan of the white.

And I'm definitely not ordering by the 15th, so that rebate is gone.

Once again, whoops! Look further, and there is a black version. I may have to order this and keep it till later...
 
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Neither are great to be honest, virtually no cable management options. What is your budget for the case alone?
 
About the same price I was looking at. $100. There aren't that many full tower cases out there for this price, I realize...
 
claptonman said:
About the same price I was looking at. $100. There aren't that many full tower cases out there for this price, I realize...
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Do you really need full tower though? I personally love mine for the cable management and room inside, however if my budget were less than what I had, I would have gone mid, even if I could have afforded a full tower. I would sooner have a good quality mid ATX case, which has toolless features, good build quality and good cable management, than a cheap and nasty full tower case.

Should point out though that the NZXT case isn't poor quality and does have some great features. The Xclio you put is also good, but has very bad cable management as there is no way to route them behind the mobo tray
 
I really do like full towers the best, though. That's what I've always gotten and I love the room. I did some searching and brought my prices up. Here's some I found:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517006

I freaking love the red inside on this. Looks really cool. Only problem is my potential new motherboard is blue...

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel A

Pretty much the same as the InWin I posted, except better styling and cable management. Think that is the one.
 
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The Solano 1000R is a good case. The only draw back is the side fan will not allow a large CPU cooler to be installed.
 
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