Ltar

I think finding the right case is the most aggravating part of building a new rig.There's such a huge selection of cases out there from enough different companies that it's easy to miss the best cases for your equipment and aesthetic needs. Let's put together a resource for case shoppers who are looking for quality, long-lasting cases. Here's what I've dug up looking for a case for myself, mostly harvested from recommendations throughout the forum and review-site roundups.

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Legend:
A - High Airflow Design
S - Silent Computing Features
T - Tooless Design Features
RM - Removable Motherboard Tray
W - Internal Water Cooling

Modest Designs
Lean and Clean.

Mid-Towers

$50 Bargains

• Antec Three Hundred A
• CoolerMaster Centurion 5 A T
• Coolermaster Centurion 534 T
• CoolerMaster Centurion 590 A T

<$100

• Coolermaster CM 690 A T
• Coolermaster Mystique 632 A T
• Lian Li Lancool PC-K7 T RM
• NZXT Hush S T
• Thermaltake M9 A T
• Ultra Aluminus RM

<$150

• Antec Sonata III S T
• Antec P180 A S T
• Antec P182 A S T
• Lian Li Lancool Metal Boned K10 S RM

<$200

• Hiper Osiris T RM

<$300

• Silverstone FT-01 A T W
• Silverstone Temjin TJ09 T

>$300

Full Towers

<$100

• Rocketfish Full Tower
• Ultra M923 A RM T

<$150
<$200

• NZXT Adamas
• Coolermaster Cosmos S T RM
  

<$300

• CoolerMaster ACTS 840 A RM T W
• CoolerMaster Cosmos S S W
• Coolermaster Stacker 830 A RM T W
• Lian Li PC-A77B A RM W
• Silverstone Temjin TJ-07 A RM W
• Tagan A+ Black Pearl W

>$300

Flashy Designs
Show your Stuff.

Mid-Towers

$50 Bargains
<$100
<$150

• Antec Nine Hundred A
• NZXT Tempest A
• Thermaltake Armor+ MX A T

<$200
<$300

• Lian Li Armorsuit P60 A RM T

>$300

Full Towers

<$100
<$150

• Antec Twelve Hundred A W
• Thermaltake Armor A T W

<$200

• Coolermaster HAF 932 A T W
• Thermaltake Armor+ A RM T W

<$300
>$300

• Lian Li Armorsuit P80 A RM T W
• Zalman Fatal1ty T

I haven't got much in the way of flashier cases because I'm more of a subtle-case guy. Get all your case recommendations out of the way once and for all, I want to fill this list up.

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bentleya

tj07 is a must

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Arjy

Coolermaster HAF for <$200 flashy

Ltar

Added:

Antec Sonata III
Hiper Osiris
Silverstone TJ-07
Silverstone TJ-09
NZXT Adamas
NZXT Tempest
Coolermaster ACTS 840
Coolermaster HAF 932
Zalman Fatal1ty

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exe163

I think you should just take out the flashly modest design thing.

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Almost here~

Danylu

Nice idea. Good how you separated the case styles

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ace8uk

I think you should make a section for cases that hold watercooling radiators internally, as a lot of people make threads asking which cases can do this. Also, isn't the TJ-07 a full tower?

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Asian PingPong

The tj07 is a full tower.
The tj09 is a mid tower.
The ft01 is a mid tower.

Also, I think the antec 300 should be moved to the $50 price point.

iandroo888

how can no one suggest Soldam cases?! those are PWN!

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gre0481

I think this is for cases that people could go out and buy :P From my understanding they don't export those cases to the US, or worse.

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