Advise on choosing case

[jasonmac731]

I look through Newegg at the reviews and find so many cases that have great reviews. Can anyone give me advice on a great buy.

Some of the things I am looking for:

I want a case with great circulation, fan filters that can be cleaned, PSU mounted bottom and will exhaust out of the case, front mounted USB's, a sturdy build and I will be using air cooling since I have a Zalman 9500 heatsink/fan.

I don't want to exceed $100 but will go up some if truly worth it.

 

[davcon]

Antec Three Hundred Two
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180

 

[jasonmac731]

Looks like a nice case but there is no intake fan in the front. Looks like only two exhaust fans in the back.

I see this in the Tom' Hardware build quite a bit. Any experience with it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

 

[davcon]

Looks like a nice case but there is no intake fan in the front. Looks like only two exhaust fans in the back.

I see this in the Tom' Hardware build quite a bit. Any experience with it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

No personal experience with the Rosewill.
Personal experience with the original Antec 300 though.
What i know about the Challenger.
Cheaper build quality then Antec or CoolerMaster.
Cheaper quality fans then the above.
The 212+ just barely fits in the Challenger(a good thing).
I would consider a case with USB 3.0 if my mobo has a header for it.
Lots of great cases out there in your price range.
Most of the best ones aren't neccessarily filled with fans(loaded with cheap fans isn't better imo).
Most have at least 2 fans,some more.
Best Mids in your higher end budget imo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%2050001375%20600006302&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=7%7C11-129-178%5E11-129-178-TS%2C11-129-097%5E11-129-097-TS%2C11-352-007%5E11-352-007-TS%2C11-119-216%5E11-119-216-TS%2C11-112-304%5E11-112-304-TS
Cheaper i recommend HAF 912 or an Antec 300 whatever version.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%2050001516&IsNodeId=1&page=2&bop=And&CompareItemList=7%7C11-119-233%5E11-119-233-TS%2C11-129-180%5E11-129-180-03%23%2C11-129-066%5E11-129-066-TS
The Illusion was under $50 last week.
Decent fans aren't terribly expensive.
COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=42176&vpn=R4%2DL2R%2D20AC%2DGP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
Antec TriCool 120MM Blue LED
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=64067&vpn=TriCool%20120mm%20Blue%20OEM%5FSINGLE&manufacture=Antec

 

[jasonmac731]

I ended up purchasing the Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series™ 600T Mid-Tower Case. I searched and searched and I feel this was the best product that fitted my need. I hope my wife doesn't get pissed at the amount of money I spent.

 

[davcon]

I ended up purchasing the Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series™ 600T Mid-Tower Case. I searched and searched and I feel this was the best product that fitted my need. I hope my wife doesn't get pissed at the amount of money I spent.

Nice choice!
A purchase you won't regret!

 

[jasonmac731]

Best answer selected by jasonmac731.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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