Are DIYPC cases any good? (Solo-TR-1)

[ragnarok94]

Im trying to finalize my parts list for my build so I can start lining up my purchases

my biggest dilemma so far (other than $) is which case to choose.
I had planned to go with the DIYPC Solo-T1-R
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8ZL7YJ/diypc-case-solot1r

but after reading up on it, I found a lot of mixed reviews

Ive dug up some other case options
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/c67wrH/thermaltake-case-ca1b200m1nn00

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/KB8Zxr/raidmax-case-atx402wb

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hqTmP6/rosewill-case-galaxy01

would any of these be better?
here is the planned setup:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/XQkf8K

Note: I need a case with 5.25" slots b/c later on I want to add a blu-ray/DVD reader/writer
By case budget is $30-$50

 

[greens]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28H3334

I think this is the best cheap case right now.

Prices are up on a lot of them for some reason.

 

[ragnarok94]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28H3334

I think this is the best cheap case right now.

Prices are up on a lot of them for some reason.

I do agree, prices have gone up on a lot of components lately

as much as I prefer function over form....I don't like that case's form 😛 plus it would be shipping from Taiwan, think Id prefer something stateside
last thing I ordered from thereabouts was a replacement laptop screen for an acer, from singapore

the more I look at my other options, the more I like the rosewill galaxy except for that stinking blue fan. I wonder if I can replace it with a red one?

 

[greens]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28H3334

I think this is the best cheap case right now.

Prices are up on a lot of them for some reason.

I do agree, prices have gone up on a lot of components lately

plus it would be shipping from Taiwan, think Id prefer something stateside

the more I look at my other options, the more I like the rosewill galaxy except for that stinking blue fan. I wonder if I can replace it with a red one?

Naw, if you're on the west coast it ships from City Of Industry, California and is available for will-call.
Get used to Raijintek their coolers and cases are going to be very common soon.

Rosewill is Chinese, and significantly lower quality. You can for sure change the fan, but it is noticeably low quality metal and plastic.

 

[ragnarok94]

[/quotemsg]

Naw, if you're on the west coast it ships from City Of Industry, California and is available for will-call.
Get used to Raijintek their coolers and cases are going to be very common soon.

Rosewill is Chinese, and significantly lower quality. You can for sure change the fan, but it is noticeably low quality metal and plastic.

[/quotemsg]

I live in the south/midwest (TX) so...

:/
I've heard almost nothing but good things about Rosewill though

 

[ragnarok94]

Im gonna add this one to the candidate list
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811853017

 

[g-unit1111]

I've heard almost nothing but good things about Rosewill though

Just like every other manufacturer - there's things that Rosewill does well and things they don't. The Rosewill Challenger, even after as long as I have been posting on this board, is still dollar for dollar one of the best budget cases that you can buy on the market right now. However, the Rosewill Thor is a big, ugly, overrated monstrosity of a case.

I'm kind of confused by the original proposed system though. What are you planning to do with it?

 

[ragnarok94]

I've heard almost nothing but good things about Rosewill though

Just like every other manufacturer - there's things that Rosewill does well and things they don't. The Rosewill Challenger, even after as long as I have been posting on this board, is still dollar for dollar one of the best budget cases that you can buy on the market right now. However, the Rosewill Thor is a big, ugly, overrated monstrosity of a case.

I'm kind of confused by the original proposed system though. What are you planning to do with it?

Im wanting to build a gaming/work station that will not only play newer games, but be able to handle 4K video using Adobe editing apps (which use Nvidia CUDA cores best, hence the 1070;screw that quadro POS)
The Xeon 1241 I chose b/c its the bigger brother to my first candidate, the e3-1231v3, prettymuch for the same reason:
Hyper threading, i7 power at an i5 price, fast clock out of the box and, if I decide to OC (not likely), It maxes up to 3.9ghz.
I decided against AMD in the event that I wanted to go hackintosh, Id be prepared, but also because Intel is much better for editing programs I use.

 

[g-unit1111]

Im wanting to build a gaming/work station that will not only play newer games, but be able to handle 4K video using Adobe editing apps (which use Nvidia CUDA cores best, hence the 1070;screw that quadro POS)
The Xeon 1241 I chose b/c its the bigger brother to my first candidate, the e3-1231v3, prettymuch for the same reason:
Hyper threading, i7 power at an i5 price, fast clock out of the box and, if I decide to OC (not likely), It maxes up to 3.9ghz.
I decided against AMD in the event that I wanted to go hackintosh, Id be prepared, but also because Intel is much better for editing programs I use.

Yeah that makes sense. There's zero reason to go with AMD right now because the FX platform is over 4 years old, and the AM3 platform is even older than that. It's also at the end of life and has no upgrade path. The Xeon isn't really ideal for games but for production applications that is the CPU I would go with.

Here's a build I might suggest - it's a bit over budget but has the much newer Xeon E3-1245 V5 as opposed to the Xeon in your original build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($283.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1229.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-27 01:12 EDT-0400

 

[ragnarok94]

Im wanting to build a gaming/work station that will not only play newer games, but be able to handle 4K video using Adobe editing apps (which use Nvidia CUDA cores best, hence the 1070;screw that quadro POS)
The Xeon 1241 I chose b/c its the bigger brother to my first candidate, the e3-1231v3, prettymuch for the same reason:
Hyper threading, i7 power at an i5 price, fast clock out of the box and, if I decide to OC (not likely), It maxes up to 3.9ghz.
I decided against AMD in the event that I wanted to go hackintosh, Id be prepared, but also because Intel is much better for editing programs I use.

Yeah that makes sense. There's zero reason to go with AMD right now because the FX platform is over 4 years old, and the AM3 platform is even older than that. It's also at the end of life and has no upgrade path. The Xeon isn't really ideal for games but for production applications that is the CPU I would go with.

Here's a build I might suggest - it's a bit over budget but has the much newer Xeon E3-1245 V5 as opposed to the Xeon in your original build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($283.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($145.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1229.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-27 01:12 EDT-0400

that's a pretty nice build, although part of my overall goal is to keep it as close to $1000 as possible
Im a fan of the LGA 1150 CPUs as well for the range and price, compared to the 1151 and 2003
but like you said, it is kind of over budget (also not a big fan of seagate HDD's but that's just me)
thanks for the suggestion though!
The first case I looked at was an NZXT source 210

 

[madmatt30]

Kendomen ?? Good case , lot o fans, excellent cooling.
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GmGj4D/deepcool-case-kendomenred

 

[ragnarok94]

if only this came in red....
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/QmMFf7/nzxt-case-s210e002


made an update to the list;
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/VKZzM8

also made an edited version of the list g-unit mentoned
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/F2rqkT

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Rosewill, even on their really cheap cases, likes to include at least 2 fans, which is something you rarely see on cheap cases. Everything comes out of China, I'm pretty sure Rajintek gets stuff from China. Also, it's not like a part that fails, it is a case.

Rosewill is all about function over appearance, which is why I like them.