be quiet! Silent Base 600 vs Corsair 400c vs Fractal Design R5/C

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Petty straight forward. I will be building a PC soon and have yet to decide on a case. It needs to be $100 max. I have narrowed it down to these 3 cases (Newegg Comparison) and the new FD C, which I will wait for more reviews/builds. I love the look of the Corsair and BQ, but the FD has so many awards and everybody says it's an amazing case to build in. I want my build to be quiet (pun unintended) and look great. I know I've just described the silent Base 600,but HardwareCanucks said it was a painful build process and old design of cases. I will not be watercooling now, and would probably do a major system overhaul before getting into custom (and AIOs are a waste of money as proven by every thermal test comparing them to a Noctua NH-D15). They are all compatible with my other components and I don't care about 5.25" bays. Which should I get?
EDIT: I want a very clean front panel, a large window, and I absolutely hate mesh covering a front panel

(Yes, I know the NZXT H440, $100 is already pushing my budget and I really don't have $20 more)
 
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H440 starts from 88 dollars on Amazon, not sure if It's better than these cases though. You have to note that any of these three cases are solid. The best one? I'd probably go with the Enthoo Pro over these.

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $99.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-04 20:05 EDT-0400

Newegg Info: Editor Choice award 99% from Tweaktown
H440 starts from 88 dollars on Amazon, not sure if It's better than these cases though. You have to note that any of these three cases are solid. The best one? I'd probably go with the Enthoo Pro over these.

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $99.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-04 20:05 EDT-0400

Newegg Info: Editor Choice award 99% from Tweaktown
 
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