Question Best case for cable management/airflow under $100

[memmeeyee]

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[Phaaze88]

Is that out of the box airflow, or after adding a couple of fans? Some models do have subpar performance before adding some fans... I'll list it if that turns out to be the issue.

Fractal Design Meshify C: needs a couple more fans to maximize the potential of the mesh panel.
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow: you'll have to reconsider if you're planning to use the larger liquid coolers - 280mm or greater, in here.
Phanteks P400A
NZXT H500 series: specialized in negative pressure for air cooled setups. There is a limit to what it can handle on air, namely the high power consuming cpus and gpus, though the solution is simply to liquid cool the one with greater power consumption.
Cougar MX330 and variants: needs a few fans.
Fractal Design Focus G: needs a couple fans.

 

[memmeeyee]

Is that out of the box airflow, or after adding a couple of fans? Some models do have subpar performance before adding some fans... I'll list it if that turns out to be the issue.

Fractal Design Meshify C: needs a couple more fans to maximize the potential of the mesh panel.
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow: you'll have to reconsider if you're planning to use the larger liquid coolers - 280mm or greater, in here.
Phanteks P400A
NZXT H500 series: specialized in negative pressure for air cooled setups. There is a limit to what it can handle on air, namely the high power consuming cpus and gpus, though the solution is simply to liquid cool the one with greater power consumption.
Cougar MX330 and variants: needs a few fans.
Fractal Design Focus G: needs a couple fans.

Out of the box airflow is what I’m looking for

 

[Phaaze88]

Out of the box airflow is what I’m looking for

In that case...
Fractal Design Meshify C: needs a couple more fans to maximize the potential of the mesh panel.
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow: you'll have to reconsider if you're planning to use the larger liquid coolers - 280mm or greater, in here.
Phanteks P400A
NZXT H500 series: specialized in negative pressure for air cooled setups. There is a limit to what it can handle on air, namely the high power consuming cpus and gpus, though the solution is simply to liquid cool the one with greater power consumption.
Cougar MX330 and variants: needs a few fans.
Fractal Design Focus G: needs a couple fans.

 

[memmeeyee]

In that case...
Fractal Design Meshify C: needs a couple more fans to maximize the potential of the mesh panel.
Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow: you'll have to reconsider if you're planning to use the larger liquid coolers - 280mm or greater, in here.
Phanteks P400A
NZXT H500 series: specialized in negative pressure for air cooled setups. There is a limit to what it can handle on air, namely the high power consuming cpus and gpus, though the solution is simply to liquid cool the one with greater power consumption.
Cougar MX330 and variants: needs a few fans.
Fractal Design Focus G: needs a couple fans.

I was actually looking at the Corsair 275r since it’s on amazon and back in stock, looks great for airflow and cable management as well since a lot of people have been saying about it, even supports 240/360mm rads

 

[Phaaze88]

I was actually looking at the Corsair 275r since it’s on amazon and back in stock, looks great for airflow and cable management as well since a lot of people have been saying about it, even supports 240/360mm rads

The reason I didn't include that in my list is because the review disagrees with those people on the cable management front: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-275r-airflow
It's made easier through:
-not having any HDDs
-having a modular power supply

Or were you referring to the non-Airflow version?
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-carbide-275r-tempered-glass-case,5502.html

 

[memmeeyee]

The reason I didn't include that in my list is because the review disagrees with those people on the cable management front: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-275r-airflow
It's made easier through:
-not having any HDDs
-having a modular power supply

Or were you referring to the non-Airflow version?
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-carbide-275r-tempered-glass-case,5502.html

Non-airflow, wait is there a difference in cable management between the regular and airflow version?

 

[Ferimer]

This link provided https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/what-do-you-think-i-should-do.3616646/ is what my sytstem is capable of. I use the Phanteks, currently i bought the Front Mesh Panel to replace the current panel i have. which the P400A has the mesh panel.

 

[Phaaze88]

Non-airflow, wait is there a difference in cable management between the regular and airflow version?

My mistake!
It looks like the tooling between the 2 versions is the same.

 

[memmeeyee]

My mistake!
It looks like the tooling between the 2 versions is the same.

But there is an HDD slot in it tho and what’s wrong with non-modular LSU’s in the case?

 

[Phaaze88]

The HDD cage is actually removable - assuming you don't use HDD drives... but if you actually do need it, you're going to have to get creative with placement...

what’s wrong with non-modular LSU’s in the case?

I'll assume you mean Psus... but the problem is THIS:

Granted, the Corsair HX750 is about 20mm longer than a typical ATX psu, that still doesn't amount to much.
The HX750 is a fully modular psu - and the reviewer still removed the HDD cage for easier cable management.
Semi-modular, and non-modular units are going to be even less flexible.

 

[memmeeyee]

The HDD cage is actually removable - assuming you don't use HDD drives... but if you actually do need it, you're going to have to get creative with placement...


I'll assume you mean Psus... but the problem is THIS:

Granted, the Corsair HX750 is about 20mm longer than a typical ATX psu, that still doesn't amount to much.
The HX750 is a fully modular psu - and the reviewer still removed the HDD cage for easier cable management.
Semi-modular, and non-modular units are going to be even less flexible.

That sure is a lot of cables but i think I will be fine, i have a hdd slot in my own pc with a non-modular PSU, it also does look a bit wider than my psu.