Alright so I think I have a pretty solid list of build components, but the case is one place that I am unsure of. Here is what I am looking for...
mid-tower case, preferably steel with good cooling
room for larger video cards like 5850's
not too much "bling", as some would say. I like the idea of a single LED on one of the fans, but not a case with a window where you can see 6 LED's lighting the case up like a Christmas display
price range ~ $60-$80 (preferably), but upwards to a little over $100 if I thought there was excellent value to be had there. price range excludes shipping.
I have been looking at both the Coolermaster RC-690 and the Coolermaster HAF 922. I really like the HAF 922, but it is somewhat out of my budget and I'm not sure if the extra cost will give me that much more quality over the RC-690. The Coolermaster Storm Scout might be a nice in-betweener, but I don't know enough about these cases to really know if I even need to be spending $80-$100 on a case.
By the way, I'm not only interested in the Coolermaster cases. I just started with Coolermaster because when i was planning a build last year (that I didn't go through with) I was going with the HAF 932 which is a full tower. Back then i think it was like $30 cheaper though, and I have decided that I don't want/need anything that huge.
So yeah I would appreciate any input you guys may have. Just keep in mind that I am looking more for "the best bang for your buck" kind of case in the stated price range.
mid-tower case, preferably steel with good cooling
room for larger video cards like 5850's
not too much "bling", as some would say. I like the idea of a single LED on one of the fans, but not a case with a window where you can see 6 LED's lighting the case up like a Christmas display
price range ~ $60-$80 (preferably), but upwards to a little over $100 if I thought there was excellent value to be had there. price range excludes shipping.
I have been looking at both the Coolermaster RC-690 and the Coolermaster HAF 922. I really like the HAF 922, but it is somewhat out of my budget and I'm not sure if the extra cost will give me that much more quality over the RC-690. The Coolermaster Storm Scout might be a nice in-betweener, but I don't know enough about these cases to really know if I even need to be spending $80-$100 on a case.
By the way, I'm not only interested in the Coolermaster cases. I just started with Coolermaster because when i was planning a build last year (that I didn't go through with) I was going with the HAF 932 which is a full tower. Back then i think it was like $30 cheaper though, and I have decided that I don't want/need anything that huge.
So yeah I would appreciate any input you guys may have. Just keep in mind that I am looking more for "the best bang for your buck" kind of case in the stated price range.