Looking for a compact mid tower ATX case

[TinCann101]

Hello,

I'm building a new system and I'm trying to find a good quality mid tower ATX case without windows or fancy designs. I need something simple and elegant that works well and allows for all the functionality a PC ought to have (optical drive, 3.5" bay, front USB ports, etc).

It seems now that pretty much every case I look at MUST have a window or hideous fan mount on the side panel and does not have a 5.25" bay - or they're just so dang stream-lined that even though they do have a 5.25" bay, adding a drive to them just makes it an eyesore. Additionally, the build quality of some of these cases just seems very poor.

I really couldn't care less about what the inside of my computer looks like. My eyes are on the screen, not the case. Plus there's not even anything fun to look at. The only moving parts you see are fans, and all they do is spin indefinitely in one direction.

Unfortunately my computer does currently fit under the umbrella of a "gaming pc" and even has liquid cooling for the CPU (h100i) and I had planned to just carry it over to the new system, so my options are probably limited to these less-than-desirable cases, but if air cooling would get me a case that fits my criteria, I would absolutely make the switch without hesitation since liquid cooling isn't even really necessary for what I do anyway.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

here's a few choice:

Raijintek Arcadia: https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-ARDIA-W
$26,99+shipping, all white, and you need to add a front 120mm fan.


Thermaltake Versa H22: https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-B3M1NN
$36.99, has space for top fans, probly better cooling than the first one.

 

[TinCann101]

here's a few choice:

Raijintek Arcadia: https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-ARDIA-W
$26,99+shipping, all white, and you need to add a front 120mm fan.


Thermaltake Versa H22: https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-B3M1NN
$36.99, has space for top fans, probly better cooling than the first one.

Thanks for responding.

These aren't bad. I also came across this: https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-Titanium-performance-mid-tower-chassis/dp/B071Z511MK/ref=pd_sbs_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B071Z511MK&pd_rd_r=9d6e34ed-ae1d-11e8-b11d-915b29cfa4b3&pd_rd_w=Rgk0K&pd_rd_wg=qwu4U&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=0bb14103-7f67-4c21-9b0b-31f42dc047e7&pf_rd_r=4DQB389NY7NXFTV5GTPP&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=4DQB389NY7NXFTV5GTPP

And this appears to be the same one without the PSU, but its in red: https://www.amazon.com/Supermicro-Special-Mid-Tower-Chassis-CSE-GS5B-000R/dp/B011EAAW3O/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QV54NBBGNPE183M7CWR2#HLCXComparisonWidget_feature_div

It's close to what I want, but unfortunately doesn't really have any reviews so I don't know if it'd be worth it...

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I would suggest the be quiet pure base 600.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

cases are very subjective.. any of the cases listed here will work quite well

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ true that.

 

[TinCann101]

Well after days of searching non-stop I came up with these:

Zalman Z1 (not bad, but very few reviews)

Silverstone Temjin TJ04-E (not bad, but weird usb placement and too expensive)

Antec VSK4000E-U3 (not bad looking but not very sturdy)

Antec NSK4100 (same as above)

Cougar MX330-X (fan thing on the side, but not bad otherwise)

Nexus Thrio 310 (discontinued)

Nexus Prominent 9 (discontinued)


At this point it's probably between the Zalman and Cougar MX330-X, but I ended up ordering the MX330-X first, so we'll see I guess.

Just ridiculous how much digging has to be done to find such a simple thing. I'm not even asking for that much. Why can't there be any cases like the good ol HP xw6600?

Evidently the majority of people want their PC to look like a spaceship. So now people like me have to suffer.