Looking for a particular case

bw85

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Hey guys, I am hoping the community can help me find a particular case to fit my needs:

-Preferably a full-size case
-Can easily fit Corsair Hydro H100 (push/pull isn't necessarily a must)
-Removable filters for easy cleaning
-Built with strong materials (won't break easily or scratch/scuff)
-Good cable management
-Preferably a side-window (which is why I'd prefer cable management to show it off)
-Preferably under $200, but may have a wee-bit of wiggle room, depending on cost of other components

If there are any other questions you guys need answered to help me out, feel free to ask!
 
yes its newer than the haf-x

i actually replaced my haf -x with one of these and have to say its better--and cheaper than haf-x in the uk :D

i put an h80 in mine but could have got an h100 in there

think it would fit top of case-- or bottom of case if you remove the ssd cage and could probably even mod it to fit where

the hard drive cages are
 

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I think I have heard that the fan control is sort of junky, can you confirm or deny? It is also cheaper here in the US. What would you say makes it better than the HAF X?
 
i got a seperate fan controller--as the built in one only did low/medium/high and i wanted precise control

plus i wanted 6 channels so i could also use it to control the h80 fans as well as case fans

i got this one as its quality and you can set the leds on it to red to match the trooper fans

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-sentry-mix-led-illuminated-fan-crontroller-with-six-50w-channels-5-led-colours-slider-controls

its better in loads of ways

holds more drives

far better cable management--i am severely bad at a tidy install--1st time ever you can hardly see a cable in my pc

the amount of cables that went behind the side panel astonished me

has a 2.5 x-dock for quickly sticking in my ssd

carrying handle--surprisingly usefull

rubber coating on the top section--no fingerprints

could go on and on

heres the longest review ever covering it--if he doesnt explain everything about it dont know who will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0KTWM8Ftcw

 

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I can pick up the neighbors wireless access, hehe.

INTEL Core™ i5-3570K Quad-Core 3.4 - 3.8GHz TB, HD Graphics 4000, LGA1155, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm, 77W, EM64T EIST VT-x XD, Retail
ARCTIC COOLING MX-4 All-Around Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive
CORSAIR H100 Hydro CPU Liquid Cooling System, Socket LGA2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AM3/AM2, Retail
ASUS Sabertooth Z77, LGA1155, Intel® Z77, DDR3-1866 32GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI CF /1+1*, SATA 6Gb/s RAID 5 /4, 3Gb/s /4, DP + HDMI, USB 3.0 /6, HDA, GbLAN, ATX, Retail
CRUCIAL 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Elite PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8 (8-8-8-24) 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
EVGA GeForce® GTX 670 FTW 1006MHz, 2GB GDDR5 6208MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI + HDMI + DP, Retail
CRUCIAL 128GB M4 SSD, MLC Marvell 88SS9174, 500/175 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, Retail
WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB WD Caviar® Black™ (WD5002AALX), SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB Cache

That there is what I am going for. Is there really any benefit to using a Hydro series, over a CPU cooler fan?
 

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I am getting this built through AVA, and right now, they don't have a windowed version of the Trooper. Does this case come with wheels, or just the handle? Also, it is considered a full-size case, right?
 
the windowed side panel can be purchased seperately--probably from coolermasters usa website

though i prefered the original panel as can fit 2 x 120mm fans on it to cool gpu

the side windowed panel probably doesnt allow this

no wheels--though could probably fit some if you wanted to

and yes its full size

didnt see a psu in your build list--hope you got a decent quality make--corsair,seasonic etc
 

bw85

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Oh, yes, it's a Corsair TX850. Should be plenty, right? I think I'm having some attachment to the HAF X, since when I initially started my research, that was what everyone was raving about, and I don't really want to buy into it if it is just hype lol.