NZXT Noctis 450 VS Corsair Obsidian 450D

[Drachenei]

Well I've been looking into a lot of cases recently, and I've come across two that have taken my heart. The Noctis 450 and the Corsair 450D.

I'm not very knowledgeable on computer cases, I'm basically just learning as of now, but I think I've settled on these two cases, but I need to know which would be the better buy. They're very close in price range.

I don't plan on doing water cooling soon, I'm just looking for good air flow, cable management, and dust filters.

Even though these two have taken my heart, I am willing to looking into ones you guys think would be better for what I want. So any suggestions would be amazing!

Thanks a ton guys!

 

[Non-Euclidean]

I dont know anything about either. So in that case what I would do is go read the reviews for both on NewEgg. There is usually a wealth of information there.

 

[umarcrespo]

450d is my favourite too but when i saw the newly released corsair 400c, I ended up in a dilemma. Not by the looks but performance and cooling support wise it ends up with the 450d and yeah it sort of looks better. So you might ask then why isn't the 400c better. For me it is like discriminating it. The obsidian is the trademarked series; sort of orginal. It feels the like the real blood of corsair runs through it. While the carbide to me feels like the lowest of them all. That's only my opinion. However, none of them both(400c/450d) are gonna dissapoint you except if you really are into build quality then the carbides are nothing compared to obsidians.
Now the noctis is other story, it was released after the 450d so it has all that the 450d does and what it doesn't. It's a solid case. But to me the winner is not which is better. It really does depend on which manufacturers u support or are better to your eye. I'm a corsair fan so not even a fortune would make me get an nzxt or a phanteks or a cooler master (I think you know what I mean). But hey, i hope that you are not a fan of corsair so recommended that you go with NZXT. If you are a corsair fan and a quality critic go with the 450d. (just that the noctis has a slight edge due to it's later release and yeah it also looks amazing). if you are a corsair fan and not violent with your pc and care about the looks I very much recommend you go with the 400c.
note: i really recommend the nzxt if you are not a fan of corsair.