What case to get?

[Iamazn]

-My budget is anything under $200
-I will be going air cooling and most likely will never switch to water cooling, so the case should have great airflow.
-I plan on going dual SLI so the case should have plenty of room.
-I plan on getting 2 SSDs and 2-4 HDDs so the case should have plenty of drive bays.
-Preferably a fan controller.
-Don't really care about how the case looks, as long as it's not horrendously ugly...
Based on these guidelines, which case is the best for me?
I am sort of leaning toward the Cooler Master Storm Trooper. How does the Storm Trooper compare with other cases?

 

[airdeano]

you might wanna consider the fractal design arc midi. it has front 140mm (x2 option) support, 140 rear fan, and trip 140 roof fans and 140/180 panel. low drag high-flow, can handle your drive needs, and will hold large coolers like the NH-D14, Silver Arrow and Phantek. and under $125 with a three fan controller included. does weigh a quite bit less (33% less). i haven't seen a bad review on it yet. and will hold water cooling too, most likely (ive heard that sooo much and bump, they are WC'd).

airdeano

 

[kajabla]

Design is basically the only thing that matters. Most fairly expensive cases ($80+) have everything you need; you should get the fan controller separately. Choose by stylistic preference and then check with us.

 

[GI_JONES]

I've got this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235027
great wire management, has 4 very quiet fans (room for more), a fan controller(but it only runs 2 fans), and a fair ammount of room. I was impressed by the quality.

 

[Iamazn]

-Can't find the fractal design arc midi on Amazon so that one is out.
-I'm looking for a Full Tower so that zalman is out as well.
-As for design, I love both the looks of the Storm Trooper and NZXT Phantom. However, I would choose air cooling performance over looks almost any day.
I first decided to get the HAF X, but when I read about the Storm Trooper, it seemed like the upgraded version of the HAF X with a fan controller and better looks... As I said earlier, the Storm Trooper is my current choice, but I would like to know if there are any better alternatives to the Storm Trooper or HAF X within the same budget ($150-200)

 

[kajabla]

Seriously, performance will hardly change between cases. It's not a big deal, and you always add fans. Just pick the one that you'd most want to have spicing up your room. Get a fan controller separately unless the case you like happens to have one already.

 

[airdeano]

fractal link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352007&Tpk=arc%20midi

airdeano

 

[Iamazn]

My current choice is probably the Storm Trooper... Are there any better alternatives to the Storm Trooper in the same price range? Must be full tower.

 

[kajabla]

I will say once more that "better" is not an issue in your price range. Only looks matter.

 

[MasonS]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053

Uniformly good reviews.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fulmo-gt-thor-v2-vh6000bws,3072-7.html

 

[hellfire24]

-My budget is anything under $200
-I will be going air cooling and most likely will never switch to water cooling, so the case should have great airflow.
-I plan on going dual SLI so the case should have plenty of room.
-I plan on getting 2 SSDs and 2-4 HDDs so the case should have plenty of drive bays.
-Preferably a fan controller.
-Don't really care about how the case looks, as long as it's not horrendously ugly...
Based on these guidelines, which case is the best for me?
I am sort of leaning toward the Cooler Master Storm Trooper. How does the Storm Trooper compare with other cases?

excellent choice bro! storm trooper is one of the best case out there.but i don't trust the default fan controller,you can easily fit a storm trooper and a quality fan controller like this one-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998077
here's a great detailed review of storm trooper-
http://www.motherboards.org/review/cooler-master-cm-storm-trooper-case-review

 

[Iamazn]

I will say once more that "better" is not an issue in your price range. Only looks matter.

So most cases have the same airflow?

excellent choice bro! storm trooper is one of the best case out there.but i don't trust the default fan controller,you can easily fit a storm trooper and a quality fan controller like this one-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998077
here's a great detailed review of storm trooper-
http://www.motherboards.org/review/cooler-master-cm-storm-trooper-case-review

-What's wrong with the default fan controller?
-The 3 reasons I leaned toward the Storm Trooper over the HAF X was better looks, more HDD drives and a built in fan controller... How would the HAF X + Fan Controller compete with the Storm Trooper (ignoring looks)? How many HDD slots does the HAF X have compared to the Storm Trooper?

 

[hellfire24]

default fan controllers are not reliable.most of them are just 'decent' but i would suggest a newer fan controller if you can afford.
both storm trooper and haf x are very huge cases.it depends on you that how much hdd slots you need,which one looks better and all.

 

[Iamazn]

default fan controllers are not reliable.most of them are just 'decent' but i would suggest a newer fan controller if you can afford.
both storm trooper and haf x are very huge cases.it depends on you that how much hdd slots you need,which one looks better and all.

StormTrooper vs HAF X:
Which is bigger?
Which has more HDD slots?

 

[hellfire24]

HAF X is bigger and has more space.