Which case would you recommend for my build?

[SirEugene]

I was stuck between the Fractal Define R5 and the Corsair Air 540, but I found out that the Air 540 has no dust filter on most of the areas of the mesh on the case, and also the side panel is weak.

So now I'm here. I'm looking for a case like the Air 540, something with plenty of room, but also sort of cube shaped so that I can sit it on my desk without any worries of it tipping over. Any recommendations? Maybe something in the Cooler Master Elite or HAF series?

Here's my build parts below, just so you know what I'm putting in.
( P.S. Yes I'm probably waiting for Nvidia Pascal, don't mention it 😉 )

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Fractal Define R5

 

[CN_Abdiel]

The one I have and I absolutely love is the NZXT H440. You can find it in many colors and it has a very good design. It has a side window with a basement area for the power supply which I love because it hides the cables. It has cool features as illuminated back I/O and connection for extra fans. It comes with 4 120mm fans. 3 in the front for intake and 1 in the as exhaust. It also has space for 3 120mm fan or 2 140mm fan on the top. You can put a watercooling radiator there. It also has sound dampening foam around the case which makes it quiet. The only thing it doesn't have is a drive bay which isn't a big deal since nobody uses CDs anyways. I mean, if you need, you still can use an USB DVD player. I personally didn't care about that so the case was perfect for me. By the way, the Define R5 doesn't have a Drive bay either. I mentioned that because you have an optical drive in the list of parts.

Btw, the H440 does have a filter for the 3 intake fans in the front and one in the bottom for the PSU.

 

[kwa-e]

The node 804 is a good option and has dust filters in all intakes, though it only accepts mATX and ITX motherboards.

I'd also change the PSU to the 650W EVGA P2 unit, which is a superior unit for the same price in my opinion.

 

[SirEugene]

The one I have and I absolutely love is the NZXT H440. You can find it in many colors and it has a very good design. It has a side window with a basement area for the power supply which I love because it hides the cables. It has cool features as illuminated back I/O and connection for extra fans. It comes with 4 120mm fans. 3 in the front for intake and 1 in the as exhaust. It also has space for 3 120mm fan or 2 140mm fan on the top. You can put a watercooling radiator there. It also has sound dampening foam around the case which makes it quiet. The only thing it doesn't have is a drive bay which isn't a big deal since nobody uses CDs anyways. I mean, if you need, you still can use an USB DVD player. I personally didn't care about that so the case was perfect for me. By the way, the Define R5 doesn't have a Drive bay either. I mentioned that because you have an optical drive in the list of parts.

Btw, the H440 does have a filter for the 3 intake fans in the front and one in the bottom for the PSU.

Oh god. No drives on the H440 and the R5... This is going to kill me.

 

[kwa-e]

You can get an external USB3.0 DVD Player, What do you need it for though?

 

[SirEugene]

You can get an external USB3.0 DVD Player, What do you need it for though?

Games, software, windows.

 

[kwa-e]

If it's just to occasionally install software and games you can just use a USB drive just fine, and windows can be install through a USB.

 

[SirEugene]

If it's just to occasionally install software and games you can just use a USB drive just fine, and windows can be install through a USB.

I still have to worry about fan and light controllers