Zalman MS800 or Rosewill THOR V2 case for Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 build

WaxWood

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Hi everyone,

I'm building a new system and have some questions about cases.
Originally I wanted to use my CoolerMaster WaveMaster (2004), but recently read that it will not provide sufficient cooling.

I want a case that has a minimum of six 5.25 external drive bays, but I don't want to spend $200 on a CoolerMaster Storm Trooper and would like to go with
a) Zalman MS800 $79.88
b) Rosewill THOR V2 Black Computer Case $179.00

But Partpicker.ca raised a note "Unable to verify the Zalman MS800 ATX Mid Tower Case and the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler are compatible."

1. Will the Zalmann case work with these components? The reviews on this inexpensive case seem quite good. I eventually plan on putting in 1 or 2 video cards for 4-K editing.
2. Or should I go with the Rosewill THOR V2 Case

Here's my planned list.

Zalman MS800 ATX Mid Tower Case $79.88
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor $535.00
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $38.95
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $208.95
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $104.35
Sandisk Extreme Pro 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $151.05