Fractal Design Define R4 or Corsair Carbide 400R?

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Which of these cases should I go with? My budget is about $140-160

-i7 3770k
-Acer Predator G3620 motherboard
-Corsair CX600
-GTX 660ti Power Edition from MSI (runs at about 80C overclocked)
-1 HDD (May get a second but not necessary)
-1 DVD drive

Fractal Design Define R4

Pros- Good amount of space, removable HD bays, several air outlets around the front of the case, 2 USB 3.0 and 2.0

Cons- Costs more, not the best looking, 1 side fan and gives it up if a transparent window version is bought.

Corsair Carbide 400R

Pros- Better price, 2 side fans, better looking, able to mount a fan on the HD bay for direct GPU cooling

Cons- Smaller interior, 2 USB 3.0, unmovable HD Bay, more drive space than I need


Please help me decide! Any fan recommendations would also be great, thanks in advance!
 
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I'd keep stock configurations in terms of fans unless they're insufficient. But use it first before you jump to conclusions or assumptions.
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Thanks for the quick replies!

How bad is the PSU? I may be able to upgrade it in the summer or around there depending how bad it is. Also could you give me a good recommendation for fans?
 
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Also, sorry to bother but it seems that I am not getting a very good performance from my CPU, are there any good overclocking softwares out there?
 
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The PSU is not terrible, but it won't handle heavy load very well. If you want to stick with Corsair, get a Corsair TX series PSU. They're not too expensive. What kind of fans do you need?

What's the performance that you're getting from your CPU? I don't know anything about your Acer G3620 motherboard. Can you overclock it? If not, then you have no change in overclocking your CPU.
 
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I was just looking at the TX 650, it's very cheap just about $80.

My CPU is running at only 3.4Ghz, also I did buy this PC prebuilt which I strongly regret having done, here's a website that says a few things about the motherboard http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=1410&motherboard=Acer%20Predator%20G3620

I'm not sure what kind of fans I'm looking for, I'm not very familiar with them but I want to get 4 140mm fans 1 for the front, 2 for the top, and one for the side panel, I do have 2 fans from my current case and I may as well use it for the bottom of the case next to the PSU.
 
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Yes, sadly I bought this PC prebuilt :(

But I'm going to make a rig for my parents mind as well just give them thisone and make em buy a good MoBo for me hence they'll only use it for browsing.
 
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True, if it doesn't help I'll put on my current case's fans and see if it helps.
 
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