First time rig, which would be a better case?

Technaut1

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Which would be a better case?

CM storm stryker
Corsair 650D
Fractal Midi

My system is the following:

i5 4670k
Evga Gtx 770 w/Acx
ROG Asus Maximus VI Hero
Corsair Vengeance 8gb
Raidmax 1000AE
Corsair k95 MMO keyboard
Razer Mamba

Thanks for the Input.
 
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They are all great cases - it just boils down to personal preference. Personally, I like Corsair, but that's just me.

As an aside, you might want to rethink your psu. Although the raidmax you list is passable from a performance standpoint, it is just a so-so unit. Also, 1000w is way overkill for what you are building, even if you go sli. My suggestion would be to look into an XFX pro, Corsair HX or Seasonic. Any of these in the 650w area would be just fine for your current rig and if you have visions of going sli down the road, move up to 850w.

Also, if you are planning to o/c, make sure you get low profile ram (no tall spreaders) as you will need an aftermarket cpu cooler and the tall ram will interfere with most air coolers.

Mark
They are all great cases - it just boils down to personal preference. Personally, I like Corsair, but that's just me.

As an aside, you might want to rethink your psu. Although the raidmax you list is passable from a performance standpoint, it is just a so-so unit. Also, 1000w is way overkill for what you are building, even if you go sli. My suggestion would be to look into an XFX pro, Corsair HX or Seasonic. Any of these in the 650w area would be just fine for your current rig and if you have visions of going sli down the road, move up to 850w.

Also, if you are planning to o/c, make sure you get low profile ram (no tall spreaders) as you will need an aftermarket cpu cooler and the tall ram will interfere with most air coolers.

Mark
 
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Technaut1

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Yah, Im actually okay with the three cases its more of an aesthetics problem. I have this kind of obsessive compulsive thing that my rig needs to be complimentary with each other, from the keyboard mouse case everything. My biggest problem now (sort of) is that my motherboard is now red (Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero), so in order to go well with that black cases are recommended. But thing is my keyboard the corsair k95 has white LEDs, my worry is will white LEDs go well with black cases.(Im planning to put LED strips inside the case as well complimentary to the LED color of my keyboard.)

I already bought the keyboard and motherboard so I have to decide for the Case. I'm basically deciding on the CM storm Stryker and the Corsair 650D.

What an exaggerated problem right? Lol! Thanks for bearing with me guys.

Btw, regarding my PSU I already bought it before I read enthusiasts advised against Raidmaxs, plus it was on sale. $70 for a 1000w PSU is a good deal right?

Thanks for the heads up, will the corsair vengeance pro or dominator platinum have tall spreaders? If so, what can you recommend?
 
$70 for a kw psu is a good deal ONLY if it works consistently and doesn't take a dump and haul other components along for the ride. It should be fine, as I noted it's passable in performance, but I'd keep an eye open just in case.

Corsair vengeance low profile (HERE) or GSkill Ares low profile (HERE) - either would be perfect for what you're doing.

Mark