Cooler Master N200 vs. N400

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WolfGeezyie

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Which case should I get? I'm thinking the N400 now since it is only $5 more than the N200 right now and it supports ATX, which I may venture into in the future but do you think it would be bad/overkill for my build?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BCtf) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BCtf/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BCtf/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570) | $194.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h87m) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gar) | $147.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $88.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780dc2oc3gd5) | $510.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse400kkn2) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $85.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $99.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1365.84
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 07:13 EST-0500 |
 
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The N400 is a good budget mid tower which will allow you to upgrade to ATX later, if you go with N200 you will be stuck with mATX or mITX on future upgrades!
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CM Tim

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Hi WolfGeezyie,

You got a nice build over there!

For the Graphics Card you have there I would advice to go for the N400.
The reason for this is that the N400 has a fan in the front that will blow fresh air over your drives and also over that beast of a graphics card.

Let me know if you need any further help :)
 
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Sorry I forgot to mention it is about the placement of the fan, as the N400 is a bigger case which allows the airflow to go over the drives and the cards.
The N200, because its a smaller case, has more restrictions regarding this.
 
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WolfGeezyie

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Would it be worth going the extra space? The only reason why I can think yes is if I wanted to add more fans but I would only do that if that made the system even more quiet than it already will be. Well and I guess also if I wanted to bump up to an ATX build one day, but I don't know how well the N400 would compare in that regards.
 
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