Advice and recommendation on a new PC case.

trawetSluaP

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Hi,

I currently have a CM Storm Stryker case. Although I very much like this case I feel I need a change for two very important reasons.

1) I'd like a case that has a side panel fan mount as my GPU blows hot air directly toward the side panel and I'd like to be able to mount a exhaust fan there.

2) My GPU has very bright LED lights on the side which are giving me migraines so I would like to change to a case without a side window.

So far I've looked at and am very interested in the Corsair Carbide 500R.

Any thoughts and suggestions will be very much appreciated!

My budget is around £100-£150.

Thanks
Paul
 

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Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-13 18:47 EDT-0400)

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trawetSluaP

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I've been looking at the R4 but according to the spec sheets my CPU Cooler won't fit. The case specs say a max cooler height of 170mm where as my Phanteks is 171mm. I take it there is plenty of space to find that extra 1mm? haha.