CASE: Corsair 200r or 230t or Fractal R4?

AndyC53 · May 18, 2014

Hi community,
I just wanted to know which one of these cases I should get (also - if you know any other better cases under £80).
These are the cases that have caught my eye so far:
■ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Design-Define-FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL-W-Black/dp/B009XLMYJC/ref=sr_1_33?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400412721&sr=1-33&keywords=gtx+780
■ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Graphite-Compact-Windowed-Computer/dp/B00EWHOIN2/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400412928&sr=1-3&keywords=230t+case
■ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CC-9011041-WW-Windowed-Performance-Computer/dp/B00FM5JMWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400413053&sr=1-1&keywords=200r+windowed

I am looking for a good Mid Tower ATX case which preferably have these features:

LED Lighting (not essential)
Very good cable management (I have a huge non-modular OCZ 750W PSU)
looks cool
good airflow
window
sleek design
REALLY good Price/Performance value

I would really appreciate the help.

Dylzan · May 18, 2014

I would go for the Define R4 personally, the 200R has pretty limited cable routing options and bad airflow, especially for a gaming case and the Graphite 230T looks like it has a similar amount of space.

AndyC53 · May 19, 2014

Dylzan :

So do you think the R4 will be able to make my pc look nice with all the cable management?

Dylzan · May 20, 2014

I think it will look very neat, alternatively, you could go for the NZXT H440 which is also a decent case.

AndyC53 · May 22, 2014

Dylzan :

I have just looked at the NZXT H440 and it looks awesome!!! Is the cable management better than the fractal r4?

Dylzan · May 22, 2014

AndyC53 :

It has a PSU shroud that hides all the nasty cables, so I would think so

Just be aware it has no bay for an optical disk drive, if you need one of those :/

AndyC53 · May 22, 2014

Oh. I do have a fan controller . . . so i definitely cant put that in even if i take out one or two fans?

Dylzan · May 22, 2014

I'm afraid that wouldn't work

AndyC53 · May 24, 2014

Dylzan :

OK. So the R4 will be just as good in cable management right? And is the R4 less quiet than the H440?

Dylzan · May 24, 2014

AndyC53 :

It should have decent cable management, just no PSU shroud where you could've hidden all your excess cables, so some of the would have to go under the 3.5 inch drive area I think, there are other NZXT cases that you should consider though, the H630/230 or one of their Phantom series.

Dylzan · May 24, 2014

Quoted the wrong sort, but the R4 is silence optimised by design, so will be fairly quiet, it actually has its own fan controller, although hours is probably more advanced.

Dylzan · May 24, 2014

Forgot to point out, the Midi R2 is also a good option (from Fractal Design) as it has better airflow than the Define R4.

AndyC53 · May 24, 2014

Dylzan :

What would you get?

Dylzan · May 25, 2014

I'd actually recommend going for the Midi R2, it has almost an inch of space behind the motherboard and plenty of cable routing options.

AndyC53 · May 25, 2014

Dylzan :

But I have also watched a tek syndicate video of a Define R4 and there is exactly an inch of space between the back cover and motherboard tray for cable routing. Also, in my opinion the R4 looks better. So I will be getting the R4 in the next couple of weeks unless there is another reason why the Midi R2 is better.

Dylzan · May 26, 2014

AndyC53 :

Mainly airflow is a bit better, but you don't have a hugely high powered system so it shouldn't be an issue.

AndyC53 · May 28, 2014

Dylzan :

AndyC53 :

Mainly airflow is a bit better, but you don't have a hugely high powered system so it shouldn't be an issue.

Yeah. OK - thanks for everything,

CASE: Corsair 200r or 230t or Fractal R4?

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