$65 or under PC gaming case

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

Hello
Im looking for a pc gaming case $65 or less that has good airflow and cable management. i don't care if it has a window and i would prefer if it looks good and not crapy. I would also prefer not to get a mini itx case because i don't like stuffing all of the parts in it and there all squished together plus they block airflow.

envy14tpe · Jul 2, 2014

Bought this for good airlfow, price, and quality.
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Still good but not as good at cooling. However, that could be fine if you don't have a warm room.
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)

bluehowell · Jul 2, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-SPEC-01-CC-9011050-WW/dp/B00I6BJATW
Fantastic case for such a low price, includes 2 fans and and good cable management. Built a system in one recently, very easy to build in.

Eduello · Jul 2, 2014

The Corsair 300R would be pretty good: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

Thanks envy and eduello. i will probably go with this case unless someone suggests a better one. thanks for the suggestion!

byza · Jul 2, 2014

Whether it looks crap or not is down to personal opinion. The Cooler Master HAF 912 has good airflow for $45.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

So far i like the corsair 300r or the corsair carbide

envy14tpe · Jul 2, 2014

byza :

It was a good case. Now it is 4 years old. Also, no USB 3.0 in front.

gopher1369 · Jul 2, 2014

byza :

My word, that's hideous!

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

i agree!

Supermon221 · Jul 2, 2014

I just got the inwin case on new egg in white and wow everyone comes and conplements my case and it has a big window in the side so you can see everything just look bad ass highly recommened I got it a few months back for 55$

envy14tpe · Jul 2, 2014

At sub $70 Corsair sticks out as the best overall. Great value and performance. Based on reviews and owning the 300R, it does live up to expectations. My system is very quiet and enough room behind mobo for cables.

@Supermon221. Which case? I assume GT1. Personally, not my preference in style. I like simple and clean.

byza · Jul 2, 2014

envy14tpe :

Yeah it is old but whenever I hear airflow it always makes me think of HAF. Stupid acronym.

I'm actually a fan of the NZXT Source 210 Elite. It's a lot less flashy then most gaming cases and still only 1 USB 3.0, but I like the lines
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ OutletPC)

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

Supermon221 :

sumoboulder · Jul 2, 2014

Supermon221 :

Which model is it?

envy14tpe · Jul 2, 2014

bluehowell :

Performance reviews show the case to be low end for cooling.
GPU is 5C higher than 300R and CPU is 4C higher. That is a big difference in cases.
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/corsair_carbide_spec_01_review,9.html

bluehowell · Jul 2, 2014

As the carbide spec is cheaper you could buy additional fans for it which would largely increase it's cooling ability. Just installing one extra fan in the rear would make the cooling very similar to the 300r as they have a very similar layout. Also imo the 300r is uninteresting to look at, the carbide spec with a window, red LED's and interesting styling is more exciting.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 2, 2014

The Carbide Spec won't even hold an EVO cooler , that's why I won't recommend one.

envy14tpe · Jul 2, 2014

Wow. Good call. Crazy to think a case can't support the most popular CPU cooler on the market.

sumoboulder · Jul 3, 2014

so all of the carbide specs wont hold an EVO cooler: spec 01, spec 02 and spec 03?

envy14tpe · Jul 3, 2014

sumoboulder :

shocking. Compare EVO height to those cases allowed CPU cooler height. I can't believe Corsair did that with the Spec series.

All Corsair Spec -01 02 03 have max height of 157mm and the EVO is 159. It is mind boggling that they didn't make this case at least 170mm for coolers.

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