Which case should I go with the Corsair Obsidian 450D or the NZXT H440?

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I think both fare well enough and not too far from each other. For the looks, I personally prefer the Nzxt, and I've heard cable/drive management in it is also quite well done. On the other hand, the 450d gives me a better feeling regarding constructive quality, and unless I'm mistaken it's also a bit bigger.

If I had to choose, however, I'd go for the 450d, although I'm biased by owning a 350d and finding myself awesomely with it...

Vynavill

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I think both fare well enough and not too far from each other. For the looks, I personally prefer the Nzxt, and I've heard cable/drive management in it is also quite well done. On the other hand, the 450d gives me a better feeling regarding constructive quality, and unless I'm mistaken it's also a bit bigger.

If I had to choose, however, I'd go for the 450d, although I'm biased by owning a 350d and finding myself awesomely with it...
 
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JayHW

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The 450d provides better airflow but the h440 can be dead silent depending on the hardware. The h440 can get extremely dusty and the 450d has better out of the box thermals.
 

cysquatch33

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What are you planning to use it for? strictly air cooled? possibility of water cooling? looking for a quiet solution? There are a lot of factors that go into choosing these cases. The h440 has a lot of sound dampening built into it. It has some flexibilty for water cooling, but not as much as the 450D. In terms of quality i think both are about equal. I really like the psu shroud on the NZXT. In the end I would prefer the Corsair, they make a great quality product