Best ATX PC case under $200

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I have a NZXT H440, and im planning to change the case since it bothers me that airflow on the H440 is too restricted, I had to open the side panels for usage, and since I lived close to the sea, and opening the side panels corrodes my GPU parts, so alternatively I wanted to find a case with great airflow, has a small footprint and looking great. Thanks in advance :D

Oh, my current config on the case is this:
Front: 3x NZXT FNv2 stock fans
Top:3x Cooler Master Sickleflow (Exhaust)
Rear: A Jetflo 120 in push, a Xtraflo fan for pull for my Seidon 120V Plus radiator.
GPU: ASUS Strix GTX 970 with 50% fan speed on idle.
 
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Here my favorite selection of ATX cases. I have the H440 myself, but I'm switching to a Mini-ITX case soon (Lian Li PC-Q17WX most likely)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
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I like the NXZT phantom, I had that one and then upgraded to the Phantom 820. I don't know how much it is but the thermaltake level 10GT is also really nice but kind of a pain to build with. any corsair cases are usually good too.
 
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I have, but I'd rather hear opinions from the forumers too :D
What case would you recommend?
 
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Id rather avoid the Level 10, since I wanted a case with a small footprint, but doesnt cripple airflow like my H440 did. How big is the Phantom compared to the H440 though?
 
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Here my favorite selection of ATX cases. I have the H440 myself, but I'm switching to a Mini-ITX case soon (Lian Li PC-Q17WX most likely)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 07:26 EDT-0400

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 07:28 EDT-0400

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 07:29 EDT-0400

Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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These are cases, full tower, that are more complete and higher quality than the mid towers selected:

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 07:31 EDT-0400

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $144.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $147.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 07:32 EDT-0400

 
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What do you think of the Corsair Carbide Clear 400C?
 
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Not a bad case at all and airflow potential looks good too. I personally really like the design. There were a few comments about design flaws (on little details, like grummets too far away from the SSD mounts?, or a hole in the psu cover creates more problems than solving any), think OC3D was talking about it.

Type ''400C'' in the search bar of the following link, and you'll see 7 links to in-depth reviews of this case:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/Cases/Corsair/

 
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Okay will check em out :)
 
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After looking extensively at reviews, I'd say its a pretty good case and fits my budget with room to buy better fans for the chassis. Are there other cases that is the same size footprint as the Clear 400C does?
 
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I like the Phanteks Eclipse P400S:
http://phanteks.com/Eclipse-p400s.html

P400S-1.jpg

 
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Never seen that case before, but it seems insane value. Will the size attract many? Probably not but how about that for an option under the 150 dollar price point. Can't believe the ITX case I'm looking to buy, which is about 1/8th of the size of that X71 case costs 60 dollars more.
 
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The Evolv ITX?
 
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This one is an absolute stunner, though the size is too big.
Had any cases in mind that offers much smaller size footprint than my existing H440?
 
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Lian Li PC-Q17WX
 
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