ZALMAN Z3 Plus Mid Tower Case vs Corsair Carbide Series 200R Mid Tower Case

[Meezzoo]

Hey guys, How you doing? Just wondering which case would be better with the following specifications:

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz Eight Core 16MB Cache AM3+ Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Turbo Edition CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Socket AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9
Storage: Western Digital (WD) Caviar BLUE WD10EZEX 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache HDD
GPU: SAPPHIRE TOXIC R9 280X 3GB GDDR5
Power Supply: Thermaltake SPS-730M Smart SE 730w PSU

And also, What do you guys think about the build? Any suggestions?

 

[turbopiki]

This would be better and i think it costs about the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($316.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $718.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-13 17:51 EDT-0400


I got a feeling you are from EU because you are looking at Zalman and thermaltake products (Germany maybe ?). If yes get this it should cost about the same.

CPU: https://geizhals.de/intel-core-i5-4460-bx80646i54460-a1050218.html

RAM: https://geizhals.de/crucial-ballistix-sport-dimm-kit-8gb-bls2cp4g3d1609ds1s00-a723497.html

MoBo: https://geizhals.de/msi-h97-pc-mate-7850-005r-a1111453.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu

GPU: https://geizhals.de/inno3d-geforce-gtx-970-herculez-x2-n97v-1sdn-m5dsx-a1168242.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu

HDD: https://geizhals.de/western-digital-wd-blue-1tb-wd10ezex-a795106.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu

PSU: https://geizhals.de/xfx-pro-series-full-wired-edition-bronze-550w-atx-2-3-p1-550s-xxb9-a624026.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu


About the case i would take Zalman Z3 plus because it has 4 fans already installed but both cases are good.