Full tower case or Mid tower case?

Don't even bother looking at sub $100 cases as they are universally crap.WDT-BlackKat

Thats not true at all.

Check out midtowers from Lan-Li or Antec. You want something with LOTS of fans so aim for something with about 5-6 120mm fans. Don't even bother looking at sub $100 cases as they are universally crap.WDT-BlackKat

^ You might want to refrase that comment you can pick up an Antec 900 for under $100 and alot of the Coolermaster sub $100 cases are built so well that they rival with the $200 cases on the cooling front and other areas.

I personally prefer full-tower cases. Give more work room making working on the PC easier, and usually give better airflow.

I have built 3 PC's in the mid-tower 04carraher linked, and I can say for a mid-tower case it is an excellent case. I used the Thermaltake M9 for my GF's builr, another great mid-tower, although overprices unless on sale.

I use a ThermalTake Armor for my case, and I am 110% pleased with it. If you have enough room, and do not plan on moving the PC much, I would at least look into a full-tower.

[QUOTE="WDT-BlackKat"]Don't even bother looking at sub $100 cases as they are universally crap.musclesforcier

Thats not true at all.

Agreed. While I will admit most sub $100 cases leave alot to be desired, there are some very good cases for ~$50 and up.

[QUOTE="WDT-BlackKat"]Check out midtowers from Lan-Li or Antec. You want something with LOTS of fans so aim for something with about 5-6 120mm fans. Don't even bother looking at sub $100 cases as they are universally crap.04dcarraher

^ You might want to refrase that comment you can pick up an Antec 900 for under $100 and alot of the Coolermaster sub $100 cases are built so well that they rival with the $200 cases on the cooling front and other areas.

Last I checked Antec 900s are $120 normally give or take, although might be on sale somewhere.

And I'm sorry (since I know you own one), but I despise Cooler Master cases. It's a personal taste thing since I've never owned one. But they also do not look cool enough by any means as they lack a big open front fan grill. I won't touch over bezelled cases that don't have two intakes on the front.

I won't touch over bezelled cases that don't have two intakes on the front.WDT-BlackKat

All cases under 100$ are crap ? So untrue.

Antec 300. I bought it for 49.50$ CDN.

Coolermaster RC 590 70$.

My choices would be:

Mid Tower: Antec 900

Full Tower: Cooler master Cosmos 1000

I personally prefer full-tower cases. Give more work room making working on the PC easier, and usually give better airflow.

I have built 3 PC's in the mid-tower 04carraher linked, and I can say for a mid-tower case it is an excellent case. I used the Thermaltake M9 for my GF's builr, another great mid-tower, although overprices unless on sale.

I use a ThermalTake Armor for my case, and I am 110% pleased with it. If you have enough room, and do not plan on moving the PC much, I would at least look into a full-tower.

[QUOTE="musclesforcier"]

[QUOTE="WDT-BlackKat"]Don't even bother looking at sub $100 cases as they are universally crap.ch5richards

Thats not true at all.

Agreed. While I will admit most sub $100 cases leave alot to be desired, there are some very good cases for ~$50 and up.

Yeah, I love my Thermaltake Armor+ Full-tower. Even in this hot weather, and only 3 fans, it runs nice and cool. I'm going to move around some stuff in my tower and add 2-3 more fans.

I would have to say full tower. I like that you have a lot of room to work with. Having a lot of room can help you hide unwanted mess and increase over all air flow within the case. Just the other day I decided to move around some wires that I had which were blocking airflow. So I hid a bunch of them in places I didnt even know I could put them. Then I had room for another 120mm antec fan inside my case. Of course its kind of ghetto rigged in there but it works as a temp until I fully secure it in there.

That doest mean you cant find a mid tower that wont fit your need and some mid towers are so big there almost full towers.