New PC Case Advice

[Aharon]

Hi,

I am interested in purchasing a new casing for my PC - currently have a Thermaltake Case.

Pre-requisites:
-Must have front USB (including USB 3 would be nice)
-4 x External 5.25" bays & 1 x 3.5" External Bay
-6+ internal 3.5" Bays for hard drives
-H100 Cooler compatible
-Nice "geeky" look

Thanks!

 

[Ampha]

Budget ?

 

[Aharon]

Say up to R2000 or so.

 

[Ampha]

I just bought this a few weeks ago for my build
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1749

I love this case, there is so much space to build inside it and the cable management was great too

I do have a H100 installed in the case and I went with the option to install it at the top of the case, that was simple too, all that was needed was to removed the top of the case, unscrewed the fan that comes with the case and mounted the cooler there.

You can put 6 hard drives in the case easily(I'm using 4 atm) and there is another SSD cage located on the bottom next to where the PSU goes which can be removed too.

USB - 2x USB 3.0 & 2x USB 2.0 also has a eSATA port too.

I know alot of people go for the HAF series too, but I wanted something different and it worked out great for me

 

[Ipwn 4]

CM Storm Trooper, CM HAF-X, Corsair 600D... for that budget the list can become quite lengthy but my favorite currently is the 600D.

The HAF-X and the 600D don't have a 3.5" bay though but for R60 that problem can also be solved

 

[HOLY MAnIAC]

Was choosing between the 600D and nzxt switch and must say im happy with the switch(except my back light stopped working for no reason ) But the case is massive, much bigger than the 600D.

 

[Inn3rs3lf]

I have the 800D which I want to sell for R2000....if you are interested. It's jut too big for me. Was going to watercool the thing, but have decided against it. My temps are reasonable with the H100, so I feel the R5000 for a basic WC system is overkill. If you are interested PM me yo. its 2 months old. lol

 

[ponder]

Silverstone RV02-E ?

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product_case.php?tno=0&case=c_tower&area=en

 

[killadoob]

haf x FTW. you won't a box that cools better in my opinion.

 

[Aharon]

Thanks guys - eyeing the Cosmos 2 atm - looks WICKED!

 

[HOLY MAnIAC]

definitely if you can afford it.

 

[snugglez64]

Thanks guys - eyeing the Cosmos 2 atm - looks WICKED!

Yea, I was gonna suggest that - a bit out of budget and a bit overkill but I'd say worth it!
Also you can't go wrong with the trooper either!

Corsair 600T , not too bad either.

 

[NomNom]

+1 for the trooper.