Case recommendations (ATX mid/high tower case)

[fabd]

Hey guys,

I'm looking for a simple/elegant case to build a gaming pc/"hackintosh". Preferably with a flat top and flat sides. With or without a window I guess it doesn't matter all that much.

So far I like the:

Corsair Carbide 300R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCc2IC7Icug&t=13s

Corsair Obsidian 650D Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006


I don't see a lot of simple/elegant/sobre cases out there, so I would love to get some recommendations!

 

[MechSoup]

Check out Lian Li.

 

[leo015]

I really like the Corsair Carbide 500R White and the Corsair 600T White

 

[sjvintage]

Corsair 600T white from me too. Pure elegance. That is what I'll be getting for my next build.

 

[fabd]

Thanks guys.

Came accross Fractal Design R3 as well; quite nice, though a little too stylish for my own tastes.



http://www.fudzilla.com/reviews/item/25360-fractal-design-define-r3-black-pearl-reviewed


I figured it would be worth investing into something a little more fancy than the 300R, since a case should last me for several upgrades.

The 500R seems very good in terms of value, but I'm not too fond of the side bump.

 

[Going Bald]

Does it have to be a tower? This looks like a good desktop style - http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=330&area=en
It says Home Theater but it sure must be for heavy gamers, too. Got more room than a lot of full tower cases.

 

[tupper]

I just got the Corsair Vengeance C70 for my next build. It's a more industrial style if your into that.

 

[eelhead]

I have the 300R that my Sabertooth X58 and 6870 is in set up with a H60 cooler and I love the case, it's nice and small for what it is and I equipped it with a front triple hot swap enclosure for all my drives.

I also have that Silverstone Grandia GD07 that Going Bald linked with my GA-X58A-UD3R and GT 610 in with a poop load of drives installed in it. That case is a tad big on the shelf but I am using it as a HTPC/Home Server set up and it works great, even popped a single bay how swap drive in it and a LG Bluray drive

All in all I thing they are both great cases so far.

 

[fabd]

Somewhat related, are there compatibility issues with connectivity features provided on cases?

For example I see the Cooler Master Silencio 550 has a SD Card slot on the front, would that work under OS X?

EDIT: Thanks! Those are some good suggestions, pretty close to what I was looking for. I finally took the plunge and ordered a Corsair 650D. I like that there is window but it's no perforated so that should limit the noise a little bit. I read people had problem with a noisy front fan, however I saw that good fans are really cheap and the 650D was ~150 € which is substantially cheaper than other places I had planned to order, it's a revision 1 too (CC650D-1).

Really weird Amazon... I'm eyeing a Gigabyte 670 OC that is also 50 € cheaper there! I even saw a 900 € Apple Cinema Display (instead of 999) which was sold by them and not from a third party. I am still hesitant about that one though. The 900 € ACD is gone but I saw a 926 € ACD... but it's from a third party.

Anyone have experience getting replacements from Amazon? I can't decide if I want to risk buying an ACD from them. I'm thinking they may be less fussy about replacing a ACD with a minor fault (dead pixel or yellowish colours) within 30 days...

 

[bondfrenchbond]

So what case did you end up getting? I'm also in the market for a 500r alternative.

Check out my thread
http://www.tonymacx86.com/buying-advice/71281-whats-your-dream-case.html