Best Full Tower Cases Under $200

[southofpegasus]

I'm looking into building a modest gaming PC with eyes to the future and curious for opinions on the best full tower cases that can be had for under $200. I want a case that will offer the most flexibility and allow for the widest range of future upgrades. Airflow, dust filtration, cable management, and solid construction would be at the top of the list while I'm not particularly concerned with aesthetics or noise reduction. What case/s would be best? Pros/cons? I've researched cases until my head hurts but I'm game for more opinions as I want to make the best decision and get a case the will serve me well for a good while. This will be my first gaming PC build and first PC build in 16+ years so a user friendly case is a plus. Thanks in advance.

[Omega]

"Best" doesn't exist.

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/pc-computer-cases

http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/mini-tower/
http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/mid-tower/
http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/full-tower/

https://cougargaming.com/products/cases/

http://www.bequiet.com/en/case

https://www.sharkoon.com/category/cases-power.aspx

https://www.in-win.com/en/gaming-chassis
https://www.in-win.com/en/computer-chassis

http://www.thermaltake.com/chassis.aspx

https://www.nzxt.com/categories/cases

[Monk]

Full tower is quite a short list, but at or a bit over the 200 mark would be Corsair 750d, phantek enthoo primo, or be quiet dark 900, those were all on my short list and settled on the phantek option.

Most don't really need a full tower, as modern mid towers offer enough space for most people, with the advantage of ALOT more options.

If you check the art section of my profile you'll see just how much stuff is needed to fill a full tower and not have it look empty.

[southofpegasus]

Monk eredeti hozzászólása:

Full tower is quite a short list, but at or a bit over the 200 mark would be Corsair 750d, phantek enthoo primo, or be quiet dark 900, those were all on my short list and settled on the phantek option.

Most don't really need a full tower, as modern mid towers offer enough space for most people, with the advantage of ALOT more options.

If you check the art section of my profile you'll see just how much stuff is needed to fill a full tower and not have it look empty.

I likely don't "need" a full tower but it seems like the extra room would be nice as well as maybe provide for better airflow/cooling and give plenty of room for future upgrading. It doesn't really matter to me if it looks empty.

How do you like the Phanteks Enthoo Primo?

What are types of options are you referring to when you say the mids have more?

[Hare+Guu!]

I've never really considered cases at those prices, but the be quiet case dark base pro cases look pretty good. You can just swap the hard drive bays for custom water cooling and stuff. None of the other cases really does this. They're mostly just wide open spaces in front of the mobo for watercooling, and literally no spaces for non-ssd drives. And even then, ssd drives are usually only limited to 3-5 slots.

Personally, I just use a rosewill stealth. The amount of hard drive slots and the large gpu space is useful for me. So it's kinda pointless to ask people what to get. You have to get one that's closest to your needs.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139060

[John Doe]

I have a 750D, it's a good case but I wouldn't suggest it. IMO there are better choices in the market now. It has no side fans and the reset button broke on me.

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

I like my Fractal Design Arc XL[www.newegg.com]. The one I have has a side window, there are ones without a window, like in the link.

I picked it up because I had planned on running 2 GTX 980Ti in SLI, plus I needed better space and cooling over my previous CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000. After running two 980Ti in SLI for about 4 months, I ended up taking one and building a HTPC in a CoolerMaster XB Evo case. Now my kids can game on the TV and I can game on my monitors.

What may turn some people away from this case is the fact that it has 4 - 5.25" bays. Otherwise, it has a lot of room and plenty spots for fans (2 front, 1 bottom, 1 rear, 2 top and 1 side if you get a windowless side panel)

I actually have a need for 5.25" bays since I rip my DVDs/Blu-rays and still have a lot of older physical copies of games I play from time to time. I make use of all 4 on this case. I removed the HDD cages and utilized 5.25" HDD mounts for two of the bays.
1st (top) has DVD/CD burner
2nd has Blu-Ray ROM
3rd has 1TB HDD
4th has 500GB HDD

[Monk]

I really love the phantek enthoo primo, the build quality is crazy good, it's got space for more radiators and fans than you'll ever need, 6 removable HDD sleds with space for 4 extra SSD, and you can buy extra SSD sleds, it's got loads of room behind the motherboard for cable management while keeping an increasingly rare 5 5.25 front drive bays and the filters are great.
Only downside is no tempered glass option, but it does come in various colours.
For me it finally came down to the enthoo primo or Corsair 900d, but I got the primo on sale at half what the 900d was going to cost, the next step up are the crazy cases by the likes of case labs or the enthoo elite at £600-900.

When I said mid towers have more options I mean there are dozens of good mid tower options available offering a far wider range if styles and cooling options.

For me though I wanted / needed a specific set of parts for my case, I wanted room for 2 480mm radiators, a separate chamber for the PSU to hide in,room for a bunch of storage and dust filters, which is what made my choices kind of limited. One issue with my setup is needing to run the horizontal reservoir, which is a bit of a pain, but looks unique and fills the case nicely.