Can't decide - Rajintek Ophion or Metis Plus?

[gam3r]

I've been looking at both of these cases:

I prefer the look of the Opion (full clear side window), however I prefer the size of the Metis.
I have seen it's easy to mod a perspex window onto the Metis, so I could do that.

The other major difference is that the Ophion takes a smaller CPU cooler vs. the Metis, but a larger GPU.
With a SFX PSU the Metis can take a ~260mm GPU. I have watched quite a few reviews and there are concerns on the Ophion in terms of cooling if not setup correctly, but I am sure this is probably the same with the Metis.

Which one is the better case overall taking into account cooling/working with?

 

[Pocket10s]

What about the Cougar QBX?

Out of the two, I would go with the Ophion. I had the Thetis that was ATX sized and while okay, somewhat a challenge to build in and get the airflow right. The Ophion looks better airflow wise.

 

[gam3r]

Just had a look at the Cougar QBX - I didn't know about this one. It looks good, however not to keen on the aesthetics (and I wanted a window).

So it's still between the two Rajinteks...I am kind of leaning towards the Metis for the bigger CPU cooler and more compact size..but still not set!

 

[Pocket10s]

What about the Jonsbo A4?

Yeah the next step up is really the cases without much stock/ hard to get. What CPU cooler do you have/ planning to buy? Also, which CPU do you have?

 

[gam3r]

Jonsbo A4 is a bit to pricey for me (Ophion I can get second hand at around 1/2 the RRP).

Planning on running a Ryzen 3600 and potentially a 5600x in the future - I was planning on going with the stock cooler for now.

 

[Pocket10s]

I would go with the Ophion then! At that price, with the better cooling, layout and (IMO) looks.

One thing I did is measure out and create a cardboard cutout of cases I'm interested in (I settled on a NZXT H1 in the end) to see how they would look in the space if that helps deciding.