Case advice

William-Mathew · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:33

Hi guys and girls

I am looking to upgrade my case. I an looking for a case with a side window but it needs to look good. I wouldn't like the carbide series as I don't like the look of it. I would like it to be as cheap as possible please

Thanks for any suggestions.

stulid · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:34

What size case do you want? ATX,mATX, itx etc?

How cheap is cheap and what parts do you want to go inside?

William-Mathew · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:38

A mid or micro tax case

tamzzy · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:40

William-Mathew said:
A mid or micro tax case

what size is your motherboard?

William-Mathew · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:42

A micro atx

ttaskmaster · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:48

Prices aside, which ones have you seen that you do like the look of?

Also, how can you not *adore* the Carbides, especially the 500R?

stulid · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:48

The comrade is a cheap case and there is a window coming for it, not sure if it will be available as a complete case+window or as a separate panel. But i will find out.

tamzzy · 25 Apr 2014 at 14:57

William-Mathew said:
A micro atx

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Cooler Master N200 NSE-200-KWN1 Midi-Tower Windowed - Black £39.95
Total : £89.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

the z3 is full atx, also comes in white if that floats your boat
the n200 is a micro atx windowed case (....and out of stock =x)

spankingtexan · 28 Apr 2014 at 11:54

tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Cooler Master N200 NSE-200-KWN1 Midi-Tower Windowed - Black £39.95
Total : £89.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

the z3 is full atx, also comes in white if that floats your boat
the n200 is a micro atx windowed case (....and out of stock =x)

That Zalman is a very impressive case for £39.95

ghost.florian · 29 Apr 2014 at 13:41

I have the Coolermaster N200, and I can say it is a very well-made case and pretty compact. It can be a bit on the noisy side, but if you have a modern motherboard or a fan controller you can fix that.

The Aerocool Qs-202 is also a good option if you want a side window. I think a solid amount of engineering has gone into Aerocool products.

Have you seen the new Corsair SPEC Series SPEC-01 or SPEC-03 cases ? I know you said you don't like the Carbide series cases, but they have gone for a different design direction with this one.

Maybe you can tell us what you want from a case:
- storage, space for graphics cards or both
- aggressive design vs classy, clean looks
- color preference