What's considered a excellent ATX Full Tower case, that's not going to be crazy expensive ?

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I have an old Fractal Define R3 from probably a good 10 + years ago. I'm about to go all out on an upgrade and looking for some good suggestions to replace this aging case. I was thinking about the Phantek Enthoo 719, but by the time i buy all the fans, i'm going to be in for quite a lot of money.

So at that stage i thought perhaps i should expand on my search and come on here for any good suggestions. I mind spending a few hundred on a quality case that's going to last me years. Which is essentially what i'd be doing if i bought the Enthoo and all of its fans it would need.
 
I'd suggest looking at Fractal, I do like their Meshify and Torrent cases. I would also suggest Lian Li but I only really know about their mid tower cases (something like the Lancool III is still a big case though, potentially worth a look).
 
Having had a 719
Yes if you want to fill it with something like
Lian li or d30 fans
Yeah add 200 quid for the fans
If you don't care about the look of the fans
Fill it with artic p12 for a fraction of the cost
 
thedoc46 said:
I was thinking about the Phantek Enthoo 719, but by the time i buy all the fans, i'm going to be in for quite a lot of money.
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I usually suggest the P600S for high-end builds. It comes with 2x 140mm fans pre-installed in the front and 1x 140mm fan in the rear. I then add 1x Phanteks M25 140mm (for the front). This leaves the top free for an AIO.
 
A friend has a fractal meshify... It's nice.

I have a huge lian li, I've had it since my q6600 build and no plans to change it... that can accommodate 2 PSUs... So it depends on what you mean by 'full tower' I guess.

It was expensive at the time but I can't see myself changing it, so it was very good value despite the price tag.
 
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Thanks all, i went with the Fractal Define R7 XL in the end. All closed off, no glass. i did really like the look of their Fractal Design North (White with wood) But i wasn't sure if it would be big enough to house my silly sized Noctua ND15 cooler. That cooler is big and ugly. and with the amount of coin i just dropped on all this new hardware, i didn't want to have to add an AIO to the mix. Besides Fractal cases are excellent and silent. Built like tanks too.
 
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