Case Recommendation Please - $50-$100

bob4432

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Looking for a mid-size case, w/ or w/out tempered glass that will support 1 optical drives, ~3 3.5"HDD and ~3 2.5"HDD that offers good airflow, is quiet and has good cable management. Will need to support a full size GPU - something like a Sapphire RX580 SE size card and a Coolermaster Evo 212 CPU cooler (no liquid cooling). Now the kicker is I am looking to spend between $50-$100 on the case alone - already have PSU. Prefer black.

A desktop case is definitely not out of the equation - if the price is within the specs. I have access to s full aerospace machine shop, but doing a 1 off would put the cost per unit into "ridiculous" terittory, between 3d modeling, machining, laser cutting & anodizing - which would bring up another question, when you Anodize you effectively electrically isolate the parts, so I am assuming all the parts would have to be removed of the Type III Class 2 anodizing

Edit - error on my part - I had originally stated 2 optical base but I only need 1. Sorry about the mixup


Thanks in advance,
Bob
 
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I WAS going to recommend:

NZXT H500
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146288&Description=nzxt h500&cm_re=nzxt_h500-_-11-146-288-_-Product
Or Phanteks P350X
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854075&Description=phanteks p350&cm_re=phanteks_p350-_-11-854-075-_-Product

But then I re-read your requirements...
Those Optical bays really throw off the find! What on earth do you need them for anymore? lol.

Perhaps:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V57M4892
Pure Base 600, Simple, black, sleek, fits everything you asked for. (Black/Orange version for 99 has tempered glass version, but with shipping/tax etc puts you over 100)

Or a bit more gamery:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F84D69030
Corsair Spec01
 
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