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Case Recommendation

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I’m building a PC and I only need one more item, the case. I know that I need an ATX case. With the below mentioned parts, should I get a full tower or a mid tower (I’m especially worried about fitting that Hyper 212 Evo)? My budget is $200 max. Features such as noise reduction, removable storage device trays and cord management are important to me. Conversely, I would prefer the case had minimal or no LED lights (would keep me up at night).

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card 02G-P4-2678-KR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

SSD Hard Drive: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-442

Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186

Optical Drive: Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98 - Retail (Black)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Power Supply: Corsair AX760i Modular 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply (Not Yet Available)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Digital-Platinum-AX760i/dp/B00A0HZMI8/

Case: ?
 
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I just picked up a black Corsair C70, I took out all the drive cages as I have SSDs and my idle temps on my 3 680s are 29c 31c and 33c, bottom to top. Beautiful case and really good airflow. The handles on top are strong as hell too. Usually cases with handles suck, I've been through so many cases looking for that perfect one. This one is a breeze for LANs and what not, and in the black or white color the case isn't over the top at all if you don't really want a themed case.
 
For a budget of $200 you have an option of a lot of cases. Sounds like you want hot-swappable drives, is that correct/ If so, none of the cases above meet that requirement. Unless you just mean you want to be able to move the hard drive cages around.

If you're not looking for hotswap, the 550d is a good case for you, I think. Aluminum face, good cable management, ample noise reduction and lots of room inside.
 
majax79 said:
I’m building a PC and I only need one more item, the case. I know that I need an ATX case. With the below mentioned parts, should I get a full tower or a mid tower (I’m especially worried about fitting that Hyper 212 Evo)? My budget is $200 max. Features such as noise reduction, removable storage device trays and cord management are important to me. Conversely, I would prefer the case had minimal or no LED lights (would keep me up at night).


Case: ?
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here are my temps in an FT02 - you'll notice for the fans to operate at those speeds they are very quiet

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excellent build quality
see here for my cable management
hides all of the IO connections and you get one neat cable loom shown here
easily fits an EVO cooler
could go the raven as its the same internally

EDIT: now available are hot new hot swap cradles for your drives
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=343&area=en

slot drive for front if you want a really stealth look

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Thanks for all the advice so far.

With the motherboard that I bought (Sabertooth Z77), would I be able to use USB 3.0 ports that are on the front of some cases?

Is there anything I'm not thinking about in regards to a case that I should be?
 
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