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Looking for recommendations on mid-tower case

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HDClown

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Building a new system with ASUS P8P67 Deluxe and i7-2600K. PSU is a Corsair HX. Current case is aLian Li PC-60B which is I really like. But, I want to switch to bottom mount PSU design. If I can get something that is designed for 90-degree connector angle like the P8P67 has, that would be great as well.

I only need a mid-tower case, and it can even be a smaller sized mid-tower. NO full towers. Aluminum. Must have equivalent quality as my current case, and similar features. Black or Silver. $150 max.
 
Lian Li Lancool PC-K62. Best mid tower you can buy for ~$100, period.

Picture of the one I used for a friends build:

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Sixthsense said:
That looks clean from your pic the PCI slots look tool less.
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They are tool-less. I usually rip out any expansion slot tool-less designs because the majority of them are plastic and are complete garbage with no pressure applied on cards, but those metal Lian Li tool-less ones are simply amazing, more than enough pressure applied to the cards, very sturdy, and easy to use.

And yes, I like to make every PC I put my hands on look clean, just in case I have to deal with it again, I won't have to go through a jungle of wires ;).
 
My HAF case is also one of the best flowing cases I've ever had. There are better out there, but not really for the same price. That Lian Li posted above is nice also.
 
Those Lian Li Dragon Lord close are close to perfect, but the fact that they are metal and not aluminum rules it out for me. I do believe I found an aluminum equivalent, but it was more then I cared to spend. So I'm just holding off for now, and waiting for the next models to drop to see what those bring.
 
HDClown said:
Those Lian Li Dragon Lord close are close to perfect, but the fact that they are metal and not aluminum rules it out for me. I do believe I found an aluminum equivalent, but it was more then I cared to spend. So I'm just holding off for now, and waiting for the next models to drop to see what those bring.
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I think you are going to have a hard time finding a good aluminum or all aluminum mid tower in the price range with other high quality steel mid towers.
 
Topweasel said:
I think you are going to have a hard time finding a good aluminum or all aluminum mid tower in the price range with other high quality steel mid towers.
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I found 3 or 4 Lian Li aluminum ones at $125-$150 with high quality features. They don't have every single of Lian Li's high end features (primarily HDD cages, strap-in PSU mount, and tool-less PCI slots), but all the other features are there.

I'm undecided as to if I really care about the cages/strap PSU mount/tool-less PCI slots. What I'm most interested in getting is USB 3.0 front case header, which is on only a few cases right now. And since those other 3 premium features are fairly new to Lian Li cases in general, they will probably start to trickle down the line with prices coming down as well. So that's why I decided to wait it out longer.
 
HDClown said:
I found 3 or 4 Lian Li aluminum ones at $125-$150 with high quality features. They don't have every single of Lian Li's high end features (primarily HDD cages, strap-in PSU mount, and tool-less PCI slots), but all the other features are there.

I'm undecided as to if I really care about the cages/strap PSU mount/tool-less PCI slots. What I'm most interested in getting is USB 3.0 front case header, which is on only a few cases right now. And since those other 3 premium features are fairly new to Lian Li cases in general, they will probably start to trickle down the line with prices coming down as well. So that's why I decided to wait it out longer.
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But your talking about a price range near or at some of the best Full tower cases with only the real overkill ones costing more (Haf X, RV02B, and a few others). Not saying the Lian Li's are not worth it, they are, just that you mentioned it was more then you wanted to spend not that they were missing features.
 
DisrupTer911 said:
I think the one thing the HAF could benefit from is a 200mm fan like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...146003&cm_re=200mm_fan-_-35-146-003-_-Product

to really amp up exhaust flow and do a better job accelerating the air entering the case.
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So received this fan from newegg yesterday...attempted install today

and guess fucking what, 200mm isn't 200mm in the grand scheme of computers LOL

no 2 mounting holes on this NZXT 200mm fan match any of the 200mm fans that come stock on the HAF922 match up.

What a waste of a great 200mm fan...
 
DisrupTer911 said:
So received this fan from newegg yesterday...attempted install today

and guess fucking what, 200mm isn't 200mm in the grand scheme of computers LOL

no 2 mounting holes on this NZXT 200mm fan match any of the 200mm fans that come stock on the HAF922 match up.

What a waste of a great 200mm fan...
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That's because the NZXT fan's are roughly 192mm.
 
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