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Mid-tower case for around $100?

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I'm looking for a mid-tower case that is somewhere in the neighborhood of $100. I currently have a Thermaltake Armor Jr. and it's simply falling apart after 4-5 years now. I really like the Antec 902, but I'm not sold on it.

Are there some other comparable options? What about the HAF 922 or Thermaltake V9, even the Fractal Design R3? (not sure if the 6970 will fit in that one)

I have a very long HD 6970 and 6 hard-drives to consider. Unfortunately I've heard that the Storm Scout won't fit the 6970. Although I really liked it.
 
Fractal Define R3
Coolermaster 690 Basic or Advanced

Those were my two choices at around that price, the Fractal was a bit more expensive, while the CMs weighed in under $100.
 
Antec pc-9f (provantage for $127); factal design $102 (newegg)
 
What kind of hard drives? If you have two SSDs for instance and don't mind coverting a 5.25" bay, you could potentially even use the cheap HAF 912. After you remove the upper HDD cage, you'll have room for the 6970, 3 3.5" bays, 2 2.5" bays and you can convert a 5.25" bay.

Frees up a lot of money to invest in some nice case fans since the case is only $60.
 
I've got an Antec Nine Hundred Two and I love it. PLENTY of airflow.
 
The HAF 922 has been a good case for me. It has enough room for a 6970 and your 6 HDs, it's fairly quiet, and very cool. With all of those hard drives in the front, I would recommend getting a 200mm Coolermaster fan* for the side panel, so more fresh air gets to the 6970.
The styling's a little hit-or-miss, it could use some dust filters, and there could be more options for cable management, but it's a good value for the money.

*Other brands' fans won't fit, because the manufacturers haven't sat down and figured out a standard for 200mm fans yet. :rolleyes:
 
anexanhume said:
What kind of hard drives? If you have two SSDs for instance and don't mind coverting a 5.25" bay, you could potentially even use the cheap HAF 912. After you remove the upper HDD cage, you'll have room for the 6970, 3 3.5" bays, 2 2.5" bays and you can convert a 5.25" bay.

Frees up a lot of money to invest in some nice case fans since the case is only $60.
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I have six 3.5" drives. Two of which are in Raid 1.

I had to pick up a video card for the girlfriend at Fry's today and saw that the Antec 902 is $94.99 - much better than what their website (and Newegg) offers. Thanks for the comments on fitting the video card. I wonder if having all the hard-drive bays occupied would change that.
 
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