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Which Case for Home workstation?

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AthlonXP

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So trying to decide between 3 cases for my build 2 of them are newer and would allow me to use my Swiftech H240x and the other unless I mod it I plan to use the H80i GT cooler.

Here are my specs system:

Core i7 5960x
16GB DDR4
Asus Rampage V
512 GB SM951 (OS)
1TB Raptor (Steam Drive)
2TB WD Drive (Data and other stuff)
Asus GTX 980
Corsair AX860i PSU


So right now I have the Corsair 450D and I love it but it seems a tad cramped. It took me some time to get the H240X in there and i feel there is some limitations on expansion down the road.

The other case I was looking at was the 750D, basically a larger version of the 450D that will allow me to add more drives and has more room.

The last case is the classic Lian LI V1000B case. Most everyone on here knows about how awesome a case it is. Luckily a forum member on here had one for sale so I snagged it up. The only issue with it is that its not as cable management friendly and unless I plan to modify it I will have to use another cooler.

Another question everyone might ask is do I overclock? The answer to that is mildly as I have my CPU at 4GHz and really not planning to push it much higher as it only needs very little tweaking to get there.
 
If you have (or want to use) any drive-bay devices I wouldn't recommend the 750D just because of how ugly it looks with the bezels removed, due to the wider-than-average faceplate.
 
The 650D would be a nice compromise. Plenty of space for cable management with room for up to 9 HDD/SSD and the Swiftech will easily fit in the top
Corsair is selling refurbished 650D's for $120. I bought 2 and 1 looks like it was never out of the box!
 
jrweis said:
The 650D would be a nice compromise. Plenty of space for cable management with room for up to 9 HDD/SSD and the Swiftech will easily fit in the top
Corsair is selling refurbished 650D's for $120. I bought 2 and 1 looks like it was never out of the box!
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You have a link for that price? Also should I look to replace the front 200mm fan?
 
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