Moving to a Full Tower Case...but which one...

[GatorChamp]

So the next bonus check comes in a month and I want to move to a Full Tower. Additionally, I want to in the next few moths move to a water cooling systems and I want the awesome cable management it offers. Now I have been doing some research and I feel my top two guys ladies, at this point in time, are the Antec 1200 and the HAF X. Ideally I would like to keep it under $200, which I believe gives me good options. I know those are two very popular cases and probably a good amount of people on the forums have those cases. Are there any other cases I should seriously be considering or is it a situation where you can't go wrong with either? TBH I am kind of leaning towards the HAF X but I do really like the 1200 as well. A friend has one so I have seen it first hand, have not seen a HAF X. Any input, bias, or ideas are greatly appreciated.

 

[Kross]

A couple of friends of mine have the HAF-X and swear by it.

When I was building my current rig I was seriously considering the NZXT Phantom full tower. I ended up going for a mid-tower at the end of the day (space constraints with the desk in the study) but I'm really happy with the quality and features of my current Phantom 410 mid-tower and the full-tower appears to be similar (just more spacious).

Just my $0.02

 

[hokiealumnus]

Here is EarthDog's review of the HAF-X. I'd take that over the 1200 any day. From its better HDD orientation to the ability to fit a 3x120mm radiator, it's just a superior case IMHO. I've seen nothing but good stuff about the NZXT Switch 810 as well (review by MattNo5ss).

 

[GatorChamp]

Here is EarthDog's review of the HAF-X. I'd take that over the 1200 any day. From its better HDD orientation to the ability to fit a 3x120mm radiator, it's just a superior case IMHO. I've seen nothing but good stuff about the NZXT Switch 810 as well (review by MattNo5ss).

Thanks for directing me to the review. The HAF seems the way to go. Thanks for the input!

 

[boosteeddc]

800D, my second choice would be the switch 810