Best sub £120 ATX mid-tower case - late 2020

[cptwhite_uk]

I'm going to be doing a couple of builds in the coming weeks. Im looking for a modern minimalist enclosure for an ATX build.

My initial thought was the NZXT H510i but given the heat output from the RTX3080 which is going into the build I'm worried airflow might be too restrictive. Also I want to fit a 280mm rad to the top which this doesn't support.

Other options are the Lian Li O11 Dynamic, which could be very interesting, never worked with one, and then I saw the new Corsair 4000D Airflow, which looks very promising. Other options include

NZXT H710i (bit expensive)
Fractal Design Meshify S2
Phanteks P400A

Any others I should be considering, anything from Corsair, Thermaltake etc?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Why don't you wait for the RTX3070(or the RTX3070TI) instead??

Edit!!

Oh wait its for someone else. Ignore.

[cptwhite_uk]

Yeah I'm sticking with the 1080 Ti for now, not that I had a choice after today's "launch"

Might as well wait to see what AMD offer now. I'm hoping for 90% of the 3080 with 16Gb RAM and a £549 price tag @ 250W.

[ik9000]

I've always found bitfenix cases to be good budget options - so long as they don't plaster them in softouch rubber anymore. FFS which muppet thought that was a good idea? A ticking timebomb of rubberised stickiness that.

[Terbinator]

Fractal Define S, maybe?

I recently built in the ITX version and was really impressed with the quality throughout and placement of accessories etc as well as included screws, dampeners etc.

All of the panels are padded for extra silence (aside from the window panel, if you go that way) and they support multi-radiator fitting in the front and top. I believe the ATX version can have 3x140mm in the front as well as a 1x140mm rear.

https://www.fractal-design.com/produ...efine-s/black/

Looks like you also only need to leave 280mm exposed on top of the 360mm spacing, too, with the included removable panels.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Also,CPU cooler type might be important. The FE cooler will vent hot air into the CPU compartment,so perhaps a case which can take an AIO over the front intakes??

[Orcworm]

The Lian Li II Mesh Performance and Phanteks P500A both look to be good choices for a more subdued / less RGB focused option at about £80 each. GamersNexus did a fairly thorough comparison on them at:

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Only issue is they don't seem to be available in the UK until October - I'm using a Meshify C at the moment which is starting to feel a bit cramped, so will probably swap to one of these instead when they're out.