Help Me Pick an ATX-MID TOWER CASE

Moltke

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All - Need help picking a case for the below specs:

Intel i5-3570k
Intel DZ77GA-70k
1x EVGA GTX670
Corsair DDR3 8MB
Corsair M4 256 SSD
1x Caviar Black 2 TB HDD
Corsair AX650
Noctua HN-14
Generic Blu-Ray

Criteria I am looking for:
1. Air Flow - Not sure how many fans I really need or what size of fan...will NH-14 fit properly.

2. Front USB 3 Ports --- REALLY CONFUSED as to if my motherboard can support front USB 3....the MOBO box says it comes with "Front Panel USB 3.0 module" whatever that means...

3. ATX Mid-Tower

Here is what I have been looking at so far (I AM NOT SURE IF THESE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH QUESTION #3):

Cool Master Storm Enforcer w/USB 3.0

Corsair Graphite 600T w/Side Panel

Corsair CC650DW Obsidian Aluminum

NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chasis - I read reviews that the front and side panel connects are cheap and break

I am completely open to all brands / suggestions.

Thanks!
 
First and foremost you have to decide what you can stand looking at.
600T is a nice enough case with some decent possibilities. You have a hand full of other Corsair things in there, so it will fit with those.
If it's all about airflow I think the RV03 is a fun choice, and on the cheap an Antec One does have USB3 on the front.
Oh and the Intel DZ77GA-70k does have USB3 for the front panel on the board. There are two of those connectors at the bottom of it. One for the included module, and one for the case's own front panel.

Personally I'd just get that 600T and be done with it I think :D
 
If you want you can add another 120mm fan to the front 5,25" bays, but it's not necessary. There's a 200mm intake in the front already.
 
Would I need to add extra fans? If so, what brand? Do you know if my MOBO will support the front USB?

Thanks!
You could add other fans, preferably corsair AF fans, but it's not really necessary.
And your motherboard supports front USB 3.0 mate :)
 
Corsair 600t is indeed a very good case, though I'd personally swap out the stock fans cause they're really not that good.

I myself had to decide between the 600t and the CM Storm Trooper. I picked the Trooper and I'm really happy with it. It came with good fans and a lot of places to mount more fans. It natively supports 2 x 240mm radiators and 1 x 120mm. A windowed sidepanel is available if you want one, but it's also really easy to make one. :)
 
It surely is :D
And it looks like a storm trooper (from star wars, not the CM Storm Trooper). That is epic :P

As does the CM Storm Stryker (The white variant of the Storm Trooper)

600T comes in different variations as well though:

-600T White
-600T Black
-600T Gunmetal Grey
-600TM - Black with mesh sidepanel :D
 
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