NZXT Phantom vs Rosewill THOR V2

[hawtdawg]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146068

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147053

I'm gonna be doing a new build next month and I've got everything but the case figured out.

Honestly, the Phantom looks a little better to me, but my problem is that from what I've read, the NH-D14 won't fit in the case along with a 200mm fan on the side. The THOR is a little wider, and comes with a 230mm fan built into the side panel, that doesn't protrude into the case.

What would you guys recommend? I plan to push a 3570k and GTX 680 to their maximum comfortable speed. Is the side fan that big of a deal? It seems like it would be, but I've not had a case that had one, so I don't really know. I think I'd still be happy with the THOR, but there are just a couple of things that I like a little more about the Phantom.

 

[fralexandr]

anandtech has a review on the thor v2
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4648/rosewill-thor-v2-the-god-of-cooling-and-silence/5
it has impressive cooling and quietness, but only mediocre build quality

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/317242-28-which-extra-fans-nzxt-phantom
for the NZXT phantom those people recommend just getting a front and top fan and skipping the side fan

some other cases to look at:
thor v2 white
HAF 932

 

[Raswan]

I like the Nzxt better

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I like the Nzxt better

:biggrin:

 

[lehtv]

Thor is much better at cooling, comes with a fan controller and IMO it looks better

 

[malikq86]

i like thor better..the nzxt has too much plastic for me.

 

[mwmorph]

A vote for the Thor, Built my buddy a PC with the Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra and it's definitely not a bad case. Rosewill build quality isn't exceptional, but it's not bad in any way and the cases work very well keeping thermals in check.