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    Mini Cases vs Mid Cases vs Full-Tower Cases

    May 26, 2020 5 minutes
    BY CHRISTIAN GUYTON

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    You might assume, if you’re not wellversed in the pricing of PC cases, that mini tower cases would be the cheapest option. That’s not always the case, though, as compact chassis tend to have additional design aspects that make for more efficient use of space, and these drive the price up. Fractal Design’s Node 202 media center case includes a right-angled PCIe riser for vertical GPU mounting—it’s necessary in such a flat case but is also an extra item to add to the price. That said, it’s also easy to find mid-tower cases with pricey add-ons.

    Full-tower chassis, unsurpsingly, are the most expensive. We went hunting for the cheapest case of each type that we would actually recommend

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