I'm on the hunt for a full tower case. I have an E-ATX motherboard and everything else I need to build my new PC but for the right case. I'm indifferent to RGB, I need 5.25" bays and I plan to air cool only. What case(s) would you recommend?

P.S. I've been eyeing two in particular on Amazon:

CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D Full-Tower Case - Airflow Edition

&

In Win GR One Black Sleek SECC ATX Full Tower

If you had to decide between the two, which would you go for?

I prefer 1, because while overall boring, it has a subtle and nuanced look compared to two. The age of the clear case is long over.

I also have my eye on this one:

Cougar Panzer Max Ultimate Full Tower Gaming Case

https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r6-black

As sleek as the Corsair, but more silent, more modular, cleverer (e.g. front accessible bottom dust filter) and less pricey.

The other two cases I think are straight up eye cancer...

I recently had to remove the old drive bays from my case by breaking off the rivets, so I could fit my new 2070 inside. I was amazed by that, since I bought a deluxe case back in the day to fit a massive 480 in. Someday graphics cards are going to be as long as your arm.

I own a cougar panzer max: is a good case overall with plenty of options for watercooling, mostly tool-less and is reasonably engineered.

A couple downsides, at least to me, are: only two 5.25" external bays and only two 3.5" internal mounts but conversely has four 2.5" internal mounts.

I bought it at around 100€: for that price is a good deal.

This. I have a Fractal Define R5 and it's a great case, well worth it.

I do too, and while each of my PC builds over the years was an improvement over its predecessor, I've never been as proud of one as I am of this one. It's lightyears ahead of the last one. Sleeker, cleaner, much more silent, I never had a better build than the Define R5.

I also have an R5 but I'm not terribly impressed with its quality. It's ok, but I'd like something bigger, better, and less plastic-y.

Also I hate having to start with a new case by removing a bright blue led and replacing it with something reasonable. Why aren't those disgusting things banned yet..

Oh, they already were back in the day. You ever see a MDA or Hercules graphics card?

That was a fun google, thanks for that.

And that's only at the very start of things, there were of course other ridiculously long cards, of course.

Why buy a midi tower if you'd like something bigger?

As for the "plasticy", the only plastic parts are the dust filters, dust filter covers on top and the front unit. And even though the door is plastic it still feels weighty and has a nice brushed and painted metal look. The other parts are all metal and really sturdy, owing to both the relatively thick metal and the acoustic insulation on the inside.

Can you get better and more high quality cases than the Define? Of course you can. But you will struggle to do so in the $120 range. Meh, I find any HDD- Power- and Whatnot-LEDs annoying and leave them unplugged from the start anyway, bright or not. In this case I happened to have a mainboard which allowed to deactivate the LED in the UEFI (either completely or partially depending on the power state).

Which case would you recommend for me?

I already managed to break one of the plastic tabs holding one of the top vent covers in place..

+1

RGB is not for me...