Hello guys, I'm moving my PC into the living room and I have a giant of a case it's the Corsair 750D. I would like to downsize a lot if anyone can find me a smaller case. My Motherboard is a ASUS Maximus VI Hero I have a GTX 780 and a AX1200I PSU.
Spec me a case?
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As it's going into your living room is relative silence important and would you like light emission reduced as much as possible?
An example of an inconspicuous, silent orientated case and no windows:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
An example of an inconspicuous, silent orientated case and no windows:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
As it's going into your living room is relative silence important and would you like light emission reduced as much as possible?
An example of an inconspicuous, silent orientated case and no windows:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Looks good to me. Can you please confirm this will fit my components? Any chance of anything smaller. I'd like it to be as small as I could possibly get. I know my M/B is full size which is the issue.
Could you list your spec for reference - including cooler (i know it's the bargain PC).
You can get smaller - but how important is the relative silence?
This is considerably smaller in height - you will need to conform that your cooler will fit:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
NOTE: Maximum Compatibility: VGA Card length: 310mm / PSU length: 160mm / CPU cooler height: 150mm
My basket at Overclockers UK:
NOTE: Maximum Compatibility: VGA Card length: 310mm / PSU length: 160mm / CPU cooler height: 150mm
This is considerably smaller in height - you will need to conform that your cooler will fit:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
NOTE: Maximum Compatibility: VGA Card length: 310mm / PSU length: 160mm / CPU cooler height: 150mm
I like that case! This is my spec.
I7 4790k 4.0GHz processor
ASUS Maximus VI Hero motherboard
12GB DDR3
Corsair AX1200i 1200W power supply with custom white braided cables
Sapphire Radeon 7850 1GB GDDR5 graphics card
250GB SSD Samsung EVO 850
OCZ ARC 480GB SSD
2 X corsair SP120 fans
2 X corsair AF140 fans
Freezer Artic Cooler Rev.2
DVDRW
The fan will fit but unfortunately the long PSU is 40mm (200mm total) too long for the case.
And the Corsair Carbide 400Q V2 Silent Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011100-WW) will only take 190mm PSU - so again your PSU is too long.
Your PSU is PITA for size.
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So I don't really have a case option unless I buy a new PSU?
There may be a small midi-case but with my limited searches i can't find one. You will have to trawl through all the smaller midi cases and look at their dimensions...
You could sell your AX1200I as you don't need that much power - you could survive easily with half the wattage - and get a decent standard ATX PSU in its place giving you more options.
It's an insane PSU in your spec - see below:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £340.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)
There may be a small midi-case but with my limited searches i can't find one. You will have to trawl through all the smaller midi cases and look at their dimensions...
You could sell your AX1200I as you don't need that much power - you could survive easily with half the wattage - and get a decent standard ATX PSU in its place giving you more options.
It's an insane PSU in your spec - see below:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £340.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)
Ok thankyou for your help. I'll probably do that then! Could you spec me a decent PSU that is more than what I need for my spec. And I'll pick up the case and PSU and claw some money back on selling the PSU.
All quality units and wil cover you if you get a 1080 in the future - or 1080ti with the 750W.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95
- 1 x EVGA Supernova G2 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £97.99
- 1 x XFX XTR Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply= £92.99
- 1 x XFX XTR Series 750W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply= £99.95
All quality units and wil cover you if you get a 1080 in the future - or 1080ti with the 750W.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Bitfenix Whisper M Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95
- 1 x EVGA Supernova G2 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £97.99
- 1 x XFX XTR Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply= £92.99
- 1 x XFX XTR Series 750W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply= £99.95
Thankyou sorry but anything around £50 region as I would like to pick up the case and psu for no more that £150
One of these PSUs is not like the others,
One of these PSUs doesn't belong (because it's better...
)My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £48.95
- 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
- 1 x XFX XT Series 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £49.99
One of these PSUs is not like the others,
One of these PSUs doesn't belong (because it's better...
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3)= £48.95
- 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
- 1 x XFX XT Series 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £49.99
Cheers for your help. Will probably go for the EVGA. Wouldn't mind sticking with Corsair though. Keeping the case and psu same brand. Would this be ok? 550W. I think GTX 780 Recommended PSU is 450W
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-vs-550w-80-plus-power-supply-cp-9020097-uk-ca-199-cs.html
I deliberately didn't pick the VS.
If you're not planning on upgrading your GPU to a more power hungry model anytime soon then this will do:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
I deliberately didn't pick the VS.
If you're not planning on upgrading your GPU to a more power hungry model anytime soon then this will do:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Haha reasoning for deliberately not picking the VS? I'll go for the EVGA 600W
The corsair VS is not at the quality/standard that you would expect from a Corsair model.
The VS model has had quite a few issues (you may not) uses cheap Chinese capacitors and from forum banter (here and on other forums) this particular unit suffers from poor voltage ripple which isn't ideal...
Both much of a muchness - and i'm not an expert on PSUs. You need pastymuncher - he really knows his way around the insides of units.
Both have 3 year warranties - I would toss a coin...