Case for EATX motherboard

octafish · 12 Sep 2025 at 08:32

Hi, can anyone recomment a case for a EATX motherboard? It has two Noctua fans which have a max height above the board of about 14cm. The graphics card will be a Quadro RTX4000 so nothing too large there. Space for 2 2.5 or 3.5" SSDs. Air cooled ideally with 3 fans at front and 3 on top?

I was looking at a Meshify 3 XL but that's vast, I'd like something a bit smaller if poss.

Glanza · 12 Sep 2025 at 16:09

Few choices here:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Antec Flux Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-03470) = £99.95
1 x Phanteks Eclipse G400A Case Tempered Glass DRGB Satin Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-03104) = £84.95
1 x CORSAIR FRAME 5000D RS Modular Mid-Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CAS-CRS-04795) = £124.99
1 x Lian Li Lancool 217 - Black (SKU: CAS-LIA-04527) = £102.98

Total: £412.87 (includes delivery: £0.00)

octafish · 12 Sep 2025 at 17:14

Thanks, some good choices there, time to read the specs of each.

Tetras · 12 Sep 2025 at 18:10

Keep in mind cases can have restricted width/length for EATX and they can cover the cable management spaces.

Shaolin Chicken · 13 Sep 2025 at 09:49

I built a computer with an EATX motherboard in an Antec Flux, no problems building in it and fit everything perfectly.

Firegod · 13 Sep 2025 at 09:52

Tetras said:
Keep in mind cases can have restricted width/length for EATX and they can cover the cable management spaces.

This is a good point to keep in mind.

@octafish if it helps I have an EATX board in my case as well, but with the cable management slots are still accessible. Top ones are a bit tight but you can feed the cables through before screwing the board down (as an example).

Good hunting!

octafish · 13 Sep 2025 at 10:15

The motherboard is 330mm x 305mm, seems like that won't fit some cases (e.g. Corsair) which only support motherboards up to 277mm?

mickyflinn · 13 Sep 2025 at 10:51

octafish said:
The motherboard is 330mm x 305mm, seems like that won't fit some cases (e.g. Corsair) which only support motherboards up to 277mm?

You could go full tower case.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cases-and-modding/pc-cases/full-tower-pc-cases?sort=price_asc

hornetstinger · 13 Sep 2025 at 10:55

Over lockers has e atx filter options

octafish · 17 Sep 2025 at 12:06

Well in the end I bought a Meshify 3, not the XL one though. The mobo just fits, the cables just reach. It's a good bit smaller than the XL.

I did look at the Phanteks (have had phanteks before) but the mobo would not fit at all in that one.