Advice on Case for new build (height issue)

[reddwarfcrew]

Hi, I've spent most the day trawling the web to find a suitable case but drawing a blank, so wondering if anyone has any advice. I'm going to build a new PC but the case is proving a stumbling block for an ATX mobo as all cases are now a few cm taller than they used to be. My current case is a CoolerMaster K350, which I guess I could simply re-use.

The space that the case will go in is:

H (top to bottom): 450mm
W (left to right): 300mm
D (front to back): 660mm

Of course, it would need to be smaller to allow for airflow and space to plug cables in.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[reddwarfcrew]

yeah I'd looked at m-atx but I'd prefer full tax for future potential upgrades. Budget of c£100 for a case is fine. My current PC is old and parts are gradually failing. GPU went the other week so reverted to the onboard graphics for the time being. Had thought about just replacing the GPU but it's time to do a full upgrade.

 

[reddwarfcrew]

not a lot for "future upgrades" in terms of pci-e expansion lol

most of us only have one pci-e expansion card...which is the gpu. some boards have decent enough integrated sound/wifi to make these extra slots needless.


what's your total budget?

Yep, onboard sound is fine. Budget is £1000-£1400 (excl GPU as I'll try the onboard to start with). I just want to ensure I dont back myself into a corner where I can't upgrade components in a few years.

Looking the i5 12600k cpu. Anything more doesn't look worth the extra expense looking the cpubenchmark. Equally anything less is quite a drop in performance, so 12600k looks the sweetspot.

Won't be gaming, but will be video editing.