Dual System Cases

[thenewoc]

Just wondering if anyone knows of any dual system cases, but must be at least;

1 x ATX
1 x mATX

The only ones I've found are the Phanteks ones but those only seem to have an option for mITX as the smaller system.

Found a few earlier but quite old models and in a different league price wise to something like a Phanteks P600S;

Phobya WaCoolT Cube 1
Thermaltake Core W200

 

[Toothy1911]

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2? I think that does mATX.
Corsair 1000D & Phanteks Evolv X are mITX like you say.
Have you also considered a table PC? Could be pushing the budget though.

 

[Toothy1911]

No sorry! Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2 seems to be mITX too. I just checked.
So nice Lian Li table it is! I'm jealous.

 

[Donnie Fisher]

You may as well buy 2x rack cases and mount them in a smart custom rack. You likely take up less space as well.

 

[BongoHunter]

I've been looking for something to dual MATX with for ages - but there's nothing around other than the mentioned Phanteks stuff really.

I'm going to rack all my stuff into short depth 3u-4u cases when money allows and have a short rack to replace the draws under my desk instead I think. Easy way to deal with all the network guff and UPS stuff at same time.

Some of the Phanteks dual system builds work out very poor value when you look at getting the accesories, brackets and riser cables in some cases. Very lilted PSU options for Phanteks too - would still love to do a dual system build in the entho 719 or new Pro2 though!

 

[thenewoc]

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2? I think that does mATX.
Corsair 1000D & Phanteks Evolv X are mITX like you say.
Have you also considered a table PC? Could be pushing the budget though.

I came across that review of the Luxe 2 and thought I'd struck gold too. The table PC option would be too expensive in comparison to the moderate price of a P600S and I don't want the smaller system and spinning rust to be on show as much as they would in a table option. Once you go too much over that P600S price you may as well buy two cases except a single case still wins on space/minimalism.

 

[thenewoc]

You may as well buy 2x rack cases and mount them in a smart custom rack. You likely take up less space as well.

Thanks, this seems like a reasonable possibility if I continue with two systems.

 

[BongoHunter]

I came across that review of the Luxe 2 and thought I'd struck gold too. The table PC option would be too expensive in comparison to the moderate price of a P600S and I don't want the smaller system and spinning rust to be on show as much as they would in a table option. Once you go too much over that P600S price you may as well buy two cases except a single case still wins on space/minimalism.

Have you considered getting some cases that could stack? Corsair Air 240 on top of the Air 540 maybe?!

HTPC cases could be worth a look, the SilverStone hi-fi style cases stack pretty well, I used to have a pair of the Grandia GD09s. Loads of HTPC cases also share the same width so you could probably combine models/brands?

Something like the StarTech 4u wallmountable racks could be interesting (E.G RK419WALVO): 1u for your MATX build and then 3u for the ATX system? Probably would want to go bigger than 4u though if you want a short depth and to keep costs down (you don't want to have to buy a load of PCIE risers or 1u / non-atx PSUs ETC!)

 

[Kurgen]

I dont think there are any options apart from phanteks. my case is getting on a bit now, and as the ITX is my main gaming system, i think im stuck with this case for a while. so i just change the fans every now an again to get that new feeling