I have a dilemma.

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I bought myself a GTX 1080 and discovered on receipt that it was far to wide for the case I was using, the Carbide 240. It was too big by a good inch which did not include the cables which would also added to the height when fitted.

So I bought a Xmigtech Aquilla and I hate this case. It is so poorly designed, there is little space for the cables from the PSU because the 3.5 HDD carrier is badly situated it could easily have been moved 30mm further forward. In fact you really struggle to get the SST-ST60F-P in to the case once the cables are fitted and it is going to be so interesting if I need to remove it. It says and is supplied with a rear fan but this blocks the installation of the motherboard.

So I have been trying to come to a solution.

Do I return the card, can I now as I have had it installed and running for two days?
Do I look for another case, needs to be M-ATX, coloured, windowed?
Do I look for a small PSU? But to be honest as I really dislike this case this is the least favourable option.
Do I see if I can swap my 1080 for say a Evga here which I note is only 111.15mm which should fit in the carbide?
 
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Actually I am thinking replacing the case is throwing good money after bad. As to why it needs to be M-ATX? I really do not like big cases where the components only occupy a small portion of the space which they would with an M-ATX motherboard. I have had my fair share of big cases the Silverstone FT02 springs to mind and where my PC is situated does mean that most ATX cases are unsuitable. But also I am far from being youthful and I found that moving larger cases around, as I like to tinker, became to much.
 
Don't have to have a full tower. Ever considered Midi? P400 is a very reasonable case but might to big for your taste
 
Just had a look at your suggestions and yes it is on the big side and of course it is unfortunately black which is a major no no.
 
I am wondering if apart from it being black, whether the Thermaltake Core V21 is a solution to my issues? And it is cheap enough.
 
andicole0 said:
If you want non black how about a Bitfenix Prodigy.
Andi.
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Thanks for the suggestion but I have hod one of these in the past and they also had the same issue with the PSU being crammed into a small space. I can still remember the bleeding fingers trying to get the cables in place.
 
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