New microATX or Mini ITX Case with drive socket

Panos

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Hi,

I decided to downscale the size of my system and custom watercool it, however spend hours last night and couldn't find a mITX or mATX case that has 5.25" drive to plug my BR player.
One is existing but has the drive on the back-top and if I put it there, blocks the top radiator slot completely

Any thoughts?
(FYI going to use a R9 Nano so I can squeeze quite a lot the size if allows me for 2+ 240mm or bigger rads)
 
Fractal Design Core 1300 or 1500, Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 and Corsair Carbide 88R are all microATX cases that have a slot for a 5.25" drive. I am sure there are loads more.
 
flowrider99 said:
Fractal Design Core 1300 or 1500, Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 and Corsair Carbide 88R are all microATX cases that have a slot for a 5.25" drive. I am sure there are loads more.
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Thank you :)

Looks the Arc Mini R2 will be the one. Shame doesn't come in White, Red or Yellow :(

Might be tempted to use the airbrush ;)
 
Panos said:
Thank you :)

Looks the Arc Mini R2 will be the one. Shame doesn't come in White, Red or Yellow :(

Might be tempted to use the airbrush ;)
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The Arc is a great case, i have the Arc Midi R2 for my server case. Now you just need to find the case in stock somewhere, Fractal cases seem to be in short supply at the moment.
 
flowrider99 said:
The Arc is a great case, i have the Arc Midi R2 for my server case. Now you just need to find the case in stock somewhere, Fractal cases seem to be in short supply at the moment.
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you're not joking... I've been trying to get a core 1500 for the last month with no sign of it arriving anytime soon :mad:
 
lsg1r said:
you're not joking... I've been trying to get a core 1500 for the last month with no sign of it arriving anytime soon :mad:
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The Core series are particularly hard to find at the moment, i was looking at the 1500 and the 2500 but cant find either in stock for a reasonable price. I am now concentrating on the 2500 for an ATX build or maybe the NZXT S340.
 
I actually found the 1500 in stock on two sites today, one was asking over £50 for it and the other was around £45 (I've seen it for around 40). So went and checked and the 2500 is also in stock (obviously can't say where but they're a big pc parts company) at £47 plus postage (goes free slow mail delivery after £50 supposedly) so considerably more than ocuk for example.

It does give hope that it will be back in stock soon though :)
 
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