Replacing my decade old Fractal Design R2

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I recently had to return a Arctic liquid freezer 2, 280mm because it did not fit in my case.

It's probalby about time I purchased a new case should I decide to change my GPU from a 2080Ti or upgrade the Noctua U14-S which is cooling my 5800X

Inside my case is the following

MSI MEG Unify X570 MB
Ryzen 7 5800X CPU
Teamgroup 8 pack DDR 3600 CL16 RAM
EVGA 850W G2 PSU
EVGA 2080Ti GPU
Noctua U14-S (2 x 140mm fans)
Noctua 120mm rear fan
4 x standard SSD
1 x NVME SSD on motherboard
No top, bottom or front fans

I was thinking to go big, something like a FRACTAL DESIGN Define R6 ATX Full Tower or PHANTEKS Enthoo 719 E-ATX Full Tower. Open to suggestions. Budget wise, upto £150

Thanks
 
I have the Fractal Design Meshify S2, was a breeze to build in and the airflow is excellent. Just remember that a lot of cases will struggle to top mount any of the 140/280/420 AIOs.

I've got a 360mm AIO up top 1x140mm rear for exhaust, then 3x140mm fans in front and 1x140mm on the bottom for intake.
 
Unable to fulfil order. That’s twice this competitor has failed to fulfil an order

Back to the drawing board

@Mesai am I right in thinking the Meshify S2 only has two SSD mounts behind the motherboard tray. I have an M2 SSD and 4 x 2.5" SSDs in my Fractal Design R2.

How would these fit in the S2?
 
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Phanteks make great cases. I used to be a Fractal fanboy but Phanteks cases are so much better. I have two P600S which is an amazing case for watercooling and have a air and AIO rig in a P300A which is really nice too. Next case will probably be a P500A when I can justify tearing down a Define S just for the fun of the build.
 
MikeTimbers said:
Phanteks make great cases. I used to be a Fractal fanboy but Phanteks cases are so much better. I have two P600S which is an amazing case for watercooling and have a air and AIO rig in a P300A which is really nice too. Next case will probably be a P500A when I can justify tearing down a Define S just for the fun of the build.
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Thanks. Tempted to just get the Phanteks Eclipse P500A for £115 delivered. The Meshify S2 Dark tempered glass also look good for £101
 
P500 Air is the P500A

OCUK call it the P500 Air but it is the same thing as a P500A.

The original P300 had a solid front and temps were atrocious. They brought out a new version with a mesh front called the P300 Air or P300A for short. The P400 - same thing - replaced with a P400 Air (P400A). They learnt because there has never been a P500 with a solid front.

The P600S has a solid front and top but each have a large section that can be removed exposing a mesh.
 
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@Mesai am I right in thinking the Meshify S2 only has two SSD mounts behind the motherboard tray. I have an M2 SSD and 4 x 2.5" SSDs in my Fractal Design R2.

How would these fit in the S2?
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It has 2 SSD mounts at the back at 2 on the base (above the PSU). Also has 3 HDD "cages" at the back.
 
Thanks both. It looks like the P500(A) and S2 will both take my 4 SSDs, no issue.

Anything else worth looking at before I pull the trigger on the P500A? The fans sound (actually sound) garbage reading reviews so will take them out

edit - Ordered the P500A. Thanks all
 
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