Small ATX case that can hold an evga 980ti water cooled

Bazzards · 22 Feb 2021 at 19:29

Hey guys as title, looking for a smaller case than my current Corsair 750d. Ideally the case needs to be pretty understated to sit beside a tv.

Bazzards · 22 Feb 2021 at 21:56

Thanks Micky, forgot to mention case also needs to fit an nhd 14 cooler course cooler.

Bazzards · 22 Feb 2021 at 22:00

Thinking the corsair 4000d might fit the bill. Not sure if it will still be quite large though. Decisions decisions.

Bazzards · 23 Feb 2021 at 10:30

Wow so close to what Im looking for. Might just be a tad too small. My Hybrid card is 26.67 according to official specs.
Now will my power supply fit, thats 20 cm long.

Bazzards · 23 Feb 2021 at 10:54

Thanks guys, I have ordered the Raijintek Thetis. Fingers crossed it all fits.

Bazzards · 23 Feb 2021 at 11:56

Hi Guys

I intend on moving the graphics card up a slot, this should give clearance to the Power supply. This is an Asus Strix z370-h board, both slots are x16, so no speed issue.

So the followng will be installed

Asus Strix z370-h board
Nh-d14 Noctua cooler
EVGA Supernova 1000 G2
EVGA 980ti Hybrid.

I will plumb the rad from the graphics card into the top. Wish me luck.

Bazzards · 23 Feb 2021 at 13:33

Will post some photos. Will need to rethink my current storage though, as I currently have 2 X 3.5 inch drives and 3 SSD's.

Thinking of getting rid of the 3.5 inch drives and getting a couple of M2's. Will see how it all goes together.

Will check out fans for the bottom.

Bazzards · 23 Feb 2021 at 14:15

Cheers, Im just hoping the rad from the graphics card fits.

Although, if i cannot fit it to the top of the case, I may try the rear for the 120 mm rad.

Bazzards · 26 Feb 2021 at 14:47

Hey so this is the comparison between my current large case and new smaller case.

These are all the components to be cleaned and transferred.

Bazzards · 26 Feb 2021 at 20:24

Well I got most of the kit into the new case. Was a squeeze.

I had to install the fan for the AIO pump on the outside of the case.

Will get rid of the hybrid card when I can.

Bazzards · 27 Feb 2021 at 10:05

Thanks McPhee, definately a good thought. Will check out prices for new 650 watt. I bought this power supply because i was running two 980ti hybrids, plus 5 hard drives. Probably overkill.

Bazzards · 27 Feb 2021 at 12:09

I have the fan for the pump pulling out of the case, so current air flow is cpu through to pump and out of case. Played Cyberpunk last night and both CPU and GPU were hovering around 55c Im happy with that.

Bazzards · 27 Feb 2021 at 14:20

Yes in the main, Im not convinced by glass panels on both sides, I mean who needs to see the rear of the motherboard tray and a mess of cables. Given the state of the current build, I would prefer vented side panels. I mean its not pretty. :eek:

Also a little bit tricky working with a large air cooler, struggled to connect the fan to the tower, not much room to work in. I have also not been able to use both top 120 mm fans. On the side towards the front of the case, the fan snags on the io panel connectors on the MB.

Bazzards · 1 Mar 2021 at 12:45

Im impressed with the temps tbh, thought they would be worse than previous. This is with my 8700k at 4,800 mhz and gpu at 1415. I had a long session on Cyberpunk yesterday and the gpu was hovering around 55 with the cpu at 60-65. Both temps I can live with.

Bazzards · 1 Mar 2021 at 18:01

No changes to the case. Will upgrade graphics card when I can to get rid of the hybrid radiator issue. can you link where they sell the side panel please?

Bazzards · 2 Mar 2021 at 19:51

Thank you. I may go down that route. Not a massive fan of the windows on this case tbh, particulary given the state of the installed components.