Spec me a Matx case

WYNIR0

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Son 2 will soon be returning the thrown together gaming rig I built out of spare parts based around a Matx board. Currently it's stuffed into a 15year old Fujitsu case that originally housed a ATX Pentium 4.

As a little project, I'd quite like to rehouse it all into a proper compact Matx case and have been looking at the Bitfenix range, the Phenom in particular. The only thing that worries me is the lack of cable management options in these cases, especially as I'll be using a completely non modular PSU.

So, anyone got any recommendations for good Matx cases? Requirements as below :

Under £100
something more interesting than a tower shape.
Cable Mgmt?
Decent cooling options, fan positions
Able to take an AIO cooler as well as a reasonable size heatsink.
Space for a full size GFX card. Probably a 6950 in this case.


Pictures of your builds in the suggested cases also welcome.

Thanks!
 
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Phanteks do case that meet most of what you want, just the only downside is they are a bit "tower" shaped.
 
Just moved from a Bitfenix Prodigy M to the Corsair Air 240 - Far superior case, the cable management is a joy and it looks great. I opted for the white version and it's spot on.
 
That Air 240 looks nice, especially in the white. Definitely one to consider, thanks.

Got any pics of your build in there?


Any other suggestions?
 
Hmm Just seen the Silverstone SUGO SG09 and SH10 cases. This is going to take some thought, I don't do well with choice!
 
WYNIR0 said:
That Air 240 looks nice, especially in the white. Definitely one to consider, thanks.

Got any pics of your build in there?


Any other suggestions?
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Excuse the terrible quality.

The lighting is a mix of blue from the corsair fans/cooler and a white LED strip that I lined around the perimeter of the case front (This took a lot of work as it kept coiling up!).

It looks a lot better in the flesh. I would definitely say its a much better case then the Prodigy though purely because its easier to work with and has vastly superior cable management (everything is hidden in the back compartment).

I get much better temps since moving to the Corsair too!
 
Thanks, looks pretty sweet to me!

Ok, need to wait for the boy to return the pc and I could actually do with finding a purpose for it! as I am already with my main rig. Perhaps I'll replace the Media / casual gaming pc in the front room.
 
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