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I'm after a decent compact case that will suit the following components:
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Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32Gb (2 × 16Gb) 3200Mhz
EVGA 2080Ti XC ULTRA GAMING (with Aurora Eisblock)
Corsair RM750i
M.2 NVME x2
Team SSD 1Tb
WD Black 4Tb
1× Alphacool Nexxos ST30 280mm Radiator
1× Alphacool Nexxos ST30 240mm Radiator
I'm currently using the Jonsbo W2 cube case with front- mounted Alphacool Eisbaer 280, with extra 240mm rad on the bottom and Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 on both rads, plus a 120mm BQ PureWings 2 on the rear as exhaust. (It's pretty crowded, but should be better once the GPU block is installed)
The case measures H385 x W278 x D395:
(This is a better image of the W2 internal layout):
Front chamber:
Rear chamber:
I have considered putting a custom loop in this case, with a single 5.25 bay Res/Pump (Alphacool do one with a Laing DDC 12v pump), but I think I'm making life much harder than it needs to be - since the 5.25 bay is in the rear chamber.
I love the case and it has performed brilliantly, particularly considering it fits sideways into an IKEA Besta media unit (I'll add pics & dimensions later) and this is the kicker, I need the new case to also fit within the W560× H580× D380 internals. I do have a shelf inside to fit router, 5 port Gigabit switch and CCTV recorder, which drops the height approx 100mm:
(Excuse the mess, mid-build and pre- cable management)
If I could find a reasonably priced case of similar dimensions, but better suited to a custom water loop, I may just give it a go...
If needs be, I can swap my motherboard out for a B550 m-ATX when they drop in the next couple of weeks, but if I can avoid it, I'd rather not.
I'm thinking Meshify C Mini, Meshify S2, LianLi O11-D Mini, Corsair Carbide 275R (in White)...
3700X
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32Gb (2 × 16Gb) 3200Mhz
EVGA 2080Ti XC ULTRA GAMING (with Aurora Eisblock)
Corsair RM750i
M.2 NVME x2
Team SSD 1Tb
WD Black 4Tb
1× Alphacool Nexxos ST30 280mm Radiator
1× Alphacool Nexxos ST30 240mm Radiator
I'm currently using the Jonsbo W2 cube case with front- mounted Alphacool Eisbaer 280, with extra 240mm rad on the bottom and Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 on both rads, plus a 120mm BQ PureWings 2 on the rear as exhaust. (It's pretty crowded, but should be better once the GPU block is installed)
The case measures H385 x W278 x D395:
(This is a better image of the W2 internal layout):
Front chamber:
Rear chamber:
I have considered putting a custom loop in this case, with a single 5.25 bay Res/Pump (Alphacool do one with a Laing DDC 12v pump), but I think I'm making life much harder than it needs to be - since the 5.25 bay is in the rear chamber.
I love the case and it has performed brilliantly, particularly considering it fits sideways into an IKEA Besta media unit (I'll add pics & dimensions later) and this is the kicker, I need the new case to also fit within the W560× H580× D380 internals. I do have a shelf inside to fit router, 5 port Gigabit switch and CCTV recorder, which drops the height approx 100mm:
(Excuse the mess, mid-build and pre- cable management)
If I could find a reasonably priced case of similar dimensions, but better suited to a custom water loop, I may just give it a go...
If needs be, I can swap my motherboard out for a B550 m-ATX when they drop in the next couple of weeks, but if I can avoid it, I'd rather not.
I'm thinking Meshify C Mini, Meshify S2, LianLi O11-D Mini, Corsair Carbide 275R (in White)...