Torn between 2 cases advise please

Jamin280672 · 21 Jun 2019 at 18:26

Im torn between this 2 cases at the moment, although I am learning towards the FD case a bit more, im not able to find the riser cables anywhere for it, I contacted OCuk today about the riser cables and they said they've had them on order since April, it seems they're discontinued which I find very strange, I do have a thermaltake riser cable, but its 10mm shorter than the one FD make, so may not be long enough.

However one other thing i'd like to know regarding the case........are you able to do push/pull on the front radiator when vertically mounting the GPU, and still have room for a pump res combo ? every video etc ive seen so far is either push or pull only.

anyway heres the 2 cases im torn between, I dont like massive cases but need one with E-ATX support for my next build:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phan...lass-gaming-case-gunmetal-grey-ca-07z-pt.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/frac...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-08b-fd.html

HoneyBadger · 21 Jun 2019 at 20:11

The truth is that they're both excellent cases and you can't go wrong with either. Therefore it comes down to looks, which do you prefer? If it were me (And it was) - I went with the Evolve X, it's simply an amazing, versatile case!

Hybridtheory · 23 Jun 2019 at 20:48

That Fractal case is nice ! I am still rocking a R3 but looking to change.

Which ever you get, get some pictures up

ninezerofive · 23 Jun 2019 at 20:52

ROG Helios, up to E-ATX, push pull PE 360 front, SE 360 push or pull top and room for pump res combo + verical GPU mount.

Jamin280672 · 23 Jun 2019 at 21:33

Hybridtheory said:
That Fractal case is nice ! I am still rocking a R3 but looking to change.

Which ever you get, get some pictures up

I will get some Picts up once it's built, going to grab a 420mm radiator too at the same time so I can put the bundled 140mm fans to use, they are meant to be quite good quality, it will be a couple of weeks though as I only really have the weekends and I'm away for a week now.

Hybridtheory · 23 Jun 2019 at 22:29

Jamin280672 said:
I will get some Picts up once it's built, going to grab a 420mm radiator too at the same time so I can put the bundled 140mm fans to use, they are meant to be quite good quality, it will be a couple of weeks though as I only really have the weekends and I'm away for a week now.

Look forward to it

Jamin280672 · 30 Jun 2019 at 20:59

Hybridtheory said:
Look forward to it

Picts coming soon, probably Tuesday / Wednesday.

As FD dont seem to make the riser cable anymore, my Thermaltake one that I already had doesnt fit, you need one with a 90o angle in it, so I popped over to OCuk to pick up a Phanteks one, thats working fine, also picked up an XSPC 360mm radiator, as theres not enough room for a 420mm, although I brought a 420mm from Amazon 2nd hand, he under paid the postage by £12.50, I asked to cancel the order on Wednesday, he lied to me saying he had already dispatched it, but sent it by Special delivery, I got a notification on Saturday morning telling me I had to pay £12.50 to get my special delivery item that was posted on 28/06/19, so I rang them, told them im not paying it and to return it to the sender, I will contact Amazon direct tomorrow and let them know whats going on, as they hold the funds until the buyer receives the goods.

Riser Cable: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phan...1rKYMlrZO8Jw7MGCuBC078YxOpcDv2_YaAhVBEALw_wcB

Radiator: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc-ex360-triple-120mm-fan-radiator-black-wc-085-xs.html

Ive also ordered a cheap Magicool II X-Flow 240mm radiator from OCuk which i'll either pick up tomorrow afternoon as im passing there anyway, or have delivered for Tuesday, as I dont like the routing of the tubing now, the X-flow will make it look a lot cleaner, especially with the positioning of the inlet and outlet on that particular rad, ive used these Magicool radiators before and they are pretty good for their price. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/magicool-xflow-copper-radiator-ii-240-mm-wc-027-ma.html

Jamin280672 · 2 Jul 2019 at 22:11

Finally Finished the build this evening.

Hybridtheory · 3 Jul 2019 at 00:13

Nice I like the colour of the coolant ! what is the card in the top slot ? Sound blaster ?

Jamin280672 · 3 Jul 2019 at 06:23

Hybridtheory said:
Nice I like the colour of the coolant ! what is the card in the top slot ? Sound blaster ?

Yes, it's a sound blaster AE-5 connected to a Sony AV receiver via optical cable.