Hey guys,
I have two pretty nice computers and I'd like to aggregate it into one, but I need a new case to do so. One is currently a wall mounted PC that I made myself, and the other is a NZXT Vulcan (very small case). The main issue is that I have a [URL="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010"]Corsair H50 Water cooling unit[/URL].With the water cooling unit in the Vulcan I am forced to use a PCI-E riser and run the GPU outside the case itself. Sounds stupid, I know. Which is why I am asking about this.
I'm curious what people recommend. The requirements are the following:
-Small form factor if possible. Mid-size is fine.
-Decent cable management.
-Needs to accommodate water cooling mentioned above
-Need to have room for a decent size GPU. [URL="https://www.amazon.com/MSI-N680GTX-2GD5-OC-Graphics/dp/B007V9JL1C"]I have this GTX 680[/URL]
Thanks ahead of time!
I really like the [url=https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-912-RC-912-KKN1-GP/dp/B00DKXXBU0/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592007&sr=1-3&keywords=cooler%2Bmaster%2Bcase&th=1]N400[/url] and its microATX cousin the [url=https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-912-RC-912-KKN1-GP/dp/B00CUZP0SU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592007&sr=1-3&keywords=cooler%2Bmaster%2Bcase&th=1]N200[/url] - The N200 has pretty crappy drive bays if you have spinnydisks, though personally I like to keep drives externally (I currently use it in my primary PC). [URL="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146197"]NZXT [/URL]and [URL="https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-100R-Tower-Case/dp/B00RORBQNW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592451&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+carbide"]Corsair[/URL] make good ones too.
Honestly, case size is only as important as how the overall footprint of the PC fits in the room.
Expensive sound dampening cases are kind of a meme because cheaper, more open cases have better airflow and you're gonna wear USB / headphone ports out anwyay.
Having plenty of space to route cables, sensible hardware (nuts & bolts) design, minimal fans (so you can spec your own without chucking a bunch) and low weight are nice from medium-spec cases.
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;53014681]I really like the [url=https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-912-RC-912-KKN1-GP/dp/B00DKXXBU0/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592007&sr=1-3&keywords=cooler%2Bmaster%2Bcase&th=1]N400[/url] and its microATX cousin the [url=https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-HAF-912-RC-912-KKN1-GP/dp/B00CUZP0SU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592007&sr=1-3&keywords=cooler%2Bmaster%2Bcase&th=1]N200[/url] - The N200 has pretty crappy drive bays if you have spinnydisks, though personally I like to keep drives externally (I currently use it in my primary PC). [URL="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146197"]NZXT [/URL]and [URL="https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-100R-Tower-Case/dp/B00RORBQNW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514592451&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+carbide"]Corsair[/URL] make good ones too.
Honestly, case size is only as important as how the overall footprint of the PC fits in the room.
Expensive sound dampening cases are kind of a meme because cheaper, more open cases have better airflow and you're gonna wear USB / headphone ports out anwyay.
Having plenty of space to route cables, sensible hardware (nuts & bolts) design, minimal fans (so you can spec your own without chucking a bunch) and low weight are nice from medium-spec cases.[/QUOTE]
I have quite a few drives. I have two 500GB SSDs in RAID 1 and two 256GB SSDs that I also run in RAID one. Then I have a 60GB SSD for booting and 1TB HDD. I can rig it to make it work for me though.
Thanks for the suggestion!
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