Best mATX case

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Protolisk

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So I'm looking for the best mATX case which is smaller than the PC-V351 and has good cooling.

I already have these parts, so maybe it'll make it easy to decide.

CPU: AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 955BE
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3
RAM: Corsair DDR3 2x2GB 1333
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
GPU: Gigabyte 1GB HD5850 OC
PSU: Antec Signature 650W
ODD: Sata Samsung DVD

also need a CPU cooler
 
ok older cooler called the geminii by cooler master would be a good one its big but has a lot of surface area and is lower than most coolers if you are using the dhx ram from corsair with the tall heat spereaders you will need to get the geminii 2 as the first one is to wide at the top and you will have to bend the outermost heat pipe for it to work your choice but that is on a full atx mobo the matx probably has less space between the cpu and mem. would have gotten a 555be and unlcoked it but thats fine man as for a case if you like high airflow and cool cases and you might like any of the following

B-gears envy case and has a 120mm fan
http://xoxide.com/bgears-benvi-black-case.html

consider the apevia Q-pack or Q-pack2 (also with 120mm fan

http://xoxide.com/apevia-xqpack2-window-black.html

non 120mm fan cases

silverstone Sg01 evo or Sg02
http://xoxide.com/silverstone-sugo-sg01-sw.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163112&Tpk=silverstone sg02

or the lanbox lite any generation
http://xoxide.com/thermaltake-lanbox-lite-window.html
http://xoxide.com/thermaltake-vf1000bns-lanbox-case-black.html

and here are a bunch of random cases to look from
personally if you think gadgets are cool i like the touch sensors on the B-gears kinda like the touch sensors on the cosmos s by cooler master but if for quality id go with the silverstone or the later generation of the lanbox you can get these cases cheaper and in different colors with r with out windows but this is just something to get you started considered the raidmax ice-cube but although it is a good case it has a 120 exaust and no intake kinda sucks on raidmaxe's part any questions pm me
 
Lian Li PC V351 is one hell of a case! You can fit an H50 with a little dremel action. :)
 
HelioX said:
Lian Li PC V351 is one hell of a case! You can fit an H50 with a little dremel action. :)
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Yeah, my SG02 required a sacrafice of the 5.25" drive bay area in order to fit my H50 in. I gave up (after a lot of cuts - I'm clumbsy), and got possibly the biggest mATX case - the P180 "mini"

I think the SG02 is as small as it gets, due to the PSU placement over the CPU socket area, which makes it shorter than most mATX lanbox cases.
 
The PC-V351

Unfortunately it relies on the PSU fan to exhaust the hot air from the CPU. Which my Antec 650W doesn't have.
 
I liek the P180 mini but its too big and heavy for a mATX. Apparently the Silverstone TJ08 is just a rebranded coolermaster elite 340
 
Protolisk said:
Apparently the Silverstone TJ08 is just a rebranded coolermaster elite 340
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Correct... I grabbed my Elite 340 for like $20 from Coolermaster Refurb...

You can fit a lot in there :p Enough room for 2 x 120 single RAD's and Watercooling if you got creative with everything else.

 
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Realy nice cases for microATX boards will be:

New LianLi V354

InWin Dragon Slayer

Silverstone FT03
 
I had Antec mini p180 and Silverstone TJ-08 before. My vote goes to p180 for the elegant design and cable management.
 
OceanofWisdom said:
I had Antec mini p180 and Silverstone TJ-08 before. My vote goes to p180 for the elegant design and cable management.
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I was bulding PC in both cases, Antec and SIlverstone. And , I must agree. Antec Look and feel very, very good. There is only one disadvantage - Bigger size.
 
Konias said:
I was bulding PC in both cases, Antec and SIlverstone. And , I must agree. Antec Look and feel very, very good. There is only one disadvantage - Bigger size.
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Bigger? Biggest!! :eek:

The P180 "mini" is possibly the largest mATX case I have ever worked with. Not to mention one of the widest (I am sure a lanbox is wider, even if only by a teeny bit).
 
The Mini P180 is just a P180 but cut down in height to go from 7 slots to 4... it's silly...

next-Jin said:
Could you fit a GTX480 in there with a 120 Rad in the front? I want to get a small watercooling case that can cool a 860 and gtx 480 with everything being internal.
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GTX480 should fit, that picture is a GTX260 (same length) and you got a good 1-1.5" before you hit the fan (25mm in that pic)

Here is someone who did internal Wcing http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1237507
 
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