So, for a bit of background, I used to be a super active member on here from like 2001-2009 or so but I fell out of the hobby for a long time and can't seem to locate my login deets, so I started a new account... anyway.
My last build was a Core 2 quad with dual HD 4850s... and I sold it ages ago, shows how long I have been away. Since then I have only built servers for work related tasks, and I more or less became a console gamer so I just had no need for a big, hard core gaming machine anymore.
However! Now with 4k TV's so cheap and VR right around the corner, I am super stoked to get back into the fold! So time to start planning a new system...
I will be building a mini-itx system for my living room. I intend to go full water cooling (cpu and video card), this is for overclocking and noise reduction, and because I am a perfectionist when I build anything, this will be a work of art... water cooling is clutch to that as far as I am concerned (don't judge me).
TL;DR
Right now I haven't even decided on a case (I plan to build this one slowly)... I have been scouring the web for a few days but there are just so many on the market that theres no way I could find them all.
The closest thing I have found to what I am looking for is the NZXT Manta case. I like almost everything about this case, it comes in white (love white), it has room for dual 280mm rads (that's just cray for mini-itx), and it has a window to show the nifty bits.
My only complaint with this case, and it is *almost a deal breaker is the aesthetics. It looks like someone threw a cherry bomb in it and blew out the sides... it is kinda hideous (no offense to anyone who has one). If it had the same minimalist style as the NZXT S340 white I would be 110% sold on it.
So my question is, I am looking for something similar to the NZXT Manta but with a more boxy shape... any thoughts or suggestions?
My last build was a Core 2 quad with dual HD 4850s... and I sold it ages ago, shows how long I have been away. Since then I have only built servers for work related tasks, and I more or less became a console gamer so I just had no need for a big, hard core gaming machine anymore.
However! Now with 4k TV's so cheap and VR right around the corner, I am super stoked to get back into the fold! So time to start planning a new system...
I will be building a mini-itx system for my living room. I intend to go full water cooling (cpu and video card), this is for overclocking and noise reduction, and because I am a perfectionist when I build anything, this will be a work of art... water cooling is clutch to that as far as I am concerned (don't judge me).
TL;DR
Right now I haven't even decided on a case (I plan to build this one slowly)... I have been scouring the web for a few days but there are just so many on the market that theres no way I could find them all.
The closest thing I have found to what I am looking for is the NZXT Manta case. I like almost everything about this case, it comes in white (love white), it has room for dual 280mm rads (that's just cray for mini-itx), and it has a window to show the nifty bits.
My only complaint with this case, and it is *almost a deal breaker is the aesthetics. It looks like someone threw a cherry bomb in it and blew out the sides... it is kinda hideous (no offense to anyone who has one). If it had the same minimalist style as the NZXT S340 white I would be 110% sold on it.
So my question is, I am looking for something similar to the NZXT Manta but with a more boxy shape... any thoughts or suggestions?