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Help me find my case.

Soulmetzger

Soulmetzger

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So I'm in the middle of a new build including a water loop and am having a difficult time finding a case that will fit my height limitation. The case cannot be any taller than 19.25" at any given point. I would like something with a built in shroud at the top for my 240 reservoir and a side window. As far as drive bays I need a minimum of 3x 5.25" bays and 3x internal HHD bays. It has to also fit a standard ATX mobo.

As an example I am looking at this as my main prospect so far since it fits the closest spec.

I appreciate everyone's help.
 
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Personally I think the case you posted looks great and I am currently using three of those white/black NZXT 120's with my radiator and they work excellent. Some more options:

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 (Just over 19.25 by about .25, may work?)
COOLER MASTER Elite 430 (Solid budget case, excellent reviews)

Those are two that I found on Newegg alone fairly quickly, both look great. I've personally used a Lian Li case (still have it collecting dust) and loved the quality. Currently on a Corsair 800D as posted below however that's about double the dimensions you're looking for :p
 
I have an L shaped desk with my eyefinity setup on one side and cabinets on the other side which is where the case goes. There is a lip that overhangs at 19.5" so I have to fit that.


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You don't like the Cooler Master I posted? I just looked at it again and am impressed for the price. It allows for 2x120 at the top, 1x120 at the bottom to push air up, 1 in the back, and 1 in the front. It's also only 16" high so you'll have 3.5" of room to clear the top so it wouldn't look too cluttered. However I do still like the original case you posted, looks clean.
 
I do believe both cases you recommended are on my list sitting on my desk at home. I mostly buy my cases from NE so I wanted to see what else was out there before I drop the hammer.
 
computermod14 said:
You don't like the Cooler Master I posted? I just looked at it again and am impressed for the price. It allows for 2x120 at the top, 1x120 at the bottom to push air up, 1 in the back, and 1 in the front. It's also only 16" high so you'll have 3.5" of room to clear the top so it wouldn't look too cluttered. However I do still like the original case you posted, looks clean.
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I dig the coolermaster you linked. Thank you. I'm probably going to order it.
 
You can't really tell from the picture but the wife and I purchased two of these to wrap around our office in a U shape. We were lucky enough to be walking through Staples while they had a sale where if you bought the desk you could either get a chair or the top hutch part for free. It was a no brainer since the chair they were giving away was some $70 el-cheapo and the hutch itself was around $180.

As far as the case I put the order in for the Tempest Elite that I linked. I did like the Cooler Master but I think the NZXT had better cable management and I like the shroud for the rad.
 
Soulmetzger said:
You can't really tell from the picture but the wife and I purchased two of these to wrap around our office in a U shape. We were lucky enough to be walking through Staples while they had a sale where if you bought the desk you could either get a chair or the top hutch part for free. It was a no brainer since the chair they were giving away was some $70 el-cheapo and the hutch itself was around $180.

As far as the case I put the order in for the Tempest Elite that I linked. I did like the Cooler Master but I think the NZXT had better cable management and I like the shroud for the rad.
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I don't blame you, it's a nice looking case. Link some pics once it's all setup. I did happen to see that you had a second one there, that's awesome. What monitor mount are you using? Will it support just dual without sticking out on the ends (2x24's)? I am wanting a mount like that to eventually support three but only have two for now.
 
These are actually three modded monoprice mounts that right now are holding a single 30" and two 20" in portrait. This picture is a little old but has the same tower i'm using until my new build gets finished.
 
Monoprice mounts for the win! I bought mine for like 9 bucks each, whereas everywhere else wanted like 40-70 for the same kind of mount.
 
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