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MicroATX case with 280mm support?

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What are some MicroATX cases that support 280mm rads? Cheaper the better! Thanks!
 
Look for the Raidmax Hyperion. The build quality is decent and I believe it'll support a 280mm rad on top.
 
How much are you willing to spend? Can you wait until May 6th? If the answers are "enough" and "yes", I'd look into the new CaseLabs "Bullet" series coming out soon. It is made for air cooling or AIOs, and will be cheaper than other CaseLabs style cases to date. If you need to buy now, you could look into the CaseLabs Mercury S5, a mATX case capable of handling a 140.2 rad.
 
Xaeos said:
How much are you willing to spend? Can you wait until May 6th? If the answers are "enough" and "yes", I'd look into the new CaseLabs "Bullet" series coming out soon. It is made for air cooling or AIOs, and will be cheaper than other CaseLabs style cases to date. If you need to buy now, you could look into the CaseLabs Mercury S5, a mATX case capable of handling a 140.2 rad.
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Hell yes, that Bullet line is perfect. I like horizontal and am using a Thermaltake V21 right now, but I dig the smaller profile. Might bump up to the BH7 and get ATX again at that size...
 
Be careful with the Caselabs Bullet series. I asked them in their dedicated thread over on OCN if the bullet series (specifically the BH7) supported a 280mm radiator and their answer was that it does not support it natively, but may be possible with owner modification. The S5, however, would be an excellent option. You could certainly double check with them about the Bullet series, though.
 
Yeah, during early discussion it seemed that 280 was going to be likely, but by default its brackets are for 120mm fans (both in front and on top) in the final version, unfortunately. However, they're pretty responsive to user feedback and requests, so I wonder if they would make a bracket for 140mm fans/rads for at least one of the two multi-fan locations. People are already looking to cram custom cooling in there so it should be easily doable with modding, but it would be nice if it could be done without having to mod it in. Oh and remember that the BH4, the mATX version of the case (as well as the mITX BH2) use SFX power supplies (I think SFX-L work too, but I shall have to check) not ATX. The BH7 is a smaller form factor yet ATX compatible, both for motherboards and power supplies, so I find it a great entry.

Of course, the CaseLabs Mercury S5 is already confirmed 280mm rad compatible, but the only downside is its higher price range compared to the Bullet. Hopefully one of these will work out for you.
 
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