suggestions for a mini tower ATX build?

[I3ig Al]

Hi guys, I am building a new Ivy Bridge system and got all my parts in today, annnd the Corsair Carbide 500R I bought was bigger than I was expecting. I am coming from a CM Stacker 830 so maybe the right phrase is "not as small" as I was looking for. silly me either way.


My system specs:

GigaByte Z77
3570K
Asus 7850 (crossfire in future)
CM 212+ / evo tower cooler
2x4gig RAM
1xSSD + 1xHDD


I want to fit all that into as small a box as possible, as quietly as possible, while keeping thermals manageable. I wouldn't mind the system running a little hot if it kept quiet about it.

I could also return the GigaByte Z77 board and build on an ASUS Maximus V Gene if all that would work ok together on a mATX system.

I looked into Lian Li cases but they seemed to be either similar sized to my new 500R or tiny ITX cases.

Any input is appreciated, thanks guys

 

[my-name-here]

switch to the gene and this?

i dunno what your budget or style preferences are, but just glancing at newegg i would choose that.

 

[Jorona]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112219

I always wanted to try this case, but could never bring myself to do it because of the reversed flow in it. Back to Front feels wrong.

 

[Maxx_Power]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112219

I always wanted to try this case, but could never bring myself to do it because of the reversed flow in it. Back to Front feels wrong.

The airflow in that case is not good for a performance build. My friend has that exact one, the front is way too restrictive.

 

[I3ig Al]

hmm thanks for the suggestions guys, ill think about switching to the gene. after looking at the 500R for a while I probably will just keep it, too gorgeous looking to send back.