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I just got my Phantex Enthoo Luxe in mail. While it is a gorgeous case and its quality is outstanding, it is simply way too big and heavy for me. My room gets dusty quite easily so I need to clean my computer at least once a week which means I need to move it up and down the stairs once a week and I dont see that happening with Luxe. I currently have Antec Lanboy Yellow and I thought this one was pretty big and heavy for me. Luxe trumps this case.

So what I am trying to say is what are some of the smallest cases that supports a full sized ATX mobo that still has a window on the side.

Even H440 doesnt seem that small When i looked at the dimension and compared it to Luxe.

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Carbide Air 540?  Because of it's dual chamber, the height only needs to accommodate the motherboard, but it's twice as wide as a result.  I guess it depends on your definition of "smallest".  

 

Or buy a case with easily removed dust filters like the new Define R5 - it's a good bit smaller than the Luxe and you may not need to lug it around quite so much to keep it clean!

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Ft05?

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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corsair 450D is relatively small. 

But if I were you I would just get an matx case because you can still sli/crossfire graphics cards if you want to but can have much smaller cases

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corsair 450D is relatively small. 

But if I were you I would just get an matx case because you can still sli/crossfire graphics cards if you want to but can have much smaller cases

Maybe a bit too expensive to swap the mobo out too though. And if you have non-blower style GPU coolers in SLI in mATX, you're asking for a bad time!

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corsair 450D is relatively small. 

But if I were you I would just get an matx case because you can still sli/crossfire graphics cards if you want to but can have much smaller cases

Yeah My budget doesnt really allow me to swap my mobo. I have i7-2600k which uses LGA 1155 chipset and its hard to find a good cheap mATX mobo(and if I were to buy a good mobo for that might as well get LGA 2011 for future upgrade).

and 450D seems as big(if not slightly bigger) than H440. and thats bigger than what I currently have.

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Lanboy  269 x 546 x 536  11kg      (has handles)

Luxe      235 x 560 x 550  13.9kg

H440     220 x 510 x 473   9.75kg 

450D     210 x 497 x 494   7kg

R5         231 x 451 x 521  10.2kg

FT05     221 x 483 x 427   9.5kg

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Silverstone RV/FT05 for sure! Only thing that comes close is the S340.

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Lanboy 269 x 546 x 536 11kg (has handles)

Luxe 235 x 560 x 550 13.9kg

H440 220 x 510 x 473 9.75kg

450D 210 x 497 x 494 7kg

R5 231 x 451 x 521 10.2kg

FT05 221 x 483 x 427 9.5kg

Looks like ft05 is best in that list

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Lanboy 269 x 546 x 536 11kg (has handles)

Luxe 235 x 560 x 550 13.9kg

H440 220 x 510 x 473 9.75kg

450D 210 x 497 x 494 7kg

R5 231 x 451 x 521 10.2kg

FT05 221 x 483 x 427 9.5kg

thanks for the easy info! I would jump on ft05 if it wasn't at that price. Hmm
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Silverstone RV/FT05 for sure! Only thing that comes close is the S340.

yeah srsly considering both ft05 is a bit pricey
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yeah srsly considering both ft05 is a bit pricey

I've got the raven 5, the only difference between the raven and the fortress is that it doesn't have aluminium, but does have some plastic add ons to give it a more edgy, sort of gamery but very understated look IMO.

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I've got the raven 5, the only difference between the raven and the fortress is that it doesn't have aluminium, but does have some plastic add ons to give it a more edgy, sort of gamery but very understated look IMO.

Im not a huge fan of the design of the case, I mostly love simple clean looks.

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Another idea is the rosewill legacy mx-s its pretty tiny but is pretty expensive

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450D, good case

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450D, good case

What do you think about Corsair Carbide Air 540? the price is going down to $90 and Im seriously thinking about it

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What do you think about Corsair Carbide Air 540? the price is going down to $90 and Im seriously thinking about it

 

Amazing case, always wanted to own one but went to mATX build.

 

Great airflow even for SLI, cable management space, water-cooling space, beautiful looks, can be modded and excellent build quality.

 

Go for it, you can have the black or white one and start your project :)

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Amazing case, always wanted to own one but went to mATX build.

 

Great airflow even for SLI, cable management space, water-cooling space, beautiful looks, can be modded and excellent build quality.

 

Go for it, you can have the black or white one and start your project :)

Yeah I think its about as small as I can get without downgrading to mATX. And the cube shape is strangely appealing..

Right now its a toss up between Air 540 for $90($20 rebate) or NZXT S340 for $65.

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Yeah I think its about as small as I can get without downgrading to mATX. And the cube shape is strangely appealing..

Right now its a toss up between Air 540 for $90($20 rebate) or NZXT S340 for $65.

 

Corsair 540! check out Linus video, he reviewed the case long time ago

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Lian Li have some that do funky things to minimize their size. Not sure of model numbers but they shouldn't be too hard to find.

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I just got my Phantex Enthoo Luxe in mail. While it is a gorgeous case and its quality is outstanding, it is simply way too big and heavy for me. My room gets dusty quite easily so I need to clean my computer at least once a week which means I need to move it up and down the stairs once a week and I dont see that happening with Luxe.

Why do you need to move it downstairs to clean. Also dust your room you grub :P
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Why do you need to move it downstairs to clean. Also dust your room you grub :P

Dont you usually take your case outside to blow off the dust? Im too lazy to dust my room too often :D

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yeah srsly considering both ft05 is a bit pricey

Pricy, but clean, and aluminum.

And best temps on the market

And has handles

Love mine

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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