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Has anyone thought of this? I couldn't afford fan-filters, but I had a bunch of house filters lying around. If these are good for a house, then they should be good for my computer case.

My new power supply doesn't fit to my case, tried everything. (Corsair HX850 Platinum - CP-9020138-EU) I searched online to buy new cases but can not sure what to buy. I'm open to suggestions. My case: https://www.amazon.com.tr/Aerocool-AE-SHRD-500-Acrylic/dp/B07ZLLTWTC

i just builded this pc in 2004 and i dont know what is this model of this case its asus

I want a case for around $100 i have it going to pc will be air cooled unless i changes me mind

I just learned today that I can't use my ssupd Meshlicious that I just bought for my build because my psu doesn't work sideways, I'm pretty beat up about it. Does anyone know of a case that would support a upwards facing atx psu with a itx motherboard that's not too big?

I was thinking about buying a new motherboard and PC case. I like the idea of building an ITX system because I like to visit my family downstate and taking a micro or full sized ATX PC around would be too cumbersome. The only problem is that I need to find an ITX case that would support my 310mm GTX 780TI. What would be your recommendation for a case?

I'm helping a friend put together a parts list for a build he wants to do soon, and we have every part picked out, except for the case. His budget is pretty tight, and we need to get a case for $70 USD or under. His only real requirement is that he's able to see the fans through the front of the case, which is actually pretty hard to find in a cheap case. I would like to find something that's good for airflow, as well. Can anyone help me out with finding one? EDIT: Looking at our list again, it would actually be better if we could find a case for 60 or under, but we may be able to stretch it to 70.

Hi everyone! Maybe a short introduction from me: I'm Finn, I'm 26 and work as an engineer in composites (mostly carbon epoxy, mainly manufacturing and design). I finished my studies 1.5 years ago and got into computers during my studies, mostly getting my info from Linus and the crew, super thankful for you guys while I was building my first computer back in 2017! I would have been lost, going from knowing absolutely nothing! After leaving uni, I've been out of the game for a while but stumbled over the old pictures I made of when I was building my custom carbon computer case and thought I'd share these with you all! It is my first post here after a while of ghosting around but I thought you guys may be interested, so I joined up It started back in 2016 when I was still studying engineering and I was working on CPU and GPU heavy tasks (larger CAD models, analysis, 3D scanning etc) so I built my first computer with a dual socket server board with two Xeon E5 2680 (V1). That worked well but it was a pain in the space to have as it was absolutely huuuge. After moving from Germany to Sweden to do an internship at Koenigsegg, for which I dragged my huge pc along, I decided I needed something smaller but still powerful. I was looking for something with similar power, not break the bank, but also a case that would fit into a backpack and also look nice. Usually all of those points don't fit together... well... so I decided to make my own case. I wasn't that rich, so I thought I would try and get a second hand CPU and GPU and base the rest around those. After a while I found someone selling a Xeon E5 2680 V4 for quite cheap and a Quadro M4000. I based the following off of those and started making a design. The motherboard I chose was not the smallest, like the mini- ITX boards Linus used for his small builds but the Asus X99-M WS/SE. The micro-ATX does take a bit more space but it offers 4 full sized ram slots so ram is cheaper, proper I/Os and has 3 PCI-E slots as well. Going with a mini-ITX would have felt like an apple move... I got the cad models of the other parts (or dimensions and made space-holders) before buying and played tetris to see what parts worked best. These are the ones I chose at the end: PSU - ST350 Silverstone Cooler - R15 Dynatron Fan - 120mm Noctua This is how the rough CAD model looked like. The actual build did change a bit to make space for things I didn't consider enough at the beginning, like more space for cables, a 3D printed air channel to guide air from the fan over the cooler and bla bla bla things change I guess After getting the parts, I started with the base frame. This was going to be the back-bone of the case. Everything would bolt to it, so it was going to be nice and strong. It's hard to think of every detail (like the through-holes for cables, space for the nuts on the rear of the stand-offs, cable bend radii etc etc) when you build something for the first time, especially when you make it with carbon fiber, because once you mold it, there's little you can edit. I did end up making the back-bone twice because I wasn't happy with the first result. For the carbon guys, I'll just incorporate the details of how I made the case as well. The backbone was made using a wood mold. I just cut blocks of MDF to the right dimensions, stacked them together and fastened them with wood screws. I finished the surface with bog to make it nice and smooth. To make the part, I used dry fibers, placed these down on the mold Picture 1 below) and did an infusion (Picture 2). This is when you put the dry fiber and the mold into a bag, pull a vacuum from one side and let the resin run in form the other. The vacuum pulls the resin through the part. It's not the easiest way because you need a 110% perfect vacuum with no leaks in the bag but it does create a very good material quality if it goes right. The Back-bone carbon panel is roughly 4mm thick and super stiff. The back-bone was then cut, drilled and fitted out to hold all of the components. I didn't have access to any CNC equipment so all of this was done by hand and took ages. Here you can see the cut-outs for the PSU cooler, the fan, the PCI-E extension cable and the motherboard stand-offs. After making the back-bone, I made the visual panels that form the outside everyone will see. These are bonded and bolted to the back-bone. This approach de-couples the functional part that holds everything and has many attachments (back-bone), from the visual parts (which usually do quite little). This makes both much easier to make. Here I again did an infusion, using a glass panel as a mold. This creates very beautiful finishes. These panels were 1.5mm thick, also quite stiff and strong These panels were cut to size and bonded to the flanges of the back-bone. It was super difficult to get everything to line up nice and square. If anything was out by even 0.5 mm, you would see that immediately at the edges where to panels come together. After that I started making the I/O cut-outs. I didn't want to use the std I/O shield because it used too much vertical space. This process was also hard because you needed these holes to fit the GPU and motherboard but you need the GPU and motherboard mounted to be able to know where to put the holes... Chicken and the egg... This also took ages but didn't end up too bad. For the next version I would def. do this differently and make it look more OEM. I have access to CNC machines now so I would probably just copy the I/O shield and cut that directly into the back-panel and laser engrave the lettering around the ports. The pictures below are with all the parts fitted into the frame. Still no cables on the first image or side covers, but at least it looks like a computer You can see that everything is quite close and theirs not much space. See where the PSU cables should come out on the first picture below? Theirs maybe 25mm space. I actually had to re-wrap the cables to make the bend after the connector more compact to not impact the fan After some more work on the side panels, the cable management, GPU attachment points, air flow slots and dust covers, etc etc etc it finally looked like this. I'm still not sure about the panel finish. I kind of like the high-gloss but it's super sensitive to scratches so I might give it a light sand and polish. Koenigsegg does this to some of their parts. It removes the top layer of resin and exposes the bare carbon fibers. This makes it more scratch resistant and gives it a shiny, more metallic look as well One thing I had to consider was cooling and air flow. I chose a Xeon, because of their lowish TDP. The E5 2680 V4 has 120w, the M4000 has 120W as well. The idea was to de-couple both the GPU and CPU cooling exhausts. The Fan would pull air from an opening in the lower rear side of the case (image 3 above on the bottom right beside the GPU), through to the front side and push it through a 3D printed duct over the CPU and out the opening on image 2. The GPU would pull air from the same opening as the CPU and exhaust it out the back and side through the vent where you can see the Quadro logo in image 4. I trialed this with a prototype paper ducting and it didn't work that bad. This case would most likely not comfortably support a heavier CPU tho as it was running at 85°C at full load if I remember correctly. You could probably add a bit of height to the case and gain some cooling but I guess you're always smarter after you're done... I also added sound dampening material from bequiet to the inside of all panels. This and the fact that the fan is quite a far inside the case makes it pretty bearable to sit beside. The case is still not 100% complete. I still haven't made the 3D printed duct and some other small things. After I got to the state above, I finished uni and moved to New Zealand to work at Rocket Lab, a small company building rockets to send small-sats to low earth orbit. That work casually takes up 120% of my time so it hasn't progressed since 1.5 years, but it works ok so it's fine I guess One day our CEO Peter Beck walked by while I was showing one of my friend the case and he went balls to the walls telling me that I need to make this into a business (I guess thats in a CEOs genes...). I told him that I would honestly rather spend my time sending stuff to space than building over priced computer cases... I might make a V2 some time, build it for more modern parts, maybe for an AMD CPU and use a super small water cooling system to deal with the heat. We will seeeee! Hope you guys enjoyed this! Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!! Cheers

I have been planning this out for awhile, just checking the interest in it. Was planning on making it next month and get it ready for the ryzen build I am hoping to make What this is is actually a desk, with a shelf to the right of the sitting position that will simply hold an open bench tray that will mount a motherboard, some cut outs for rads and fans. It would have a laminate top, but the cool thing about this desk is that you could slide the monitor to above the shelf, fold up the outside leg and drop half the top down along the shelf. Then literally roll it to where ever the lan is you are going. Setup would comprise of lifting the half of the table top, dropping the leg, and turning some pin locks and plugging in the psu. I've got the build all planned out, just need to buy materials and start drilling, screwing and glueing it all together. I also was thinking of putting the build plans out once I've got it all built so people can replicate this and build it for themselves.

Hi im looking for a audio XLR input as a front panel for my computer. I cant find any in the market does anyone knows if they exist

hi I need help looking for a mini itx case that would fit inside a pelican 1510 http://www.pelican.com/us/en/pro/product/watertight-protector-hard-cases/medium-case/carry-on-case/1510/ I need it to be able to support something like a gtx 1070 minihttp://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-1746mhz-96-134438.htm in need this for a portable workstation.

What computer case should I buy? I am planning on making a new pc with a corsair hydro series h100i v2 and another 240mm radiator for custom water cooling for my gpu and maximus ix formula. Budget is $400. Any suggestions?

Hi everyone. A while ago, Linus posted a video of him building a hardline water cooled pc... does anyone know what case he used? This case in the video... what is it? vvvvvvvvv

Black Friday is here! And it's time I get a new case... For the longest time I've been using a Fractal Design Define Mini, and I love it. However, it is time to change. I am building a new desk and purchasing a 29" ultrawide monitor and now I need to slim down my computer. My goal is to have my computer sit on top of my desk horizontally with my monitor sitting on top of that. Something like this crude MS paint sketch I just made. If it's not obvious to you, the desk is the brown box, the computer is the dark grey box and the monitor is the blue box (including the light grey box, that's the stand). Also this is absolutely not to scale. So, I come to you all for help in finding a case because there's a few details that make the search a little bit difficult. Requirements 1) $120 limit. Just went Christmas shopping for the family so I'm kinda broke 2) Needs to fit an ATX power supply, don't want to buy another when this one works 3) Needs to fit a microATX motherboard, again I don't want to buy another when this one works Preferences 1) I really really would prefer if this thing looked nice and streamlined considering it's going to be in front of my face every day 2) No optical drive slot, don't need it and to me it hurts the streamlined concept 3) 4 usb ports, current case has 3 and I've made it work but more would be better 4) Shorter vertical height, I don't want this thing too tall, but it has to be tall enough to fit a 1080, specifically the Gigabyte G1 Gaming model I was looking at the Antec VSK2000-U3 just to give you a rough visual representation. Picture courtesy of Newegg. This is pretty close to what I want except for the optical drive. This is the same case but looking at the back. I'm pretty sure that's not a standard ATX power supply mounting hole but I don't know for sure, don't have too much experience with power supply sizes. Again, picture courtesy of Newegg. I'd honestly probably just use this case but I was hoping to find something a little nicer. EDIT: Just checked the Q&A section on the Newegg product page for this case, it is not a standard ATX power supply size and it will not support a card as tall as a 1080 unfortunately, so I can't use this case. I'm hoping more experienced people on here could point me in the right direction. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hi guys, I made a post about a week ago, asking your opinions on wich m-atx case should I get. Thanks to everybody who replied, but I still didn't made my choice and some other questions went through my mind. Even if my MB is mATX, should I still build in an ATX case or go with a mATX case ? IMO, these are the points for each mATX : + More portable + Less heavy, smaller form - Airflow is not the best, higher temps - Less choice and they are usually pricier than ATX ATX : (sounds like the opposite) + Better airflow + More choices and many prices available + Better upgrade path - Heavy, not very portable - IMO, the space under the mATX MB in an ATX case doesn't look very good Since I don't think I'll move my computer often (2 or 3 times a year maximum), I don't think ATX would be that much of an issue. Paired with better prices and more choices, I thought I could try this. Also, If in the future I want to keep my case and make a new PC, I'll have the choice for my MB size. I'll now tell you my pc specs and some of the cases I have presorted. Specs : - Ryzen 3 1200 (Stock cooler) - MSI B350 Gaming pro mATX motherboard - Mushkin redline 2x8Go DDR4 2666Mhz - EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 - 128Go SSD + 1TB HDD - EVGA 450W B3 modular PSU (80+ Bronze) As you can see, my colour theme will be mostly Black and Red. Presorted computer case : mATX : - InWin 301 Black and red - Corsair Carbide series Air 240 ATX : - Rosewill Orbit Z1 - NZXT S340 Elite black and red version - Phanteks P400S TG edition, black and red - Fractal Design : Define C TG and Meshify C (a bit concerned by the tint on the window on this one) So I'm mainly asking you 2 questions here : 1- Should I put my build in a mATX or an ATX case ? 2- Wich case do you like best depending on your first answer ? *Sorry, english is my 2nd language, so I probably made a lot of mistakes ** Don't tell me to pick ATX MB for all the reasons you have, I already have all the components and I even did some testing without case, so I'm only missing the case *** I was going to buy the P400S TG but I decided to ask some opinions before, but at the moment this is my favorite one Thanks to all of you !

I looking into building a completely rubber computer case . . as in the whole thing is made of rubber! I'm looking at these type's of rubber to use as the bottom and sides of the build . . https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A48NF8W/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00A48NF8W&pd_rd_r=3EN4V9HHM648JF8CB5R0&pd_rd_w=Bey9w&pd_rd_wg=Z5N5A&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=J3CHMC0AX14EG5QXD7T8&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop But may go to a test bench type setup if its any easier. Also I'm looking into using a "topper" like this to have it go silent if needed (with air vents/holes where necessary) > But I'm wondering if anyone has ever seen or tried this themselves? The video of Linus using plastidip got me thinking of it . . . I've been building PC's since 1999 and haven't seen anyone try this (but the cardboard box build has always been an old favorite of mine)

I'm looking to find a good mid or full tower case that has airflow and few other things. I'm willing to spend a decent amount on a case $80-$250. I like my case to be nice as its a centerpiece for me. Currently, I have an NZXT H440 Razer edition with every fan slot populated. Heres the rest of my build. Build: - Ryzen 1700x - NZXT Kraken X62 - Gigabyte GA-Ax370-Gaming K7 - Evga Gtx 980 4GB - Corsair 700w PSU Heres the things I really want in a case: - Good Airflow - Tempered Glass - PSU shroud - RGB(if it has it if not at least viewable from the front) - Good Aesthetics (I really like the CM H500p just not its crap build quality,) Things if possible - angle/front facing I/O - 1-2 optical drives (not necessary) If anyone has any good recommendations let me know thanks?

So I have this fantastic NZXT S340 Elite HyperBeast edition (800th/1334) and at the top of the case there is a big ol fan that was included. I would like to plug it into my motherboard however there does not seem to be any place for me to plug it into, as the other two outlets are taken by my AIO cooling stuff (LEPA Aqua Changer 120mm I think). The fan's end (Same sort of ending as on my cpu fan/radiator looking thing) was originally plugged into another plugeroo in the mess of cables in the back and somewhere among it was a molex connection thing which looked compatible to another cable on my modular Cosair 850i Platinum Certified powersupply. Would I actually just plug this fan into the powersupply and go with it or should there be somewhere on my motherboard which I could plug the fan into?

I really like that computer case (link below) but the same time i cant really find a decent review of it online i see people building in it but thats about it. so what i would doing with that case is judging by the size of it it would be under my computer desk and i would be playing games on 1080 single monitor but there would be a 2nd monitor attached to it and a 4k tv above it those arent for gaming. i run an i7 2600k, gtx 1070 and my current case is falling apart i fried front panel usb, front headphone jack doesnt (headphone was snapped inside) and side panel window is shattered to bits cause cold and plastic dont mix. This is my current case (2nd link below). or should i just get normal tower if so what do u recommend (preferable something white) http://www.v1tech.com/shop/cases/redharbingerdopaminecase/ https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129073

So this is my Case https://goo.gl/fKXK3N Rosewill Gaming Rig ATX Full Tower Modeled after the Nighthawk 117. It does come with 2 Blue fans in the front plus 3 plain ones 2 on the top and One in the back. I'm looking to replace all 5 with RBG Lights with a controller so I can change the lights and also install a case light so that my Nighthawk looks something from a space ship so does anyone have any ones to Recommend?

So I want to build a smaller rig. It's no secret that people are drifting further and further from large cases especially given the improvements in power consumption and thermal performance. I too am feeling the call of smaller rigs feeling that they offer a more flexible and more satisfying finished product. That isn't to say building them is at all easier and in some ways is a lot harder. However for me the one thing I'm finding is that I'm really just being stricken with vain opinions over most smaller cases. They all just look ugly in some way to me. So instead of buying something I'll be complaining about, I want to design a custom case that will satisfy my needs and wants. My plan would be to meld together my three preferred cases into a single one that borrows from them all in one way or another. Here I've listed the cases and given my reasons for liking each one. (Sentry, Pc-05, and Evolv ATX TG): http://imgur.com/gallery/G1zjy Now my only real issue is finding a layout that wont cause issues with cables and will also look nice. Any advice on build materials and things to keep in mind while designing things and suggestions will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advanced! [Note: I have also made this post on reddit and figured I'd reach out to as many people as possible hence why I'm posting this here too.]

Does anybody know of any Qi Wireless charging towers besides the bequiet! Dark Base Pro 900? Looking for options and not having much luck. Thanks in advance!

I am in the process of building a new PC. After weeks of evaluations of different components and catching up with chipset news, motherboards reviews, CPU comparisons...etc I am very tired. The most troubling thing is how to find a suitable case considering all factors like form factors, airflow, heat issues...etc. Then I thought, why do we bother! My PC is sitting on the floor next to me on the left hand side of my desk. Why can't I install a stand of the same height of my desk of course, then place a wooden board on top of it as an insulator. The whole setup will be put on the wooden board!! It's an entirely open setup and I do't need to worry about airflow and heat dissipation. The only disadvantage I can think of is that the dB coming out of the PSU fan, CPU fan or AIO fans as well as the dual GPU fans will be directly audible. But at least, 2 or 3 less fans from the case. What you folks reckon?

Hello! I am an industrial design senior and my first senior project is to design a computer that makes entering the PC community more accessible to the general public. I have a survey that would help me understand my audience a little better and your input would be greatly appreciated. https://s.surveyplanet.com/NPAfrO1nI