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hinesy96
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Hi everyone,

 

I'm not sure where to start. I have been looking for a rgb case that would be able to hold 2x 2080s and a i7-8700k with a h100i or 115i water cooler. The issue with my current case is the radiator/fan combo is too thick to fit in the provided fan slots.

 

Any ideas on what would be a good case or a place to start?

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6 minutes ago, hinesy96 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I'm not sure where to start. I have been looking for a rgb case that would be able to hold 2x 2080s and a i7-8700k with a h100i or 115i water cooler. The issue with my current case is the radiator/fan combo is too thick to fit in the provided fan slots.

 

Any ideas on what would be a good case or a place to start?

I would just turn on the part filter for ATX Full Tower cases. Virtually any case in there should be able to fit your needs without much issue. These cases usually are much more expensive than your typically mid-size, even at the lowest prices (these star out at the lowest of $68.00 while mid-size come as low as $32.96)  but will have good have good cable management options, and pretty of space to build in. 

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31 minutes ago, hinesy96 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I'm not sure where to start. I have been looking for a rgb case that would be able to hold 2x 2080s and a i7-8700k with a h100i or 115i water cooler. The issue with my current case is the radiator/fan combo is too thick to fit in the provided fan slots.

 

Any ideas on what would be a good case or a place to start?

My first recommendation is dont limit yourself to cases with RGB, you can always add that later. There's lots of good cases you'd overlook because they didnt have an included RGB strip. 

 

You should also "start" with a budget, full system spec and a location to buy (if you're in the US for example, usually newegg or amazon)

 

Use PCPartPicker.com, choose your country in the top right, build your whole spec list and then shop for cases. The compatibility filters will automatically removed cases that are too small or cant fit your hardware. 

 

That being said, some off the cuff recommendations are:

Coolermaster H500P Mesh

Fractal Design Define R6/S2 

Lian Li PC-O11D

NZXT H700 (H700I comes with NZXT RGB)

Corsair 460x/570x

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