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Why the fuck would you buy the OS lol (unless already have it)

I'd recommend going for a Corsair 88R, looks much better than the Q300L and focus g

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I'm going for a micro-atx build but I'm unsure as to which case to buy.

 

I'm considering going for the Fractal Design Focus G Mini but there's the Coolermaster Q300L that's 5 quid cheaper and I don't know which'll be better... 

 

But I'm also tempted to increase my budget and go for the Fractal Design Meshify C Mini or Define C Mini since these two cases both look really nice and have very good reputations in build quality and airflow. 

 

I really don't know so I need your help. 

 

Here's my build: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor £125.58 @ Aria PC
Motherboard Asus - PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £72.66 @ CCL Computers
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory £83.99 @ CCL Computers
Storage TCSunBow - X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £0.00
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card £154.97 @ Ebuyer
Case Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case £45.58 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £64.99 @ Amazon UK
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  
Case Fan Corsair - Air Series AF120 White 52.19 CFM 120mm Fan £9.99 @ Amazon UK
Other Akasa AK-CBFA04-15 PWM Fan Splitter Cable for 2 Fans £3.33 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £561.09
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-22 18:20 GMT+0000  

 

 

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Why the fuck would you buy the OS lol (unless already have it)

I'd recommend going for a Corsair 88R, looks much better than the Q300L and focus g

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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5 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Why the fuck would you buy the OS lol (unless already have it)

I'd recommend going for a Corsair 88R, looks much better than the Q300L and focus g

You mean the operating system? No way, I'm not spending 100 quid just to get Win10.

 

Oh yeah the Corsair 88R, I completely forgot about it, thanks!

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4 minutes ago, greatvortex said:

You mean the operating system? No way, I'm not spending 100 quid just to get Win10.

 

Oh yeah the Corsair 88R, I completely forgot about it, thanks!

The 88R comes with 1 fan, but has spots for 2 (or 4) more it seems

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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I would go for one of the fractal cases, i have good experiences with both the focus G and Define C :)

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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3 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

The 88R comes with 1 fan, but has spots for 2 (or 4) more it seems

Since I see that you have the 88R yourself, what fans do you use as your front intake fans and is the case reliable?

 

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

I would go for one of the fractal cases, i have good experiences with both the focus G and Define C :)

 

So which one should I choose??? Both are at very very different price points..

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Since I see that you have the 88R yourself, what fans do you use as your front intake fans and is the case reliable?

I just use the default one, which is from Corsair. Located at the top left of the case. It has spots for two 120mm fans above, and there's also a space on the right side of the case that seems to be empty, dunno if you can put fans in it

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Just now, greatvortex said:

Since I see that you have the 88R yourself, what fans do you use as your front intake fans and is the case reliable?

 

 

So which one should I choose??? Both are at very very different price points..

The one you feel like spending the money for, there are some obvious benefits to the Define C in the looks department if you want to go for a clean build but the Focus G has some really nice colour options if thats more what you are looking for.

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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26 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

I just use the default one, which is from Corsair. Located at the top left of the case. It has spots for two 120mm fans above, and there's also a space on the right side of the case that seems to be empty, dunno if you can put fans in it

Wait, so you only use one exhaust fan?

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27 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

The one you feel like spending the money for, there are some obvious benefits to the Define C in the looks department if you want to go for a clean build but the Focus G has some really nice colour options if thats more what you are looking for.

Well, I don't like the other colors and plus, if I were to change a color of a case, a simple paint/spray job would do just fine. So Define C it is??

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51 minutes ago, greatvortex said:

Wait, so you only use one exhaust fan?

Yeah, I don't use any special cooling on my build and temps are ok for me

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1 hour ago, greatvortex said:

Well, I don't like the other colors and plus, if I were to change a color of a case, a simple paint/spray job would do just fine. So Define C it is??

Sounds good, its a case you might end up with for a long time :D High quality and compact size made me love it, though i have swapped case to accommodate more watercooling

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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