Pc cases

[woody30]

Who makes the best compact or mid tower atx case that has plenty of airflow and that will fit on a small desk and clear the height of bequiet dark rock pro 4 cpu cooler? Thanks looking to replace corsair carbide case it doesn't have to have tempered glass panel 

[jaslion]

Specs of the system? Why the need for a smaller case?

The smallest full size atx case I am aware of is the Riotoro CR1080. Doesn't get much smaller for full atx boards.

[DoctorNick]

Airflow: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-c/black/

 

Sound dampening: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7-compact/black/

[TVwazhere]

22 hours ago, jaslion said:

Specs of the system? Why the need for a smaller case?

The smallest full size atx case I am aware of is the Riotoro CR1080. Doesn't get much smaller for full atx boards.

Thermaltake Core G3

Sliger Cerberus X

 

There are others, but most are discontinued. And they all have compromises

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dzRY3LLsXcDX5Qt5PvQOrAJhw0EK9Cy7UtQPdyRp6PY/edit#gid=0

[woody30]

On 10/22/2020 at 9:11 AM, TVwazhere said:

Thermaltake Core G3

Sliger Cerberus X

 

There are others, but most are discontinued. And they all have compromises

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dzRY3LLsXcDX5Qt5PvQOrAJhw0EK9Cy7UtQPdyRp6PY/edit#gid=0

Ok, and is there anyway to hide these two cables? I'm in the process of cable managing my pc i only have these two cables thats from the cpu cooler which is a bequiet dark rock pro 4 and motherboard is a asus b550 f gaming wifi

[TVwazhere]

13 minutes ago, woody30 said:

Ok, and is there anyway to hide these two cables? I'm in the process of cable managing my pc i only have these two cables thats from the cpu cooler which is a bequiet dark rock pro 4 and motherboard is a asus b550 f gaming wifi

Spoiler

 

Ziptie, twist ties or just tucking them under heatsink, brackets or pieces of the motherboard typically are my methods of managing CPU cooler and Pump wires. 

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[woody30]

26 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Ziptie, twist ties or just tucking them under heatsink, brackets or pieces of the motherboard typically are my methods of managing CPU cooler and Pump wires. 

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I got the other cables managed except for those two at the cpu cooler, i understand what you said previously but where can i put them where they won;t get hot or melt the plastic connectors? Thats what I'm afraid of, can you circle the areas in photo where there is ok places to put cables that will hide them out of view, would be greatly appreciated this is my first PC build I did myself.

[TVwazhere]

6 minutes ago, woody30 said:

where can i put them where they won;t get hot or melt the plastic connectors? 

The heatsinks themselves shouldnt ever get hot enough where you'd be in danger of having them burn or melt. VRM heatsinks tend to be my Go-To if they reach or the heatsinks allow for it, as they typically dont get very hot unless you're seriously overclocking.

 

Also, rotate the fans so that the cable coming out from the fan is exiting towards the motherboard, not up towards the top of the case. That should help as well

[woody30]

13 minutes ago, Caroline said:

rotate the fan 

 

the top fan is upside down

The fan that is on the outside of cpu cooler? Rotate that one?

[woody30]

23 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

The heatsinks themselves shouldnt ever get hot enough where you'd be in danger of having them burn or melt. VRM heatsinks tend to be my Go-To if they reach or the heatsinks allow for it, as they typically dont get very hot unless you're seriously overclocking.

 

Also, rotate the fans so that the cable coming out from the fan is exiting towards the motherboard, not up towards the top of the case. That should help as well

do i rotate just the outside fan of cpu cooler or the one in between the cooler and do I rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? Thanks for help again.

 

 

[alyen]

Rotate both fans so the cables are not so visible.

[woody30]

44 minutes ago, alyen said:

Rotate both fans so the cables are not so visible.

How will that affect airflow?

[alyen]

Its just for a cleaner build. Depending on where your cables they can obstruct the air flow slightly.

The exhaust fan you have above heatsink fan could be sucking out cool air before it reaches the heatsink.

[woody30]

17 minutes ago, alyen said:

Its just for a cleaner build. Depending on where your cables they can obstruct the air flow slightly.

The exhaust fan you have above heatsink fan could be sucking out cool air before it reaches the heatsink.

Yea because I've noticed my cpu will reach 60 degrees Celsius sometimes when just idling and my chipset has gotten as high as 48 degrees Celsius after an hour of gaming, I do iRacing and have it limited to 30fps 

[TVwazhere]

19 hours ago, woody30 said:

do i rotate just the outside fan of cpu cooler or the one in between the cooler and do I rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? Thanks for help again.

17 hours ago, woody30 said:

How will that affect airflow?

Rotating the fans to have the cables exiting towards the motherboard has no impact on airflow. I would do both fans for the best cable management. 

[woody30]

19 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Rotating the fans to have the cables exiting towards the motherboard has no impact on airflow. I would do both fans for the best cable management. 

Working on that now, what cpu cooler would you recommend that would have better clearance for my ram and not be so big, not doing any overlooking the processor I have is amd ryzen 7 3800x 105wtdp

[TVwazhere]

8 minutes ago, woody30 said:

Working on that now, what cpu cooler would you recommend that would have better clearance for my ram and not be so big, not doing any overlooking the processor I have is amd ryzen 7 3800x 105wtdp

If you're not doing and never plan on doing any overclocking, any sort of cooler along the lines of a Hyper 212 black would be just fine. be quiet! for sameple has the dark rock slim, arctic has the freezer 34 esports one, etc.