Recommendations required for case please

[ab_s]

Hi all, 

 

First time posting. I'm building a PC after quite a long time. Moving from my current build of Intel i5-4790k, 16GB RAM, 1080Ti to an AMD build with the 5900x. I have purchased most of parts from the build list below.

 

I'm unsure about which I should pick with the Noctua D15 cooler. Based on the Noctua FAQ page, the cooler height is 165mm, the Corsair RAM according to their site is 51mm. So I would need to shift the second fan by 19mm (or 20mm to leave a bit of space), which means the total clearance required with the adjusted 2nd fan height would be 185mm (165mm +20mm).

 

I'm having a bit of trouble finding cases which may accommodate the above. One/only option I've come across so far is the Meshify S2, which has a CPU cooler clearance of 185mm (so it'll be a tight fit!). 

 

Does anyone have recommendations for a different case which would work with the above? Or do you think it's better to go for a RAM with a lower profile (e.g. Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3600MHz - with height of 33.53mm) instead? 

 

Either way, case recommendations for Noctua D15 with spec below + any gotchas I should look out for when building would be greatly appreciated! 

 

Thank you! 

 

 

Budget (including currency): Approx 150 GBP (£150) for the case; RAM approx £200

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Productivity, data crunching/ML, occasional gaming 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fdKHTJ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£694.99 @ AWD-IT) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£170.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (£183.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£104.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£104.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£163.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GAMING X Video Card 
Power Supply: Gigabyte P GM 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£91.85 @ More Computers) 
Total: £1605.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-14 10:04 BST+0100

 

[Omar.B]

1) https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/hRyqqs/cooler-master-mastercase-h500p-mesh-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-mcm-h500p-mgnn-s11 its like 155£

 

2)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/d82bt6/lian-li-lancool-ii-mesh-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-ii-mesh-rgb-black 100£

 

3)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pvdrxr/cooler-master-masterbox-td500-mesh-w-controller-atx-mid-tower-case-mcb-d500d-kgnn-s01 90£

 

4)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bCYQzy/corsair-4000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011200-ww 80£

 

5)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/PWn8TW/corsair-5000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011210-ww 130£

 

the best one of them is the first one

[Stahlmann]

Did you already buy the cooler? You could also go for the NH-U12A. Same performance, same noise levels, same price, but 100% RAM compatibility.

[kendrick lamar]

corsair 5000d (or 5000x if you want rgb version)

 

[ab_s]

9 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

Did you already buy the cooler? You could also go for the NH-U12A. Same performance, same noise levels, same price, but 100% RAM compatibility.

I did - but it's still in box and within the return period. Thanks for the recommendation - will consider and NH-U12A as an alternative. 

[ab_s]

27 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

1) https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/hRyqqs/cooler-master-mastercase-h500p-mesh-argb-atx-mid-tower-case-mcm-h500p-mgnn-s11 its like 155£

 

2)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/d82bt6/lian-li-lancool-ii-mesh-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-ii-mesh-rgb-black 100£

 

3)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pvdrxr/cooler-master-masterbox-td500-mesh-w-controller-atx-mid-tower-case-mcb-d500d-kgnn-s01 90£

 

4)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/bCYQzy/corsair-4000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011200-ww 80£

 

5)https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/PWn8TW/corsair-5000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011210-ww 130£

 

the best one of them is the first time

 

23 minutes ago, kendrick lamar said:

corsair 5000d (or 5000x if you want rgb version)

 

Looks like I'm better off swapping to non-RBG / lower profile RAM 

 

Thanks for the recommendations

[Fatih19]

19 minutes ago, ab_s said:

I did - but it's still in box and within the return period. Thanks for the recommendation - will consider and NH-U12A as an alternative. 

If you swap the NH-D15 for there'll be much more cases you can use for your build.

[kendrick lamar]

That's a good idea, sell that D15 and get a decent aio