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DracoDG
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Trying to find the best case as currently I can’t top mount my h100i pro xt on the top because my corsair ram is just too high profile so it blocks it from being put in, even putting the rad in first the ram then can’t fit so I’m at a loss with my current corsair case. I was told Lian-Li was good but I can’t justify spending a bunch on the case. Just trying to find the best option without burning a hole in my pocket.

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9 minutes ago, DracoDG said:

Trying to find the best case as currently I can’t top mount my h100i pro xt on the top because my corsair ram is just too high profile so it blocks it from being put in, even putting the rad in first the ram then can’t fit so I’m at a loss with my current corsair case. I was told Lian-Li was good but I can’t justify spending a bunch on the case. Just trying to find the best option without burning a hole in my pocket.

May want to have this moved to Cases forum.

 

I love my Define R6 and have a 360mm mounted on top.  Great room, but also great to build in.  I think that is a very serious consideration to look at in a case.

 

What's your budget?  I love Fractal cases and a cheaper one is the Meshify C.  There are a ton of other manufacturers that have room for a top mounted rad as well.

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11 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

May want to have this moved to Cases forum.

 

I love my Define R6 and have a 360mm mounted on top.  Great room, but also great to build in.  I think that is a very serious consideration to look at in a case.

 

What's your budget?  I love Fractal cases and a cheaper one is the Meshify C.  There are a ton of other manufacturers that have room for a top mounted rad as well.

I’m only looking to really spend a little over $100 CAD, just trying to find a good choice because of the Corsair rgb fans i got wont goto waste. I will take a look at what you mentioned

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6 minutes ago, DracoDG said:

I’m only looking to really spend a little over $100 CAD, just trying to find a good choice because of the Corsair rgb fans i got wont goto waste. I will take a look at what you mentioned

Not to call in a superhero, but @TVwazhere knows cases very well. 

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On 6/4/2021 at 2:59 PM, DracoDG said:

I’m only looking to really spend a little over $100 CAD, just trying to find a good choice because of the Corsair rgb fans i got wont goto waste. I will take a look at what you mentioned

Corsair 4000D might be a good choice

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/yXWbt6

 

Meshify C only work with low profile Ram

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

 

Example:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/PyTCmG

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4 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Corsair 4000D might be a good choice

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/yXWbt6

 

Mehsify C only work with low profile Ram

image.thumb.png.8052db3269508ce8223cd3250e975404.png

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

 

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https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/PyTCmG

I appreciate the responses, so far that Corsair case and the build you linked seems to be the best choice as the ram in the build has the same dimensions as mine so it should work out well.

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