Swapping Cases

[Zonus]

Christmas is coming up, and I was given a chance to chose what I want this year.

I was in conflict between choosing cases and other PC components ( http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/231389-gtx-970-vs-a-new-corsair-k70-rgb-along-with-an-m65-and-a-case/ )

 

Thanks to Revl8er, I'm made aware of the great Enthoo Pro case from Phanteks, which is the case I'm going to go with.

 

Now for the question:

Is it hard to swap cases? It seems like cable management will be a breeze in the Enthoo, which is good since it's been a long time since I build a computer myself. I switched to lazy mode, and had a guy do it for me. He bailed on me, and now I'm on my own, which I don't mind at all.

Just to make sure, I  have a checklist(ish):

 

- I know I can leave the CPU and RAM on the Motherboard, what else will I be able to leave? The CPU cooler? (In my case a Noctua NH-U14S) Perhaps more?

 

- How hard is it to mount a board in the Enthoo? The only problem/insecurity I have ever had with building PCs, is installing the CPU and the CPU cooler, but the board can make my cringe quite a bit.

 

- How long will it take? (Approx. ofc.)

 

- How high-risk is it?

 

 

Thanks in advance!

-Zonus

[LemonSpice]

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i wouldnt reccomend leaving the cpu cooler on because since its an air tower it can get ipped off if hit hard i would take out gpu also what gpu u have and it is not that high risk just be static free

[thekeemo]

you can leave everything on the board but the cooler reinstall it once its in the case

dif: -10

et: 1 hour

risk: min

[Zonus]

you can leave everything on the board but the cooler reinstall it once its in the case

dif: -10

et: 1 hour

risk: min

 

Thanks! 

That lessened my anxiety

Do you think the NH-U14S will fit in it? it barely fits in my Z11+ sooo?

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

Thanks! 

That lessened my anxiety

Do you think the NH-U14S will fit in it? it barely fits in my Z11+ sooo?

It should fit without any trouble. IIRC the Enthoo Pro can fit coolers up to 190mm height and the NH-U14S is 165mm high.

[Zonus]

It should fit without any trouble. IIRC the Enthoo Pro can fit coolers up to 190mm height and the NH-U14S is 165mm high.

Thanks!

I guess that's it for my question and worries.

Hopefully all goes well in the swapping!

[thekeemo]

Thanks! 

That lessened my anxiety

Do you think the NH-U14S will fit in it? it barely fits in my Z11+ sooo?

the entoo I think is bigger

[Zonus]

Should I re-apply Thermal Paste on the CPU when I take the NH-U14S off? 

If so, I would obviously have to clean the old paste off first.
Should I use the same Thermal Paste (I currently don't have any) and cleaning materials as Paul in this video: 

 

[ManWithBeard1990]

I always leave the cpu cooler on. Come to think of it I've never installed or removed a cooler from a board while it's inside the case. Older cases don't always have a cpu cutout so you're not required to do that. Do remove the GPU though.