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Hey guys so I'm looking for a new case to house my hackintosh in, for about a year now it has been sitting in my bitfenix prodigy, so obviously I have a mini itx board but at any rate I would like to see what some of you recommend just a few things to keep in mind. currently I have a few in mind including the nzxt h440 and the corsair 760t  (I know that these cases are huge for housing a mini itx mb but according to the specs on the websites they do in fact support the mini-itx size) 

 

Case needs to 

-have water cooling support (nothing crazy at least enough for a 140mm rad option)

-enough room for a discrete graphics card (gtx 660 at the moment) 

-good value

-quiet 

-nice aesthetics  

-mini-itx support

 

 anyway im open to anything as  long as it kinda meets what i am looking for! thanks 

 

 

guys thanks for the awesome input, there are a bunch of great options out there but I kinda knew all along that I would end up getting the nzxt h440 I love the black and blue limited edition and thats what I pulled the trigger on. I already have a few ideas to help it be unique and the inspiration is a yas marina bmw m3.. check it out  

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i7 3770k - sandisk ssd -evga gtx 660 - kraken x61 - 16gb corsair vengeance - nzxt h440 - logitech g502 proteus core- hackintosh = badass  

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Ft03 mini

Pc-q36

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H440, just do it. If you need a disc drive than get a define r5. If you don't and you want the smallest atx case possible get the s340. Any one of those cases are top notch.

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CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

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I have an enthoo pro and it is great!

 

 

Enthoo Pro

would love too but no mini-itx support 

i7 3770k - sandisk ssd -evga gtx 660 - kraken x61 - 16gb corsair vengeance - nzxt h440 - logitech g502 proteus core- hackintosh = badass  

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H440, just do it. If you need a disc drive than get a define r5. If you don't and you want the smallest atx case possible get the s340. Any one of those cases are top notch.

The s340 looks like a great option at a great price, but it looks similar enough to the h440 but at same time the sound dampening foam might be worth it! who doesnt love a quiet pc especially since my gtx 660 has so much coil whine

i7 3770k - sandisk ssd -evga gtx 660 - kraken x61 - 16gb corsair vengeance - nzxt h440 - logitech g502 proteus core- hackintosh = badass  

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The s340 looks like a great option at a great price, but it looks similar enough to the h440 but at same time the sound dampening foam might be worth it! who doesnt love a quiet pc especially since my gtx 660 has so much coil whine

You can buy sound dampening foam yourself, it's cheap

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A 900D or Cosmos II because it'll look hilarious, in all seriousness I'd probably go with a define mini or H440.

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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The s340 looks like a great option at a great price, but it looks similar enough to the h440 but at same time the sound dampening foam might be worth it! who doesnt love a quiet pc especially since my gtx 660 has so much coil whine

Yeah that's the one downside, I went with it because of the size, I move my pc a lot and it's the smallest thing out there. Sometimes I am sad because I would like the sound dampening in the h440. lol But my system is only making noise when the gpu is stressed because it's reference. Then I remember I am typically wearing headphones so it's not like it matters. 

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900d-mitx-installation.jpg

 

 

Yeah that's the one downside, I went with it because of the size, I move my pc a lot and it's the smallest thing out there. Sometimes I am sad because I would like the sound dampening in the h440. lol But my system is only making noise when the gpu is stressed because it's reference. Then I remember I am typically wearing headphones so it's not like it matters. 

ok thank you for input everyone.. I have decided to go with the 900D haha ... and yeah Sean that makes sense i think you made the right choice.. I hate my video card for having so much coil whine but I don't hear it with headphones on, anyway it seems like I'll be going with the h440 at some point just need to find a home for my bitfenix 

i7 3770k - sandisk ssd -evga gtx 660 - kraken x61 - 16gb corsair vengeance - nzxt h440 - logitech g502 proteus core- hackintosh = badass  

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Air 540. All the cable management and room you could need, plenty of room for any kind of AIO cooler on the market, and gobs of room for that GPU.

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Ft03 mini

Pc-q36

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ft03 mini only supports 120 mm slim rads I believe.

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ft03 mini only supports 120 mm slim rads I believe.

I said it anyway cause it's so purty

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Air 540. All the cable management and room you could need, plenty of room for any kind of AIO cooler on the market, and gobs of room for that GPU.

I second this case! I just got my air 540 black and cant be happier with how it looks.

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I said it anyway cause it's so purty

Agree I was going to do my next build in an FT03 Mini but all the Blower GPUs that would fit have rubish coolers or would be a step up from my R9 270X

 

 

I second this case! I just got my air 540 black and cant be happier with how it looks.

 

Why not the Air 240 since it's a M ITX case? 

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I second this case! I just got my air 540 black and cant be happier with how it looks.

"My brotha with anotha black 540" as they would say on "the streets"

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Agree I was going to do my next build in an FT03 Mini but all the Blower GPUs that would fit have rubish coolers or would be a step up from my R9 270X

 

 
 

Why not the Air 240 since it's a M ITX case? 

Oh mine is a full ATX mobo. and OP only said 'can be compatible with mATX' and I only have experience with a 540.

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Agree I was going to do my next build in an FT03 Mini but all the Blower GPUs that would fit have rubish coolers or would be a step up from my R9 270X

 

 
 

Why not the Air 240 since it's a M ITX case? 

Rugular Ft03 has good GPU lenth, but now we are going off topic

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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