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450D is usually my go-to recommendation for people who need airflow as well as the Arc Midi R2. Enthoo Pro/Primo are great as well.

But yes, the 450D will be great for what you need.

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I have a 350D with 2 STRIX 970's and its a bit cramped. The top card gets quite noisy and hot. I tested my cards in my brothers C70 and the temps and noise were much better as there was a gap between the cards. So ive been looking around for an alternative case. I was looking at the Air 540 but im not sure ill like the width. So now im turning towards the 450D. Being the same style as the 350D but just big enough to fit a full ATX mobo + all my stuff from my current system.

Is this a viable choice, will the 450D perform similar to the C70?

Also does the 450D have the same 2.5" drive mounting solution?

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It's not the case that matters when it comes to GPU spacing but the motherboard. mATX only has 2 slots that are at least 8x electrically so changing the case won't matter unless you also get a good ATX mobo that has enough spacing for the GPU's.

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It's not the case that matters when it comes to GPU spacing but the motherboard. mATX only has 2 slots that are at least 8x electrically so changing the case won't matter unless you also get a good ATX mobo that has enough spacing for the GPU's.

oh i know, id get like a z97 sabretooth board. Im just questioning cases atm.

PC 1 Specs (New) :

Corsair 450D | Intel 4770K | Asus Sabertooth Z97 | 16GB Corsair Vengeance @1600Mhz | Asus STRIX GTX 970 SLI | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB | 2 WD Black 500GB RAID 0 | WD Red 3TB | Corsair AX860 | Corsair H110 | 4 Corsair 140mm LED & 1 120mm Fans

PC 2 Specs (Old) :

Corsair 650D | AMD Phenom II X6 1100T | Asus Crosshair IV Formula | 4GB Corsair XMS3 @1600Mhz | Crossfire HD6970's | Asus Essence STX | OCZ Agility 3 240GB| WD Blue 250GB | WD Green 640GB | XFX850PRO | Corsair H100i

Peripherals :

BenQ 2420T | Packard Bell Viseo 220DX | Corsair K70 | Corsair M65 | Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium | Sennheiser PC360 | Bang & Olufsen Beovox X25's
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oh i know, id get like a z97 sabretooth board. Im just questioning cases atm.

Oh good, then the 450D is an excellent choice. The Arc Midi R2 and Phanteks Enthoo Pro are also worth looking at but the 450D is a great all-round case.

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450D is usually my go-to recommendation for people who need airflow as well as the Arc Midi R2. Enthoo Pro/Primo are great as well.

But yes, the 450D will be great for what you need.

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look at the h440 or s340, those are nice cases too

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look at the h440 or s340, those are nice cases too

Although the H440 is optimized for silence, it compromises too much on airflow.

 

In reality, because of the lack of airflow in the H440, your components will run hotter, ramp up fan speed more depending on what control software you use, and reduce the lifespan on your components as a consequence of running hotter.

I'm thinking about buying an Enthoo Pro soon. Looks like it has a great build quality and lots of features for a decent price.

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