Which Case to go for?

[StevenGibson1994]

Hi guys.

 

I am stuck in choosing which case I should go for and whether or not I should go down the ATX or the MicroATX route. I have narrowed it down to 3 cases, 1 in the Micro ATX form factor and the other 2 in the ATX.

 

Micro ATX

Corsair Air 240 - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww

 

ATX

Corsair 760t Full Tower- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-760twhite

Corsair Air 540 - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-air540

 

I am looking for help in choosing which one would be best to go for with the system I will be assembling. Which one would you guys recommend?

 

The system I will be building is listed below ATX Form Factor

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6VnmJx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6VnmJx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£268.97 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£74.72 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£111.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.48 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£453.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  (£149.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1319.61

 

Micro ATX

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TFjYqs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TFjYqs/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£268.97 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£84.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£107.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.95 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£453.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.34 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.11 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1171.16

 

 

[dadasmithywinkle]

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Are you going to be moving it much or will it be in one place for it's life?

[StevenGibson1994]

Are you going to be moving it much or will it be in one place for it's life?

It won't move much as I will be placing it on my carpet as I don't have too much room for it anywhere else in my room, and because it will be on my carpet I was kind of leaning towards the Corsair 760t due to the fact it has feet on the bottom which raise the body of the case of the ground a few inches.

[dadasmithywinkle]

It won't move much as I will be placing it on my carpet as I don't have too much room for it anywhere else in my room, and because it will be on my carpet I was kind of leaning towards the Corsair 760t due to the fact it has feet on the bottom which raise the body of the case of the ground a few inches.

Oh, ok, yeah. Then i'd get the ATX build. mATX is good for moving it around a lot or tight spaces. If you have the sapce, the 760t is a great choice.

[StevenGibson1994]

Oh, ok, yeah. Then i'd get the ATX build. mATX is good for moving it around a lot or tight spaces. If you have the sapce, the 760t is a great choice.

I guess I could buy a small coffee table and put the PC on that if it came down to it so I then won't get a lot of dust inside the case.

[dadasmithywinkle]

I guess I could buy a small coffee table and put the PC on that if it came down to it so I then won't get a lot of dust inside the case.

As long as you clean it every now and then, you'll have no issues.

[StevenGibson1994]

As long as you clean it every now and then, you'll have no issues.

What would be the best way to clean the inside of the system without damaging any of the components?

[dadasmithywinkle]

What would be the best way to clean the inside of the system without damaging any of the components?

Canned air and anti-static brush.

[CatzRuleZWorld]

I like mATX and mITX but since mATX normally doesn't cost more I think you should go for the 240. I've been look at it for a while now and I would use that noctua cooler with the 2 140mm fans for low profile (don't remember the name). Pcpp says it doesn't fit in the 240 but it does with just 1 fan.

[spwath]

I would go matx and ft03 as case

[StevenGibson1994]

I like mATX and mITX but since mATX normally doesn't cost more I think you should go for the 240. I've been look at it for a while now and I would use that noctua cooler with the 2 140mm fans for low profile (don't remember the name). Pcpp says it doesn't fit in the 240 but it does with just 1 fan.

I think I will just go with the Corsair 760t.