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Guest Console Peasant
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I want to get a define s but it doesnt support eatx and its only mid tower so its not that big, but its still good imo just might not support my future plans

 

Will mid size atx be enough for me? I think i'll need a 360 rad on top, 3 fans on front, one bottom, one back. and a long gigabyte gpu, but i want to make sure I have PLENTY of room for expansion and cables

 

Am I being crazy? Should I still get the S or get some huge corsair case?

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For eatx I'm pretty sure you should go for full.

 

Though perhaps check out the corsair air 540, 3x120mm or 2x 140mm in the front, 2x120mm or 2x140mm in the top, 1x140mm or 1x120mm in the bottom.

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once you go full tower you never go back. that is my experience at least.

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once you go full tower you never go back. that is my experience at least.

as in room for parts? Ease of use? Easy cable management? Or something else?

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as in room for parts? Ease of use? Easy cable management? Or something else?

all of those, also phantek enthoo pro is good for the money.
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as in room for parts? Ease of use? Easy cable management? Or something else?

For hiding in when your partner is angry at you, only if you have a caselabs case that is :lol:

Scrapyard Build Total Cost: $268AUD


C2Q E8200 | 4 x 1gb DDR2 | GA-EP45-DS3 r1 | Gammax 200 | 320gb 2.5" | 7870LE PCS | Litepower 500w | CISCO Aironet 350

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all of those, also phantek enthoo pro is good for the money.

Why for the money? What's good not for the money and why?

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For hiding in when your partner is angry at you, only if you have a caselabs case that is :lol:

Lol

Nice scrapyard build, as an Australian I like the cheapo stuff, parts are so expensive here

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Lol

Nice scrapyard build, as an Australian I like the cheapo stuff, parts are so expensive here

Thanks man,

 

yeah its pretty crazy. I need to get a new case and maybe another 2gb DIMM and it will be complete, as its rather ugly atm

Scrapyard Build Total Cost: $268AUD


C2Q E8200 | 4 x 1gb DDR2 | GA-EP45-DS3 r1 | Gammax 200 | 320gb 2.5" | 7870LE PCS | Litepower 500w | CISCO Aironet 350

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the ease of building in a full tower in my experience is just so much easier than most mid towers in my experience. I've built in several mid towers and i have now moved on to the NZXT phantom 630 and the cable management and space you have just blows everything away.

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