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Brett Taggart
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Ok im going to ask a question of the forum. I need to make a decision on a case for my rig

 
3 things to consider:
 
1: I have ordered a MITX motherboard, so bare in mind it has to be reasonably small
2: I currently have a 3 slot GPU which is 310mm long so I have to have an MATX case, but still want it reasonably compact (no full towers please)
3:I dont want to spend over $200 NZ dollars max really
 
Any help would be appreciated  Cheers
 
 

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Arc Mini R2?

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Arc Mini R2?

Cant get them in NZ

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Bitfinex prodigy M 

I have a Power Supply with a non standard connector on it, so the extension cord would not fit in it

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Corsair Air 240

Wont fit my GPU weirdly enough

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Lian li pc-v359

Silverstone ft03

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Lian li pc-v359

Silverstone ft03

Cant get the  Lian li in New Zealand and the Ft03 would probably cause my air cooled 295x2 to melt sorry but thanks for your help

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Cant get the Lian li in New Zealand and the Ft03 would probably cause my air cooled 295x2 to melt sorry but thanks for your help

Yeah, ft03 has amazing airflow for the size, but 295x2 air cooled is really hot

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Silverstone PS07 or TJ08-E?

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How about this guy? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133277

It's mini-itx AND has 3 expansion slots.

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Xigmatek Aquila?

I actually kinda like that case, if only uou could get them here, its compact, looks nice!

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How about this guy? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133277

It's mini-itx AND has 3 expansion slots.

I was looking at the core X1, its huge for a ITX case, id prefer the Core V21, but yeah thanks for the help

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I have a query is there anywhere internationally that would ship a Arc Mini R2 from Fractal?

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Silverstone PS07 or TJ08-E?

Yeah, tj08-e should work,

I'm not up on the PS series so I don't know the case.

I have the entire fortress and tj series memorised

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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have you look at the CM N200?

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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Yeah, tj08-e should work,

I'm not up on the PS series so I don't know the case.

I have the entire fortress and tj series memorised

The PS07 is basically the TJ08-E but with a rather stylish front and plastic door, plus two 120mm fans instead of the single 180mm fan in the TJ08-E.

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The PS07 is basically the TJ08-E but with a rather stylish front and plastic door, plus two 120mm fans instead of the single 180mm fan in the TJ08-E.

Ah, OK.

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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