Help find me a Case

SolarNova · December 12, 2015

Greetings all.

So to go along with my crazy cooling plan involving an aquarium water chiller (located in my loft space) and a mini dehumidifier inside the 'sealed' case, I'll need a case with some specific details.

It can be any type of a case that fits a ATX motherboard. So cube, tower, flipped, inverted.. what ever.

Size wise it has to have internal size from panel to panel of at least 380mm height, and 250mm in width atleast, and have at least 200mm of space between the end of the motherboard tray and the front of the chassis, preferably more (maybe 300mm), with no un-removable obstructions in the space between the motherboard tray and front in any direction.

other attributes:

As few vents and holes as possible, so 'silent' style. I plan on 'sealing' the case so the less material I need to add to seal up the case the better.

Must a have a Window.

Sleek, minimalist design would be nice.

Some cases I've looked at.

Thermaltake's Core x9 has the size, but its like Swiss cheese, full of holes , would be a PITA to seal up.
CaseLabs custom cases with no vent options selected would work but they cost a bucket load and are only available in the US, Uk shipping would cost way to much.
Corsair Air 540, the motherboard tray extends from front to back, no room for what I have planned.

I don't have the tools, materials, ability, or time to create my own case form scratch though I can easily think of a design.

I done a real quick 3D model of what im thinking of. I know things like the tilted and rotated motherboard tray isn't somthing ill find retail, but the main point is the extra space in the compartment for the cooling solution.

Please forgive the crap modelling, 1st time using a 3D modelling program and I didn't spend much time doing it, its not accurate, just a depiction.

Suggestions. ??

Cheers.

ImBleu · December 12, 2015

Fractal Design Define S? Pretty uninterupted and if you close all the moduvents you have basically no holes to have to worry about.

Could also look at Corsair's 600C as it's similarly not got too many exposed holes.

The_Stig · December 13, 2015

Minimalist with a side window? S340, H440

SolarNova · December 13, 2015

I like the look of these, but I highly doubt they will be wide enough. Infact I know some just wont be.

I've emboldened some text in my OP, the Width is key, it needs INTERNAL width space of at least 250mm. Most Tower cases just don't have that, its why im having a hard time finding one myself

SolarNova · December 13, 2015

Bump.

Closest I've found so far is the Lian Li D8000, but it has no side window and I cant find anywhere in the UK that sells the Windowed side panel that fits it.

Other than that I'm not sure how good it will look with the main components sat so far back inside this very wide tower. The front cages are riveted in place which is an easy fix, just drill out the rivets, the holes left behind are clean and easy to fill.

It is rather expensive though at £300.

Any more case suggestions ?