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Hello Everyone,

 

I have gotten the bug to swap and adjust my cases again on my machines.  This time I am looking at potentially getting my mATX build out of my existing Air 240 and into a more traditional case that has more room, and the potential for more creative space to house ssd's and harddrives.  With that said, I am contemplating pretty much three (3) cases ones of which I do already own just in a different color scheme and a few years older. 

 

Specs of the machine being transplanted:

Processor: Core i5 6600K (3.5 GHz, Quad Core)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (mATX, USB 3.1)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB DDR4-2400
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 980 FTW 4GB with Backplate
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX setup in Push/Pull
Case: Corsair Air 240 mATX
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650 (80 Plus Gold Modular)
SSD: 60 GB Crucial SSD
SSD: 120 GB Kingston SSD NOW 300
Harddrive: Western Digital 1TB Blue + (2) 2.5" laptop drives
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

 

Case in consideration:

- NZXT H440 White/Black (I currently own a Green and Black 440 but that is used for another machine).  I never really has any cooling issues with this case.  (Cost: $99.99 at newegg with an additional $10 rebate, F/S)

- Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic (Cost $89.99 with $10 rebate, F/S

- Phanteks Eclipse P400S (Cost $79.99, $7.99 shipping)

 

Both Phanteks cases look to be the same blueprint with the exterior showing me the most significant differences.  Other than that, I don't know much about the Phanteks cases.  I am not looking to go any taller than the H440.  I know some will suggest the Define S, but I took a look at it at my local Microcenter and just don't care for it.  The same goes for the S340.  I typically run full towers, so this is a bit of a departure for me.

 

Let me know your thoughts.  To be honest, I am not crazy about having (well not obligated) buy additional SSD mounts for the Phanteks cases.

 

Thanks

Chris

7900X, Asus X670-E ROG Strix , 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000, 2 x Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVME, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVME,  EVGA RTX3080TI FTW3

EVGA Supernova P2 1000 PSU w/ CableMod, Asus Xonar DSX, Lian Li Galahad 360, Hyte Y60, Corsair K70, EVGA Torq X10, (1) Alienware AW3418DW Ultrawide, (1) Acer Predator XB271HU 1440P, Logitech G535

 

 

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