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It's almost time to buy my PC, but we found out that the case I wanted will not fit in the suitcase to bring it back home to South Africa and buying two powersupplies and two cases, to have one pair here in South Africa and another pair in America seems silly and pricey.

 

The dimensions of the new case cannot be higher than 460mm otherwise we cannot fit it into the case with a towel and a bit of clothing to prevent damage to it. Here is the current PC list but I'll be changing the GPU to the 1080 when I can if we can buy it before he leaves.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($375.56 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($317.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($117.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($676.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($161.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G900 CHAOS SPECTRUM Wireless Optical Mouse  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 
Other: Razer Goliathus Extended Speed Mouse Pad ($31.06)
Other: Logitech C920 Webcam (1080p/30fps) ($74.90)
Other: Xbox One Controller Covert Ops ($63.78)
Other: Micro-USB to USB 10ft Cable ($6.99)
Total: $2549.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-17 08:09 EDT-0400

 

I wanted the CM Master Case 5 Pro but it is too large for me. Any suggestions on a case that is largish but still under 460mm but has enough internal spacing for nice heat dissipation. No real budget here. Lemme know what you guys can find!

 

It can be 700mm long and 300mm wide while being 460mm tall nothing large than that.

 

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Are PC parts really that rare in South Africa that you need to "ship" it with you on the plane?

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What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Are PC parts really that rare in South Africa that you need to "ship" it with you on the plane?

You don't seem to understand much about my situation. Simply put, my father is in America right now, it is cheaper to get the parts there and bring it back here, but then in 2.5 months I'm heading up to America as well and taking my PC with me. On top of that, you have a very limited choice on parts in South Africa as so few brands have come here.

 

So now that you have an answer to that, could I ask for some help on finding a nice smallish case? I thought the Thermaltake Core V21 looked nice, about to start looking into reviews for it.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, JMJenkins said:

You don't seem to understand much about my situation. Simply put, my father is in America right now, it is cheaper to get the parts there and bring it back here, but then in 2.5 months I'm heading up to America as well and taking my PC with me. On top of that, you have a very limited choice on parts in South Africa as so few brands have come here.

 

So now that you have an answer to that, could I ask for some help on finding a nice smallish case? I thought the Thermaltake Core V21 looked nice, about to start looking into reviews for it.

 

Any specific requirements? Like it has to have at lease 7 drives bays or it has to have 8 PCIe slots or whatever?

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Any specific requirements? Like it has to have at lease 7 drives bays or it has to have 8 PCIe slots or whatever?

Nothing that exotic, but I guess something like the Thermaltake Core V21, looking into it right now.

 

 

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Corsair air 540? it's like that thermaltake v21 but...made by corsair :D 

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What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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