Good mATX Case

[Daniel Z.]

I want an mATX case for my build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.50 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Dell - S2715H 27.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($432.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Keyboard: Logitech - G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.98 @ NCIX) 
Keyboard: Kingston - HyperX Alloy FPS Wired Standard Keyboard  ($116.99 @ PC Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech - G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.97 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1272.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I was stupid enough to get a windowed ATX case and mATX motherboard. I can't stand the cable management in the S340, especially the bar thing. I was looking at the Air 240 or Enthoo Evolv TG. Here are my cases requirements

 

1. works with my PSU, its really big

2. has a separate compartment/basement for the PSU

3. not required but I would prefer white

4. needs a window 

5. looks nice (duh)

6. isn't terribly hard to build in

[Droidbot]

Define Mini C. It's good shit. 

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Define Mini C. It's good shit. 

it won't fit my psu  its around 175mm

[Droidbot]

3 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

it won't fit my psu  its around 175mm

ATX PSUs up to 175mm deep

 

[Damascus]

In win 301

[Daniel Z.]

4 minutes ago, Damascus said:

In win 301

 

20 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

ATX PSUs up to 175mm deep

 

nvm its 180mm

 

[Damascus]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

 

nvm its 180mm

 

Just get a shorter psu.  There are plenty of great options our there, most mATX won't accept 180mm psu's

[Daniel Z.]

4 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Just get a shorter psu.  There are plenty of great options our there, most mATX won't accept 180mm psu's

but thats like 90 cad for a M12II

[Frosty]

I have a Fractal Design Node 804 and it's working great for me. Not sure if you would be looking for a cube though.

[Phate.exe]

14 minutes ago, Damascus said:

In win 301

 

Mine is coming in the mail next week, I'm pretty excited. mATX hardware that's barely larger than many ITX cases.

 

Another pretty cool case that I'm doing a build in soon is the DIYPC Cuboid.  It uses an mATX mobo laid horizontally, and stuffs the PSU and drives into a huge basement.

[Damascus]

12 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

but thats like 90 cad for a M12II

It's 90 cad for your current GPU as well.  Its up to you but IMO the white in win 301 has everything, from glass panel to simple build

[Daniel Z.]

3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

It's 90 cad for your current GPU as well.  Its up to you but IMO the white in win 301 has everything, from glass panel to simple build

 

8 minutes ago, Phate.exe said:

 

Mine is coming in the mail next week, I'm pretty excited. mATX hardware that's barely larger than many ITX cases.

 

Another pretty cool case that I'm doing a build in soon is the DIYPC Cuboid.  It uses an mATX mobo laid horizontally, and stuffs the PSU and drives into a huge basement.

 

9 minutes ago, Frosty said:

I have a Fractal Design Node 804 and it's working great for me. Not sure if you would be looking for a cube though.

 

47 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Define Mini C. It's good shit. 

I am leaning towards Evolv TG, Air 240, or Node 804, which is best?

[Damascus]

44 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

 

 

 

I am leaning towards Evolv TG, Air 240, or Node 804, which is best?

Evolve tg

[Daniel Z.]

2 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Evolve tg

thnx

[mapegl]

On 8.5.2017 at 5:09 AM, Daniel Z. said:

 

 

 

I am leaning towards Evolv TG, Air 240, or Node 804, which is best?

I can only talk about fractal in general, and I find , after having used two of their cases, that build quality is exceptional.  

However the corsair air 240 was also my case for about two days and I hated it. It feels very cheap and it is inconvenient to build in imho.  

I have also only heard good things about all the Evolv cases, so I would say if you want a tower get the evolve, if you want a cube get the node. Both should be great.