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Fractal Design Define Mini C, Anything better?

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So i am in the process of building a good friend of mine a compact LAN pc that was in his words SPEEDY!, He wanted liquid cooling in a small mATX form factor, So i have looked around for cases, And have found the Fractal Design Define Mini C!! But before i buy anything i ask on the forums if there are any better options out there! So if anyone has any suggestions on a better case that is around 100 bucks or so feel free to respond.

 

The build

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600X

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 DUAL-GTX1070-8G 8GB 256-Bit

AIO: NZXT Kraken X62

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-HD3 AM4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666 (White)

Extra special fans: Thermaltake Riing 12 RGB LED 120mm (Triple pack)

Storage: WD Blue 1TB | WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, Doritojoe said:

So i am in the process of building a good friend of mine a compact LAN pc that was in his words SPEEDY!, He wanted liquid cooling in a small mATX form factor, So i have looked around for cases, And have found the Fractal Design Define Mini C!! But before i buy anything i ask on the forums if there are any better options out there! So if anyone has any suggestions on a better case that is around 100 bucks or so feel free to respond.

 

The build

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600X

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 DUAL-GTX1070-8G 8GB 256-Bit

AIO: NZXT Kraken X62

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-HD3 AM4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666 (White)

Extra special fans: Thermaltake Riing 12 RGB LED 120mm (Triple pack)

Storage: WD Blue 1TB | WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why not Fractal Design Define S? It's like a bigger brother

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Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Why not Fractal Design Define S? It's like a bigger brother

We are trying to make this build as compact as we can (as i said it will be a LAN pc)

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2 minutes ago, Doritojoe said:

We are trying to make this build as compact as we can (as i said it will be a LAN pc)

What's the Silverstone case that Linus uses to fit Zotac GTX 1080 mini? Use that

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

What's the Silverstone case that Linus uses to fit Zotac GTX 1080 mini? Use that

Don't think i can fit a NZXT Kraken x62 in that Shoebox case lol + Thats a mini itx case, The idea is to get a micro ATX case that can fit a 240mm AIO in it easily.

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1 minute ago, Doritojoe said:

Don't think i can fit a NZXT Kraken x62 in that Shoebox case lol + Thats a mini itx case, The idea is to get a micro ATX case that can fit a 240mm AIO in it easily.

Fractal Design Node 202?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Fractal Design Node 202?

That is a mini ITX case :( We are using Micro atx.

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31 minutes ago, Doritojoe said:

Don't think i can fit a NZXT Kraken x62 in that Shoebox case lol + Thats a mini itx case, The idea is to get a micro ATX case that can fit a 240mm AIO in it easily.

What about this?

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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Phanteks also makes a micro atx enthoo evolv that has TG

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mwbkcf/phanteks-enthoo-evolv-tg-silver-atx-mini-tower-case-ph-es314etg_gs

If your friend wants to carry it around a lot, you might also want to consider the prodigy m, as it has a handle.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vYJkcf/bitfenix-case-bfcprm300wwwkwrp

The mastercase pro 3 is also worth a look

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bwgPxr/cooler-master-mastercase-pro-3-microatx-mini-tower-case-mcy-c3p1-kwnn

 

If they prefer a more cubic design, the phenom is also worth a look

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QkV48d/bitfenix-case-bfcphm300wwxkkrp

 

EDIT: Just a note but there's nothing wrong with the define mini c, just giving options :) 

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