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Should I switch to mATX ?

InertiaSelling
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Hi, I recently built a new computer, and decided to save a little money by choosing a micro ATX motherboard over the ATX version. The smaller gigabyte ga-ab350m-gaming 3 had all the features I needed for about 80% of the price of its ATX counterpart. However, now that everything is assembled, I can't help but find my masterbox 5 a little empty. That's a nice case, and it was on sale, but I feel like there is too much room left inside. Should I buy a windowed corsair obsidian 350D (currently on sale for 60€ ≈ 70USD ≈ 13M CAD) ? Is there another similarly priced mATX case that would be better in any way ? Or is there any reason I would want to stick with my current case ?

 

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secondary computer: triple boot Z400 workstation

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3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Inwin 301 has a tempered glass side panel and it's the same price as the one you mentioned.

 

Sexy case, great price. Wish I got the 303 when it was $70 recently but saw the deal 1 day late

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Just now, Shiv78 said:

Sexy case, great price. Wish I got the 303 when it was $70 recently but saw the deal 1 day late

Yeah, the hype on the temps is also a bit silly, keeps nice and cool.

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Unfortunately, the Inwin 301 is not on sale in my country. It's double the price of the 350D, and as much as I love tempered glass, I just spent a thousand euros ( ≈ 1100USD ≈ 2B CAD). From where I stand, that wouldn't be a reasonable purchase.

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6 minutes ago, InertiaSelling said:

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