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Mini Itx vs Atx PC cases

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9 minutes ago, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

I had to look under the non-gaming catagory but found this, without side windows & not all come with removable filters which I would've preferred.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=7|11-119-274^11-119-274%2C11-139-044^11-139-044%2C11-352-032^11-352-032

I vote for mATX, smaller then ATX but not as cramped as Mini.

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Just now, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

Well I have a CoolerMaster MasterCase Pro 3, it's on the larger side of mATX form factor though. 2 other things I don't like are the gaps between top handles & dust filter. Other than that though it was very easy to build in, front IO cables were just long enough for me to connect everything outside the case for testing. Unfortunately I'm not seeing much else on Newegg right now unless that's just their sorting messing up again.

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9 minutes ago, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

I had to look under the non-gaming catagory but found this, without side windows & not all come with removable filters which I would've preferred.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=7|11-119-274^11-119-274%2C11-139-044^11-139-044%2C11-352-032^11-352-032

Edited by Mike Soda
had wrong link, opps lol

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13 minutes ago, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

 

I picked up a Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX. It is by far one of the easiest mATX cases that I've worked with. Every side panel, the top, and the bottom can be taken off for easy cable management and component accessibility.

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2 minutes ago, Homeless_Pineapple said:

I picked up a Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX. It is by far one of the easiest mATX cases that I've worked with. Every side panel, the top, and the bottom can be taken off for easy cable management and component accessibility.

That's a good one too it's just I personally avoid that brand at all costs. Didn't like how they copied some of Fractal Design's cases & their just cheap quality in general especially with cooling solutions.

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Just now, Mike Soda said:

That's a good one too it's just I personally avoid that brand at all costs. Didn't like how they copied some of Fractal Design's cases & their just cheap quality in general especially with cooling solutions.

I don't necessarily like Thermaltake as a brand, but I do have to say that this case is very well built. I did have to pick up a Be quiet! BL067 to get suitable cooling for my GPU. Thermaltake almost made it a requirement to get a rear fan, since they have an empty spot begging for a fan.

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8 minutes ago, Homeless_Pineapple said:

I don't necessarily like Thermaltake as a brand, but I do have to say that this case is very well built. I did have to pick up a Be quiet! BL067 to get suitable cooling for my GPU. Thermaltake almost made it a requirement to get a rear fan, since they have an empty spot begging for a fan.

Someday I want to design my own case, internal layout of MasterCase Pro 3 but smaller. Foldable or retractable handles like the Corsair Vengence C70 but lower profile top dust filters like Fractal Design, just not magnetic hate those lol.

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