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Matthew Waring
By Matthew Waring
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I'm looking for a new case to put my pc in, I currently have the s340 but its getting really crowded inside the psu shroud. I want to get a mid tower case which also has a tempered glass side panel. I know that the s340 elite has a tempered glass side panel and it was my first choice but then my cables would still be cramped in the psu shroud. If anyone else has recommendations on any other cases could you link me please?

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Fractal Design Meshify C is a very nice case, as is the Phanteks P400. I own a Phanteks P400 and love it. I bought it before the tempered glass version was released, but recently picked up a tempered glass panel for it and it looks gorgeous. Only downside to this case is the front airflow. It isn't brilliant, but it's good enough. I will say that there probably isn't anymore room in the PSU shroud than the S340.

Gaming PC: i5 8600k @ 4.8GHz | 16GB T-Force Delta RGB @ 3200Mhz | Asus Prime Z370-A | Sapphire Radeon VII (Dead :( ), RX480 8GB | EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 | 120GB Sandisk SSD Plus, 120GB Kingston A400 | 4TB Seagate 7200RPM , 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Phanteks P400 | Windows 10, MacOS Catalina

Second PC: i5 3340s @ 2.8GHz | 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333MHz | EVGA 750Ti SC | Cheap £7 250GB WD HDD | Windows 7

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Consoles: Xbox One, PS4 Slim, PS3 slim, Xbox 360 fat still going strong after almost 10 years, Original Xbox, PS2, PS1

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Keyboards:  2x Custom 60% - 1x Gateron Yellow, 1x Box Reds

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7 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Fractal Design Meshify C is a very nice case, as is the Phanteks P400. I own a Phanteks P400 and love it. I bought it before the tempered glass version was released, but recently picked up a tempered glass panel for it and it looks gorgeous. Only downside to this case is the front airflow. It isn't brilliant, but it's good enough. I will say that there probably isn't anymore room in the PSU shroud than the S340.

Yeah, from images the psu shroud seems similar to the s340. Im not sure what to do as I dont want to get a full tower as that would just be too big.

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The thermaltake view 27 looks like it has a big area for the PSU and cables. I have no experience with them though. Also don't think it's tempered glass.

Gaming PC: i5 8600k @ 4.8GHz | 16GB T-Force Delta RGB @ 3200Mhz | Asus Prime Z370-A | Sapphire Radeon VII (Dead :( ), RX480 8GB | EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 | 120GB Sandisk SSD Plus, 120GB Kingston A400 | 4TB Seagate 7200RPM , 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Phanteks P400 | Windows 10, MacOS Catalina

Second PC: i5 3340s @ 2.8GHz | 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333MHz | EVGA 750Ti SC | Cheap £7 250GB WD HDD | Windows 7

Laptop: Late 2009 MacBook (Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram, 120GB SSD, 9400m, running Mojave) , Late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina (i5, 4GB Ram, 128GB SSD)

Consoles: Xbox One, PS4 Slim, PS3 slim, Xbox 360 fat still going strong after almost 10 years, Original Xbox, PS2, PS1

Phone: Realme 6, Xiaomi Mi A2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x, iPhone 6s (jailbroken)

Tablet: iPad Mini 2nd Gen Retina (Jailbroken)

Headphones:  Hifiman HE4xx, Phillips Fidelio X2, Status Audio CB-1,  Fiio E10k DAC, Schiit Magni 3+, Tin T2 IEM's, Astrotec S80

Keyboards:  2x Custom 60% - 1x Gateron Yellow, 1x Box Reds

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If you like the case have you considered getting a fully modular power supply?
I love the EVGA SuperNOVA G3 because it has a shorter case for small and crowded spaces as well as being fully modular.
550W $80 ($60 w/rebate till 12/25/27) 
750W $100 ($80 w/rebate till 12/25/27) 
Link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438093&cm_re=SuperNOVA_G3-_-17-438-093-_-Product

For tempered glass cases I love IN WIN. Reason being they have a super easy release handle so there is no screws to deal with when you want to take the glass panel off.
1) IN WIN 101 Mid Tower ATX $69
   Dimensions: 17.50" x 8.70" x 18.90" (H x W x D)
   Link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108531&cm_re=in_win_tower-_-11-108-531-_-Product

2) IN WIN 303 Mid Tower ATX $99
   Dimensions: 19.60" x 8.40" x 18.80"  (H x W x D)
   Link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108483&cm_re=in_win_tower-_-11-108-483-_-Product

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