case with external bays

[Rdpruitt]

Hello. I'm looking for a Atx mid-full tower case. it needs to have either one external 5.25 and one external 3.25, or two 5.25 bays. I'm trying to find one with a glass side panel, and one that has slots for mounting a graphics card sideways (like the H500i). it seems to me that external bays are starting to go extinct so there doesn't seem to be many options. 

(btw Im not doing water cooled, and I would prefer if the case was white and black. I also have no budget, but under $300 would be nice.)

if any of you have any recommendations pls tell me

[Zmax]

If you want you can try -- PCPARTPICKER --

 

The color may be a problem, I have found this one.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BW4NnQ/thermaltake-versa-n21-snow-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-1d9-00m6wn-00

 

Price in US$ dollar

[Rdpruitt]

Thanks. That might work. I’m not going to buy anything until around thanksgiving time, so I’m going to keep looking for more options. I really want the Evolv X but the external bays are required. ?

[TVwazhere]

13 hours ago, Rdpruitt said:

Hello. I'm looking for a Atx mid-full tower case. it needs to have either one external 5.25 and one external 3.25, or two 5.25 bays. I'm trying to find one with a glass side panel, and one that has slots for mounting a graphics card sideways (like the H500i). it seems to me that external bays are starting to go extinct so there doesn't seem to be many options. 

(btw Im not doing water cooled, and I would prefer if the case was white and black. I also have no budget, but under $300 would be nice.)

if any of you have any recommendations pls tell me

Native Vertical GPU's tend to choke air cooled cards, so I'm hoping you're considering a watercooled card or an aftermarket solution like Cablemod's. 

 

Your best bet might be an older style case with an updated TG side panel

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BfPKHx/phanteks-enthoo-pro-tg-rgb-atx-full-tower-case-ph-es614ptg_bk

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sjX2FT/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk Paied with a new TG side panel https://www.fractal-design-shop.de/Define-R5-black-Tempered-Glass-Upgrade-Panel

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8ZqhP6/thermaltake-versa-h26-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-1j5-00m1wn-00

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xgPKHx/cooler-master-mastercase-mc500-atx-mid-tower-case-mcm-m500-kg5n-s00

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZ38TW/be-quiet-pure-base-600-wwindow-black-atx-mid-tower-case-bgw21

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nN4NnQ/thermaltake-suppressor-f31-tempered-glass-edition-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-1e3-00m1wn-03

[Rdpruitt]

ok. Would a blower card like founders 1080 be choked?

[TVwazhere]

4 hours ago, Rdpruitt said:

ok. Would a blower card like founders 1080 be choked?

Yes. 

 

The problem is the fans are just WAY too close to the side panel. It does look fantastic, but since the fans cant breathe, your GPU gets hot and it thermal throttles, meaning loss in FPS. 

 

 

Which is why I often suggest using an aftermarket solution like this one: