Best case for 360 AiO in the front?

[simonmoeller]

Hi
I looking for an upgrade (or downgrade 😛) from my Coolermaster HAF X case. It´s just too big and there is so much space that I don´t need. So i´m looking for a fairly cheap case, but still solid.

So I ask for help to finding the right case.
The case has to fit:

ATX motherboard
GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD GPU
ATX PSU
2x SSD
(2x HDD)
360 AiO rad in front, with pushpull.

And I would like if it had a windows(However not necessary)
And as small and light as possible, without getting to cheap in material.


I hope there is some that can find just the right case for me.

Thanks

(Sorry if I posted it wrong, totally new)

 

[TheUltimateAssassino]

It depends on your budget, but I would go for the NZXT H440 or the NZXT H700I. NZXT has a premium build quality and it are both good looking cases.

 

[geofelt]

With a ATX motherboard and requiring a 360 aio, you are not going to find anything significantly smaller.
Your case is 23.6" High, 9.1" wide, and 21.7" deep.
Is there a particular dimension that is the problem?

Even a case like the NZXT 440 is not much smaller at 20.16" x 8.66" x 18.90"

If you used a M-ATX or ITX motherboard and air cooling you could get much smaller.

 

[simonmoeller]

It depends on your budget, but I would go for the NZXT H440 or the NZXT H700I. NZXT has a premium build quality and it are both good looking cases.

Thanks for answer
I don´t think it´s quit the case, I hoped for something cheaper. I´m not sure if it´s possible, but with that price I think I would rather go for the Phanteks ATX evolve. I´m going to write them down, and see if others suggestions come. I really like the H700I

And I´m not sure if it is even possible.

And again really thanks.

 

[simonmoeller]

With a ATX motherboard and requiring a 360 aio, you are not going to find anything significantly smaller.
Your case is 23.6" High, 9.1" wide, and 21.7" deep.
Is there a particular dimension that is the problem?

Even a case like the NZXT 440 is not much smaller at 20.16" x 8.66" x 18.90"

If you used a M-ATX or ITX motherboard and air cooling you could get much smaller.

You are totally right, but the thing is that in the front of the case fx there are alot of drivebays that I´m never gonna use. The size itn´ts the most important thing. The important thing is that I need room for a 360 rad in front with push pull. And the weight could be nice to reduce, my HAF X is so heavy, but I´m not sure that it is even possible to get case lighter.

But thanks for the answer, you gave me a nice look at my problem. I´ll keep it on my mind.

 

[geofelt]

With a ATX motherboard and requiring a 360 aio, you are not going to find anything significantly smaller.
Your case is 23.6" High, 9.1" wide, and 21.7" deep.
Is there a particular dimension that is the problem?

Even a case like the NZXT 440 is not much smaller at 20.16" x 8.66" x 18.90"

If you used a M-ATX or ITX motherboard and air cooling you could get much smaller.

You are totally right, but the thing is that in the front of the case fx there are alot of drivebays that I´m never gonna use. The size itn´ts the most important thing. The important thing is that I need room for a 360 rad in front with push pull. And the weight could be nice to reduce, my HAF X is so heavy, but I´m not sure that it is even possible to get case lighter.

But thanks for the answer, you gave me a nice look at my problem. I´ll keep it on my mind.

May I ask why you think you need a 360 radiator?
What do you need to cool?
Your case is ok for even the hottest of parts using a good air cooler.
I think you likely could use your budget more profitably elsewhere.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
I would support an AIO cooler only in a space restricted case.
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.