Mid, Mini, Micro, or full tower?

[Kojitsari]

Hello everyone,

I've been trying to put together a pc build (gaming, light rendering/programming, multimedia use etc.) for the past few weeks and now I'm at the point of questioning myself. I originally went with a full size tower, but now I'm questioning if there's a smarter choice. Any advice, suggestions, or experiences with the smaller size towers? Oh I also don't plan on doing custom liquid cooling, or liquid cooling at all right now (going with hyper 212 evo) because I'll just be doing a light overclock. If i forgot something or if there's information that would help you guys just let me know!

Thank you all ^_^

 

[HeyyScott]

Mid-tower. Has enough ventilation and enough space for cable management so your PC will get good air and no dusts will stack.
Full tower if you plan on adding more fans and bigger and more parts in the future.

 

[Kojitsari]

Mid-tower. Has enough ventilation and enough space for cable management so your PC will get good air and no dusts will stack.
Full tower if you plan on adding more fans and bigger and more parts in the future.

So mid would probably be the smallest I'd want to go If i planned on say, doing SLI gtx 780's down the line to keep up with AAA titles?

One more question ATX or micro ATX?

 

[HeyyScott]

Yes, anything under will be a pain to fit and manage.

 

[k1114]

Micro tower and mini tower often get mixed referring to what is actually a mini tower. Mini towers are microatx cases and sli on there means the cards are right on top of each other. So mid tower or higher would be for optimum cooling which leaves at least 1 slot between the cards. Full tower isn't necessary for just 2 cards.