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Not sure which pc case makes most sense?

chakaboom

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May 10, 2015
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Hey guys,

So I’m getting my first ever pc soon and have been holding off on buying for quite a while, but still not sure about which pc case makes sense so thought maybe someone could help...? My main considerations are a case that is cheap as possible (less than £100), as small as possible (It will be on flights often) and can fit a 1080ti and other components. So far ivbeen thinking about the Corsair air 240 because I like the look and I have seen that at a squeeze the gpu can fit.. although not entirely sure about that. Here is what I’m working with:
I7 8700k
Noctua nh d14
Msi z370 a pro atx lga1151
2x8gb Corsair lpx rm
Samsung 850evo 250gb ssd
Seagate barracuda 7200 rpm hard drive
Evga supernova 650w power supply
Evga black edition 1080ti

I have thought about a mini itx version of this build but wasn’t sure about 1080ti compatibility and as a first time builder wasn’t sure if I could actually build. Would be great to hear some opinions... thank you!





 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£303.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£70.50 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£115.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£139.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£53.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB iCX GAMING Video Card (£589.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Inwin - 301 Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1453.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-11 11:31 BST+0100

The inwin 301 is a mini tower micro atx case. The airflow is a bit peculiar in the this :

You should have rear and bottom intake and front exhaust.
 
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