What Case will fit EVERYTHING?

[Kman2639]

Hey guys, so I finally have all the parts I want for my computer but need to find an affordable case that will fit everything: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/zsHGf8
All suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you

 

[azaran]

What's your budget? Affordable is fairly subjective.

With the cooler you've chosen, its going to be a bit harder to do in an cheapish case. You'll need a minimum of 175mm of CPU cooler clearance on the case. 165mm for the cooler, and another 10mm for the fan adjustment that'll be needed for the RAM you have.

 

[azaran]

Quick check on cases under $100 that I've dealt with personally and like or have seen good reviews.

Cooler Master HAF 912 USB3.0 - 175mm clearance. So "should" fit.
NZXT H440 - 180mm clearance.
Fractal Design Define S - 180mm clearance.
NZXT Source 530 - 183mm clearance.

 

[Kman2639]

I'm now definitely considering the NZXT H440, as you say it will fit all that I need. I have to consider for the motherboard too right? I think this case will fit all the things but i really don't want to mess this up as it will be my first time buying a PC.

 

[azaran]

Yeah the H440 will fit it all no problem. I've built up in that case before and its a nice one. If you do decide to go that route, and use their 2.5 drive setup you'll want to pick up a SATA extender cable like one of these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812400046&cm_re=sata_extension_cable-_-12-400-046-_-Product
The way that case mounts the drive in, using the end of a normal SATA power cable lifts the back of the drive just enough to put a strain on the SATA connector due to the right angle of the power cable connector. Not a huge strain but for me putting any undo stress on that part of a drive is a bad idea.

The only real issue your build has is that cooler, otherwise you could put it all in just about any normal Mid ATX case. As someone who has a NH-D15 I do have to ask, is that cooler worth changing your case over? Don't get me wrong I love it, and its a great quiet cooler, but it is a huge and heavy beast and often makes builders change what they want to do.

 

[Ambular]

EVERYTHING?

(CaseLabs Magnum TX10.)

 

[Kman2639]

Yeah the H440 will fit it all no problem. I've built up in that case before and its a nice one. If you do decide to go that route, and use their 2.5 drive setup you'll want to pick up a SATA extender cable like one of these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812400046&cm_re=sata_extension_cable-_-12-400-046-_-Product
The way that case mounts the drive in, using the end of a normal SATA power cable lifts the back of the drive just enough to put a strain on the SATA connector due to the right angle of the power cable connector. Not a huge strain but for me putting any undo stress on that part of a drive is a bad idea.

The only real issue your build has is that cooler, otherwise you could put it all in just about any normal Mid ATX case. As someone who has a NH-D15 I do have to ask, is that cooler worth changing your case over? Don't get me wrong I love it, and its a great quiet cooler, but it is a huge and heavy beast and often makes builders change what they want to do.

 

[Kman2639]

True true, it is a monstrous cooler but I'm getting it so that I will never have an issue when it comes to worrying about anything overheating when over clocked. I'm going to be primarily gaming and so if I buy a nice graphics card, I would prefer there to not be any reason for it to be at a dangerous Celcius

 

[azaran]

True true, it is a monstrous cooler but I'm getting it so that I will never have an issue when it comes to worrying about anything overheating when over clocked. I'm going to be primarily gaming and so if I buy a nice graphics card, I would prefer there to not be any reason for it to be at a dangerous Celcius

Nope solid reason, its the reason I picked up mine. Just seen some people on here go for it not knowing what they're getting in to with it. Rock on then, you should have a solid system when you're done.

 

[Kman2639]

Thank you, I really appreciate all the feedback you have given me.