PC Case Recommendations

[paulrockliffe]

I'm after a new case, the one I have is too big. It's basically fine except that it's too deep, because infront of the ATX motherboard is a big block of empty hard-drive and DVD drive slots. So I want something that doesn't have those, but is ATX compatible and enough room for a full-height GPU. Ideally room for a few 3.5" SSDs, but I have a spare M2 slot so I can cope without that if necessary.

The smaller the better really as I'm building the PC into my desk drawers and don't want to waste space.

Any recommendations, or is there a good search term to use for this?

Thanks!

[grumbledoak]

Have a look here - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/case/

Select the filter for "ATX Mid Tower" or "ATX Mini Tower"

[14]

Corsair 4000D gets good reviews, and is a smallish case.

[Motorman74]

The NZXT Flow H7 is the best case I've ever built a PC in. The H5 is a smaller option but still a decent size. So easy to build in, so easy to cable manage.

The Corsair 4000/5000D were also on my list as options.

Gamers Nexus on YouTube to great case review videos.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Motorman74 said:

The Corsair 4000/5000D were also on my list as options.

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both great cases, get the airflow versions IMO

my 5000d

https://imgur.com/gallery/cIyXH8R

[mmm-five]

14 said:

Corsair 4000D gets good reviews, and is a smallish case.

...and if that's too deep at 453mm, the iCUE 220T is a bit smaller at 395mm - although not a lot of space behind the side panel for cable management as it's also 20mm narrower.

Mine...


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[FourWheelDrift]

14 said:

Corsair 4000D gets good reviews, and is a smallish case.

^ This.

Or the Be Quiet Pure Base 500 or the Fractal Design Pop Air.

[Drive Blind]

Im a fan of the fractal design cases - so it would be a Define 7 Compact for me.

[paulrockliffe]

Awesome, thanks, I think I'll be able to find the right answer in amongst these options!

[jimmyjimjim]

Drive Blind said:

Im a fan of the fractal design cases - so it would be a Define 7 Compact for me.

Seconded, I'm a big fan of my define 7.

[paulrockliffe]

I actually have a larger Fractal Define already, so could be an easy swap and the design works well as with the side front air intake it would integrate with my desk build really nicely with just a timber cover panel on the front.

The iCue is a bit smaller, but the front is more problematic to integrate, maybe I could paint it to match the desk sides, though it would look better in timber to match the drawers. Wonder if I know anyone with a CNC router.....

I need to measure up and have a think.

[Griffith4ever]

IONZ KZ08B V2 PC COMPUTER MIDI TOWER CASE

Cheap, pretty, glass side, well built.

I have a full ATX in there with rtx 3070, 4 X ssd (+2 NVME).

One input fan, one exhaust, quiet cpu fan. It's silent at idle and very very quiet under load.

[.:ian:.]

Drive Blind said:

Im a fan of the fractal design cases - so it would be a Define 7 Compact for me.

Got my son a meshify 2, not cheap but it just oozes quality.

[DoubleSix]

Lian Li O11 Dynamic

[Steven_RW]

How's the desk drawer location for airflow?

[paulrockliffe]

It's fully open at the front and back as I've not built the drawers yet, so I'll design it around the case ventilation.

The 'drawers on' that side might end up being a pull-out book shelf thing as there's a whole load of wiring for monitors and KVMs and stuff to hide in the back too.