Hi everyone!
I've been planning on building a pc for quite a while now, and after getting all the appropriate parts "together", I've been unable to decide on which would be a good/best itx case for me. My biggest concerns (along with everyone's, to be honest) are thermals and things actually fitting.
Here's my current build
CPU: Ryzen 3800x (majority of what I do is using sculpting/modelling tools, otherwise I'd probably opt for a 3700x or lower)
GPU: RTX 2080Super (highly dependent on the case, for the smaller cases I'd probably use reference card, for larger I'd go with the ASUS RTX 2080Super)
AIO: NZXT Kraken x52 rev2 OR Corsair H100i (is there a big difference in cooling performance between the two?)
SSD: 1tb NVME SSD
MEM: OLOY 2x16 DDR4 3200
PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum
Case Fans: Dependent on the case. But I'm looking at a combination 2x Noctua NF-F12 and 2xA14s (assuming I go for a Sliger SM580). Not sure if the smaller cases would be able to appropriate house the fans (maybe 2 of the 120mm Noctuas to replace the stock AIO fans on the radiator?)
As for cases I'm looking at:
Nouvolo Steck w/top hat - $180 USD
Sliger SM580 - $269 USD
*Ghost S1 clone w/top hat @ Taobao - ~$108 USD
*Formula x1 w/top hat @ Taobao - ~$247
*assuming there's no major difference between teh Ghost S1 clone and the Formula x1, I'd go with the cheaper of the two, which is the Ghost S1 clone, although I'm not sure if shipping would make it cost more than the Steck.
If there are any other suggestions (cases or parts), I'd really appreciate them!
I've been planning on building a pc for quite a while now, and after getting all the appropriate parts "together", I've been unable to decide on which would be a good/best itx case for me. My biggest concerns (along with everyone's, to be honest) are thermals and things actually fitting.
Here's my current build
CPU: Ryzen 3800x (majority of what I do is using sculpting/modelling tools, otherwise I'd probably opt for a 3700x or lower)
GPU: RTX 2080Super (highly dependent on the case, for the smaller cases I'd probably use reference card, for larger I'd go with the ASUS RTX 2080Super)
AIO: NZXT Kraken x52 rev2 OR Corsair H100i (is there a big difference in cooling performance between the two?)
SSD: 1tb NVME SSD
MEM: OLOY 2x16 DDR4 3200
PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum
Case Fans: Dependent on the case. But I'm looking at a combination 2x Noctua NF-F12 and 2xA14s (assuming I go for a Sliger SM580). Not sure if the smaller cases would be able to appropriate house the fans (maybe 2 of the 120mm Noctuas to replace the stock AIO fans on the radiator?)
As for cases I'm looking at:
Nouvolo Steck w/top hat - $180 USD
Sliger SM580 - $269 USD
*Ghost S1 clone w/top hat @ Taobao - ~$108 USD
*Formula x1 w/top hat @ Taobao - ~$247
*assuming there's no major difference between teh Ghost S1 clone and the Formula x1, I'd go with the cheaper of the two, which is the Ghost S1 clone, although I'm not sure if shipping would make it cost more than the Steck.
If there are any other suggestions (cases or parts), I'd really appreciate them!
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