PC mid tower case (arcylic side panel & back panel CPU cut out)

[Leftie]

Intend to build a rig with either Corsair H80i or H100i AIO water cool.

Wonder if the tubes for H80i long enough to mount radiator infront of casing rather than back.

Any budget Mid-tower casings to recommend?
Preferably with transparent side panel & CPU "cut-out"
(so can access the back of the mobo that CPU is attached to)

Cheers!!

Realize got many things to consider, some parts might not be compatible with each other

 

[singupingu]

Depending on your motherboard layout and cpu socket position and the AIO back mounting bracket size, the chassis cutout may or may not be useful.

Using NZXT S340 Elite and I would recommend it.

But, what's your budget range for this chassis?

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[Leftie]

Depending on your motherboard layout and cpu socket position and the AIO back mounting bracket size, the chassis cutout may or may not be useful.

Using NZXT S340 Elite and I would recommend it.

But, what's your budget range for this chassis?

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oh ok. looking at coffee lake i5 (non-k). or AMD equivalent
So would have to go with z300+ series mobo?

Budget would be at low's 100 for casing

Something like a small cut out behind the mobo when i open up the side panel, in case need access some mounting bracket++

Ur case is solid!
But i see tempered glass, im sure it will exceed my budget.

Any other case to recommend?

 

[Psycovirus]

Phanteks P300

 

[tangpx]

This is sample of how it looks like with corsair water cooling.
Note: this casing is inwin 303. You can google around it.
Hope you have some ideas for your rig.

 

[singupingu]

Most chassis have cpu cooler mounting cut out nowadays. Here are some choices for you to consider:

1. Fractal Design Focus G ATX (SRP $79 @ PC Themes)
- included 2x 120mm white LED fans
- meshed front for good airflow
- support 240mm water cooling at both front and top, 280mm at front (but need to remove hdd cage for 280mm radiator)

2. Silverstone RL-05 (SRP $99 @ PC Themes)
- included 2x 140mm red LED fans
- meshed front for good airflow
- support 240mm water cooling at both front and top, 280mm at top only.

Both the above have good airflow and included fans which you won't need to buy extra fans, unless you're going high end GPU like GTX 1070 TI and above.

Chassis with TG I should mention for your consideration including (all at $99):
1. Sharkoon TG5 (4x 120mm LED Fans, colour depend on stock available, but need some adjustment yourself, like shifting one of the LED fan to top for balancing airflow)
2. Phanteks P300 (1x 120mm fan included, minimalistic design with RGB LED light controller included, need some extra fans, unless you buying liquid cooler to put in it)
3. Corsair Spec 04 TG (1x 120mm LED fan included, unique design, need to add in fan unless you have liquid aio, same scenario as P300 where there only 1x fan included.

LED means it is only 1 colour static. You can't change colour or effects, where as RGB LED means you can change colour with different effects as well.

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[Leftie]

Thanks alot guys!
The Phanteks P300 looks really sleek!
Cant really find the Inwin303 around simlim. looks abit off with the psu ontop.
Didnt expect to get a TG case for close to a 100.
Narrowed down to the P300, TG5(saves alot hassle with 4 fans included), fractal define c.

Cheers!
Now to headache for the mobo, gfx & OS. lol
getting an i5 8400.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Thanks alot guys!
The Phanteks P300 looks really sleek!
Cant really find the Inwin303 around simlim. looks abit off with the psu ontop.
Didnt expect to get a TG case for close to a 100.
Narrowed down to the P300, TG5(saves alot hassle with 4 fans included), fractal define c.

Cheers!
Now to headache for the mobo, gfx & OS. lol
getting an i5 8400.

Inwin case a available at AIM resources.

 

[tangpx]

here is their official site https://www.in-win.com/
they have wide range casing design to suit your needs.

 

[Leftie]

After looking at Inwin, they do make some good casings.
1st time i heard of this coy Aim resources & Inwin. (lol, i need to do some catching up)
Surprised that Inwin is also a listed coy in Taipei.

Now i understand why the PSU is located at the top, so 2-3 fans can be placed at bottom to suck in air to aid the GPU.

But it seems that this 303 model and most model dont have air intake slits from the front panel (usually found on top/bottom or sides of front panel).
Theey use the base of case instead

Another casing added to list