Designing a Cube case

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Toxcity

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I am in the middle of looking for a case for my main rig.

I was a cude... the shape is so sexy. :)

Been looking at this one, because of the price.

But then relised it was a Micro-ATX case. Then I discovered every cude case was Micro! :o

Or at least the ones I have looked at.

Could someone give me a hand in looking for a cude case for ATX and with a little space for some serious water cooling? :D

Cheers.
 
Nice find WC! ;)

I was also looking into something a little more affordable.

But GAWD I would love that Lian Li.
 
I was thinking about building one of these...

Where do you get decent uATX PSU's? Been looking on Scan, but they dont exactly have the best range. :(
 
I went through the same crisis a couple of weeks ago tox

I wanted a smaller than normal case (a cube) with potential for watercooling and not massively expensive

I came to the quick conclusion this would only be possible with:

A mountain mods case (massively expensive and hard to get a hold of) - you're talking at least £160 without ANY accessories (come at a price of £20 per 5.25" blanking bay :eek:)

Mod a currently available m-atx case (not sure how well this would work tho)

Get a m-atx board and...well you get it

Build yer own (im too lazy and id mess it up)

Get somethin like the lian li (stupidly big and stupidly expensive)

not much of a choice tho..

give us a shout if you find a good candidate tho

glad i could help *kinda ;)*
 
It is a shame that these cases cost an arm and a leg.

MountainMods are nice BUT they overpriced.

Thanks for all the help guys! :)
 
You might want to consider getting an NZXT Rogue. I can't remember where I saw the review, but they look like they have plenty of room, but still fit the bill for being a compact cube case.

I'm currently using an Aspire X-Qpac Micro ATX Case which I am very happy with. It's really easy to work with & surprisingly is somewhat 'Tardis' like inside.

As with most mATX cases it holds a regular sized ATX PSU - a Tagan 480W in this instance - which conveniently sits above the 7950GX2 & exhausts the hot air with it's 120mm fan. There is also another 120mm fan ideally placed in close proximity to the CPU to exhaust the hot air, or pump in fresh cool air, however you prefer.

There's not as much choice for mATX motherboards as there is for regular ATX mobo's, but there are a few rough diamonds worth a look at. In my cube i've installed an ASUS P5V-VM DH, with an E2160 C2D & 2x 1GB Corsair DDR2 Twin2X 6400 DIMM's. It does it's job really well as a HTPC & even for a little light gaming on the widescreen. :)

Hope that helps?
 
http://www.nanopoint.co.uk/en/pages/products/case_list.php?we_objectID=2693

This one I can see being a real pita to work inside. If u put it all together and don`t plan on any upgrades or messing about inside it for ages, it`d be ok I guess. Psu right above the pci slot area, eg.

When u said Cube, my original thought was for that flat-packed clear one PV reviewed a while back.

It`s gotta have an additional sense of achievement when u set it all up from scratch. Even if u don`t want a totally clear case, u can design whatever u want onto something printed, and of course u`ll be able to see the design through the clearness ;)
 
I looked at the Rogue - shame its matx it looks real sweet. If some1 started modded for atx they would make a killing (iirc they are water cool ready)

i like the idea of a carry handle tho :p
 
Thanks again guys! So it seems M-ATX is the way if you want a Cube case which doesn't break the bank.

I am not about to switch out the Maximus for a M-ATX.. so I guess I shall have to stick with towers.
 
Does it have to be steel/Aluminium? What are you going to use it for predominantly (frequent LAN's, desktop etc)?
 
Needing it for my main rig so want looks/airflow. I do LAN a lot as well, this is another reason for going cube.

Just want something different you know? Starting to get bored with the shape of towers.
 
Ok. Well if you want something different and are careful during transportation then you may consider one of these. It'll take an ATX motherboard no probs and it's dirt cheap, but it may not be your thing
 
I did have a read of this review and did like it, with some water and a UV that would look sweet at night. So this maybe my only option.

Very nice review as always PV! You described it as a little flimsy.. is it really bad? Easy to fix?
 
the only thing is...its acrylic and aimed at those who like all those tacky led fans and such

seems the only real choice atm
 
Thank you :) When I say flimsy it isn't going to fall apart in your hands. But just remember that it's held together with many screws so the structural integrity won't be equal to that of a regular case. Perspex can take some knocks, but again steel or Aluminium will be better at the end of the day. All things considered the case would be fine as long as you treat it right ;)

mrapoc said:
its acrylic and aimed at those who like all those tacky led fans and such

seems the only real choice atm
Click to expand...
fans are easily swapped out and yes it's pretty much the only option atm.
 
If you look hard enough you can find some nice LED fans. ;)

It is the UV that attracts me. An the idea of glowing water to be seen from across the other side of the room.

May have to go for it then, as a little project. Does it come with fans? Because the fans in the review didn't look all that bad to me.

Thanks again guys! ;)

Oh, and PV think it will take a 9800GX2 without overheating it?
 
I'll go downstairs and measure for sure mate and I'll report back tomorrow as I'm about to head off to bed (1.00am here). How's that sound?
 
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