Starting to go around in circles and would love to hear of any options if anybody knows of one!
For a new system my priorities are:
In a new office setting I cannot accommodate a larger machine (and currently selling my 700D) and the smaller the better. Spent a long time looking at a 250D for its size, but its cooling capabilities seem too compromised for reasonable watercooled overclock.
'All I want' is something that ideally supports:
The 450D was looking good but the way the top of the case is arranged means you can only have a thin rad mounted with one set of fans. The Carbide Air 240 looks like it might be an option in terms of internal layout - but externally they're pretty grim (to my eyes at least).
You might be able to tell from this post but I'm pretty ignorant to anything which doesn't carry a Corsair label so if there's anything else out there which looks like it'd be a good match I'm all ears!
For a new system my priorities are:
- Size
- Silence
- Speed
- Engineering (used to own Lian-Li's and more recently a Corsair convert)
In a new office setting I cannot accommodate a larger machine (and currently selling my 700D) and the smaller the better. Spent a long time looking at a 250D for its size, but its cooling capabilities seem too compromised for reasonable watercooled overclock.
'All I want' is something that ideally supports:
- iITX/mATX
- dual 240 rads in push/pull to cool an OC'd 4790K and single GTX970. Monsta rads would be perfect but you can't have everything.
- zero external drive bays
- minimum two dedicated internal SSD points (e.g. h440, 450D)
The 450D was looking good but the way the top of the case is arranged means you can only have a thin rad mounted with one set of fans. The Carbide Air 240 looks like it might be an option in terms of internal layout - but externally they're pretty grim (to my eyes at least).
You might be able to tell from this post but I'm pretty ignorant to anything which doesn't carry a Corsair label so if there's anything else out there which looks like it'd be a good match I'm all ears!