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looking for a stylish micro atx case that could fit upto an R9 270x

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March 23, 2014 3:59:41 PM

Hi, my name is john and for the first time im going to be building a new pc which i wanted to be micro atx form factor, its taken me quite a long time to decide what I want from it in terms of components, lifespan, and functionality. I feel like I have settled on a build which gives me the computational power I would like, xbox one and ps4 level gaming performance, and the ability to upgrade a little further down the line with a tv tuner as il also be using it like an htpc, one more thing im also on a budget of £500. heres what ive come up with, and i would be grateful for some opinions and advice as i hugely value the opinions of the forum users of this site who ive already learned so much from :) 

Cpu: FX 8320 £106
Gpu: was thinking Msi-R9 270x £153
Motherboard: Asus M5a78L-M/usb3 £30
Ram: Kingston 12gb 1333Mhz £25
Storage: WD 7200rpm 3.5" £43
Optical Drive: 24x dvdrw £13
Psu: fractal design integra r2 650w £55
Case: ? (upto £75 to spend though if the case is good enough would consider adding a little to the budget)

So here is my biggest problem right now, i really love the look of the Bitfenix Prodigy M, but im worried after seeing a youtube video where someone was having a hard time getting their gpu in place (was a different gpu from mine) because of the positioning of the psu in the case, according to pc part picker the Msi R9 270x is 260mm long and i would need to remove drive bays to fit it in. Im a bit confused because I think there is only one drive bay that could get in the way and that would be the 5.25".
If i have to il change case i just really had my heart set on that one although i do like some of the other Bitfenix models, and the Aerocool DS white is pretty nice looking to.
Just to make sure im covering everything my build has one HDD in it but later i would like to add another maybe, and would really like to be able to add in a Bitfenix recon fan controller later aswell.

Thanks very much for taking the time to read this and im grateful for whatever help or advice people can give :) 
John

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March 25, 2014 12:13:02 PM



thanks buddy, the corsair tower i liked but im not sure that its the kind of look i wanted. im going to hold out a little more incase anyone else has any suggestions just to make sure ive gave it enough thought.

i dont know if i would need to start a new thread or not for this but i was wondering if anyone could recommend a micro atx board that would allow for overclocking on the fx 8320?
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March 25, 2014 12:17:12 PM

Fractal design arc mini r2 looks pretty good.
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March 25, 2014 5:03:44 PM

TartanSpartan01 said:


thanks buddy, the corsair tower i liked but im not sure that its the kind of look i wanted. im going to hold out a little more incase anyone else has any suggestions just to make sure ive gave it enough thought.

i dont know if i would need to start a new thread or not for this but i was wondering if anyone could recommend a micro atx board that would allow for overclocking on the fx 8320?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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