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I am looking for a case and a cooling system. I purchased a bundle off an auction site that includes a sabertooth x79 asus mobo, a I7 4930k cpu, a coolermaster 500W supply, and a intel heatsink and fan. I plan on adding a gforce 780 card and 4 x 8G memory. I need to know what case would work well and what cooling system I should go for. I would like if it had a side window and blue accent lighting. It must have USB3.0 ports and audio on the front, preferably at the top, at least for the audio. Budget is not an issue as long as the case is not $500 . I am building a computer to last 10+ years at least on secondary duty, so I need to make sure the cooling system will last without having to do any major changes to the system in the near future.
Last minute add on, I also need the case to fit a particular profile. I can fit up to 24 inches tall but only around 18 inches depth. That can change slightly, but only by an inch or two. In other words it can not exceed 20 or maybe 21 inches. It can not be 23 inches as many of the full tower cases are.
 
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now saying a 500 watt psu won't run a 780 is a little on the incorrect side. if it is a decent quality 500 watt (not ALL coolermaster psu's are garbage), it would be able to run it just fine as long as the 12v rail can support 32amps

Also almost all current cases have usb 3.0 and front panel audio; not sure where you have been looking (not trying to poke fun at the blindness there)

also telling us what country you are in allows for us to list suggestions that are available to you. (also slightly curious why the blue accents and window matter if you are legally blind) (legally blind means vision of 20/200 WITH corrective lenses just in case you perhaps just have really bad eye sight, and might be unsure of what legally blind means...
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seriously, when looking for a case just go to a computer site and look at them. generally the more expensive, the better built it is, and all dimensions are listed so you can find the one you want. phanteks entho primo is about the best case on the market that fits your color scheme, but it is a little expensive and the thing is huge and probably exceeds your space available. go take a gander on the sites to see what you can find as the case dimensions are always listed on them as well as if they have a window and usb 3.0
 
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Thank You for the response. I know this, but the problem I am running into is that I am personally legally blind. Most parts websites are an accessibility nightmare so it is not very easy for me to find the info When looking at cases. Thank you for the suggestion. That is all I am really trying to do is get a few sugestions so I don't have to read through a 1000 different websites to try and find one that will fill my needs. I have scanned over probably 100 cases already, but finding one with the 3.0 usb and audio seems to be a nightmare. Plus, I can not see the cases so I do not know what they look like until I can get a sited friend to look at the pictures to tell me better what it looks like. Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also still need some help with thee cooling system. Thanks.
 
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Thank you. I didn't even notice that. What is the best Nivdia card that will work in the build? I want to stay away from the 600 series cards. Itt needs to work with the adobe mercury and Linux systems and I heard the 600's were nightmares when it came to getting them to work with adobe.
 
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now saying a 500 watt psu won't run a 780 is a little on the incorrect side. if it is a decent quality 500 watt (not ALL coolermaster psu's are garbage), it would be able to run it just fine as long as the 12v rail can support 32amps

Also almost all current cases have usb 3.0 and front panel audio; not sure where you have been looking (not trying to poke fun at the blindness there)

also telling us what country you are in allows for us to list suggestions that are available to you. (also slightly curious why the blue accents and window matter if you are legally blind) (legally blind means vision of 20/200 WITH corrective lenses just in case you perhaps just have really bad eye sight, and might be unsure of what legally blind means; again, no disrespect meant, but many people do mislabel what it means to be legally blind)
 
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Ok. Yes, I am legally blind. I have very low vision. I like the accent lights because it makes it easier for me to see where the computer is. I also have quite a few sited people around here regularly. That is the reason I am building the computer to be able to handle graphics intensive things like adobe. I have 4 nieces/nephews living next door who are at or approaching the age whereI want to be able to open any doors I can to them as I am the computer nerd in the family, who just happened to lose his site recently. I dealt with adobe for many years earlier in my life and want those tools available to the young ones if they should decide to take it on.
Back to the subject, I would like the blue accent, but it is notessential, just a preference to make it easier for me to handle the computer. My vision is mostly light based so I prefer to have the lighting.

I live in the US. I want this computer to be able to handle anything that may be thrown at it so do you suggest I go for the 780 and get a better power supply or just stick with the psu and change the card I put in it?
 
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no help? I am still looking for any suggestions about a case. Side window is not a big deal at all, but I really would like the accent lighting. need one that fits 24"h x 12"w and 21"d. If anyone can help me find a case that fits this, I would be greatly appreciative. I can even offer a good deal on a 4820k processor if I can get some help.
 
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