I'm travelling to NY for a couple of days and I decided to buy a new case since the one I have right now looks like this:
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Now, you may ask: Why does your case look so destroyed? I built my first PC 5 years ago and I went with a small GTX 660, an I5-3330 and a stock cooler. (I didn't overclock the CPU at all) but years passed and I bought new hardware: A bigger Motherboard, an I7 and a better cooler. Because I though the Cooler was smaller when It arrived I had to remove the left side panel to fit the cooler Inside the case and later I removed the front part of the case so I could have more space to work in. PS: I got this cooler because when It only costed me 50€ and I was gonna upgrade from my old I5 to a new I7 4970k so I was worried that It could overheat. (Dumb decision, I know)
I decided to buy a new case but It's been really difficult since It has to fit inside my suitcase (meaning that I can only go for a Mid Tower case) and my Cooler has to fit in.
Q: Why don't you just buy a Full Tower Case from Amazon/New Egg instead of traveling to NY to buy one?
A:I live In Trinidad and Tobago which an island close to Venezuela. Buying a case online and shipping it here would cost me 50-75% more because of the taxing and the shipping. That's why I prefer to buy a case in NY.
I found 2 cases that I think meet what I'm looking for for I'm not 100% sure.
Cooler Master V8 GTS Dimensions: 154 x 149.8 x 166.5mm (6.1 x 5.9 x 6.6 in)
First one: The Corsair Graphite Series 230T.
This case can accommodate a CPU cooler up to 165mm tall.
The V8 Is 166 mm tall so It might fit inside the case.
Second one: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
This case has everything I have but the website doesn't say anything about the cooler dimensions. Does anyone know if it fits inside this case?
So, does my cooler fit in any of these cases? If not, What other case should I take a look at? Should I buy a new and smaller cooler and go for a different case and hold to the V8 until I get a Full Tower Case?
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Now, you may ask: Why does your case look so destroyed? I built my first PC 5 years ago and I went with a small GTX 660, an I5-3330 and a stock cooler. (I didn't overclock the CPU at all) but years passed and I bought new hardware: A bigger Motherboard, an I7 and a better cooler. Because I though the Cooler was smaller when It arrived I had to remove the left side panel to fit the cooler Inside the case and later I removed the front part of the case so I could have more space to work in. PS: I got this cooler because when It only costed me 50€ and I was gonna upgrade from my old I5 to a new I7 4970k so I was worried that It could overheat. (Dumb decision, I know)
I decided to buy a new case but It's been really difficult since It has to fit inside my suitcase (meaning that I can only go for a Mid Tower case) and my Cooler has to fit in.
Q: Why don't you just buy a Full Tower Case from Amazon/New Egg instead of traveling to NY to buy one?
A:I live In Trinidad and Tobago which an island close to Venezuela. Buying a case online and shipping it here would cost me 50-75% more because of the taxing and the shipping. That's why I prefer to buy a case in NY.
I found 2 cases that I think meet what I'm looking for for I'm not 100% sure.
Cooler Master V8 GTS Dimensions: 154 x 149.8 x 166.5mm (6.1 x 5.9 x 6.6 in)
First one: The Corsair Graphite Series 230T.
This case can accommodate a CPU cooler up to 165mm tall.
The V8 Is 166 mm tall so It might fit inside the case.
Second one: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
This case has everything I have but the website doesn't say anything about the cooler dimensions. Does anyone know if it fits inside this case?
So, does my cooler fit in any of these cases? If not, What other case should I take a look at? Should I buy a new and smaller cooler and go for a different case and hold to the V8 until I get a Full Tower Case?
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