Antec One case and Hyper 212 plus ... thoughts ...

[jrau]

I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus and plan on a Intel 1155 socket mobo. I was liking the Antec One case as a budget option with USB 3.0 jacks but a review pointed out the case has 155 mm of clearance for a cooler and the Hyper box shows it is 158.5 mm tall.

Are these two parts not going to co-exist?! I would be interested in knowing if anyone has built a PC with these two parts ... or maybe recommend a budget case that could handle the cooler, something in the sub-$50 category.

At this point I'm dropping some cases from my list of choices because I can't get a dimension of "cooler clearance".

 

[mocchan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

I know for a fact that this case, or the Rosewill Blackbone will be able to support the 212+ (personal experience, my brother had used the case for awhile )

I wouldn't really recommend the Blackbone, though. I find the top mounted PSU to be 'meh'.

 

[inzone]

COOLER MASTER Storm Enforcer SGC-1000-KWN1 Black SECC / ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX PS2 / EPS 12V (optional ) Power Supply
$79.99 and a $10 rebate makes the final price $69.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240

I don't know what your budget amount is for the case but the CM Hyper 212 plus will fit in this case.

 

[jrau]

So far I have two cases that would work ...

> Cooler Master 431 Plus (with USB 3.0 on panel) ... $45
> NZXT Source 210 (the USB 3,0 version) ... $50

I have others that would also work but have USB 2.0 jacks ...
> Cooler Master 311 ... $40
> Cooler Master 430 ... $34
> Thermaltake V3 ... $50
> Thermaltake V4 ... $50

Are any of these cases a bad buy?

 

[jrau]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

I know for a fact that this case, or the Rosewill Blackbone will be able to support the 212+ (personal experience, my brother had used the case for awhile )

I wouldn't really recommend the Blackbone, though. I find the top mounted PSU to be 'meh'.

Your brother had the Rosewill Challenger or the Antec One?

I was originally thinking the Rosewill Future with USB 3.0 and all the fans ... but with no specs available on cooler clearance I'm not sure.

 

[Uther39]

i can tell you now that the hyper 212 fits very easily in the antec 0ne case, how, cos i just fitted one.

 

[jrau]

i can tell you now that the hyper 212 fits very easily in the antec 0ne case, how, cos i just fitted one.

Is there clearance because the sides bubble out? So if the sides were flat panels there would be an issue??

 

[Uther39]

theres enough room eveb if it had flat panels.

 

[jrau]

theres enough room eveb if it had flat panels.

I think that is the confirmation I'm looking for ... thanks you very much!

 

[jrau]

Best answer selected by jrau.

 

[jrau]

theres enough room eveb if it had flat panels.

I had sent an email to Antec support ... they said ...

Trouble Ticket ID: 253299
Description: CPU cooler clearance for One case
Comment By: James Sean
Comment: Hello Jim, It won't fit, the One case is 208mm wide, it's too close for comfort and you'll be better off with a case that's at least around 230mm wide like the Antec Eleven Hundred for your 158mm Hyper 212.

So I have a 158.5 mm Hyper 212 Plus and I want (or maybe wanted) to buy a Antec One case ... and it appears that would be a mistake according to Antec.

What puzzles me is why they would build a case that would not allow one of the higher selling coolers to work ... if the case were just 5 mm wider?!

 

[Uther39]

Makes me laugh, ive already said, i have used this cooler in this case and it fits with ease, the rest is up to you.

 

[Trancemeow]

i can tell you now that the hyper 212 fits very easily in the antec 0ne case, how, cos i just fitted one.

YES \o/