Suitable case for huge Noctua cooler

[littlebloke]

Hi,

I'm upgrading my case & PSU, my current case is less than spacey... What I would like is a case with adequate space, especially given that the Cooler is massive!!

I also would like something fairly straight forward, i'm not into perspex and LED's

for example, I was looking at: Fractal Design Define XL (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-FD)

But i'm unsure of the space for the cooler

It also has to cope adequately with SSDs as well as HDDs, I use 2 of each

Any advice would be most appreciated!

This is my current setup:

MOB - Asus P8P67 EVO R3 P67
MEM - 8GB 2x4GB CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K
GPU - ATI Radeon HD 7970
ENC - CMaster Elite 430 black
CLR - Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator

2 x HDD
2 x SSD
1 x DVD

PSU wise I'll be getting a XFX XXX Black 850W (http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=165)

But its the case i need advice on!

 

[tinmann]

I think you will be okay with clearance issues. The case measures (WxHxD): 232x560x561.3mm converted to inches that comes to roughly 9x22x22. The Noctua NH-D13 measures 160mm tall (just over 6.25 inches) and 140mm wide (just over 5.5 inches). I would be more concerned with issues that might arise from the use of Corsair Vengeance ram, the heat spreaders are quite tall and the Noctua with both fans is over 6 inches wide.

 

[littlebloke]

I think you will be okay with clearance issues. The case measures (WxHxD): 232x560x561.3mm converted to inches that comes to roughly 9x22x22. The Noctua NH-D13 measures 160mm tall (just over 6.25 inches) and 140mm wide (just over 5.5 inches). I would be more concerned with issues that might arise from the use of Corsair Vengeance ram, the heat spreaders are quite tall and the Noctua with both fans is over 6 inches wide.

Thanks tinmann,

That's good to know. You are very right about the memory modules, all of this stuff is already crammed into a case.. I had to manually adjust the Heatsync fan closest to the memory as it simply wouldn't fit. ultimately it works, very tightly, but it works!

I think i'll invest in a liquid cooled solution next with a 2 fan radiator. so much more space!!

LB