Need some suggestions for a Micro-ATX case

I was directed here from r/buildapc

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

  • 2560 x 1440p 144 FPS gaming for Battlefield 1 mainly and some other games; typing and researching for school/homework.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

  • USA, West Virginia (for college), and hometown is Philly, Pennsylvania. I will have access to a Micro Center.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

  • Micro ATX, RGB LED's are not needed since I turn off all the lights anyways. Color doesn't matter, window doesn't matter either

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I'm planning to build a Micro-ATX build so that I can put it in a Pelican case for easier transport on my college bus.

I am planning on putting a 280mm radiator on both the top and front, so it needs to be able to fit that. I will also have two 2.5" SSD's and 2-3 3.5" HDD's.

I am trying to find the smallest possible mATX case in the smallest possible Pelican case, but I'm having some trouble.

I've been looking at the Corsair 350D, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX. I would also consider a 240mm radiator for the top. I'm pretty set on a 280mm radiator for the front on my CPU, and hybrid cooling my GPU with the radiator on top (separate AIO's instead of a custom loop). Because of this, the Cooler MasterCase Pro 3.

If there are other options, please let me know. I've been trying to figure out the best combination for a few days now

I've also thought about using the box of the case to transport as well, but I need to figure out how big the boxes are for the cases that I've mentioned.

Posted Apr 26, 2017, 5:20 PM UTC

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