quality minimal/cool pc cases

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there are an awful lot of REALLY ugly pc cases out there.

im after something which has been designed with some taste, and not by a coca-cola crazed 13 year old boy with a military obsession.

i dont mind spending a touch over the odds.

so far the best ive come up with are the following:

http://www.cooltek.de/en/jonsbo/umx-series/180/umx4?c=245

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase-sl600m/

and, possibly

although im not convinced. its a bit too shiny and those screws are a bit big.

any other suggestions?

i want something thatll look “nice” in the living room.

super cooling ability isnt critical, nor is huge amounts of space..

ill be fitting (Hopefully) a 32 core threadripper and 2 titan rtx cards, BUT, like my current machine, all connected to an external watercooler.

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The cooler maste case above is on point. Love this design, and already used the H500p for few builds which is quite similar
Check out Lian Li 011 Dynamic/air, with RGB fans, cable mods and little bit of time, it can be a piece of art
It also has good airflow for 2 RTX cards and a 2990wx
If you want to go the extra mile for something like this, send an Email to Maingear
You can have up to 7 GPUs on water in a similar setup

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Best,
Muhammed

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yeah its very pretty, as are a lot of the insane custom builds.. but not quite “living room” more “spaceship”… i cant be bothered spending £500 just on interconnects for the watercooling and i dont want a window on the side of my pc if i can help it.

think more " scandinavian design magazine" or “apple” for what im after.

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Have a look at the loque ghost and the dan a4 cases!

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those are really lovely, particularly the ghost.. however id have real problems fitting a 32 core threadripper, 1+kw psu and 2x titan RTX gpus in there.

if only they made a full size atx version.

ive had experience building microATX workstations, and the ram slots are particularly limiting.

edit.. lol its actually mini ITX.. do they come with more than 1 ram slot these days?

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I pretty happy with my Fractal Design Define R5 (no window)…Define PC Case Series — Fractal Design

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yeah i second fractal design, very happy with my cases, quiet and no flashing lightz :slight_smile:

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NZXT H630 was what I picked up years ago. Looks like the company refuses to make cases now without a window in them.
Maybe you could buy an old Gateway case and put the latest hardware in it :stuck_out_tongue:

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So am I. Fantastic Case !

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Antec makes a variety of solid cases: Antec Computer Cases | Newegg

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Ha. Youve posted two links ive been browsing myself! I ruled out the old pc option because as much as i love retro stuff, old pc’s were never actually stylish. They were just differently-ugly than todays teenage wet dreams.

The idea of modding a g5 does appeal, beautiful machines. ive even looked on ebay (50-150 euros for a g5) and found a company that makes kits to do it too (new motherboard tray and backplate)

However kit is another 90 euros, and in the end, as much as i adore projects like that, finding a g5 with a perfect case might be hard… And the end result is always a bit frankenstein.

Maybe just buying the “jonsbro” one i linked would be a touch more practical. Its not bad looking. Just hope it doesn’t say “jonsbro” in big letters anywhere on it.

The antec ones are a bit boring for my taste.. The fractal looks good quality…

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I am now sorely tempted by the “cerberus x” Basically im a real sucker for compact stuff. This is also very stylish.

​http://www.sliger.com/products/cases/cerberus\_x/

Given my watercooling is external, even fitting TR32 core and 2x titanrtx ​​​​​​shouldnt melt it.

However im not sure about fitting a massive atx psu in there, and not sure about space for water cooled gpus.

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I’m with Fractal too

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Yep, my last custom build had a fractal big tower. Quiet, solid and minimal.

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im afraid ive got a bad case of the “make it smalls” now, having seen the cerberus X and jonsbo rm2.. neither case is available in the EU without massive shipping and customs charges unfortunately.

i know me. im not going to be happy now until i have a stupidly tiny workstation.

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ha, all of DBOX is on these now too.
Always interesting to see many people independently come to the same conclusion.