Any recommendations for a bottom up cooling Micro ATX case?

[tracerit]

I saw one that was ATX size but don't remember the brand and/or model but I like that concept rather than the front to back cooling setup. I'd like to go for a Micro ATX case but an ATX would be arlight as well. Primarily looking for a small footprint case.

 

[Charlie98]

If you look at a well-designed case, it draws the air low in front and exhausts it high in the rear, essentially doing the same thing. Positive case pressure gets the job done, not necessarily a bunch of fans. I would think a bottom-to-top case would have the disadvantage of having the exhaust port right up top... along with the fan(s) and the noise.

 

[dma0991]

There aren't many cases that imitate the Silverstone Raven series style of bottom up draft. I don't think there are any mATX case that follows this design because of space constraint and placement of the PSU.

Have a look at the Silverstone TJ08B-E. Its motherboard orientation is reversed, which does help to prevent the CPU heatsink from recycling hot air from the GPU. Although the GPU will end up recycling hot air from the CPU, an AIO (rear exhaust) watercooling would mitigate that problem.

 

[_Rick_]

Have a look at the Silverstone Fortress FT03, and the Temjin TJ08 suggested by dma0991.
those two ae probably the two key contenders.

I personally have an FT03, and am very happy with it, but then it'S definitely a luxury item, with that price tag (edit: after swapping the bottom fan and adding a slimline BD, it was around 260 euros....). It does look the part though.

There are also a few Lian Li designs that employ this layout, IIRC.

 

[aigomorla]

FT03 as Rick says meets your wants...

i also own one... and they are nice... however they are very picky about PSU and heat sink.

 

[_Rick_]

FT03 as Rick says meets your wants...

i also own one... and they are nice... however they are very picky about PSU and heat sink.

Well, I could fit a Scythe Yasya (you definitely want a tower cooler, due to the fan layout) and an Enermax PSU - I think up to 160mm is going to be okay.
The Yasya had to be mounted with the fan to the rear, but you can also delete the intake fan and put the CPU cooler fan on the front, impact on cooling should be minimal.

I would say the choice of GPU cooling is more important, as there's very little CPU exhaust area, so open air coolers are slightly disadvantaged. With a big GPU, changing the bottom fan and having a board that can properly control that fan as a function of GPU temperature is a must.
I'm currently reasonably happy with the MSI GTX770 "gaming", and a Gentle Typhoon 1800 in the bottom, as well as a bit of plastic to compartmentalize the case, so that all of the air from the bottom intake flows past the GPU and cools that.