- Aug 5, 2012
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Hey all,
I was toying with the idea of converting my older PC (currently packed in an old crappy Dell case) into a HTPC setup. I think all the components should fit in any ATX compatible case except for one thing, the Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler. This cooler sits at approximately 161mm in hight! That in addition to being mounted on an EVGA X58 SLI LE ATX motherboard bumps up the hight another inch or so (with standoffs) to be safe, to around 186mm total.
I've really only been researching SilverStone HTPC cases, and I found the "CW02" model that has a max hight of 225mm, which is more than enough, but maybe too much.
Are there any other options out there that can fit this cooler that aren't as tall as the CW02?
Other components in the build just to help give an ides of the space I'd need:
2x EVGA GTX 470 GPUs (4.376" H x 9.5" L)
Kingwin Mach 1 1000w PSU (7.09" x 5.91" x 3.35")
1 normal size SATA Samsung DVD burner
2x WD Raptor 150GB HDDs
1x WD Black 1TB HDD
Thanks!
I was toying with the idea of converting my older PC (currently packed in an old crappy Dell case) into a HTPC setup. I think all the components should fit in any ATX compatible case except for one thing, the Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler. This cooler sits at approximately 161mm in hight! That in addition to being mounted on an EVGA X58 SLI LE ATX motherboard bumps up the hight another inch or so (with standoffs) to be safe, to around 186mm total.
I've really only been researching SilverStone HTPC cases, and I found the "CW02" model that has a max hight of 225mm, which is more than enough, but maybe too much.
Are there any other options out there that can fit this cooler that aren't as tall as the CW02?
Other components in the build just to help give an ides of the space I'd need:
2x EVGA GTX 470 GPUs (4.376" H x 9.5" L)
Kingwin Mach 1 1000w PSU (7.09" x 5.91" x 3.35")
1 normal size SATA Samsung DVD burner
2x WD Raptor 150GB HDDs
1x WD Black 1TB HDD
Thanks!
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