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I've been using micro-atx boards for a few years now and I interested in building a gaming rig with one. I not asking for parts, because I have an ideal already, but I'm looking at cases. I saw the Fractal Designs Arc Mini with the build at Tom's and I read the mention of the NZXT VULCAN and I kinda like that. I plan to rig up watercooling. Both are kinda setup for it, but I'm not sure which would have room for 2 cards and the pumps and reservoirs and all.
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Oct 31, 2011, 01:01 AM
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You mean MicroATX? Mini-ITX boards have one expansion slot, thus not enough for two Graphics Cards. Also, both those cases are Micro ATX (up to four expansion slots).
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Oct 31, 2011, 12:26 PM
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The Vulcan is a great case. I had a Rampage III Gene with a 5970 in mine and a Noctua C12P-SE14 for a CPU cooler inside it. It got fairly cramped with the cooler, but the 5970 had room to spare. Adding a second card wouldn't be a problem.
For a water build it's going to be very tight, but doable. Some of the loop may need to be outside the case though.
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I tried to get NZXT to work with my on some designs to address the needs of matx and itx gamers but they didn't seem very interested.
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I have the ark mini and it's a decent case. Suits my needs well. 2 fans have failed in 4 months but Fractal sent me 2 more for free. There are only 4 slots in the back so your pcie slots have to be in the right place. I think slot 1 and 3. My Z68 MSI board has the pcie slots in 1 and 4 so I can't use 2 cards in it. If you don't use the bottom 120mm fan then there's a nice spot there for pumps.
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There's an Aerocool QS-202, then there are a few from Lian Li (like the Lian Li PC-V600F) and Silverstone.
The Lian Li PC-V600F have room for 2 cards...maybe a pump and reservoir if you remove a HDD tray. That would mean mounting the radiator(s) externally then.
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Hi guys just idly browsing the forums and spotted this thread so thorght to pont out some desent case kit take alook hear
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I have a vulcan and it does very will in cooling and design. I am about to go mid tower ATX due to needing SLI and a full ATX board. I may sell my 4 month old vulcan.
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