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Need a smaller case - 700d replacement

berwick53

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System Name Sam-PC
Processor Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5 2500K
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro
Cooling Coolermaster Hyper 212 +
Memory 2 * 4gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
Video Card(s) 2 * Sapphire 5870's
Storage SAMSUNG 120GB SSD + 2 * 1TB SAMSUNG F3
Display(s) 22 inch HP w2207h + Generic 22 inch Moniter
Case Corsair 700D
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Corsair HX850
Software Windows 7
Hi, I'm in 1st year of uni and I'm looking for a new case so that I can take my PC
to uni with me as I currently have the Corsair 700d case and its rather large.

I'm not going to be taking all of my parts with me as at home I run a large RAID setup

So I'll be taking up with me what's in my specs minus 4 of the HDD's with a new (undecided) GFX card.

So I'm looking for a case which will fit the my specs. Any recommendations ?
 
Corsair 500r?
 
Corsair 500r?

It's a very nice case but as I'm going to be taking it on a train its a bit on the large side,
And it doesn't have any where to hold onto.

Sam
 
I'd look at one of the lian li mini Itx cases.

something like this.

http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...TX-USB-30-Cube-Case--PC-TU200B-pid-14652.html

then just grab a mini itx motherboard for your I5 and your sorted. You'll just have to do a CPU swap to the main rig when you come back home. personally i would find this tiresome. especially if you have to rewire the PSU every time you come back.

so the other option is to look to get a totaly new case built. Grab the Mini itx motherboard, a cheaper CPU, a mid range PSU and a Mid range Gfx card. That way if it gets dropped or stolen from uni you will loose less money. Student halls and houses are a major target. Added to that you cannot guarantee the people you share a house with will come home and even close the doors after themselves when drunk... Trust me i've seen it happen!.

a build like this is pretty cheap compared to loosing a full blow tower.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/miniitxcases/vl52021n2ed.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/processors/intelpentiumdualcore/bx80623g630.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/miniitxmotherboards/h61m-itx.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...ddr3-pc3-12800/1600mhz/cmz4gx3m2a1600c9b.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...aphicscards/atihd6700series/hd-677x-znlc.html

That comes in at less than £300... roughly the cost of the 700D and the PSU in it!! lol.
 
Have you thought about shipping the rig with UPS or another shipping company?
 
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