CMetaphor
Quadfather
Another day, another thread to bore you all with 
(hopefully not really).
I've been mostly building ITX for years now, so I'm not up-to-date on the big boys anymore... but that's exactly what I need to find for super-secret upcoming project
Absolutely necessary:
-E-ATX comfortable fit
-Good cable routing, especially behind the mobo
-Good airflow
-Modern / Unique look. NO standard towers for me!
Nice-to-haves:
-Possible vertical GPU mounting
-140mm or larger fan locations for more airflow with less noise.
-USB 3 support or faster (can ignore this for a special older case)
Icing on the cake:
- Vertical GPU mounting* that keeps as many slots as possible, vertical or horizontal, even if half-height. I know I have seen a vertical GPU setup somewhere that allows for low profile cards to be mounted behind the GPU. If I could get a case or vertical gpu kit that has this, I'd be sooooooo happy and even more stoked for this build.
*= Using a vertical GPU riser kit from a different manufacturer is totally fine if the case doesn't natively support it.
- vertical GPU mounting that *Does NOT jam the gpu against a piece of glass!* Sorry to make that so bold, but I really dislike cases that shove gpus up against a piece of glass and people wonder why their gpu runs hot. So IF I get an Eatx case with a vertical GPU, it has to leave space for the GPU to breathe.
Hopefully those points aren't putting me in a corner, choice-wise.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Current options + reasoning / explanations:
1) Lian Li Odyssey X!!
I don't know why people apparently don't like this case. It's odd as heck and I find that very appealing. In "performance " mode, the split glass side panel is bowed outwards, so a GPU (vertically mounted or not) will have ample room for airflow. It seems to have great airflow overall and I've got a deal on one waiting that even makes it very financially viable.
Downsides: only 3x HDD mounts.
2) Deepcool Quadstellar?
I've already got a Tristellar, why not add another side? The Quadstellar would all this build to use a Huge GPU and still retain all of its other PCIe slots.
Downsides: oops. No much cpu cooler height available in this one and tbh it's just too big haha..
As always, sorry for the long-winded post. I almost feel like I should make videos instead, shouldn't I?
Toss out your opinions guys.
(hopefully not really).I've been mostly building ITX for years now, so I'm not up-to-date on the big boys anymore... but that's exactly what I need to find for super-secret upcoming project
Absolutely necessary:
-E-ATX comfortable fit
-Good cable routing, especially behind the mobo
-Good airflow
-Modern / Unique look. NO standard towers for me!
Nice-to-haves:
-Possible vertical GPU mounting
-140mm or larger fan locations for more airflow with less noise.
-USB 3 support or faster (can ignore this for a special older case)
Icing on the cake:
- Vertical GPU mounting* that keeps as many slots as possible, vertical or horizontal, even if half-height. I know I have seen a vertical GPU setup somewhere that allows for low profile cards to be mounted behind the GPU. If I could get a case or vertical gpu kit that has this, I'd be sooooooo happy and even more stoked for this build.
*= Using a vertical GPU riser kit from a different manufacturer is totally fine if the case doesn't natively support it.
- vertical GPU mounting that *Does NOT jam the gpu against a piece of glass!* Sorry to make that so bold, but I really dislike cases that shove gpus up against a piece of glass and people wonder why their gpu runs hot. So IF I get an Eatx case with a vertical GPU, it has to leave space for the GPU to breathe.
Hopefully those points aren't putting me in a corner, choice-wise.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Current options + reasoning / explanations:
1) Lian Li Odyssey X!!
I don't know why people apparently don't like this case. It's odd as heck and I find that very appealing. In "performance " mode, the split glass side panel is bowed outwards, so a GPU (vertically mounted or not) will have ample room for airflow. It seems to have great airflow overall and I've got a deal on one waiting that even makes it very financially viable.
Downsides: only 3x HDD mounts.
2) Deepcool Quadstellar?
I've already got a Tristellar, why not add another side? The Quadstellar would all this build to use a Huge GPU and still retain all of its other PCIe slots.
Downsides: oops. No much cpu cooler height available in this one and tbh it's just too big haha..
As always, sorry for the long-winded post. I almost feel like I should make videos instead, shouldn't I?
Toss out your opinions guys.
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