New project: E-ATX case needed! Recommendations?

[CMetaphor]

i do happen to have a Azza Pyramid was given as a gift by wifes nephews forever grateful as this was not cheap.

Are you mentioning this because you want me to make a build in this case?

Just bubbling this to the top... or the bottom I suppose. He already bought the Odyssey X. Move along, move along



Cool case btw @CMetaphor . I hadn't see that one before.

Bubbling indeed! Yeah I totally missed the release of the Odyssey X too. But like I said, I've been doing like 90% SFF builds for years and years now, and I think the Odyssey came out just before COVID, so.. slept on.

 

[clshades]

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.


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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.

I have a phanteks entho primo white full sized case collecting dust if you want. One of the easiest cases I've ever worked on.

 

[CMetaphor]

I have a phanteks entho primo white full sized case collecting dust if you want. One of the easiest cases I've ever worked on.

Thanks for the offer but I've got the case I'm going to stick with, the Odyssey X, on the way already. It's actually scheduled to arrive... Tomorrow?! Bloody fast shipping and I guess it wasn't that far either.