Hi, I am looking for a replacement case for my Shuttle XPC Cube SZ170R6-V2.
http://us.shuttle.com/products/sz170r6-v2/
I am tired of having to deal with USB3 dropout problems on the Z170 chipset and Win10. I would like to pick my own motherboard, while ideally re-using most of the components in my cube, plus adding closed loop water cooling.
My PC is on my built in desk with a wall in front and to the right of the desk, with my PC in the corner on top of the desk. This means that cases with front IO on the right hand side of the case does not work, so Bitfenix Prodigy M won't work well.
Since the case is on the desk, I prefer front IO on the front bottom, cases with IO on top are inconvenient, but could work, like the Nanoxia Deep Silence 4.
I archive all my purchased BD's and DVD's, so I need an optical drive bay.
Here is what I found:
Nanoxia Deep Silence 4: IO on top
Fractal Design Arc Mini R2: IO on top
Bitfenix Prodigy M: IO on right
The selection for small with optical seems very limited.
Any suggestions for a case; quiet and small (sits right next to me on the desk), Evga GTX 1070 (fits in Shuttle), IO bottom front or bottom left (case is in corner), optical drive bay?
Thx
P.
http://us.shuttle.com/products/sz170r6-v2/
I am tired of having to deal with USB3 dropout problems on the Z170 chipset and Win10. I would like to pick my own motherboard, while ideally re-using most of the components in my cube, plus adding closed loop water cooling.
My PC is on my built in desk with a wall in front and to the right of the desk, with my PC in the corner on top of the desk. This means that cases with front IO on the right hand side of the case does not work, so Bitfenix Prodigy M won't work well.
Since the case is on the desk, I prefer front IO on the front bottom, cases with IO on top are inconvenient, but could work, like the Nanoxia Deep Silence 4.
I archive all my purchased BD's and DVD's, so I need an optical drive bay.
Here is what I found:
Nanoxia Deep Silence 4: IO on top
Fractal Design Arc Mini R2: IO on top
Bitfenix Prodigy M: IO on right
The selection for small with optical seems very limited.
Any suggestions for a case; quiet and small (sits right next to me on the desk), Evga GTX 1070 (fits in Shuttle), IO bottom front or bottom left (case is in corner), optical drive bay?
Thx
P.