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TickleMyElmo

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Once Skylake is released I'm gonna sell my i7-2600k build and make a new i7 build. I'm already looking at parts just for an idea. What are the pro's and con's of mid towers vs full towers? I'm kinda afraid to build in a mid tower cause I'm afraid I'll run out of room. I like these cases.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/graphite-series-780t-full-tower-pc-case
http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Luxe.html but the black one
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Chassis/Full_Tower_/Urban/C_00002239/Urban_T81_/design.htm
http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/colossus-window

If you guys have any ideas let me know!
 
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Cases are a very personal choice, for starters you can be a little more clear on exactly what is going in the case. Will it just be air cooled or are you planning on a AIO Water or Full custom cooling?
 
Plan on AIO cooling and I want to put it in the front or the bottom if possible. Just one GPU, a cpl ssd's, and a cpl hd's. Lotta fans, I love the fans, noise does not bother me, as a matter of fact my pc helps me sleep at night. I wanna do either a red or green led's since I've already done blue and I'm tired of it. Plan on oc'ing the cpu and gpu.
 
What are the pro's and con's of mid towers vs full towers? I'm kinda afraid to build in a mid tower cause I'm afraid I'll run out of room. I like these cases.

The biggest difference is that one is bigger than the other. :shock:

Most air cooling builds are fine in a mid tower. IMO you really only need the space of a full tower if you're planning on going with a custom watercooling loop. Also, the sheer amount of space isn't the only factor...you can make up for a lack of volume with a good case layout. If you're air cooling, the only really critical dimension you need to find is max cooler height. I see that you have a H100i, so your space constraint might be having 2x120mm fans on top, which you can find in mid and full sized towers.

Case in point, I put a NH-D14 (bigger cooler) and two 7970s (slightly longer cards, and two of them) in the case pictured below. Any "normal" case is going to fit a standard build with ample room to spare.

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