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Old 07-04-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default ATX case (that supports matx) with good cooling

Im looking for a new case for this motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131387
and it needs to be mATX but i can't find any good ones! Do any of you guys know any really good matx cases for under 80 bucks?
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Do you want a very small case or one that supports an mATX?

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The P180 Mini is what you are looking for. It's $80 at the Egg and has some good airflow.

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Do you want a very small case or one that supports an mATX?
NO! I don't want a small case. My current case is so tiny and theres no good air flow at all.
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NO! I don't want a small case. My current case is so tiny and theres no good air flow at all.
What is your current case? And you know that an mATX board will fit in a regular ATX tower? You could throw it into pretty much anything.

Just re-read your title, all ATX cases will fit mATX. The mATX board just uses less standoffs.

Oh, and if you can save up another $20, the Silverstone TJ-08 is really pretty good on the air-flow, with 2x120mm fans.
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The P180 Mini is what you are looking for. It's $80 at the Egg and has some good airflow.
100% YES! I have the case and it it awesome for the price, it has great airflow and has separate heat chambers to keep PSU heat away from the system, I love the case and it comes with the top fan plus 2 120MM fans as well
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NO! I don't want a small case. My current case is so tiny and theres no good air flow at all.
Okay well in that price range you can't beat the antec 300 for 55$ and use the remaining cash for power powerful cfm fans or adding some fan mods but it already has very good airflow.

Edit: was thinking of the 403 not 300 >.< which is 90 bucks

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What is your current case? And you know that an mATX board will fit in a regular ATX tower? You could throw it into pretty much anything.

Oh, and if you can save up another $20, the Silverstone TJ-08 is really pretty good on the air-flow, with 2x120mm fans.
My current case is the stock case that comes with an a6040n (HP) And i was not aware that all mtx motherboards fit into atx cases, im still a noob .
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My current case is the stock case that comes with an a6040n (HP) And i was not aware that all mtx motherboards fit into atx cases, im still a noob .
Be careful, I know Dell still uses a proprietary BTX motherboard design on some of their systems and HP may do the same, I would make sure you actually have a mATX system and not some BTX design, just a warning
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Okay well in that price range you can't beat the antec 300 for 55$ and use the remaining cash for power powerful cfm fans or adding some fan mods but it already has very good airflow.
Wow that's an awesome price! And now, instead of going for an matx mobo, i think im just going to get a regular sized one, what do you guys think about this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813153106
It's really cheap and has a lot of stuff on it...but does anyone know if it has overclocking options?
To the guy above me, hp's product page does state that my motherboard (asus p5lp-le) is a micro atx motherboard.
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