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#1 id_mew
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Hi, I've been using a HAF 922 for years and I'm thinking of upgrading to a new case. Inside I have a Gigabyte 3080 OC witch is 320mm long, Z390 ATX Gaming motherboard and for my cpu cooler, a Noctua NH-D15.

I want something more compact and pleasant looking with good cable management and with some glass panels, and maybe in white.

I'm thinking of getting this but not sure if my card will fit: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07T7L875Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_ggjQFbR71RJND

What do you guys think?

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#2 04dcarraher
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lol, I've been using my HAF 932 case since early 2009..... I've replaced all the stock fans over the years. But I cant quite bring myself into replacing it for its room and cooling performance. I've looking and and eying certain cases but still cant pull the trigger.

But to answer your question that case will support gpus up to 381mm. However the max cpu cooler height that the case will support is 165mm and the D15 is 165mm, so it should "fit"

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#3 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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Going from a HAF to that glass front panel disaster is blasphemy.

I would go for a Coolermaster H500 with a mesh front panel, its what I have it has the room of that length and cooling that will drop 5c off a CPU compared to that NZXT.

https://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-Master-MCM-H500-IGNN-S00-Computer-Transparent/dp/B07DRVHBWK/ref=pd_sbs_147_4/144-1364043-6342133?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DRVHBWK&pd_rd_r=7eab9be3-c736-42f5-b474-e5dfc688e283&pd_rd_w=DItye&pd_rd_wg=PbM6v&pf_rd_p=157bf57f-c631-4c94-85b4-572e1809a383&pf_rd_r=X3Q33JPC5504YFHQ3XKH&psc=1&refRID=X3Q33JPC5504YFHQ3XKH

Its what I use.

To answer your question yes your GPU will fit in that case.

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#4 id_mew
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Thanks for the helpful replies.

Really do love my HAF 922, especially for the air flow but it's too big and very rugged.

Hoping won't be much work switching everything over.

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#5 id_mew
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@Grey_Eyed_Elf:

Would this me similar to the one you mentioned?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08412JPCH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_2zRQFb0Z39DR2?psc=1

I like the look alot better.

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#6 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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@id_mew: Similar yes BUT the bigger the fan the less noise it makes, 3 120mm fans with a mesh front panel will make more noise than 2 200mm fans.

Either way you can't go wrong and both will be able to accommodate the card length.

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#7 PfizersaurusRex
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Maybe not your style, but Fractal Design Define 7 XL would fit all your components, the regular 7 would require removing the HDD rack to make room for the GPU, making it less sturdy (and HDD rack-less :)). I love my R5, the new models have better fan control, USB C and that's about it I think, can't really improve much on such great design. Would definitely recommend sound dampened side panel instead of glass, especially with a Noctua inside, but whatever you fancy.