wevsspot Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Some of the new socket 2011 motherboards I'm considering are designed on the XL ATX specification. I'm wondering if any of you are using a XL ATX board yet, and if so what case you chose. My main interest here isn't just in cases that clearly advertise they are XL ATX compatible, but cases that might be, but aren't noted as such. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 CM HAF X Antec P280 Antec 1100 Rosewill Thor V2 Lan Li PC-P80 Rosewill Blackhawk-Ultra Cm Storm Trooper Silvertstone TJ11 Xigmatek Elysium Lan Li PC-P90 LIAN LI PC-Z70B LIAN LI PC-V2120B Personally I would grab the Silverstone or Lan Li cases Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Sorry I am a little late to the party, but what is XL ATX? I assume it's larger then ATX? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Yeah, XL ATX is a larger sized motherboard. And the TJ11 is actually a gorgeous case, you can fit dual 560x140mm radiators in the bottom alone, so it is a water-cooling beast. Not to mention the dual PSU's, the sleek design, tons of drive bays. My only reservations on that case are the price and those holes where the dust covers are, though I'm sure you could mod those out with sliding mesh covers or something like that. Edited December 10, 2011 by NikoDG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celcius Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 I'd recommend the CM Haf X, although their Storm Trooper also looks like a great case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 I'd recommend the CM Haf X, although their Storm Trooper also looks like a great case. Storm Trooper makes me howney But I don't see it giving me as much radiator space as I would like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Can't see myself spending over 3 bills on a case Should have also mentioned some of my must haves................ Side window (LH side) Minimum of 5 5.25" drive bays W/C friendly Preferably no doors on the front, and if it has a door it must open to the right or be interchangeable Does this make it more challenging? Probably end up with an ATX sized socket 2011 board then, but really had my eye on a certain Gigabyte offering. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celcius Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) Doesn't the HAF X fit all those points? If you don't like the fan on the side, you can also order a side panel without it from the CM store. Edited December 10, 2011 by Celcius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Personally I think you should suck it up and but a TJ11, it has everything you want, can even fit a 560x140mm, a 360x120mm, and possibly a 240x120mm without any modifications Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Well, I saw/heard of E-ATX but what is XL-ATX and what is its size? Above all is there any board whose size is XL-ATX? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 XL-ATX has no standard size, Gigabyte and EVGA both have their own take on it. If you wanna know more look in the ATX article on Wikipedia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerboy779 Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 XL-ATX has no standard size, Gigabyte and EVGA both have their own take on it. If you wanna know more look in the ATX article on Wikipedia. This For the most part the xl atx boards are for either quad cards or extra chipset cooling. And with the quad cards they need 9 expansion slots and up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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