71-90K Lian Li dan a3 matx vs 4000d(or similar cases)

whizzkid

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Building a pc soon, was planning on using the i5 12400 and the rx7700xt

Unable to make a decision between the two cases. If there's any other cases that I should consider I'm open to suggestions
 
Between both two, I love the fact of smaller footprint of A3 mATX. I recently built in one of these, you can look up the images in my other post. Temps are good and the compatibility is great.
 
I'd suggest you'd go for an Asus ap201 if you want an easier time cable managing. It also has a mesh panel, which will help in concealing your PC's parts.
 
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abhijeet.xin said:
Between both two, I love the fact of smaller footprint of A3 mATX. I recently built in one of these, you can look up the images in my other post. Temps are good and the compatibility is great.
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Your build looks amazing! And i love the form factor of the a3 as well esp the capability to use atx mobo and psu. But im currently debating between both because of the available spots to mount storage.
 
gtx10606gig said:
I'd suggest you'd go for an Asus ap201 if you want an easier time cable managing. It also has a mesh panel, which will help in concealing your PC's parts.
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Hey, thanks for the suggestion! Ill definitely take a look. Do u have any atx case suggestions? I've had some friends tell me im overspending on a case and that if i can get one for cheaper i should consider.
 
whizzkid said:
Hey, thanks for the suggestion! Ill definitely take a look. Do u have any atx case suggestions? I've had some friends tell me im overspending on a case and that if i can get one for cheaper i should consider.
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You might want to look at the Lian Li 205M. That case is almost half the price of the A3 or the AP201.
 
If you're interested then consider MSI MAG FORGE 120A, it has 6 inbuilt 120mm case fans with support for 2 more and a inbuilt fan hub, USB 3.2 gen 1, 330mm GPU size support, 200mm psu size (if you remove 3.5" bay), Tempered glass.

And best of all,

Under 3.8k
 
whizzkid said:
Building a pc soon, was planning on using the i5 12400 and the rx7700xt

Unable to make a decision between the two cases. If there's any other cases that I should consider I'm open to suggestions
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Totally personal preference. If you like small form factor then you can ahead with Lian li a3 as it can accomodate matx mobo and atx psu(upto 150mm). I have bought pc parts today(really excited, childhood dream coming true) with my Lian Li dan a3 matx just because i like small form factor and practicality of Matx. Mainly the mobo i got seems pretty good value for money considering am5.
If you wanna check out my specs link
 
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Frankenstein69 said:
Totally personal preference. If you like small form factor then you can ahead with Lian li a3 as it can accomodate matx mobo and atx psu(upto 150mm). I have bought pc parts today(really excited, childhood dream coming true) with my Lian Li dan a3 matx just because i like small form factor and practicality of Matx. Mainly the mobo i got seems pretty good value for money considering am5.
If you wanna check out my specs link
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That Mobo seems to a steal at that price, also do u plan to get another 16gb stick down the line? Since ull be running at single channel

This is my first pc build as well. Goodluck for ur build!
 
lolakuti said:
If you're interested then consider MSI MAG FORGE 120A, it has 6 inbuilt 120mm case fans with support for 2 more and a inbuilt fan hub, USB 3.2 gen 1, 330mm GPU size support, 200mm psu size (if you remove 3.5" bay), Tempered glass.

And best of all,

Under 3.8k
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Damn that price is amazing, but i alr have 6/7 arctic p12s lying around atm,I'll consider the case tho, thank you!
 
Frankenstein69 said:
Totally personal preference. If you like small form factor then you can ahead with Lian li a3 as it can accomodate matx mobo and atx psu(upto 150mm). I have bought pc parts today(really excited, childhood dream coming true) with my Lian Li dan a3 matx just because i like small form factor and practicality of Matx. Mainly the mobo i got seems pretty good value for money considering am5.
If you wanna check out my specs link
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I considered your mobo before selecting mine, what msi did here is slapped a 'gaming' name to it and increased a m.2 slot with some extended heat sink while removing features like an better ram frequency

whizzkid said:
That Mobo seems to a steal at that price, also do u plan to get another 16gb stick down the line? Since ull be running at single channel

This is my first pc build as well. Goodluck for ur build!
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@whizzkid I highly suggest you consider buying MSI PRO B650-S WIFI FOR 14.5K from Computech
 
lolakuti said:
I considered your mobo before selecting mine, what msi did here is slapped a 'gaming' name to it and increased a m.2 slot with some extended heat sink while removing features like an better ram frequency



@whizzkid I highly suggest you consider buying MSI PRO B650-S WIFI FOR 14.5K from Computech
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Do u have any suggestions for an Intel motherboard? I'm building with a i5 12400
 
whizzkid said:
Do u have any suggestions for an Intel motherboard? I'm building with a i5 12400
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I'm am presenting you with 2 options, however I must say that would not be wise.
 

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whizzkid said:
Do u have any suggestions for an Intel motherboard? I'm building with a i5 12400
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If you consider this then you would get better resell value and performance
 

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lolakuti said:
I considered your mobo before selecting mine, what msi did here is slapped a 'gaming' name to it and increased a m.2 slot with some extended heat sink while removing features like an better ram frequency
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you got same mobo(MSI b650m gaming plus wifi)?
yeah, i compared plus and non-plus but i will max be installing 2 ram sticks(16x2) later. I mostly went with Plus one because of more usb ports and nvme m.2 slot. One can't go wrong with either of these two tho. Non-plus is more value for money. :)
 
lolakuti said:
If you consider this then you would get better resell value and performance
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I'm not too concerned about the resale value since I can use it as a server. Also im not planning to get an nvidia GPU considering the amd equivalent for the price are way better
 
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I'm not too concerned about the resale value since I can use it as a server. Also im not planning to get an nvidia GPU considering the amd equivalent for the price are way better
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What GPU are you considering/comparing and can you list their price as well?
 
whizzkid said:
the 7700xt which is sitting at around 39-42k
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If you're comparing the 4060 which sells for 28k to a 7700xt which sells for 39k retail, you will be paying 11k for the premium of extra 20fps. That's why paying for the AMD card at full retail price is unwise.
What you should be looking for is either a used 7900gre or a new 4070. If you're already willing to increase your budget.
 
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