For those unfamiliar, this is the NVIDIA edition CM-830 Stacker from Cooler Master.
Does it fit todays gpus? You might have to cut up the drive cage
Didn’t think about that. After 2010, I’ve been using laptops more so I am a bit out of the loop.
Looks awesome!
As long as the GPU and PSU fit, I don’t see why you couldn’t use it!
Yeah, I’m not sure what would make a case obsolete other than not physically fitting your hardware. I’m using a janky mid-2000s Antec case to hold my i7-9700k / RTX 2070 build with no problems (although I fully expect to need a bigger case for any future GPU upgrades).
My hot take is that this is practically irrelevant for the vast majority of desktop users, even hobbyists. Unless you have an absolute rats’ nest of cables inside the case or you are overclocking the chip close to its thermal limits, your chip should run just fine with a small form factor heatsink/fan, which an older, non-enthusiast case should have no problem fitting. As one data point, I’m cooling my CPU with a Noctua NH-D15 inside my Antec Three Hundred. A somewhat tight fit? Maybe, but certainly no performance issues.
I would worry about GPU and cpu cooler fitment, especially with those thick fans on the side.
Those fans are removable, as is the fan door. I’ve got a different version of this case that’s worked for over a decade, and I’ve periodically added/removed both to my rig based on what would fit.
That’s pretty good forward thinking on their part. I’ve worked on too many dells and Lenovos where stuff like that is replaceable but if you don’t have it attached it won’t turn on. Or it’s designed to limit what it put in it physically for some unknown reason.
Yeah, it’s great. The doors are only attached with locking spring hinges, so it’s super easy to go on and off. The worst part of the process is running the fan power (thank the gods for daisy chained molex) in a way that doesn’t get in the way, but I generally run the wire behind the hinge and it doesn’t get in the way or take damage from opening the case.
Well Gigabyte do a Slim 8gb 4060 if those side fans will be a clearance issue, and if thats not an issue but the drive cages are several companies make a “shorty” 4060 and 4070.
Thats before you start playing around with riser cables and so on. You can almost certainly make a build work in this case but maybe not the build you want.