Your thoughts on sff builds?

[Gdourado]

Hello, how are you?

I have been seeing online that small form factor builds are growing in popularity,

Gaming builds based on matx and even mitx are popular.

With this in mind,mi was wondering what are your thoughts on this,

Do you like sff builds?

What do you see as being the pros and the main trade offs against tax gaming builds?

Cheers!

[Shroomster]

I don't personally like them as much as my beloved full tower cases.

[ZetZet]

matx is just cheaper for example in budget builds.

[wyattzx]

Smaller builds leads to more condensed builds, which leads to higher temperatures, which often results in thermal throttling. Small Form Factor builds are more of a science than traditional builds, which, for those passionate, it can be a lot of fun. To me, they look neat, and I enjoy seeing Build Logs of them. The furthest I'd ever go myself would be a Corsair Air 540, which isn't even SFF. 

[Colt_0pz]

better to have mid towers. idk why ppl want small when you can go HUGE which is the way i like it

[AJR]

I prefer SFF. If I could get rid of my big bulky full tower I would. More console gamers are coming to pc, looking for just a gaming experience. Console-Like cases are great for that group. And also, you dont need all the expand-ability of the larger cases if all you're doing is gaming. Bitfenix Prodigy M pls gib.

[Fgtfv567]

Read my member title.

 

I really love that they're small, easy to transport, and can fit in tight spots. Ok, sure no multi-card setups, VERY limited air cooling support, and it can get a little hot in there, but they're still awesome, packing an entire gaming rig in your suitcase, but you can get high end GPUs, AIO coolers, and temps don't get too bad if you choose the right case

[deVIZtation]

I'm actually trying to build a SFF rig soon. I don't have the need for more than one PCI-E slot, and don't need any HDD cages as I only use a msata ssd. I think SFF builds look better than large towers like the 900D. Also, more skill is needed to make a SFF build look nice since there is basically no space on the inside.

[Fgtfv567]

Also, more skill is needed to make a SFF build look nice since there is basically no space on the inside.

That was my first build. Inside a CM elite 130 ITX system

[LiamApex]

Hello, how are you?

I have been seeing online that small form factor builds are growing in popularity,

Gaming builds based on matx and even mitx are popular.

With this in mind,mi was wondering what are your thoughts on this,

Do you like sff builds?

What do you see as being the pros and the main trade offs against tax gaming builds?

Cheers!

when they have a windows and nice parts they look really apealing and are great for taking to LAn partys etc 

[Turbo_Steve]

I love SFF,  especially for computers that don't live on a desk (e.g. one under my TV in the lounge, one behind the TV in the kitchen) but I get constantly frustrated with the GPU selection for them - Half-Height cards (as used the world-over in servers) just don't seem to be well catered for in the Graphics department:  I can get quad-gigabit NICs, dual 10Gbs NICs, sound cards, video capture, SCSI, SAS, SATA, FibreChannel, Converged Ethernet, dedicated cryptography, just about anything....but I can't seem to find a decent GPU.  I am not asking the earth:  I know that a half-height Titan X is an impossibility - equally, it's hugely frustrating that my ultrabook has better graphical chops than every aftermarket GPU I've tried:   would it really be sooo hard for nVidia or AMD to release a reference design for their mobile GPUs on a teeny PCIe card?  Yes, it will be expensive, but surely that's not the point.

 

What decent, 1080p capable SFF (half-height, not half-length) cards have you guys had the est results with?