Transplanting my parts to a smaller case - Suggestions?

[BrinkGG]

So my rig currently resides in a Corsair 760T case. I'll be moving into a small apartment soon and would like to shrink the footprint that my case takes up.

I'd like to keep everything except for my motherboard and case, as I'll need to downsize to a mATX or mITX motherboard to fit the smaller case. 

 

Budget is around $250 for the Case and motherboard, with most likely around $120-150 of that going to the motherboard, but I can be flexible here. 

 

What are your suggestions? I don't need a side window as this would most likely sit behind a monitor or out of view, but the case you recommend only has a windowed version I will consider it. I prefer it to be cool and quiet over looking pretty. 
 

Current hardware that would transfer over:

CPU: i7-8700k

Cooler: Cryorig H5 Ultimate

Memory: Vengeance LPX 2x8GB

Storage: 2x 2.5" SSDs, 1x 3.5" HDD

GPU: MSI Armor GTX 1080

PSU: EVGA Supernova G3 650 w

Misc: PCIe 1x card - USB 3.0 (Oculus rift) 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RDPkZR

 

TL;DR, I need a smaller case and motherboard. Tell me what you think is good. 

[SpookyCitrus]

10 minutes ago, BrinkGG said:

-snip-

The 760t is pretty big, I used to have one a while ago even a Mid tower case would be quite a bit smaller. Are you set on a Micro ATX or ITX case or would keeping your current motherboard and switching from the full tower to a mid be ok?

[TVwazhere]

9 minutes ago, BrinkGG said:

Misc: PCIe 1x card - USB 3.0 (Oculus rift) 

I'm assuming you're flexible getting rid of this? If not you're stuck with mATX cases since mITX boards only have 1 PCI-E slot

 

I'm also assuming you didnt want to keep the DVD drive as the OP didnt include it, and I'm assuming you want to keep your overclockability on the 8700k

 

mATX:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For $329.99
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler	Purchased For $39.99
Motherboard	MSI - Z370M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$124.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For $105.99
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $95.00
Storage	Western Digital - Red 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $69.99
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card	Purchased For $350.00
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$83.13 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $49.99
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Dell - U3011 30.0" 2560x1600 60 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $125.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1374.07
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-17 15:05 EDT-0400

 

mITX:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For $329.99
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler	Purchased For $39.99
Motherboard	ASRock - Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For $105.99
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $95.00
Storage	Western Digital - Red 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $69.99
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card	Purchased For $350.00
Case	Fractal Design - Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case	$59.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $49.99
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Dell - U3011 30.0" 2560x1600 60 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Monitor	Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $125.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1385.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-17 15:08 EDT-0400

 

[BrinkGG]

7 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The 760t is pretty big, I used to have one a while ago even a Mid tower case would be quite a bit smaller. Are you set on a Micro ATX or ITX case or would keeping your current motherboard and switching from the full tower to a mid be ok?

At this point I'd like to go with as small as is reasonable while still keeping the H5 Ultimate. 

If you have a mid tower that is still sizably smaller then the 760t I'd definitely consider it though. 

[Fasauceome]

Did someone say small case?

[BrinkGG]

3 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I'm also assuming you didnt want to keep the DVD drive as the OP didnt include it, and I'm assuming you want to keep your overclockability on the 8700k

-snip-

I've got an external DVD/BD drive nowadays so it just sits collecting dust. I'd be fine parting ways with it. 

 

I like the look of the Meshify C mini, definitely a consideration. 

I want to look into the cooling of the Core 500 before considering it looks to me like the front panel would be fairly air restrictive. 

 

6 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I'm assuming you're flexible getting rid of this? If not you're stuck with mATX cases since mITX boards only have 1 PCI-E slot

I'm hoping Oculus fixes this or I can find a better solution, but as of right now the Oculus rift sensors are over USB 3.0 and use an insane amount of bandwidth. (Something upwards of 2.2Gb/s at times) 

They're known to max out a USB bus controller with 3 sensors plugged in, so I added a USB card exclusively for 2 of the sensors. 

If Oculus can fix this before I move (2-4 months depending on job applications), then yes I can ditch the card as they should only use 550Mb/s max per sensor. 

[TVwazhere]

4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Did someone say small case?

*with 3.5" drives

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, TVwazhere said:

*with 3.5" drives

Actually I thought about that, stick the one 3.5" drive being used in the top caddy and double sided tape the two 2.5" drives to the floor mount (or just let one hang loose, there's room)

[BrinkGG]

4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Did someone say small case?

If I go ITX the Sugo 13B is already on my list of ITX cases to consider.  

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, BrinkGG said:

I like the look of the Meshify C mini, definitely a consideration. 

I want to look into the cooling of the Core 500 before considering it looks to me like the front panel would be fairly air restrictive. 

The Meshify C mini is great, I used the Define C Mini (which is the same frame but different front panel) in Purple build in my signature, and it was breeze to work in. Cable management is perfect!

Spoiler

The core 500 definitely doenst have stellar airflow but it's okay with it's side ventilation airflow (though I might suggest adding a front intake fan if possible)

3 minutes ago, BrinkGG said:

I'm hoping Oculus fixes this or I can find a better solution, but as of right now the Oculus rift sensors are over USB 3.0 and use an insane amount of bandwidth. (Something upwards of 2.2Gb/s at times) 

They're known to max out a USB bus controller with 3 sensors plugged in, so I added a USB card exclusively for 2 of the sensors. 

If Oculus can fix this before I move (2-4 months depending on job applications), then yes I can ditch the card as they should only use 550Mb/s max per sensor. 

Wouldnt you be able to use front panel USB 3.0's? Or would they still not be able to handle the bandwidth? (Truth be told I've never heard of this problem but I'm not big into VR)

[BrinkGG]

20 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Wouldnt you be able to use front panel USB 3.0's? Or would they still not be able to handle the bandwidth? (Truth be told I've never heard of this problem but I'm not big into VR)

If the motherboard has a seperate USB 3.0 controller for the front panel and back USB ports then yes. When I last checked though, most motherboards used the same controller for all USB 3.0 ports.

[andyme]

what about the phanteks evolv matx

[andyme]

link:https://www.newegg.com/satin-black-phanteks-enthoo-evolv-micro-atx-tower/p/N82E16811854058

[BrinkGG]

2 minutes ago, andyme said:

what about the phanteks evolv matx

I thought about it, but the Evolv has such abysmal cooling performance in comparison to something like the Meshify C mini, so it falls very much short of what I would like. 

[_Hustler_One_]

11 hours ago, BrinkGG said:

If I go ITX the Sugo 13B is already on my list of ITX cases to consider.  

Sugooooi..!!!