New Case

[Mind_001]

I've been looking for a new case for quite a few months now, and nothing looks like what I'm after.

 

Here is what I have.

 

GIGABYTE X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI|AMD RYZEN 5 2600|G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB|Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 1200W| XFX RX 580 | Fractal Design Define S2|SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 500GB|SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB|Thermaltake Floe AIO Triple Riing RGB 360

 

I can easily swap out the PSU and/or water cooler as needed. I'm looking for a slim case. Being my motherboard is an ATX, it's hard to find good "small" cases.

 

I did look into these:

 

https://www.newegg.com/black-corsair-icue-220t-rgb-airflow-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811139142?Description=Corsair 220T&cm_re=Corsair_220T-_-11-139-142-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/black-thermaltake-core-g-series-slim-mini-tower/p/N82E16811133314?Description=thermaltake core g3&cm_re=thermaltake_core_g3-_-11-133-314-_-Product

 

Any other ideas, guys?

[emosun]

8 minutes ago, Mind_001 said:

it's hard to find good "small" cases

well with such a descriptive post I think we'll have no trouble listing every single small computer case on earth

 

 

[Mind_001]

8 minutes ago, Mind_001 said:

I'm looking for a slim case.

 

Just now, emosun said:

well with such a descriptive post I think we'll have no trouble listing every single small computer case on earth seeing as....

 

 

mustve missed that...

[Corrupt_Liberty]

Your options are fairly limited with an ATX motherboard.  Maybe see if you can sell it and get a mATX or ITX board?

[emosun]

1 minute ago, Mind_001 said:

mustve missed that...

ah i see now , give me a sec here to see if any computer cases exist that are "slim" , might be a hard find

[Corrupt_Liberty]

Just now, emosun said:

ah i see now , give me a sec here to see if any computer cases exist that are "slim" , might be a hard find

You forgot this. 

 

/s

[Mind_001]

9 minutes ago, Corrupt_Liberty said:

Your options are fairly limited with an ATX motherboard.  Maybe see if you can sell it and get a mATX or ITX board?

unlike what emosung said.... yeah. I can sell my ATX for sure, yeah. I think a mATX would be better, as I can get 4 DDR4 slots. (4x8gb)

 

What are my options for a mATX? I've seen a lot of Mini-ITX cases, but not mATX.

[Corrupt_Liberty]

5 minutes ago, Mind_001 said:

unlike what emosung said.... yeah. I can sell my ATX for sure, yeah. I think a mATX would be better, as I can get 4 DDR4 slots. (4x8gb)

 

What are my options for a mATX? I've seen a lot of Mini-ITX cases, but not mATX.

Slim pickings on the AMD side of the fence.

 

ASRock X570M PRO4 AM4 AMD X570 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX

 

There are a couple X370 boards but I doubt you want to downgrade.

[Mind_001]

8 minutes ago, Corrupt_Liberty said:

Slim pickings on the AMD side of the fence.

 

ASRock X570M PRO4 AM4 AMD X570 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX

 

There are a couple X370 boards but I doubt you want to downgrade.

Can the B450 run 3rd gen Ryzen cards? (I assume just a BIOS update is needed)

 

Edit: Oh, I meant mATX cases, sorry bout that

[Corrupt_Liberty]

2 minutes ago, Mind_001 said:

Can the B450 run 3rd gen Ryzen cards? (I assume just a BIOS update is needed)

As far as I know, yes.  Check the manufacturers website.  They will have a list of supported CPUs and which BIOS revision is required.

[Mind_001]

48 minutes ago, Corrupt_Liberty said:

As far as I know, yes.  Check the manufacturers website.  They will have a list of supported CPUs and which BIOS revision is required.

Yeah, B450 can take on 3rd gen Ryzen's. Looked on ASRock site for that chipset.

[Mind_001]

If I can go with a mATX board, what are my choices for cases?

[TVwazhere]

On 10/28/2019 at 10:58 AM, Mind_001 said:

If I can go with a mATX board, what are my choices for cases?

Basically nothing, because there are very few mATX cases I know of that can support a 360mm radiator. Though you did mention you'd be okay with switching that out, so with that in mind...

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rnGxFT/cooler-master-masterbox-q300l-microatx-mini-tower-case-mcb-q300l-kann-s00 (I've used this in my RGB Build Post 2019) 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JsKcCJ/fractal-design-meshify-c-mini-dark-tg-microatx-mini-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-mini-bko-tgd

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/D2HRsY/cooler-master-masterbox-nr400-wodd-microatx-mid-tower-case-mcb-nr400-kg5n-s00

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7PyV3C/silverstone-precision-ps15-microatx-mid-tower-case-sst-ps15b-g

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VnsmP6/silverstone-precision-ps15-microatx-mid-tower-case-sst-ps15b-rgb

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wd6qqs/silverstone-rl08bw-rgb-microatx-mini-tower-case-sst-rl08bw-rgb

 

For even slimmer cases, you can get some HTPC cases like the Silverstone GD06 as an example