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Best Small Form Factor Case?

csar141
By csar141
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I'm looking to build a new compact gaming rig and the biggest problem i'm running into is heat. The case i had my eye on was the Cooler Master Elite 120, this is a nearly perfect size and looks good too. The only problem is it does not have good ventilation/fan placement and would not be able to handle gaming for very long without parts overheating.

 

I need suggestions for the most well ventilated/heat dispersing small form factor case. I plan on running an i5-4570 and gtx 660 for reference in heat build up but i dont want suggestions for the cpu and gpu please, just the case.

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GPU: ASUS GTX 670 Direct CU II | CPU: Intel i7 3820 @3.6 GHz | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth X79 | RAM: G. Skill Ripjaw Series 2x4Gb | PSU: Corsair HX 750W | Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower

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Bitfenix you B'tch! Couldn't control myself by looking at elite 120.It looks like an HTPC case.

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Well for Mini-ITX the Hadron Air is very good. It is extremely small and accommodates up to a 780 ti. The bitfenix Prodigy is the second go to choice for mini itx also but it does not come with an 80+ gold PSU or a PSU at all.

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If you're going for an ITX build the prodigy is a good case with a fair amount of room for an ITX case, but not very small for a small form factor case, the prodigy M is a small M-ATX case which again has ample room for most things.

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Take a look at the Silverstone SG09. Smaller than a Prodigy, but mATX!

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evga hardon  hadron

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You could go with the 250D

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