Mini-ITX tower with good cooling/noise

[BouncyChillups]

Hi guys,

 

I've kinda outgrown the big, rgb-filled towers, that I used to like and am looking to transfer my pc's internals into a more subdued, smaller case for my desktop.

I had a similar question a while back, but have researched a bit more since then.

 

Noise has become more important to me for a while now, so I'd like a Mini-ITX case with decent cooling options.

• Mini-ITX
• dual slot gpu has to fit in it
• cooler support for either a 240mm aio or something like a beQuiet dark rock pro 4, nh-u12a etc
• at least room for two more fans, ideally more than that to manage airflow
• tempered glass would be nice.

I would love something like the CORSAIR ONE PRO i180, but I figured that would be pretty difficult in terms of building.

I also liked cases like the lian li tu150, nzxt h210i. I think the latter is the maximum of size I would like to go with.

 

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

[Tom_nerd]

I would recommend this case

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermaltake-core-v1-white-snow-edition-mini-itx-cube-case-with-window-1x-200mm-fan-included-usb-30-w

it only has one fan but it is 200mm and also has space to put more in.

[Jz1]

I think the NZXT H210 and the Fractal Nano S are the best value for ITX. They are basically mini towers unlike a lot of expensive small litre ITX cases. You can fit a 2 slot gpu in both of them, but the NZXT has the PSU shroud so thermals would be better for the gpu unless its a blower card but then it would be louder. I'm certain that you can fit in the NH-D15 in both of them, but I would go for a single tower like the U14S because I would not overclock and 1 fan is better for noise and the U14S is surprisingly very close to the NHD15 in thermals even with 1 fan. Downside is that it would not fit in the Nano S but fits in the H210.

You can also put in a Noctua fan setup for PWM that has the ULN adapter on for low db. Not sure what graphics card you have, or plan on buying but I would not put a 250W TDP card in an ITX system like for example a 1080 ti or 980 ti. Most I'd do is 2070 Super that has 215W TDP. And if you want the most quiet PSU then I would go with the Corsair RM550X as it has a no fan mode and also only 11-12 DB according to Cybernetics test parcour. If you end up getting an SFF Case, then you should know that the SF600 PSU is around 20DB, so I would get an ITX case that allows a full size ATX/PS2 PSU.

 

If I was a gamer, I'd get the NZXT, but for an ITX system for work related programs I would go for the Fractal Design Nano S and throw in a 100W TDP graphics card like a GTX 1650 Super. I would get the Ryzen 7 3700X as its 65W and doesn't need to be overclocked. 

 

[TVwazhere]

On 2/8/2020 at 9:03 AM, PleasantChaos said:

I also liked cases like the lian li tu150

I'd personally go with this case. With a dual slot card, you can even install extra bottom fans to help keep the GPU cool.