ATX motherboard with a portable case?

[RavenTaker]

Hello everyone, I study in another country and I want to build a pc with an ATX motherboard but I'm gonna have to move again in another 3 years! I want help with the choice of the case knowing that I have a steel legend B450 full atx motherboard paired with an RTX 2070 super and no water cooling. Plz help

[Gorgon]

Like this?

 

[Gorgon]

Fractal Meshify C with an extra fan for front-intake for the GPU.

[RavenTaker]

On 5/4/2020 at 12:35 AM, Gorgon said:

Fractal Meshify C with an extra fan for front-intake for the GPU.

Is this the smallest ATX case out there? Also the video is too custom that I cried looking at the case lol

[Gorgon]

11 hours ago, RavenTaker said:

Is this the smallest ATX case out there? Also the video is too custom that I cried looking at the case lol

It's not the smallest ATX case out there but it is less depth front to Back than most and has good airflow due to the mesh front. GamersNexus has tested this case and while at Stock is not a top Performer does do quite well when a second front-fan is added.

 

I have one of these for our youngest kid's gaming system and a folding system in the non-mesh front Define C version and both are build solidly and easy to work in.

 

If you want the smallest possible build you could look at a iTX build but they tend to be more expensive and harder to cool.

 

An mATX build might be an option as the motherboard and hence the case goes from 5-7 available PCIe slots to 3-5 but there aren't as many options for mATX motherboards. ASRock has the Steel Legend in mATX and the Pro4 & Pro4M/ac and Gigabyte the b450 Aorus M and b450m Aorus Elite. The major limitation of most mATX motherboards are less PCIe slots for add-on cards and usually less fan headers and m.2 slots.

 

But it sounds like you already have the motherboard in-hand.

[Gorgon]

Here's a list of "Small" ATX cases

 

and here's another that seems more like what your looking for

 

Take a look at them then if you find a couple that look interesting check the specks comparing the volume of the case using the dimensions and then look for reviews of the case and once you have it narrowed down re-post a question here asking for recommendations from people who use the models your interested in.

 

And once you get one don't forget to keep the box as it will be the best protection for when you do move but if your shipping the box it's probably a good idea to remove the graphics card and pack that separately as they can work loose in shipping and damage the system.

[TVwazhere]

1 hour ago, Gorgon said:

Here's a list of "Small" ATX cases

 

and here's another that seems more like what your looking for

Notably missing from this list is the Corsair 220T (though the case is kinda new so that's probably why) it's the same size as the Meshify C, though Airflow is better in the Meshify C. (I just got to work with it last night which was neat)