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Looking for a very small and compact ATX case.

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17 hours ago, Meiyer said:

Could you recommend the smallest ever ATX case that all these components would fit into? (My biggest concerns are: video card length, power supply cable management)

General smallest ATX cases

 

Meshify C

220T

CR1088

Silverstone GD series (GD08, GD09)

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Currently I have this case:

 

Corsair Carbide Series 400R

 

It's a huge computer case and I'd like something more compact (while still maintaining great airflow).

 

My components:

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7 (Standard ATX)

CPU: i5-4460

CPU COOLER: Stock (the one that came with the CPU)

GRAPHICS CARD: Asus GTX-750 TI 2GB OC

RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3

PSU: Corsair CX430W Non-Modular

FANS: Stock (the ones that came with the computer case, 2 intake fans on the front and 1 exhaust on the back)

SSD #1: Standard issue 2'5 Internal (SATA3) Sold State Drive

SSD #2: Standard issue 2'5 Internal (SATA3) Solid State Drive

SSD #3: PCI-E (it's smaller in every dimension compared to my video card so it shouldn't be an issue...I think)

HDD: Standard issue 3'5 Internal (SATA3) Hard Drive 

DVD DRIVE: Just a regular DVD Reader/Writer with a SATA3 connector (I can get rid of this if necessary) 

 

Could you recommend the smallest ever ATX case that all these components would fit into? (My biggest concerns are: video card length, power supply cable management)

 

Thank you very much in advance and have a great day!

 

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The thing about atx is it’s pretty standardized.  Things have gotten less deep because the 5” or so needed for hard drives has largely gone away, but PSUs are still a standard width, and video cards are still a standard height.  The common widths for desktop cases seem to be ~140mm, ~165mm, which is more or less does it have a 120mm or 140mm fan in back.  The height is generally the motherboard + the PSU. PSUs are standardized, and you’ve got a full atx motherboard, so while there will be some variation, but a mid height atx tower is going to be more or less a mid height atx tower.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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17 hours ago, Meiyer said:

Could you recommend the smallest ever ATX case that all these components would fit into? (My biggest concerns are: video card length, power supply cable management)

General smallest ATX cases

 

Meshify C

220T

CR1088

Silverstone GD series (GD08, GD09)

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14 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Meshify C

Oh the mechify c 

I can look at it 24/7 with out a problem

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

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