Jump to content

Looking for the smallest ITX case that fits 2x3.5" HDDs, ATX PSU, no GPU.

Infernalx
By Infernalx
in Power Supplies
 Share
Posted

I'm planning on building a surveillance PC that runs:

mITX mobo, low profile cooler, no GPU, 2x 3.5" HDDs

 

A 350w PSU is more than enough, and I'm looking to build this cheaply so something like a VS350 ATX PSU is good enough, but I am flexible if something smaller (SFX/flex/etc) of a similar price can be found to fit in a smaller case.

 

What's the smallest case under £50 (and available in the UK) that can fit this system?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Thermaltake Core V1

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fGvRsY/thermaltake-case-ca1b800s1wn00

BabyBlu (Primary): 

  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ up to 5.3GHz, 5.0GHz all-core, delidded
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Hero
  • RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4x8GB DDR4-3200 @ 4000MHz 16-18-18-34
  • GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X, 2070MHz core, 8000MHz mem
  • Case: Phanteks Evolv X
  • Storage: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB, 3x ADATASU800 1TB (RAID 0), Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
  • PSU: Corsair HX1000i
  • Display: MSI MPG341CQR 34" 3440x1440 144Hz Freesync, Dell S2417DG 24" 2560x1440 165Hz Gsync
  • Cooling: Custom water loop (CPU & GPU), Radiators: 1x140mm(Back), 1x280mm(Top), 1x420mm(Front)
  • Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
  • Mouse: MasterMouse MM710
  • Headset: Corsair Void Pro RGB
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Roxanne (Wife Build):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ up to 5.0GHz, 4.8Ghz all-core, relidded w/ LM
  • Motherboard: Asus Z97A
  • RAM: G.Skill Sniper 4x8GB DDR3-2400 @ 10-12-12-24
  • GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 w/ LM
  • Case: Corsair Vengeance C70, w/ Custom Side-Panel Window
  • Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Silicon Power A80 2TB NVME
  • PSU: Corsair AX760
  • Display: Samsung C27JG56 27" 2560x1440 144Hz Freesync
  • Cooling: Corsair H115i RGB
  • Keyboard: GMMK TKL(Kailh Box White)
  • Mouse: Glorious Model O-
  • Headset: SteelSeries Arctis 7
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

BigBox (HTPC):

  • CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3600 @ 3600MHz 14-14-14-28
  • GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus OC, de-shrouded, LM TIM, replaced mem therm pads
  • Case: Fractal Design Node 202
  • Storage: SP A80 1TB, WD Black SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair SF600 Gold w/ NF-A9x14
  • Display: Samsung QN90A 65" (QLED, 4K, 120Hz, HDR, VRR)
  • Cooling: Thermalright AXP-100 Copper w/ NF-A12x15
  • Keyboard/Mouse: Rii i4
  • Controllers: 4X Xbox One & 2X N64 (with USB)
  • Sound: Denon AVR S760H with 5.1.2 Atmos setup.
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Harmonic (NAS/Game/Plex/Other Server):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 6700
  • Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY H270M
  • RAM: 64GB DDR4-2133
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
  • Case: Fractal Design Define 7
  • HDD: 3X Seagate Exos X16 14TB in RAID 5
  • SSD: Inland Premium 512GB NVME, Sabrent 1TB NVME
  • Optical: BDXL WH14NS40 flashed to WH16NS60
  • PSU: Corsair CX450
  • Display: None
  • Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S
  • Keyboard/Mouse: None
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

NAS:

  • Synology DS216J
  • 2x8TB WD Red NAS HDDs in RAID 1. 8TB usable space
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Cooler Master Elite 130

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, Infernalx said:

I'm planning on building a surveillance PC that runs:

mITX mobo, low profile cooler, no GPU, 2x 3.5" HDDs

 

What's the smallest case under £50

50 pounds might be a bit tough. I know one of the Silverstone RVZ series (01/02/03, I think it's the 02) or Node 202 could have their GPU chambers repurposed for 3.5" drives, but they're above that price and they take SFX PSU's.

 

RVZ01

RVZ02

RVZ02 (clear)

ML08

Node 202

 

The silverstone SG13B *cough @Fasauceome cough* would work but it only officially supports 1 3.5" bay. Might be able to put another in somehow. 

Glorious SG13B

 

The Coolermaster Elite 110 lists 2 3.5" drives can fit on PCPP (3 if you look on their website)\

Elite 110

"Put as much effort into your question as you'd expect someone to give in an answer"- @Princess Luna

Make sure to Quote posts or tag the person with @[username] so they know you responded to them!

 RGB Build Post 2019 --- Rainbow 🦆 2020 --- Velka 5 V2.0 Build 2021

Purple Build Post ---  Blue Build Post --- Blue Build Post 2018 --- Project ITNOS

CPU i7-4790k    Motherboard Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI    RAM G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866mhz    GPU EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW3    Case Corsair 380T   

Storage Samsung EVO 250GB, Samsung EVO 1TB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 5TB    PSU Corsair CX750M    Cooling Cryorig H7 with NF-A12x25

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

it only officially supports 1 3.5" bay. Might be able to put another in somehow. 

with no GPU, I bet you could mount one HDD on the side panel mesh where the GPU would otherwise be

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
29 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

50 pounds might be a bit tough. I know one of the Silverstone RVZ series (01/02/03, I think it's the 02) or Node 202 could have their GPU chambers repurposed for 3.5" drives, but they're above that price and they take SFX PSU's.

 

RVZ01

RVZ02

RVZ02 (clear)

ML08

Node 202

 

The silverstone SG13B *cough @Fasauceome cough* would work but it only officially supports 1 3.5" bay. Might be able to put another in somehow. 

Glorious SG13B

 

The Coolermaster Elite 110 lists 2 3.5" drives can fit on PCPP (3 if you look on their website)\

Elite 110

The Elite 110 looks like is a solid fallback option even though it's a bit bigger.

The Node 202 says it doesn't support 3.5" drives but I found this: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/gX9WGX which is genius. I would go for this if I ever found a used 202 cheap enough.

 

25 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

with no GPU, I bet you could mount one HDD on the side panel mesh where the GPU would otherwise be

 

I like the sound of the SG13 DIY route the most, it's hard to know if it will work without having a case in front of me though.

Any other budget DIY options that come to mind?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, Infernalx said:

Any other budget DIY options that come to mind?

Double sided tape, there is a lot of flat area inside the Sugo for that as well.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Power Supplies

×