HTPC case required

[Mling]

I need to know are there any HTPC cases that can take a mATX board and my 254mm graphics card. 

Im tempted to buy a cheap case and chop it up just for the motherboard tray; with PCIe riser card to lay the GPU flat and some wood/vinyl work to make it look reasonable - at least in this set up I can take it to lan parties.

[tarfeef101]

I mean, tons. Just go to PCPartPicker and filter for that length. But I feel like you have more requirements you're not telling us...

[Mling]

Just now, tarfeef101 said:

I mean, tons. Just go to PCPartPicker and filter for that length. But I feel like you have more requirements you're not telling us...

prob need a small form factor PSU that can power a 5700XT, depending on the case.

[chimimoryo]

https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/core-g3.html

 

I use that for my htpc case. It's plenty long enough for almost any graphics card. 320mm+ according to the specs. But be warned it needs an sfx power supply and it's cpu cooler hight restrictions are a little strict 

[tarfeef101]

1 minute ago, Mling said:

prob need a small form factor PSU that can power a 5700XT, depending on the case.

No, I mean what do you want this case to do other than fit a GPU of that length? cause, like, any mid-tower can do that. but, if that's all you wanted, you wouldn't be here. so please, give us what your requirements are. is there a size constraint? aesthetics/colour? drive compatibility? cooler compatibility??

[Mling]

Just now, tarfeef101 said:

No, I mean what do you want this case to do other than fit a GPU of that length? cause, like, any mid-tower can do that. but, if that's all you wanted, you wouldn't be here. so please, give us what your requirements are. is there a size constraint? aesthetics/colour? drive compatibility? cooler compatibility??

i want it as small as possible. hopefully it will sit behind my TV.

[tarfeef101]

2 minutes ago, Mling said:

i want it as small as possible. hopefully it will sit behind my TV.

That's a huge distinction! You should lead with stuff like that! A sandwich-style case like the Dan A4, Ghost S1, Formd T1, etc. are probably the smallest cases with long GPU support.

If you wanna spend less money, find a similar case on aliexpress/taobao, or go a little bigger and get an NR200P or maybe go for a taller case like a Dr Zaber sentry, silverstone RVZ-0x (1,2,3), node 202, etc.

 

 

Edit: of course, since you didn't give me other requirements, these don't support tons of drives, huge CPU coolers, etc. because you didn't ask for those things. hopefully you don't need them

[Arrogath]

2 minutes ago, Mling said:

i want it as small as possible. hopefully it will sit behind my TV.

and you want to use an mATX board, best of luck. Most of the good small case options only support mini-itx

[tarfeef101]

Just now, Arrogath said:

and you want to use an mATX board, best of luck. Most of the good small case options only support mini-itx

oh yeah oops i just went ITX cause i saw as small as possible. 

uh, tiny mATX is harder, maybe the chimera cases??

[Mling]

5 minutes ago, Arrogath said:

and you want to use an mATX board, best of luck. Most of the good small case options only support mini-itx

yea well I have 2600 and a 3200G that I can use but I can't find any compatable itx boards in stock.

13 minutes ago, chimimoryo said:

https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/core-g3.html

 

I use that for my htpc case. It's plenty long enough for almost any graphics card. 320mm+ according to the specs. But be warned it needs an sfx power supply and it's cpu cooler hight restrictions are a little strict 

that is what I am looking for but on amazon the shipping cost to NZ is $100.

 

 

[tarfeef101]

7 minutes ago, Mling said:

yea well I have 2600 and a 3200G that I can use but I can't find any compatable itx boards in stock.

that is what I am looking for but on amazon the shipping cost to NZ is $100.

 

 

Well I can't talk about stock in another country, but I can say basically any b350,x370,b450,x470,or x570 board will work. some b550s might not, but a lot probably will too (but I'd double check those). so make sure to check those before giving up. those are low-power parts, you don't need a high end board to run those chips. 

 

sry i don't have more mATX experience, my mATX builds haven't been tiny (arc mini r2, core v21, nr400, i used a corsair 280x but for an itx board, my router is matx but just runs naked on a storage bin...). some cases focused more at NAS use (silverstone makes a bunch) are short, but not necessarily "small", could give them a look. they'd probably fit into a media console, but not behind a tv

[FakeFBI]

32 minutes ago, Mling said:

yea well I have 2600 and a 3200G that I can use but I can't find any compatable itx boards in stock.

that is what I am looking for but on amazon the shipping cost to NZ is $100.

 

 

i literally just found a itx motherboard for the 2600

[Mling]

7 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

i literally just found a itx motherboard for the 2600

i did too but it adds $200 to $300 to the build

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, Mling said:

i did too but it adds $200 to $300 to the build

i found one for $100

[Mling]

Just now, ComputerBuilder said:

i found one for $100

well dont hide it!

[FakeFBI]

look at this https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1311&_nkw=msi+b450+gaming+plus&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=12&_odkw=xeon+e3-1220+v3

sorry this is better

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=msi+b450i+gaming+plus&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=12&_osacat=0&_odkw=msi+b450+gaming+plus

[Mling]

1 minute ago, ComputerBuilder said:

look at this https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1311&_nkw=msi+b450+gaming+plus&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=12&_odkw=xeon+e3-1220+v3

they come to over $200 NZD after shipping. I can get a brand new one locally for that price.

[FakeFBI]

Just now, Mling said:

they come to over $200 NZD after shipping. I can get a brand new one locally for that price.

tell me before dammit

[Mling]

7 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

tell me before dammit

i did but nm there is something else. If I go with a $200 ITX then I also need a new $200 small form facter PSU. Which brings me back to I might have to mod a case to make it slim enough to fit behind the tv. 

[FakeFBI]

1 hour ago, Mling said:

i did but nm there is something else. If I go with a $200 ITX then I also need a new $200 small form facter PSU. Which brings me back to I might have to mod a case to make it slim enough to fit behind the tv. 

why does fucking nz always have the worst prices on hardware

[Mling]

1 minute ago, ComputerBuilder said:

why does fucking nz always have the worst prices on hardware

2000km ocean border + 15% GST + outside every major trade route

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, Mling said:

2000km ocean border + 15% GST + outside every major trade route

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