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GrayTech

I would like to build a small formfactor PC for travelling with hardware I already have at home. Therefore I'm looking for a small case which can handle a mATX motherboard, two slot GPU (200mm) and an ATX PSU. Price should be less then 100€ (GER). Currently I'm looking at the Jonsbo V4 which is available for around 60-65€ but I would like to get some other recommendations.

I'm not too concerned about cooling since the Hardware I'm using isn't that power hungry.

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Main PC:

Ryzen 5 1600 3.8GHz - RX 570 4GB - 2x8GB DDR4 - ASUS Prime X370-Pro - Shadow Rock 2 - Define S - Seasonic Prime Gold 650W

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Dorm PC:

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Pentium G4400 - 4GB DDR4 - Fujitsu Esprimo P556 - 250GB SATA SSD - 2 x 4TB NAS HDD - 12V PSU - OpenMediaVault

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26 minutes ago, GrayTech said:

I would like to build a small formfactor PC for travelling with hardware I already have at home. Therefore I'm looking for a small case which can handle a mATX motherboard, two slot GPU (200mm) and an ATX PSU. Price should be less then 100€ (GER). Currently I'm looking at the Jonsbo V4 which is available for around 60-65€ but I would like to get some other recommendations.

I'm not too concerned about cooling since the Hardware I'm using isn't that power hungry.

Thermaltake Core V21

Fractal Design Node 304

 

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Helly Benchmarking said:

Thermaltake Core V21

Fractal Design Node 304

Thanks for your recommendations! I don't really like the look of the Core V21. The Node 304 seems like a good choice but sadly it's only ITX. 

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Main PC:

Ryzen 5 1600 3.8GHz - RX 570 4GB - 2x8GB DDR4 - ASUS Prime X370-Pro - Shadow Rock 2 - Define S - Seasonic Prime Gold 650W

500GB NVME SSD - 1TB SATA SSD - 1TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro

Dorm PC:

i5 4590 - GTX 960 4GB - 2x4GB DDR3 - ASUS H81M2 - Dark Rock 3 - Define R3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Seasonic S12 430W - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

NAS:

Pentium G4400 - 4GB DDR4 - Fujitsu Esprimo P556 - 250GB SATA SSD - 2 x 4TB NAS HDD - 12V PSU - OpenMediaVault

Laptop:

Dell Latitude E6520 - i5 2430M - 2x4GB DDR3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

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18 hours ago, GrayTech said:

Thanks for your recommendations! I don't really like the look of the Core V21. The Node 304 seems like a good choice but sadly it's only ITX. 

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@fonzz1e @tkitch Thanks for your recommendations!

 

I also did some more research by myself. The Inter Tech IM-1 Pocket (also sold as Tecware Fusion/SAMA IM01) seems to be exactly what I was looking for.

 -+-+- This is a reminder to clean the dust filters of your PC! -+-+-

 

Main PC:

Ryzen 5 1600 3.8GHz - RX 570 4GB - 2x8GB DDR4 - ASUS Prime X370-Pro - Shadow Rock 2 - Define S - Seasonic Prime Gold 650W

500GB NVME SSD - 1TB SATA SSD - 1TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro

Dorm PC:

i5 4590 - GTX 960 4GB - 2x4GB DDR3 - ASUS H81M2 - Dark Rock 3 - Define R3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Seasonic S12 430W - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

NAS:

Pentium G4400 - 4GB DDR4 - Fujitsu Esprimo P556 - 250GB SATA SSD - 2 x 4TB NAS HDD - 12V PSU - OpenMediaVault

Laptop:

Dell Latitude E6520 - i5 2430M - 2x4GB DDR3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

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9 hours ago, GrayTech said:

@fonzz1e @tkitch Thanks for your recommendations!

 

I also did some more research by myself. The Inter Tech IM-1 Pocket (also sold as Tecware Fusion/SAMA IM01) seems to be exactly what I was looking for.

that works too 🙂

 

if yer using non-sfx psu, it's gonna be tight

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12 hours ago, fonzz1e said:

that works too 🙂

 

if yer using non-sfx psu, it's gonna be tight

I'll try using my existing ATX PSU. I guess it'll be fine since my GPU is short enough to fit with an ATX PSU installed.

 -+-+- This is a reminder to clean the dust filters of your PC! -+-+-

 

Main PC:

Ryzen 5 1600 3.8GHz - RX 570 4GB - 2x8GB DDR4 - ASUS Prime X370-Pro - Shadow Rock 2 - Define S - Seasonic Prime Gold 650W

500GB NVME SSD - 1TB SATA SSD - 1TB HDD - Windows 10 Pro

Dorm PC:

i5 4590 - GTX 960 4GB - 2x4GB DDR3 - ASUS H81M2 - Dark Rock 3 - Define R3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Seasonic S12 430W - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

NAS:

Pentium G4400 - 4GB DDR4 - Fujitsu Esprimo P556 - 250GB SATA SSD - 2 x 4TB NAS HDD - 12V PSU - OpenMediaVault

Laptop:

Dell Latitude E6520 - i5 2430M - 2x4GB DDR3 - 250GB SATA SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Linux Mint

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  • 2 weeks later...

If you need pointers on the Intertech IM 1, shoot. I got it with an ATX PSU and I have tried inverted and regular setup. 

On 11/21/2021 at 2:20 PM, GrayTech said:

I would like to build a small formfactor PC for travelling with hardware I already have at home. Therefore I'm looking for a small case which can handle a mATX motherboard, two slot GPU (200mm) and an ATX PSU. Price should be less then 100€ (GER). Currently I'm looking at the Jonsbo V4 which is available for around 60-65€ but I would like to get some other recommendations.

I'm not too concerned about cooling since the Hardware I'm using isn't that power hungry.

 

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