Looking for Mini-ITX case

[Max1996LTT]

For a build centered around a Ryzen 5 5600G, I'm thinking of building a system with a Mini-ITX board and case.

 

In the case, I'd like the front IO ports to not be in the top panel, due to preferring to avoid dust in ports I use less frequently. I'd also like the case to allow for at least decent cable management.

 

On account of my preferences, I'd like to set the price/budget aside for now and have that be the deciding factor. Are there any cases you guys recommend?

[Fasauceome]

Silverstone Sugo SG13 has front facing I/O ports, enough space for larger GPUs, and decent room inside for cable managing. Recommended alongside a 120mm intake fan.

[Bradders]

I built recently in the Streacom DA2 V1 and honestly its not worth it. Not the most fun to build in and a bit of a hotbox when using a 280mm rad. That being said it is a pretty case with simple front IO. Personally thinking of moving to a Lian li/Dan case A4 H20 because of all the raving reviews. 

 

Good luck with cable Managing in a Mini ITX as, depending on the case, it can become a several hour long task.

[SpookyCitrus]

I've used the Cooler Master NR200 twice in the last couple months and it's an awesome Mini ITX case. It fits 3 fan GPUs, saw a build where someone even fit a founders 3090 without modification, it has room for a 240mm AIO if wanted, and cable management is easy. With clean cable management it only took me 2 hours the first build and once I knew where to put cables my second build in one took like maybe 45 minutes. It's an awesome little case. Here's a build list of what I put in mine, the build list also has a link for the case.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CBMfFg

[Max1996LTT]

7 minutes ago, 8tg said:

Are you looking for any particular style of mini itx or just anything itx?

Compact as possible, cube, just a regular tower but 2 slot?

 

 

Regular tower but 2-slot would be best, if at all possible.

[An0maly_76]

 

To be fair, they DID warn you.

 

Now, if they only looked a bit more like Liam Neeson...

Edited July 19, 2022 by An0maly_76
Revised, more info

[Max1996LTT]

2 minutes ago, 8tg said:

Note that I/o placement becomes an issue with basically any modern case, front panel I/o is something really only seen on a rare few cases these days.

I've been wondering about that, actually. Like, why are more and more cases having IO on the top panel?

[Nukes25]

While it is a cube, I just built in the Thermaltake core v1 snow edition case, pretty quick and easy, and not too bad for cable management.

I/O is lower, but, as you can swap top/ side panels, you can make them top, backside or bottom

[Max1996LTT]

On 7/19/2022 at 6:14 PM, 8tg said:

Fractal Design Nano S, Fractal Design Torrent Mini, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini, cooler master NR200, NZXT H210

 

One last question, I noticed some of those have USB-C among the front IO, though the majority of mini-ITX boards lack the necessary header, so how does that work?

 

Right now, I'm thinking of either H210 or Cube v1.

[Max1996LTT]

After further research into these options, I narrowed the ideal case down to Fractal Design Nano S and NZXT H210 based on my case preferences. However, because the latter has a USB-C cable and my selected motherboard lacks the required header, that option is the less appealing one.

 

Thus, my final choice is the Fractal Design Nano S. Thanks for the help!