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Hello LTT forum members,

     I am currently planning a build, and I am torn between the expansion options of ATX and the size savings of MATX.  Therefore, I want to find a small ATX case with decent/good airflow that is high quality.

 

Just for your information, here is the MATX build I have currently on PC part picker.  The ATX build would be essentially identical, but with a different MOBO and case.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H86tyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H86tyc/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($105.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($128.74 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($202.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($659.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($91.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2177.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 12:05 EDT-0400
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NZXT S340, Silverstone RV/FT05 are some of the smallest I can think of at the moment. The SIlverstone cases also have the best air cooling in a case besides testbenches.

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Branwen (2015 build) - CPU: i7 4790K GPU:EVGA GTX 1070 SC PSU: XFX XTR 650W RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX fury Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPower MAX AC SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB + Crucial MX300 1TB  Case: Silverstone RV05 Cooler: Corsair H80i V2 Displays: AOC AGON AG241QG & BenQ BL2420PT Build log: link 

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Netrunner (2020 build) - CPU: AMD R7 3700X GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 (from 2015 build) PSU: Corsair SF600 platinum RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600Mhz cl16 Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus X570i pro wifi SSD: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB Case: Lian Li TU150W black Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Slim

 

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