looking for an ITX case

[vanwazltoff]

Right now I have a Node 304, truth be told I am tired of it and I want a change. I would like something thinner like the EVGA Hadron or different like the Cubitek Mini cube

 

Current hardware:

 

Asus p8z77-i deluxe/wd

i5-3570k

Asus gtx 670 directcuii (the long card, not the midget)

Antec kuhler 620 (will be replacing this soon and putting it in another computer)

1x 3.5" HDD

1X 2.5" SSD

500w 80+ bronze psu

 

I really like the look of the Hadron but id rather not spend about $200 on a case with a psu when i already have one. The problem I have with most ITX cases is that they all seem to put psus in stupid places (right above the motherboard for starters.) bitfenix, fractal and cubitek dont do this. the problem with the prodigy is its even bigger than the node 304.

 

so from what i have found that i like so far is the hadron and the mini cube. the mini cube is on sale for $60 on the NCIX site.....should i get it or is there something else that better?

[CoolBeans]

Lian Li PCQ25

[Youbetternot]

Prodigy 

[Emperor_Piehead]

you would have to get a different psu, but the itx cases that silverstone have seem to be nice

[coen113]

i really like the New EVGA case

[nightlitezzz]

The EVGA Hadron's design is not that good. Plus the interior is not even painted. I would get one of the following:

 

Silverstone SG05

Node 304

Cooler Master Elite 120

[DeadSurvivor]

Wait for the stackers or the Elite 130

[TheSLSAMG]

You could get that Lian Li train case.

[vanwazltoff]

since half of you didnt listen, i have a node 304 and i dont want a prodigy, the sg05 would need an additional investment of a sfx psu

[vanwazltoff]

You could get that Lian Li train case.

i like trains. yeah.....no

[_ASSASSIN_]

silverstone Fortress series

[vanwazltoff]

silverstone Fortress series

costs twice is much as mini cube

[_ASSASSIN_]

costs twice is much as mini cube

It's pretty good when it comes down to quality and materials used

[vanwazltoff]

It's pretty good when it comes down to quality and materials used

my graphics card is too long for a ft03 and the ft03 mini

[das affe]

I just bought the cooler master elite 130. its small, uses atx psus and your gpu will fit. downside is the psuplacement. i have my old h60 laying around which i will use.
i was thinking about getting the sg08 from silverstone but since you already have a psu that doesn't make sense...
you don't like lians train....
I think you want to go as small as possible because thats why the most people buy itx and thats why i didn't get the prodigy...
maybe the lian li pc-v351 / q16 ... they are quite expensive but i bet they are worth the money... as i said, for half the money of a lian i got my elite 130 here in germany

[vanwazltoff]

I just bought the cooler master elite 130. its small, uses atx psus and your gpu will fit. downside is the psuplacement. i have my old h60 laying around which i will use.

i was thinking about getting the sg08 from silverstone but since you already have a psu that doesn't make sense...

you don't like lians train....

I think you want to go as small as possible because thats why the most people buy itx and thats why i didn't get the prodigy...

maybe the lian li pc-v351 / q16 ... they are quite expensive but i bet they are worth the money... as i said, for half the money of a lian i got my elite 130 here in germany

all solid cases, but i really want something a tad thinner, i can comfortably fit a case thats 200mm wide on my desk next my monitor, the other 2 dimensions dont matter as much. a vertically mounted mobo is the best option, preferably with a psu in a spot that isnt in the way that can accept a dual slot 10.5"/270mm graphics card. also a proprietary power supply (i count sfx as proprietary because only silverstone really uses them) is out of the question, the only time i would stray from this is the hadron

 

all this said the Cubitek Mini Cube comes on top, I can just throw my system in there without changing a single component and it has a bit of modding potential for about $75 after tax and shipping. 

 

www.youtube.com/embed/aGIb0tws_e4

[das affe]

looks like we have a winner looks clean and reasonably priced, awesome cablemanagemente room at the back and enough space for big coolers i think.
I went with the cm elite because i had a shuttle mini pc laying around here and wanted a gaming rig with similar dimensions but better performance. at the moment i'm waiting for my parts to arrive. i ordered:
3670k
gigabyte z87n-wifi (because i read that it is good for hackintoshs)
corsair cx500m psu
8gb gskill ripjawsx 2133mhz cl9
and the coolermaster elite 130.

I will use my sapphire 7870 oc but i want to sell it together with my 2500k and buy a gtx 770 or something of the new radeon series.
I hope you find the right case  and don't look at what it does but how it looks