ITX Tower case

[mapegl]

I want to do a build for a friend. He basically told me, 1000-1500 EUR and that's it. He only wants to game at 1080p, so I will try to stay around the 1000EUR, which should work out well. 

 

Now I am pretty good with components ( I know exactly what I want to get, so I don't need suggestions on video cards etc.) and I won't try to squeeze every last bit out of it, BUT I want to get a decent itx case and so far haven't had too much luck with that. They always end up being not that great on GPU cooling or CPU cooling or both.

 

So yeah mostly I have the Fractal Define Nano S in mind or the Phanteks Evolv ITX. 

I want dust filters and full size components other than the small motherboard.

I want something that still has decent quality, and nothing too shabby. I mean he doesn't care if I spend 100EUR more or less, so I was thinking that getting quality components now will save some money over time. 

 

wanted features

• dust filters on ALL intakes (and if there is an open top.....well that is a big no-no, dude is a smoker and does so indoors)
• decent cooling for GPU and CPU
• sturdy build/ good quality
• nothing too flashy/ nothing that screams "I'm a gamer!"

Any other suggestions that don't break the bank? I mean the Manta is nice, but more than 1.5x the price of the Evolv and almost double of the Nano S. 

 

I wish there was like an S340 for ITX........

[Mystery-Gears]

Have you considered just modding intakes with some dust proof material.

Its very inexpensive and can provide great results.

Cooling suffers as a result but all you need to do is increase the intake then and optimize airflow.

[Andrew Storlie]

i personally have the evolv itx and its really wide, both cases are begging for custom water cooling, but if you want a "no gamer screaming" case id go with the nano s as its a much more sleek case as the evolv as much more angles and a more agressive look

 

[Aytex]

Evolv ITX, its so beautiful  

 

Sleek minimalist look

[mapegl]

7 minutes ago, Andrew Storlie said:

i personally have the evolv itx and its really wide, both cases are begging for custom water cooling, but if you want a "no gamer screaming" case id go with the nano s as its a much more sleek case as the evolv as much more angles and a more agressive look

 

Yeah but considering the kind of components I will be putting in the system, water cooling would be a waste of money. 

 

Have you had experience with air cooling in this case or did you watercool right away?

[asdf2061]

Corsair 380T?

[Andrew Storlie]

3 minutes ago, mapegl said:

Yeah but considering the kind of components I will be putting in the system, water cooling would be a waste of money. 

 

Have you had experience with air cooling in this case or did you watercool right away?

i only used an AIO corsair cooler, worked greak, the set up i had was a 6700k, asus rog impact viii, 32gb hyperX savage, msi 980ti for the red and black cooler. 

[mapegl]

7 hours ago, Andrew Storlie said:

i only used an AIO corsair cooler, worked greak, the set up i had was a 6700k, asus rog impact viii, 32gb hyperX savage, msi 980ti for the red and black cooler. 

 

How were the temperatures on the 980ti? I mean that is a high wattage card, so that should give me an idea what to expect.

[mapegl]

7 hours ago, I_IHaveNoLife_l said:

Corsair 380T?

Not a bad case, but very expensive here in Germany and screams gamer imho. 

 

Thanks anyways.