Looking for Suggestions

[mutedcurmudgeon]

Hey everyone, 

I recently moved away from my big PC/server to college and I've decided to build a small desktop to game and study on. (at least I'm being honest) I haven't bought any cases in particular in a while, and I've never really needed or wanted a small one, but now my need of a smaller case has risen. 

I'm just looking for a case that's small, but it doesn't have to be super micro compact. Cheaper the better, I'd rather put my money towards a gpu/cpu than a case, so less than $100. Preferably black, nothing fancy, but decent quality.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.

 

Thanks!

[rphawks]

15 minutes ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

Hey everyone, 

I recently moved away from my big PC/server to college and I've decided to build a small desktop to game and study on. (at least I'm being honest) I haven't bought any cases in particular in a while, and I've never really needed or wanted a small one, but now my need of a smaller case has risen. 

I'm just looking for a case that's small, but it doesn't have to be super micro compact. Cheaper the better, I'd rather put my money towards a gpu/cpu than a case, so less than $100. Preferably black, nothing fancy, but decent quality.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.

 

Thanks!

The Define Mini C just came out and it looks great. I'm not a mATX/mITX person, but it looks like it will do the job.

[mutedcurmudgeon]

Just now, rphawks said:

The Define Mini C just came out and it looks great. I'm not a mATX/mITX person, but it looks like it will do the job.

Thanks, I'm not either, but in my situation space is limited.

[rphawks]

1 minute ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

Thanks, I'm not either, but in my situation space is limited.

Is that too big? If it is, I can recommend a smaller case.

[Train27]

Why the need for such small cases? You could get some standard size cool-looking cases for 30-40$, way inside your budget.

[mutedcurmudgeon]

Just now, rphawks said:

Is that too big? If it is, I can recommend a smaller case.

No actually that's just what I was looking for, the issue is when you start looking in that bracket (micro ATX, under $100ish) you find a lot of crappy stuff, it's a lot of work to search through the sludge. 

[rphawks]

Just now, Train27 said:

Why the need for such small cases? You could get some standard size cool-looking cases for 30-40$, way inside your budget.

College. It's understandable.

[rphawks]

Just now, mutedcurmudgeon said:

No actually that's just what I was looking for, the issue is when you start looking in that bracket (micro ATX, under $100ish) you find a lot of crappy stuff, it's a lot of work to search through the sludge. 

Fractal Design makes the best mATX, mITX cases as far as I know. They also have the Nano S and Node 202, which is super compact. 

[aSpoink]

22 minutes ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

Hey everyone, 

I recently moved away from my big PC/server to college and I've decided to build a small desktop to game and study on. (at least I'm being honest) I haven't bought any cases in particular in a while, and I've never really needed or wanted a small one, but now my need of a smaller case has risen. 

I'm just looking for a case that's small, but it doesn't have to be super micro compact. Cheaper the better, I'd rather put my money towards a gpu/cpu than a case, so less than $100. Preferably black, nothing fancy, but decent quality.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.

 

Thanks!

There's the Thermaltake Core V1, but im not sure if that form factor will work with the space you have.

[Train27]

2 minutes ago, rphawks said:

College. It's understandable.

Actually that's hard for me to understand , in Europe most of us don't live in the university.

[mutedcurmudgeon]

Just now, Train27 said:

Why the need for such small cases? You could get some standard size cool-looking cases for 30-40$, way inside your budget.

I don't mean ITX size, just a good quality mATX, something cheap, quiet, and decent quality. I don't need good looking, just something that works, and will continue to just work, nothing flashy.

 

[mutedcurmudgeon]

1 minute ago, aSpoink said:

There's the Thermaltake Core V1, but im not sure if that form factor will work with the space you have.

Thats pretty nice, I remember seeing something similar a while back, it would probably work. 

[mutedcurmudgeon]

2 minutes ago, Train27 said:

Actually that's hard for me to understand , in Europe most of us don't live in the university.

Yeah, I only have one small desk about a meter wide and a half meter deep, so space is at a premium.

[SeamusFrederick]

http://www.ncix.com/detail/fractal-design-core-1000-matx-54-81159.htm

 

looks like it'll do the job lol..although I'm expecting a lot of backlash from the more experienced side of the community

[mutedcurmudgeon]

Just now, SeamusFrederick said:

http://www.ncix.com/detail/fractal-design-core-1000-matx-54-81159.htm

 

looks like it'll do the job lol..although I'm expecting a lot of backlash

Yeah, it would, not really into that funky side oriented IO panel. Really there is no wrong answer, a lot of cases fit what I'm looking for. I'm just making a shortlist for black Friday if any come up on the various tech sites.

[rphawks]

7 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Thermaltake Core V1

That's also a pretty nice case.

[rphawks]

1 minute ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

Yeah, it would, not really into that funky side oriented IO panel. Really there is no wrong answer, a lot of cases fit what I'm looking for. I'm just making a shortlist for black Friday if any come up on the various tech sites.

 

3 minutes ago, SeamusFrederick said:

http://www.ncix.com/detail/fractal-design-core-1000-matx-54-81159.htm

 

looks like it'll do the job lol..although I'm expecting a lot of backlash from the more experienced side of the community

It's not that bad of a case, except it's quite old and there have been newer and better cases released.