Best ITX case?

[Huibert]

Hey guys what do you think is the best looking/best itx case..?

Thanks

[Aytex]

Evolv ITX

[Katsunaka]

9 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Evolv ITX

Eww.. 

 

IMO, The only reason I don't buy Phanteks is because half of their cases are the same design, that's just shrunk or enlarged to fit a specific motherboard. I know it's not easy to design and build a case, but I'd like to see some design work from Phanteks and not just smaller or bigger versions of the same designs.

 

I vote NZXT Manta, every man loves a woman with some curves, and guess what, the Manta has them on the front and the back. Just like a woman that has god given "assets".

 

 

[Misanthrope]

Here's a few nice ones:

 

Ncase M2

 

 

For a mini tower look (That is not the Evolv ITX) Define Nano:

 

 

A bit more strange design, NZXT Manta:

 

 

Finally in case you just want a "what the fuck" one to grab looks from passers by but being completely impractical for most desks, the Tristellar

 

[Huibert]

@Katsunaka
First off all thanks for your amazing comment

i see you have the manta too and you have many things i was going to buy like the h100i and the z170 pro gaming!
i like the case tho can you tell me some more stuff about it and maybe a nice picture of your pc..
or is that too much to ask  
Thanks! 

[Huibert]

@Misanthrope
i like the nano s but the gpu is so close to the psu  
and i would like to have a window in my case..
Thanks for you comment!

[Misanthrope]

5 minutes ago, Huibert said:

@Misanthrope
i like the nano s but the gpu is so close to the psu  
and i would like to have a window in my case..
Thanks for you comment!

Yes but there's 2 ways around that:

 

1) If you use a founders edition card or blower style card overall, the fan will be far away from the PSU

2) If you use an SFF power supply, it will be overall substantially lower than right next to the card letting it breathe a lot easier.

 

Here's a pic demonstrating both:

 

 

I personally go with 1) Yes you trade in more noise for temps but with pascal and polaris there's less heat to deal with so it's not that bad and you're ready for many of these ITX cases.

[SeanAngelo]

30 minutes ago, Huibert said:

Hey guys what do you think is the best looking/best itx case..?

Thanks

Define Nano.

 

please use quote button

[Huibert]

@Misanthrope
eeuhm i have the GTX 1060 MSI Gaming X already..
 

 

[Huibert]

@SeanAngelo
Quote button?

 

[Misanthrope]

Then option 2 works if you still don't have a PSU or where planning on one. Otherwise in case you want a similar style I'd go with the Evolv ITX which does has more space:

 

[Katsunaka]

5 minutes ago, Huibert said:

@Katsunaka
i like the case tho can you tell me some more stuff about it and maybe a nice picture of your pc..

Uh, I don't know what else to add that's not covered in my sig, or profile.

 

I really only went ITX to make this PC easier to carry. I'll be converting it here shortly to an EK AIO style setup cooling the GPU/CPU. Just looking around to find out what works and doesn't using that EK Predator AIO in a case this small. If I see that it works and fits then I'll jump to it. 

 

Also might end up making my PC a black/white theme over red/black/gray. Beyond a little paint on my case, the red thing on my ram, and the fans it'll be done easily enough and look good. Just some plans to keep it looking different since it's just a few hours of work to make it a black/whatever color theme.

 

Here's a pic of the way it looks now. Beyond the stock psu cable plugging into the GPU, it's been fixed with one that matches the build.

https://cdn.pcpartpicker.com/static/forever/images/userbuild/179265.540db2a056b13cce14511fbe61cd8427.1600.jpg

[Heesleemer]

might be a minority, but Hadron Air

[SeanAngelo]

14 minutes ago, Huibert said:

@SeanAngelo
Quote button?

 

yeah, the quote button.

[Huibert]

@Katsunaka
Thats a nice pc you have there..
but how is your gpu doing there is it getting hot?

[Katsunaka]

Just now, Huibert said:

@Katsunaka
Thats a nice pc you have there..
but how is your gpu doing there is it getting hot?

Does fine. The case has some slits in the PSU cover allowing it to pull air from down there. The PSU has it's own air from the bottom so I don't worry about it.

 

I've yet to break 70C on my GPU.

[Huibert]

@Katsunaka
Thanks for the help budd! 
appreciate it
Sending you a pcpartpicker link later!
been looking for parts for months now still discovering new things..
its fun catch you later bro

[Mohamed Said]

ITX case you may want to consider the Corsair Obsidian 250D or BitFenix Colossus (mITX) 

 

First the Corsair Obsidian 250D

 

 

BitFenix Colossus (mITX) 

 

[Huibert]

@Katsunaka 
Hey can we talk a bit in message??

[dizmo]

I like the NCase M1 for a more premium offering, and the Evolv ITX for a budget one. The Silverstone SG13 is also great and dirt cheap. Depends what form factor you're looking for.

There's some cool community cases coming out in a bit from Hardforum if you're not in a rush. An mATX case with room for 2 GPU's in a tiny case.

 

4 hours ago, Katsunaka said:

Eww.. 

 

IMO, The only reason I don't buy Phanteks is because half of their cases are the same design, that's just shrunk or enlarged to fit a specific motherboard. I know it's not easy to design and build a case, but I'd like to see some design work from Phanteks and not just smaller or bigger versions of the same designs.

 

Funny, that's usually what happens when you have cases under the same line

They follow the same design cues.

Just like all 3 Series BMW's look alike, but differ with options and slight body changes.

 

They do have 5 or 6 different designs.

3 hours ago, Huibert said:

@Katsunaka
Thanks for the help budd! 
appreciate it
Sending you a pcpartpicker link later!
been looking for parts for months now still discovering new things..
its fun catch you later bro

I wouldn't bother putting a build together now (assuming you're in the US). Wait for Black Friday.

[Huibert]

25 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I wouldn't bother putting a build together now (assuming you're in the US). Wait for Black Friday.

nope in live in The Netherlands..

[Huibert]

Just now, Huibert said:

nope in live in The Netherlands..

not that thats a bad thing but black friday would be pretty nice.. haha

 

[dizmo]

55 minutes ago, Huibert said:

nope in live in The Netherlands..

Ah that sucks!

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