Smallest ATX Case

[Ahoy Hoy]

So I want to downsize my computer case but not the components since there still very good spec.
I currently have a full ATX mother board, a single 28cm long GPU, 2 hard drives and a SSD. I have a full size PSU (may change if it helps). I also have a noctua NHD15 (yeah the biggest one going) but probably going to make a water cooled loop soon so not to big of a deal.

So whats the smallest decent case which can support ATX

[aisle9]

What case do you have now?

[Brennan Price]

There probably is a case out there that is quite small for an ATX motherboard but here's the thing:

 

1. ATX is usually meant to be quite big so it can be expanded on and used for the biggest and best hardware (So generally ATX cases are not very small)

2. There are a lot more Micro ATX case option that are quite small (because it isn't really enthusiast level like full ATX is)

3. You can only go so small (without paying large amounts of money) to get your desired case without having non-full sized PCI-E expansion slots like you would in a HTPC

 

(Really, it depends on your price range you want to be spending and how big the internals of your PC currently are)

 

However mainly it comes down to what other components you are willing to switch out to downgrade and get the smallest in size E.G. Your motherboard & PSU

[TVwazhere]

Smallest ATX case on the market AFAIK

https://www.amazon.com/RIOTORO-Customizable-Gaming-Window-CR1280/dp/B01D205IXS?th=1

[Ahoy Hoy]

19 hours ago, aisle9 said:

What case do you have now?

Corsair 780T which is a bit too big.

 

19 hours ago, Brennan_Price said:

There probably is a case out there that is quite small for an ATX motherboard but here's the thing:

 

1. ATX is usually meant to be quite big so it can be expanded on and used for the biggest and best hardware (So generally ATX cases are not very small)

2. There are a lot more Micro ATX case option that are quite small (because it isn't really enthusiast level like full ATX is)

3. You can only go so small (without paying large amounts of money) to get your desired case without having non-full sized PCI-E expansion slots like you would in a HTPC

 

(Really, it depends on your price range you want to be spending and how big the internals of your PC currently are)

 

However mainly it comes down to what other components you are willing to switch out to downgrade and get the smallest in size E.G. Your motherboard & PSU

Like it says im willing to downsize my cooler and my PSU but not the motherboard since thats a expensive change and I want to keep some of the benefits of having a large motherboard. The budget is probably anywhere up to around 200 quid.

 

 

4 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Smallest ATX case on the market AFAIK

https://www.amazon.com/RIOTORO-Customizable-Gaming-Window-CR1280/dp/B01D205IXS?th=1

I saw that case but its a little bit tacky personally.

I dont mind the case not being the smallest case in the world and being a nice looking better build quality etc. 
 

[TVwazhere]

Just now, Ahoy Hoy said:

I dont mind the case not being the smallest case in the world and being a nice looking better build quality etc. 

Fractal Design Define C

[aisle9]

6 minutes ago, Ahoy Hoy said:

I dont mind the case not being the smallest case in the world and being a nice looking better build quality etc. 
 

The S340 and S340 Elite would make a lot of sense.

[Ahoy Hoy]

8 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Fractal Design Define C

Thats a good possibility. Do they do one with a glass window because ive been thinking of getting glass window.


 

 

4 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

The S340 and S340 Elite would make a lot of sense.

The S340 Elite looks nice but its a bit bigger compared to the Defince C above. But its a defo on the maybe list.

[TVwazhere]

3 minutes ago, Ahoy Hoy said:

Thats a good possibility. Do they do one with a glass window because ive been thinking of getting glass window.

You're in luck, they just released the TG version last week!

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rPPzK8/fractal-design-define-c-tg-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-def-c-bk-tg

[Ahoy Hoy]

19 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

You're in luck, they just released the TG version last week!

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rPPzK8/fractal-design-define-c-tg-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-def-c-bk-tg

Looks very good. Ill have a deep look into that case.