Mini Itx vs Atx PC cases

[Ssg6129]

Hello People 

Im planning a new build I know everything I want except the case 

 

I've been looking at the Ncase M1 and the define mini c but if I should get a bigger case than let me know 

 

Thanks 

 

 

[Damascus]

Ncase m1 is a beast.

[ImNotThere]

ive gone mitx because i have a hard on for pcs smaller than consoles(node 202)

[Ssg6129]

Just now, Damascus said:

Ncase m1 is a beast.

I was planning to put an i7 7700k and water cool it with a corsair h80i v2 

And a water cooled GPU MSI sea hawk aio 1080 ti in there but I think it might get toasty

[Mike Soda]

I vote for mATX, smaller then ATX but not as cramped as Mini.

[Ssg6129]

Just now, Mike Soda said:

I vote for mATX, smaller then ATX but not as cramped as Mini.

any cases

 

 

 

[Mike Soda]

Just now, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

Well I have a CoolerMaster MasterCase Pro 3, it's on the larger side of mATX form factor though. 2 other things I don't like are the gaps between top handles & dust filter. Other than that though it was very easy to build in, front IO cables were just long enough for me to connect everything outside the case for testing. Unfortunately I'm not seeing much else on Newegg right now unless that's just their sorting messing up again.

[Mike Soda]

9 minutes ago, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

I had to look under the non-gaming catagory but found this, without side windows & not all come with removable filters which I would've preferred.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=7|11-119-274^11-119-274%2C11-139-044^11-139-044%2C11-352-032^11-352-032

Edited August 26, 2017 by Mike Soda
had wrong link, opps lol

[PorkishPig]

13 minutes ago, Ssg6129 said:

any cases

 

 

 

 

I picked up a Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX. It is by far one of the easiest mATX cases that I've worked with. Every side panel, the top, and the bottom can be taken off for easy cable management and component accessibility.

[Mike Soda]

2 minutes ago, Homeless_Pineapple said:

I picked up a Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX. It is by far one of the easiest mATX cases that I've worked with. Every side panel, the top, and the bottom can be taken off for easy cable management and component accessibility.

That's a good one too it's just I personally avoid that brand at all costs. Didn't like how they copied some of Fractal Design's cases & their just cheap quality in general especially with cooling solutions.

[PorkishPig]

Just now, Mike Soda said:

That's a good one too it's just I personally avoid that brand at all costs. Didn't like how they copied some of Fractal Design's cases & their just cheap quality in general especially with cooling solutions.

I don't necessarily like Thermaltake as a brand, but I do have to say that this case is very well built. I did have to pick up a Be quiet! BL067 to get suitable cooling for my GPU. Thermaltake almost made it a requirement to get a rear fan, since they have an empty spot begging for a fan.

[Mike Soda]

8 minutes ago, Homeless_Pineapple said:

I don't necessarily like Thermaltake as a brand, but I do have to say that this case is very well built. I did have to pick up a Be quiet! BL067 to get suitable cooling for my GPU. Thermaltake almost made it a requirement to get a rear fan, since they have an empty spot begging for a fan.

Someday I want to design my own case, internal layout of MasterCase Pro 3 but smaller. Foldable or retractable handles like the Corsair Vengence C70 but lower profile top dust filters like Fractal Design, just not magnetic hate those lol.