ITX case to fit specific needs

[Rabo]

I'm trying to fit my build into as small a space as possible while not completely sacrificing airflow and thermals, and I was wondering if you guys could help me out. The case would need to be able to fit my corsair h100i from my old build, an ssd plus two 3.5" drives I already have (also from old build), and some sort of gtx 1060. Some people have been telling me to just go mATX, but portability is extremely important to me, so I'm trying to see what I can do. Thanks.

[Himommies]

Evga Hadron

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=110-MW-1002-K1

It's on sale and comes with a great psu too

[Rabo]

24 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Evga Hadron

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=110-MW-1002-K1

It's on sale and comes with a great psu too

On the web page it clearly says it only supports two hard drives...

[TVwazhere]

Another instance where I'd love to trecommend the Corsair 380t, but they dont make it anymore... They do make the 250D still, which is close

 

Maybe the Define Nano S? It'd be easier to work in, but i think it only comes with one sled for the 3.5" Hdd's, so you'd have to hit up Fractal Design for a second

[Rabo]

7 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Another instance where I'd love to trecommend the Corsair 380t, but they dont make it anymore... They do make the 250D still, which is close

 

Maybe the Define Nano S? It'd be easier to work in, but i think it only comes with one sled for the 3.5" Hdd's, so you'd have to hit up Fractal Design for a second

Thanks for the advise! I think I saw you discussing the 380T in another thread - it's a weird looking case imo, but it seems so perfect in so many other ways that it confuses me as to why they would discontinue it

[Rabo]

Does anyone have any opinions on the BitFenix prodigy ITX? It's one of the few cases I am already aware of that fits my needs, but I don't know much about how well liked it is

[TVwazhere]

Just now, Rabo said:

Thanks for the advise! I think I saw you discussing the 380T in another thread - it's a weird looking case imo, but it seems so perfect in so many other ways that it confuses me as to why they would discontinue it

I asked a Corsair rep on the forums here. He didnt have a concrete answer, just list of reasons why a product might be discontinued, including poor sales, change in company focus and/or direction, etc. Fortunately my buddy was selling his and "upgrading" to the 250D. Both are kinda large for mITX cases but they fit 240mm RAD's comfortably with full sized ATX psu's and 2 3.5" ssd's and 2 2.5" ssd's, and full sized (11.5"/290mm max) GPU's

[Rabo]

5 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I asked a Corsair rep on the forums here. He didnt have a concrete answer, just list of reasons why a product might be discontinued, including poor sales, change in company focus and/or direction, etc. Fortunately my buddy was selling his and "upgrading" to the 250D. Both are kinda large for mITX cases but they fit 240mm RAD's comfortably with full sized ATX psu's and 2 3.5" ssd's and 2 2.5" ssd's, and full sized (11.5"/290mm max) GPU's

One quick question about the 250D - I see it has an optical drive bay. Could I fit one in even with a graphics card and radiator, or is that impossible / a bad idea?

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, Rabo said:

One quick question about the 250D - I see it has an optical drive bay. Could I fit one in even with a graphics card and radiator, or is that impossible / a bad idea?

Actually, yes! (this is a top view)

[Corsair Blake]

Here here for the 250D. Still one of my favorite cases to build into for a Mini-ITX system with drives and 240mm AIO.

 

Here's one of the ones I built: 

 

[Rabo]

20 hours ago, Corsair Blake said:

Here here for the 250D. Still one of my favorite cases to build into for a Mini-ITX system with drives and 240mm AIO.

 

Here's one of the ones I built: 

 

That's a sick build! Can you confirm that even with the radiator and graphics card it's possible to fit the optical drive and not sacrifice too much airflow, or would you recommend against it? Also, since I would be using a standard air-cooled graphics card, would you recommend using a blower style to keep hot air out of the case? Thanks