Switching to mini-ITX

[LukeLinusFanFic]

Hey there mates!

Linus sort of got me on the small form factor hype train, to my wallets' misfortune. 

Since the aforementioned wallet has a student's budget, I can't afford to upgrade my haswell system, I decided to settle on getting an LGA 1150 Mini-ITX motherboard and a compatible small case.

 

I'm not reaallly into the cage-pure-metal-cube shaped PC's, so I would really like your recommendation on a small case (preferably with a window) that isn't very flashy and gamery, and within a reasonable budget. If you have any specific motherboard in mind, or anything you think I should know before facing this endeavor, please share those too :-)

 

(I have a Core i5 and an ASUS 970, and I'm not planning on using SLI pretty much ever)

 

Thanks! (I always feel so silly writing forum posts, feels like snail mail, brr) 

[FastRDust]

I really like the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Shift Grey but it is not that cheap so can't really recommend it.

[TVwazhere]

3 hours ago, SwagMaestro said:

>isn't very flashy and gamery,

2 hours ago, FastRDust said:

:^)

 

I personally recommend the Define Nano S for a non flash/gamery, non Cube shaped mITX case  It's about $70 (though for some reason the window version is almost $100 right now) case might be being discontinued soon D: 

[geo3]

2 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

:^)

Not to mention that hardly qualifies as small. Just cause it mounts an ITX board.

[TVwazhere]

26 minutes ago, geo3 said:

Not to mention that hardly qualifies as small. Just cause it mounts an ITX board.

Yeah the Shift is very different. No one would describe it as space saving. Though depending on who you ask, the Nano wouldn't be small enough for some people either.