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ITX Case Help

MasterJV

Hey guys. So I want to build a ITX PC and I have all my parts chosen except the Case. I'm finding it really hard to chose a case that both looks good and stays under $100 USD. I want it to be Tiny and Semi-Portable. It's going to have a 4670K with a low profile Noctua cooler, 1 SSD, 1 HDD, and a GTX 760, and a CD Burner(Yes, I still use it. I can always buy a external one too)

So began my epic search for a case on Newegg/NCIX. They were either too expensive( I'm looking at you Lian Li) or too ugly. I finally found these cases from manufacturers I've haven't heard much of. Some have good reviews, some don't have any at all. So I wanted to see what you guys thought of them. Here they are:

Cubitek Mini Cube

DIYPC V3Plus-B

Silverstone SG05 Lite

Cubitek Mini Ice(Seems to be unavailable)

I do have some experience building PC's so I know what I'm getting myself into. If you have any experience with any of these cases, please post it so I can make a good decision. If you have other reccomendations, please post them below.

Thanks for your cooperation.

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I don't know the price but the Silverstone Raven RVZ01 Does what you need.

I saw Linus's overview on it and I saw he needed to use riser cards. Are they hard to use?

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I saw Linus's overview on it and I saw he needed to use riser cards. Are they hard to use?

No, they come with it.Just insert the card like he did in the video. Raiser cards are easy to use. I have used simpler ones in other builds.

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No, they come with it.Just insert the card like he did in the video. Raiser cards are easy to use. I have used simpler ones in other builds.

Didn't know they came with the case. I guess I'll have to wait and see the price. Couldn't find any pricing at all.

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Didn't know they came with the case. I guess I'll have to wait and see the price. Couldn't find any pricing at all.

It isn't released yet. The case comes with everything you need.  

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It isn't released yet. The case comes with everything you need.

Yeah I saw, PCPer says its "around $100." So we will have to wait and see. Hopefully it's under $100 :P, SFX PSU's require a bit of a premium.

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Yeah I saw, PCPer says its "around $100." So we will have to wait and see.

They are generally right about those things.

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THE SILVERSTONE RVZ01 SEEMS SOOOOO sexy :') can;t wait for it to be released I'm deff going 4770K

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THE SILVERSTONE RVZ01 SEEMS SOOOOO sexy :') can;t wait for it to be released I'm deff going 4770K

It does, but not as sexy as the Mini Cube. Dat Brushed aluminum...

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The Lian Li something 200 im currently building a system in one.

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Cooler Master Elite 130

Not exactly my cup of tea. I don't like the meshed front that they added. Thanks for your help though.

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The Lian Li something 200 im currently building a system in one.

the only 200 case I found was one with a handle. It looks awesome with way out of my budget.

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the only 200 case I found was one with a handle. It looks awesome with way out of my budget.

Yep its that one. It was on sale Newegg recently when I got it.

Here's my build progress as of last night:

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Yep its that one. It was on sale Newegg recently when I got it.

Here's my build progress as of last night:

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I must say, that's very impressive. Looks clean and packs a lot of power. How hard was it to build in?

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I must say, that's very impressive. Looks clean and packs a lot of power. How hard was it to build in?

The psu and cables arnt all plugged in yet. The psu would basically cover the motherboard. I wasnt really hard as I removed the 3.5in HDD cage. Most of what I used needed a slight modification here or there but besides that its mostly putting stuff in in the right order and orientation.

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I should mention that the slight modifications were needed because of what I choose to use and do. If you stuck with the more standard manufacturer intended layout/use case no modifications should be needed.

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It does, but not as sexy as the Mini Cube. Dat Brushed aluminum...

Case porno :/
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