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Mini ITX case selection, please help!

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Hi guys, it's been a long time.

I'm going to build a powerful Mini-ITX PC for gaming mainly on my 34" LG monitor (1440x3440) in my room and occasionally carry it to the living room to play on the 65" 4k TV, and I need your expert advice to select the best case for this computer as I have some complicated constraints.

I've already decided on the following components:

Motherboard : ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac
CPU : Intel Core i7-6700k
CPU Cooler : Corsair H80i GT 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Memory : G.SKILL TridentZ 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3333 (PC4 26600)
Storage : Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD [512 MB] + Samsung 850 Pro SSD [2 TB] x 3
GPU : Either an nVidia Titan X Pascal with an EVGA hybrid cooling solution or an EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid (if it comes out soon).
PSU : SilverStone SX700-LPT SFX-L 700 Watt Power Supply

The case should be the smallest and lightest case possible that fits all of the above components, noting that I intend to use push/pull fans on both the CPU and GPU 120mm radiators, which means that the case should allow for fitting two 120mm radiators with a total thickness (rad+fans) of 100mm each.

If I couldn't find such a case, then I'll go with the Fractal Design Define Nano S and use the Corsair H105 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler instead, but that case is too big, and I'm hoping to get something smaller.

I've truly searched a lot but couldn't find the right case.

Can you please help?
 
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It would help if you could be clear how "small" of a pc you want. If you want as small as possible with the listed component you showed a Silverstone sg13 would do. That is smallest case you can find that can fit a water cooling radiator.

For a small case you are still constrain by the length of the gpu. If you want longer gpu the ncase m1 is another option.
 
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Memory Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card(s) Asus nVidia GTX 580
Storage Samsung 850 Pro SSD, WD Caviar Black 2TB HDD
Display(s) LG 42LD650 42" LCD HDTV
Case Silverstone Fortress FT03
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Power Supply Corsair AX850 - 850W Modular Gold
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
It would help if you could be clear how "small" of a pc you want. If you want as small as possible with the listed component you showed a Silverstone sg13 would do. That is smallest case you can find that can fit a water cooling radiator.

For a small case you are still constrain by the length of the gpu. If you want longer gpu the ncase m1 is another option.

Both the Silverstone SG13 and the ncase M1 won't fit the CPU and GPU 120mm radiators with push/pull fans (overall thickness 100mm) on both.

To be clear; I'd like to have the smallest and lightest possible case that would fit these components.

It must certainly be smaller than the Fractal Design Define Nano S or the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX but certainly expected to be bigger than the ncase M1.
 
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