Mini ITX Chassis

[Melvis]

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[MIRTAZAPINE]

I am a huge fan of itx cases. Haven't got the funds to build one yet. If you wanna go the smallest size possible the dan a4 case it as small as you go at 7.25 litres.

There is another case which is of similar or close to the volume of dan a4 case. It is the sentry case. Here is the site. I have been eyeing both dan a4 and this sentry case for a long while. I prefer more toward the sentry due to its looks and portability in a laptop bag. The huge downside of both this case is the cost and its availability of them which is rather prohibitive. By going this small you are sacrificing quite substantial amount of cooling space which you can use. I still think with a bit of ingenuity and planning many itx case can get good cooling.

My advise when building in itx case is to go sfx psu even when the itx case allows atx psu. This would give you space more airflow, adding fans or using a bigger cpu cooler if an atx psu affect the height of the cooler.

 

[Valeriant]

Some ITX-related updates from Computex:

- Streacom DB4, Fanless ITX Chassis (260x260x270mm): http://www.streacom.com/products/db4-fanless-chassis/
- Silverstone Milo ML07-VR prototype chassis
- Silverstone SX800-LTI PSU
- FSP new SFX PSUs line called Dagger, 500W and 600W 80+ Gold
- Raijintek SFX 450W

Lots of SFX PSUs announced this year. Also Lian Li showing cases with room only for SFX PSU: PC-Q22, PC-Q37, and the PC-O10. Shows that PSU's components are getting better and smaller. Would make space for non-ITX build too.

 

[Melvis]

I am a huge fan of itx cases. Haven't got the funds to build one yet. If you wanna go the smallest size possible the dan a4 case it as small as you go at 7.25 litres.

There is another case which is of similar or close to the volume of dan a4 case. It is the sentry case. Here is the site. I have been eyeing both dan a4 and this sentry case for a long while. I prefer more toward the sentry due to its looks and portability in a laptop bag. The huge downside of both this case is the cost and its availability of them which is rather prohibitive. By going this small you are sacrificing quite substantial amount of cooling space which you can use. I still think with a bit of ingenuity and planning many itx case can get good cooling.

My advise when building in itx case is to go sfx psu even when the itx case allows atx psu. This would give you space more airflow, adding fans or using a bigger cpu cooler if an atx psu affect the height of the cooler.

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Wow thats thin lol what GPU is in that?