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I want to go all mini-itx this summer because in September I am going to uni. My current build is half-mini-itx and half atx housed in the Fractal Design Nano S. It is a brilliant case and the perfect fusion of small form factor goodness and desktop grade components. However I am worried I will not have enough space when I go to University as I do in college. Thus, I wanted to make either a true mini-itx gaming rig or make one that is Vesa-mounted to my monitor. My current monitor does not have vesa-mount support but I will get one that is 1440p with mounting options. Basically the case I found does not support a graphics card.
I was thinking of modding it to fit a graphics card using a riser cable but that would look ugly and crude. I want a professional method to do this and wondered what case out there allow these options. Basically I am going with the Mini GTX 1070 from Gigabyte, an i5 4690k, 8gb ddr3 ram (low profile), one 525gb Crucial SSD, a 1TB HDD from WD (willing to scrap that if necessary), and the Corsair SF600 watt PSU in case I want to do any overclocking. My CPU cooler is still up for debate but is currently the Corsair H100i V2.
I am loath to part with it since I just got it a couple months ago and it has been the only thing that can sufficiently cool my titan of a CPU. In the future I will upgrade to Kaby Lake for more "future proof-ness" and software compatibility with Intel's new Octane software. I really want to stick with a traditional gaming desktop and might just get something like the Fractal Node 202 or the SilverStone SST-RVZ02B mini-itx cases. Which one is better out of the two? I am personally leaning towards the SilverStone case for something different since I have always preferred and used Fractal Design cases.
The Fractal case looks more professional but the SilverStone one has a handle which would be perfect for LAN parties and travelling in general something I see myself doing a lot in Uni. I will also be using my desktop for work of course so my SSD and ram will be a huge help here as opposed to my three year old laptop, lol. If nothing works I will get a "gaming laptop" but the Graphics cards on those are pathetic and the good ones cost at least a grand. I currently have a gtx 970 and will upgrade to the 1070 when I have the cash.
Any thoughts on a good case would be greatly appreciated!!!
Many thanks in advance!!!
I was thinking of modding it to fit a graphics card using a riser cable but that would look ugly and crude. I want a professional method to do this and wondered what case out there allow these options. Basically I am going with the Mini GTX 1070 from Gigabyte, an i5 4690k, 8gb ddr3 ram (low profile), one 525gb Crucial SSD, a 1TB HDD from WD (willing to scrap that if necessary), and the Corsair SF600 watt PSU in case I want to do any overclocking. My CPU cooler is still up for debate but is currently the Corsair H100i V2.
I am loath to part with it since I just got it a couple months ago and it has been the only thing that can sufficiently cool my titan of a CPU. In the future I will upgrade to Kaby Lake for more "future proof-ness" and software compatibility with Intel's new Octane software. I really want to stick with a traditional gaming desktop and might just get something like the Fractal Node 202 or the SilverStone SST-RVZ02B mini-itx cases. Which one is better out of the two? I am personally leaning towards the SilverStone case for something different since I have always preferred and used Fractal Design cases.
The Fractal case looks more professional but the SilverStone one has a handle which would be perfect for LAN parties and travelling in general something I see myself doing a lot in Uni. I will also be using my desktop for work of course so my SSD and ram will be a huge help here as opposed to my three year old laptop, lol. If nothing works I will get a "gaming laptop" but the Graphics cards on those are pathetic and the good ones cost at least a grand. I currently have a gtx 970 and will upgrade to the 1070 when I have the cash.
Any thoughts on a good case would be greatly appreciated!!!
Many thanks in advance!!!
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