case for a aorus b450 aorus M

anthony99 · 17 Jul 2019 at 20:24

bought a kolink satellite plus Micro-ATX case

and it does not fit

this a first time builing a small rig

just need a plain black case

can anyone suggest 1 that fits or point us in the right direction

the board is 9 and a half inch by 9 and a half inch

thanks!

anthony99 · 17 Jul 2019 at 20:51

just need someone to check/confirm but this one looks nice

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-prodigy-mini-itx-cube-case-midnight-black-ca-073-bx.html

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:01

Your Board is to big for that case, The prodigy is an ITX case... Isnt your Motherboard Micro ATX?

anthony99 · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:11

the motherboard is a mATX

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:20

anthony99 said:
the motherboard is a mATX

Yeah so definitely won't fit in the Prodigy case... How much bigger was the board compared to the Kolink case as its a micro ATX case

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:23

This is a simple black case with motherboard support upto ATX... Front panel doesn't seem to have much intake though

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Kolink KLA-002 Midi Tower Case - Black= £17.99

Total: £28.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

anthony99 · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:34

Really need to keep it Small,

Minibiker said:
Yeah so definitely won't fit in the Prodigy case... How much bigger was the board compared to the Kolink case as its a micro ATX case

Not much in it,just tried again to strip it down but no go!

McPhee · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:40

anthony99 said:
just need someone to check/confirm but this one looks nice

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-prodigy-mini-itx-cube-case-midnight-black-ca-073-bx.html

Minibiker said:
Yeah so definitely won't fit in the Prodigy case... How much bigger was the board compared to the Kolink case as its a micro ATX case

There's a Micro ATX version of the Prodigy:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-prodigy-m-matx-cube-case-midnight-black-ca-141-bx.html

It's exactly the same size as the ITX version.

Alternatively, the Phenom is identical inside but plainer:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitfenix-prodigy-m-matx-cube-case-midnight-black-ca-141-bx.html

If small and plain is the aim, the Raijintek Styx is really nice:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raijintek-styx-windowed-black-micro-atx-case-ca-021-rt.html

You aren't the first to have an issue with the Kolink. The blurb on the page clearly isn't relaying the message that it only takes really small (to the point of being non-existent?) Micro ATX boards. The Mini DTX spec even allows for boards that are too large for the Sattelite.

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:42

anthony99 said:
Really need to keep it Small,
Not much in it,just tried again to strip it down but no go!

Just read the model specs only out by a tiny bit... They have a Prodigy MATX which I am sure has more than enough space

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black= £73.99

Total: £85.09 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:45

@satchef1 just came across the MATX version of the Prodigy... Nice little case

anthony99 · 17 Jul 2019 at 21:55

Thanks for help! just placed an order for the Prodigy very nice case

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2019 at 22:02

anthony99 said:
Thanks for help! just placed an order for the Prodigy very nice case

Glad you managed to sort a case out bud... I'm sure it will look good

Kurgen · 18 Jul 2019 at 13:31

i mentioned this before the satellite will only take the smallest of MATX Boards, and that means pretty much nothing beyond skylake?
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...e-micro-atx-cube-case.18847100/#post-32652108

Prodigy/Phenom (same chassis) can be hard to build watch you tube videos you may end up taking it apart a few times

McPhee · 19 Jul 2019 at 08:56

Kurgen said:
i mentioned this before the satellite will only take the smallest of MATX Boards, and that means pretty much nothing beyond skylake?
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...e-micro-atx-cube-case.18847100/#post-32652108

Indeed. But it's the customer's fault :rolleyes:

Standards exist to avoid this sort of nonsense. You buy a Micro ATX board and a Micro ATX case, and the two should fit together.

It seems a bit cheeky to list a case as "Micro-ATX" when a standard Micro-ATX board is 45% larger than the maximum size allowed by the case. The Satellite is a Mini-DTX/ITX case with a bit of spare room, which may allow a really small Micro-ATX board to fit. The majority of customers will just give the measurements a cursory glance and not understand the significance of a Micro-ATX case with a 226mm x 180mm limit.

whiskycycle · 19 Jul 2019 at 10:21

anthony99 said:
Thanks for help! just placed an order for the Prodigy very nice case

As it's an inverted case with the same internal design as the Bitfenix Phenom M, it's worth flipping the side panels and feeding the power/reset/USB cables through the left side. Did it with my Phenom M and it made it tidier and easier to work in... almost feel like buying another mobo/cpu etc. so I can use the Phenom M again! Enjoy the Prodigy though, it's a cracking case.