Micro ATX case for small gaming rig

dannywaugh1 · 3 Jul 2012 at 12:02

Hey guys, iv been having a think I'm buying a iMac and I still want to do some gaming but don't want a huge gaming rig so thourght of a micro ATX case to build one.

I haven't really looked at spec yet but maybe ivybridge gtx670 or 680. Not sure if I will be overclocking yet.

What sort of case would you guys recommend?

sketchytom · 3 Jul 2012 at 12:15

in win dragon slayer?

johnny sublime · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:20

if its only light gaming why not try going MITX theres the bitfenix prodigy which actualy resembles the g5 mac case

KiiYzOo · 3 Jul 2012 at 17:49

one of these?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-FD&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=2278

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-214-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-077-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-074-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092

dannywaugh1 · 3 Jul 2012 at 22:46

johnny sublime said:
if its only light gaming why not try going MITX theres the bitfenix prodigy which actualy resembles the g5 mac case

I love that case. Would you say this mobo is good with a gtx670 and h80 water cooler for CPU maybe?

tamzzy · 4 Jul 2012 at 00:46

dannywaugh1 said:
I love that case. Would you say this mobo is good with a gtx670 and h80 water cooler for CPU maybe?

haha...that's the exact build i want...
3570k + p8z77-i + gtx670 windforce + h80

dannywaugh1 · 4 Jul 2012 at 10:29

tamzzy said:
haha...that's the exact build i want...
3570k + p8z77-i + gtx670 windforce + h80

Great! im just wanting something powerful and small quiet.Going to be posting some spec up soon.

dannywaugh1 · 4 Jul 2012 at 11:34

Been playing around with spec's as this is going to be a small gaming rig.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £107.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £94.78
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
1 x Logitech K750 Solar Powered Wireless Keyboard (920-002929) £79.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £69.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £59.99
1 x Logitech Performance MX Mouse with Darkfield Technology (910-001121) £38.98
5 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£59.95)
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
Total : £1,714.02 (includes shipping : £11.25).

GTX 670 WILL BE 2GB NOT 4GB

KiiYzOo · 4 Jul 2012 at 11:36

nice rig, although do you really need w7 pro? I'd just get home premium and get a different cooler like the h100, also, do you need the blu ray drive?

dannywaugh1 · 4 Jul 2012 at 11:44

KiiYzOo said:
nice rig, although do you really need w7 pro? I'd just get home premium and get a different cooler like the h100, also, do you need the blu ray drive?

yeah i like to watch bluray now and again it will be connected to a 27 display.IV got the wrong drive listed. Looking at this drive.

although i could save money....hhhmmm

updated spec's

YOUR BASKET
1 x Hazro HZ27WC 8-Bit 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £107.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £94.78
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
1 x Logitech K750 Solar Powered Wireless Keyboard (920-002929) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £59.99
1 x Logitech Performance MX Mouse with Darkfield Technology (910-001121) £38.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
5 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£59.95)
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
Total : £1,867.18 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Sgt_Pepper · 4 Jul 2012 at 23:39

Something you may want to take note of, the Mini-ITX boards only have 2 ram slots, and your baskets have 4 sticks

KiiYzOo · 4 Jul 2012 at 23:55

also, don't you get free shipping?

johnny sublime · 5 Jul 2012 at 01:36

if your installing an optical drive you can only put 3 fans in but you can have upto a 230mm fan in the front and a 140 in rear

SilverStone Rep · 5 Jul 2012 at 03:05

If you are trying to go small, you should definitely look at the sizes of the cases more closely. Just because a case can only fit Mini-ITX does not mean it is smaller than cases that can fit Micro-ATX. Below are sizes of the cases talked about in this thread, plus a couple more SilverStone ones:

41.2 liters - Fractal Design Arc Mini
36.3 liters - BitFenix Prodigy
35.9 liters - In-Win Dragon Slayer
32.5 liters - SilverStone FT03
32.4 liters - SilverStone PS07
30.2 liters - SilverStone TJ08-E
22.5 liters - SilverStone SG03-F
22.0 liters - SilverStone SG01/SG02

Allnamestaken · 5 Jul 2012 at 10:31

I say go Bitfenix Prodigy Im getting one in a couple weeks Cannot wait!! Its a great case for its size!

Full size gpus!

230MM fan in the front
2x 120s in the top
140 in the rear.

Or you can put a rad in the top! Amazing little thing.

xbournex · 5 Jul 2012 at 13:54

SilverStone Rep said:
If you are trying to go small, you should definitely look at the sizes of the cases more closely. Just because a case can only fit Mini-ITX does not mean it is smaller than cases that can fit Micro-ATX. Below are sizes of the cases talked about in this thread, plus a couple more SilverStone ones:

41.2 liters - Fractal Design Arc Mini
36.3 liters - BitFenix Prodigy
35.9 liters - In-Win Dragon Slayer
32.5 liters - SilverStone FT03
32.4 liters - SilverStone PS07
30.2 liters - SilverStone TJ08-E
22.5 liters - SilverStone SG03-F
22.0 liters - SilverStone SG01/SG02

Good point. But when I wear my fedora hat, and some dress boots, I do look 6' rather than 5'6" (I'm a short guy)...
26.35 liters without shoes or a hat. We could have compromised all the features of the case just to fit a mATX, but design, style, flexibility and functionality were all considered into the Prodigy. You can kiss the radiator and the heatsink support if it were any smaller (compromise).

If anything the chart shows how much space it takes up on a desk with regards to motherboard form factors and nothing about features, style, and functionality.

You can say the same with E-atx cases or XL-atx cases. Some cases the size of mid towers fit an e-atx/xl-atx motherboard, but it can't do A, or B, but a maximum of C.

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:45

another MITX case to consider is new Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced
http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=3587&product_id=6837

tamzzy · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:50

SilverStone Rep said:
If you are trying to go small, you should definitely look at the sizes of the cases more closely. Just because a case can only fit Mini-ITX does not mean it is smaller than cases that can fit Micro-ATX. Below are sizes of the cases talked about in this thread, plus a couple more SilverStone ones:

41.2 liters - Fractal Design Arc Mini
36.3 liters - BitFenix Prodigy
35.9 liters - In-Win Dragon Slayer
32.5 liters - SilverStone FT03
32.4 liters - SilverStone PS07
30.2 liters - SilverStone TJ08-E
22.5 liters - SilverStone SG03-F
22.0 liters - SilverStone SG01/SG02

well to be fair, the volume you quote includes the dimensions of the handles and feet.
so if i were to make a guesstimate, the prodigy should, in acutal working space volume, ie the mount of space actually in the enclosure be about the same as the ps07/ft03

xbournex · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:53

tamzzy said:
well to be fair, the volume you quote includes the dimensions of the handles and feet.
so if i were to make a guesstimate, the prodigy should, in acutal working space volume, ie the mount of space actually in the enclosure be about the same as the ps07/ft03

less. 26.35L puts it right under Tj08-e

tamzzy · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:56

xbournex, is there any chance that the white prodigy is getting a steath enclosure for the 5.25" bay....i cant find any white fascia optical drives to match the white prodigy...and it irks me lol