MicroATX OR ITX Build

Casdawer · 9 Aug 2018 at 09:23

Morning guys and gals,

Looking to downsize the case but upgrade the parts!

I have an ATX case at the moment but want to get a case with a smaller footprint but still have the grunt to play everything at Ultra 1080p 144hz.

Got £1000 to play with and that's purely for the hardware of the PC (no monitor, k+M needed) nor OS.

Thanks!

orbitalwalsh · 9 Aug 2018 at 09:52

Casdawer said:
Morning guys and gals,

Looking to downsize the case but upgrade the parts!

I have an ATX case at the moment but want to get a case with a smaller footprint but still have the grunt to play everything at Ultra 1080p 144hz.

Got £1000 to play with and that's purely for the hardware of the PC (no monitor, k+M needed) nor OS.

Thanks!

jonsbo UMX 4 - size of most MAX cases

allows GPU upgrade then

and whats your current specs?

Casdawer · 9 Aug 2018 at 16:34

See sig!

i7 4770K | GTX980ti | 16GB DDR3 | MSI Gaming 3 | INWIN 503

D1craig · 19 Aug 2018 at 18:49

there are plenty of cases just look through the itx ones on here. i quite like the cube ones from lian li. i have evolv itx will fit anything in it and its not huge.

lee32uk · 21 Aug 2018 at 15:30

A matx case will give you the most options as you can then go either mitx or matx for the board. Something like an NZXT H400i for example would be a good option.

ExoMale · 26 Aug 2018 at 09:40

if you keep your 980ti and there are other options for cpu coolers if this one is too big.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asrock Z370M-ITX/ac Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £127.99
1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £169.99
1 x Cougar QBX Mini-ITX Cube Chassis - Black= £44.99
1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler= £46.99

Total: £709.95 (includes shipping: £0.00)

or to upgrade your gpu aswell then..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asrock Z370M-ITX/ac Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £127.99
1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £169.99
1 x Cougar QBX Mini-ITX Cube Chassis - Black= £44.99
1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler= £46.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Armour OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £269.99

Total: £979.94 (includes shipping: £0.00)

TheVoice · 26 Aug 2018 at 12:00

I went mATX earlier this year, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv with an Asus Z370G-WiFi motherboard. It's probably one of the slightly bigger mATX cases around but it meant enough room for a 280mm AIO cooler without being too cramped or having to upsize to the much larger (and more expensive) ATX version.

ExoMale · 26 Aug 2018 at 14:29

unless you got a good psu to transfer, then you probably be looking at something like this for a build if you go ryzen that is and all new stuff.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01 Raven Mini-ITX - Black= £86.99
1 x Corsair SF Series 600W 80 Plus Gold Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020105-UK)= £116.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £139.99
1 x Gigabyte AB350N-GAMING WIFI AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £104.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £169.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Armour OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £269.99

Total: £900.64 (includes shipping: £11.70)

this is the inside of my case, it fits on my desk perfectly with more space round it than ive had from cubes(m-atx ones), can only sport 240mm cards, but atx power supplies, not suggesting this budget case lol, just showing my small footprint m-atx with full height cards unlike the cs101 case i have

having both itx and m-atx systems i would probably prefer itx as i only use the gpu slot, so unlike most, i dont need a lot of features, but an itx version of my case with full card support as well as atx psu would be ideal which i dont think exists without spending stupid money?

varkanoid · 27 Aug 2018 at 17:20

I was undecided which to go for so I took advice and went for the NZXT H400i which can house both MATX and ITX so both bases are covered. OCUK had/have them for £99 on offer at the moment.
My previous PC was in a Fractal R5 and was pretty quite but this new case is really really quiet. I went to i7 8700k, Gigabyte Z370N WIFI ITX, Kraken X62 cooler, Zotac Mini GTX 1080ti with Kraken G2 Kit from OCUK and remainder from my previous PC. Had a bit of an oversight wobble with the rear AIO no space for a fan inside in push config due to the Kraken X62 pump being so tall. Its a pity you cant fit a 240mm radiator in roof.
Still needs a bit of tinkering with cables etc. I was going to put extra fans on 280mm rad to complete push/pull but I dont think I really need it. Benchmark tests currently have CPU and GPU maxing at 56c.

Rusko187 · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:19

My signature spec is all tucked into a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX Tempered Glass, I'd ordered it by mistake but generally very happy with how it came out. My only gripe is the mobo doesn't have an RGB header which I can plug the case too but hey it's minor.