Mini ITX case recommendation?

[InfiniteNoise]

Considering on going back to ITX.

I'm looking at two cases, I'm not sure which to go for, both case look good.

- CM Elite 130, my PSU is a Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775w PSU, which is a bit on the long side, will it take that PSU fine? There doesn't seem to be much space for the cooler with the PSU fitted, the cooler I plan to get is a Thermalright AXP 200.

- Silverstone SG07, the included 600w PSU should be enough for a Radeon R9 290, right? I'll most likely to go with AXP 200 or maybe one of the bulkier topside down CPU cooler since there's more space.

Any other cases with a form factor similar to the above two? I don't want a Prodigy, it's way too big, I plan to buy everything in a month or two, so if there's anything new coming out between now and then, I'd like to know.

Ideally I'd like to keep my current PSU, Thermaltake Toughpower XT 775w, it's a bit long, it shouldn't be a problem for Elite 130, but I'd have to sell it if I decide to go with SG07 or I could always sell it and get a smaller PSU, there's that.

I don't care much about having the space for a 3.5" drive, I'm going to re-use my 2.5" hybrid hard drive, I don't care about having a optical drive slot either.

 

[InfiniteNoise]

What size GPU will you be using?

Radeon R9 290, 11 inches long.

Look it at the price difference between the two cases (£45 for the CoolerMaster 130 vs £160-180 for the SG07), the 130 gets my vote, hands down. From what I can tell, your PSU is 160mm, which is the standard length for ATX PSUs. It will fit fine.

Instead of those low-profile CPU heatsinks, have you considered a 120mm AIO water cooler like the h80i?

Yeah, the price of Elite 130 is nice, I'm leaning towards it.

Not going to bother with AIO cooler this time, I won't be overclocking much, if at all, something like AXP 200 should be fine.

What about the Fractal Design Node 304?

If the placement of the USB port was on the front, top or left side, I'd be interested, but because it's on the right side, these ports are completely blocked.

 

[InfiniteNoise]

From what I can see, total system power consumption with a R9 290 is <350w, it should be fine with a 450W PSU.

I might have to get a SG05 and mod it to fit R9 290, someone had a GTX 480 running in a SG05 (and another with GTX Titan), both GPUs are around the same length, with 290 being maybe couple of mm longer.

 

[InfiniteNoise]

Elite 130 seems to be the best and cheapest option.

I already have a Antec Kuhler 620, I guess I'll re-use that.

Now it's just a matter of finding the suitable ITX motherboard, or maybe I'll just hunt around for a H55/H57 ITX board and use my i7-870, that way I won't have to spend much.