Small case with a Type-C?

defoerate · 6 May 2021 at 18:39

I'm doing a small build using a Mini ITX motherboard but not having much luck finding a mATX/ITX case with a front IO that includes a USB Type-C port?

I'm using a standard ATX sized PSU and will be air cooled.

I found the Phanteks Eclipse P200A but it's got the PSU mounted on the ceiling taking in warm air so I'm not too keen on it.

Andythe Random · 6 May 2021 at 19:11

Silverstone Sugo 15?

defoerate · 6 May 2021 at 22:29

Andythe Random said:
Silverstone Sugo 15?

Thanks that's not bad the price is a little more than I would have guessed. The cheaper Sugo 14 doesn't have the port sadly.

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Andythe Random · 6 May 2021 at 22:33

Yeah, that's how I knew about the 15, I went for the 14 myself as I have no need for a front type c.

hiroofheroes · 10 May 2021 at 11:51

Silverstone have an upgrade kit for some of their older cases:

SilverStone G11313530-RT USB Type-C Upgrade Kit

Compatible with:

CS380, CS381, DS380
FT03, FT03-MINI, FT04, FTZ01, FTZ01-E
GD04-USB 3.0, GD05, GD06, GD07, GD08
KL04
LD03
ML03, ML04, ML07
PS08, PS09, PS10, PS12, PS14
RL04, RL05
RV04, RVZ01, RVZ01-E, RVZ03
SG05, SG05-Lite, SG07, SG08, SG08-LITE, SG11, SG13
TJ04-E

momo56 · 11 May 2021 at 18:22

Nzxt h210i should have one.

defoerate · 12 May 2021 at 20:48

momo56 said:
Nzxt h210i should have one.

I did consider that but it will only fit a 2 slot graphics card, not enough clearance for my gtx 1060 which is almost 3 slots.

I'm thinking about getting a seperate PCI slot adaptor to plug into the mobo's type-c slot like this Akasa one.

defoerate · 12 May 2021 at 22:40

hiroofheroes said:
Silverstone have an upgrade kit for some of their older cases:

SilverStone G11313530-RT USB Type-C Upgrade Kit

Compatible with:

CS380, CS381, DS380
FT03, FT03-MINI, FT04, FTZ01, FTZ01-E
GD04-USB 3.0, GD05, GD06, GD07, GD08
KL04
LD03
ML03, ML04, ML07
PS08, PS09, PS10, PS12, PS14
RL04, RL05
RV04, RVZ01, RVZ01-E, RVZ03
SG05, SG05-Lite, SG07, SG08, SG08-LITE, SG11, SG13
TJ04-E

This is neat.

Lian Li also have one "Lian-Li Lancool II-4X USB 3.1 Type-C Internal Cable". I saw one of those famous tech reviewers on youtube mod his existing fractal case to fit it on.

bakes0310 · 15 May 2021 at 10:39

defoerate said:
I'm doing a small build using a Mini ITX motherboard but not having much luck finding a mATX/ITX case with a front IO that includes a USB Type-C port?

I'm using a standard ATX sized PSU and will be air cooled.

I found the Phanteks Eclipse P200A but it's got the PSU mounted on the ceiling taking in warm air so I'm not too keen on it.

Do you mean the PSU taking in warm air inside your case? If so I don't know what PSU you have but my fan never really comes on and I think that goes for most modern PSU as well. I'm looking at this case for myself as well.

Cooler running · 17 May 2021 at 18:46

NZXT H1 has a type C I believe.

May not be right for you if you're price sensitive or own a cooler/power-supply though.

defoerate · 21 May 2021 at 21:42

bakes0310 said:
Do you mean the PSU taking in warm air inside your case? If so I don't know what PSU you have but my fan never really comes on and I think that goes for most modern PSU as well. I'm looking at this case for myself as well.

I know it's not a massive problem having that oldskool psu-top design but I prefer having it pull cooler air from outside of the case. In the end I bought the Thermaltake Tower 100 though it's still in the post.

It has a daft/quirky design but it's one of the few small cases I came across that that can fit a large gfx card, tall cpu air coolers, atx psu and has a type-c 3.2 gen2 port.