Bitfenix Prodigy vs Colossus

[luki9106]

My parts would be
gtx 760 sli
i5 4560
750w 140mm fan PSU
one ODD
one SSD, one HDD
a mobo, etc

I know Colossus supports sli but does prodigy support sli?
I'm talking about prodigy M/mini itx versions vs colossus M/mini itx versions

I don't really care if i get the M or mini itx version as long as it supports sli.

I want to know the difference between these two case model lines regarding quietness, temperature, airflow, dust-prevention

One concern I have with Colossus is that they do not have a side vent for heat from the graphics card to escape out of the case while the Prodigy does. Or is this side vent not that relevant for graphics card temperature? Would it just allow more dust to come into the case?

I would not mind buying extra fans to improve cooling if that's the case

If there are much better small compact cases available, I'm open for new options.

Thank you

 

[C12Friedman]

Mini-ITX does not support more than one video card since the board is so small so SLI would be out of the question. Some μ-ATX boards do not feature a second PCIe lane so that would be a pitfall to avoid but all μ-ATX cases (that I'm aware of) will support at least two double-wide video cards.
Two video cards will be dumping a lot of heat into the case (very few video cards vent completely out the back) but proper airflow will help with that.

Summary: You're stuck with μ-ATX size (or larger) for an SLI build

 

[luki9106]

Mini-ITX does not support more than one video card since the board is so small so SLI would be out of the question. Some μ-ATX boards do not feature a second PCIe lane so that would be a pitfall to avoid but all μ-ATX cases (that I'm aware of) will support at least two double-wide video cards.
Two video cards will be dumping a lot of heat into the case (very few video cards vent completely out the back) but proper airflow will help with that.

Summary: You're stuck with μ-ATX size (or larger) for an SLI build

Thank you for ur reply, I will not get the mini-itx cases
so then would Bitfenix prodigy M or Colossus M be better for sli?
I did research online but no one really comments on the difference between these 2 cases except that one has a handle and one doesnt.

 

[C12Friedman]

BenchmarkReviews has an interesting article on the Colossus-M here http://benchmarkreviews.com/10007/bitfenix-colossus-m-microatx-computer-case-review/ but one thing that bothers me in the article, "...if you are planning to use multiple high-end graphics cards you may want to consider choosing a 140mm power supply. If anything, it will give you more room to work and more space for cables..." the thing that bothers me is: I know of no quality PSU's in the 750W range that are that short (160mm seems to be the "norm"). While the statement is more of a suggestion than a warning, it may be something to consider (and may make your PSU shopping somewhat interesting)