Lightweight Small Mid/Mini ATX Tower

[bigkittyjr]

I will be transporting this at least once a week and it need to be able to fit a full sized ATX mobo inside of it and must be lightweight and as small as possible. Please Help!

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Can you explain why you need a full ATX board, just to make sure a mATX won't do the job?

What is your budget?

What other components, such as cooling solutions, power supplies, and graphics cards need to go in it?

 

[bigkittyjr]

All it is is I want to put an AMD either 8320 or 8350 and there aren't any good mATX boards for the AM3+ Socket

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Got that what about the other gubbins. They use up space and may need cooling space.

 

[bigkittyjr]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bigkittyjr/saved/kBFYcf is my intel build how ever I dont want to spend near that much but the storage and gpu and ram transfers over.

 

[bigkittyjr]

If possible a smaller gpu though

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Sorry to keep peppering you with questions. Will you be overclocking the CPU, and more importantly, will you be replacing the stock cooler with anything taller?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

My first suggestion is the Cooler Master HAF XB EVO.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master-haf-xb-review,3559.html

 

[bigkittyjr]

I will be overclocking and probably with a cooler master 212 cpu cooler

 

[DonkeyOatie]

OK, so what do you think of the Cooler Master HAF XB EVO?

 

[bigkittyjr]

looking it up on newegg atm

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I linked to a review above too.

 

[bigkittyjr]

Not gunna lie its about 20lbs and pretty big on dimensions, anything else?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Cooler Master N400 is quite compact, or are you looking for a more cube sort of thing?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119277

and the basic Corsair Carbide 200r
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-200r-compact-atx-case

EDIT: I just saw your other post. Now I understand.

you are right about the AMD boards, thay are a ll'old'

Look at the Corsair Obsidian range, There are some good compact cases.

 

[bigkittyjr]

A cube sounds nice but I dont know, a cube kinda seems heavier then a tower, are there any more cubes that you have?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

They can be heavier but they can also be more convenient to carry. Check out the Corsairs I suggested above and see what you think,

 

[bigkittyjr]

You got me sold on the Carbide Series 200R of you can tell me how much it weighs

 

[DonkeyOatie]

7.17 kg (That's nearly 16 pounds in old money)

EDIT: That's the shipping weight. The case is about 13.3 pounds.

The Cooler Master n400 is only 9.5 lb

 

[nikoli707]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119261
its only $20 after rebate and promo code.

otherwise with a full sized atx board your pretty much screwed with the fx processor unless your willing to go with the 780 chipset. all the cases are going to be bulky.

do you already own an 8320/8350? is there a specific reason you want that processor? budget non gaming apps?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

That's a mini-ITX case isn't it? If it were that easy, it would already be solved

 

[bigkittyjr]

Yeah I am going with the N400, some minor flaws but I can overlook them, its also light, cheap, and has great dimensions!

 

[bigkittyjr]

The 8320/8350 is a great chip for gaming

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Games that are CPU intensive and run few threads will bog down on the weaker AMD cores.

Games that are CPU intensive and can use all the cores will rock!