Smallest Atx Case?

[ThatGuy2u2]

im in college and have a gaming/editing pc. i want a smaller pc case so its easier to move from say college to home. i have the cooler master haf test bench(which is way to big). are there any small ATX(i cant replace any parts for smaller ones) that i can get?

what if i got a htpc case or a stacker? can htpc cases even be used as a regular computer case? it wont be hooked up to a tv but a monitor, that means i wont be using it for any of the tv related purposes

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Full ATX board are unusual for HTPCs. The Silverstone GD08 might do the job. microATX will work much better if that's what you have.

 

[ThatGuy2u2]

Full ATX board are unusual for HTPCs. The Silverstone GR08 might do the job. microATX will work much better if that's what you have.

what about he GR10B? And would you recommend a htpc case?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I do like Silverstone cases. How about the GD09. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/10/13/silverstone-grandia-gd09-review/4 Good review, good price. My students (because I'm pushing them that way) are all building SFF system and the ATX based systems look so huge to me.

The GD10b looks good too, but the GD09 is cheaper.

 

[giantbucket]

you're screwed either way. the case has to be big enough to handle the full-size ATX mobo (so that dictates 2 measurements), and your graphics card dictates the 3rd measurement. even if you had your card mounted on an L-bracket / adapter, it's still likely a double-height card, which wouldn't make much difference. then you gotta stuff the power supply somewhere. even if you just had one or two SSDs, you're either making a custom case yourself, or dealing with big pre-made cases.

if you could replace the board with an ITX version (and move the CPU, RAM, Graphics, etc), then that would make a massive difference.

 

[ThatGuy2u2]

you're screwed either way. the case has to be big enough to handle the full-size ATX mobo (so that dictates 2 measurements), and your graphics card dictates the 3rd measurement. even if you had your card mounted on an L-bracket / adapter, it's still likely a double-height card, which wouldn't make much difference. then you gotta stuff the power supply somewhere. even if you just had one or two SSDs, you're either making a custom case yourself, or dealing with big pre-made cases.

if you could replace the board with an ITX version (and move the CPU, RAM, Graphics, etc), then that would make a massive difference.

i have an amd 8350 and a gtx 760, im limited to the good mobo's i can use

 

[ThatGuy2u2]

I do like Silverstone cases. How about the GD09. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/10/13/silverstone-grandia-gd09-review/4 Good review, good price. My students (because I'm pushing them that way) are all building SFF system and the ATX based systems look so huge to me.

The GD10b looks good too, but the GD09 is cheaper.

well, htpc it is