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Building a compact (full) ATX case
Renate:
The title says it all, looking for a case for an ATX motherboard as compact as possible.
The closest I've found is a "dual chamber", but even that they make bigger than necessary.
https://www.newegg.com/black-cooler-master-haf-series-atx-desktop/p/N82E16811119265
Everything has tempered glass or LED whirly fans or styling by Klingons.
All I want is a black metal box that two of the dimensions roughly match the two dimensions of an ATX motherboard.
Yes, this means that the PSU and the one external 5.25 (ok, or two, if we use that for convenience connections) go on the bottom.
Despite having 7 slots, I only need my one graphics card and that could go on a riser.
I was thinking of just buying a "test bench" and I could make the rest out of aluminum.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WTX-ATX-ITX-MATX-PC-Aluminum-Case-Test-Bench-Open-PSU-IO-Backplane-Graphics-Card/274067042000
Any ideas?
Renate:
Yes, the Fractal Design stuff is one of the least offensive but that case is not full-size ATX.
My current situation: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/pc-upgrade-sort-of/
Twoflower:
Are you sure that's a full size ATX? ATX comes in many sizes: ATX-Variants. What's the model number of the board?
RenThraysk:
https://www.sfftime.com/product-page/p-atx-black ?
9L volume, no 5.25s though.
Renate:
--- Quote from: Twoflower on July 20, 2020, 12:34:04 pm ---Are you sure that's a full size ATX?
--- End quote ---
It's 12 × 9.6 in (305 × 244 mm), 7 slot.
--- Quote from: RenThraysk on July 20, 2020, 01:11:42 pm ---9L volume, no 5.25s though.
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Also it requires an SFX power supply and it's on the end, extending the length.
Cases with low volume can still be bulky.
I'm just looking for something that two of the dimensions are defined by the motherboard.
That would mean 12" plus a bit by 9.6" plus a few inches for cables and stuff.
The height would be the height of an expansion card (in the top direction) plus the height of an atx power supply (in the bottom direction).
That would yield a compact unit and still have tons of space on the bottom for whatever.
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