Can anyone recommend me a mini ITX case that
-will fit a 3x radiator
-will fit a fullsize gfx card
-has room for tubing for WCing
-ideally can fit a fullsize powers upply
bonus if it has a handle
>>53443616
The Core 500 comes as close as you're gonna get, I think. Everything you want, but only a 2x radiator.
A 2x radiator is bigger than a mITX board (from memory, 240mm vs 170?)
A 3x rad is a LOT bigger than any mITX case you are going to find, you are basically looking at mid towers by this point.
Are you sure you want 3x?
For that sort of expandability you're probably gonna need mATX
Do you __need__ 3 rads?
>>53443658
I mean could you do a 1x and 2x perhaps, or 140mm?
>>53443655
>>53443658
Oh I just already have a 3d radiator
Is there some website that I could like find someone to trade it with for a 2x?
I only have a 3x because someone gave it to me
>>53443681
Hmm, that's a tough one. I think the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv can take a 360mm rad if you dremel/cut the mountplates off the ends. Surprisingly roomy case, if a bit big.
Not sure about sites. Maybe /r/hardwareswap?
>watercooling mini itx
why
the only way you would ever need it is a a 5960x and fury x both ridiculously overclocked
>>53443753
I got the stuff for a water cooling loop super cheap, water cooling allows you to maximize your CPU and GPU's potential for EVERY new CPU and GPU you buy, and I want something more portable than a mid tower for LAN parties and such
>>53443707
Alright, thanks! I'll check that out.
Also, I'm going to check out /r/hardwareswap to see if I can get this 3x swapped for a 2x + a 1x slim or something
>>53443858
>I got the stuff for a water cooling loop super cheap
I guess that makes sense
meanwhile I would have to spend a minimum of $300 to pointlessly watercool my dual xeon workstation
>>53443887
I got mine up and running for like 150 with an XSPC kit
>>53443753
Watercooling lets you make pretty much every component that you bought better than stock, you don't need to get the best cards to bump up their performance with WCing
>>53443884
Cool, best of luck!
>>53443616
I'd say either the Phanteks Evolv or the Fractal Nano S.
The Prodigy might be able to as well.
>>53443616
>mini ITX
>3x radiator
You're fucking retarded.
>>53443616
>480GTX
>in that space
Oh man
>source I have one in HAF X and it still hot as shit
>>53443616
Closest you've got is the Fractal Designs Core 500, but that's only a 2 fan radiator. Everything else is what you wanted, except for the handle.
Don't bother, mini-itx was never meant for overclocking or doing some nuts. It's meant for people making a stock build that want a small form factor. I am assuming you are going to overclock since you want such a large radiator.
>>53443616
The nzxt manta takes dual 240 rads.
>>53443641
That USB port placement is awful, though. Useless in a typical HTPC setup.
>>53443616
>thermi in htpc
kek
>>53443616
Just buy a bigger case retard, get the Define Nano S
and I hope you're water cooling an X99 system with a dualGPU card, otherwise a custom loop is retarded
>>53450586
>Define Nano S
>vertically mounted motherboard
gross
>>53450652
Turn the case on it's side
Is there a case with at least 3 3.5 HDD bays?
Maybe mATX?
It also needs an optical drive.
>>53449145
wow it looks like an improved node304
>>53450756
Node 304 carreis three 3.5s and a full sized card at the same time and is tiny
Any idea when the Silverstone TJ08 Pro is coming out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZDZoqbL_78
>>53451794
that's SO BIG for a small case
>>53443753
>>53450586
>you absolutely need the best hardware in order to justify a water cooling loop
but y
>>53453792
because there's no point in water cooling mid range hardware when you could have spent the money getting better base hardware
>>53453851
But that's not true, because if you have a loop with universal blocks then you can make every single piece of hardware you buy past that point better instead of dumping into a better card that will become obselete in x years
>>53453956
Except the added cooling benefit you gain is minimal compared to the performance gain you'd get
>>53443616
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX
>>53453956
Even if you don't use a universal GPU block (because they're a bit shitty) that's only a relatively minor cost when you upgrade, everything else can be reused unless you switch CPU manufacturer or they drastically change the socket.
>>53454021
Water cooling can be vastly superior to air cooling. It's not always about being able to overclock more, it's about being able to reduce the fan speed resulting in less noise which some people value greatly.
>>53453956
>universal blocks
Universal blocks are fucking shit.
>>53454021
I've been able to get my CPU to work 68% harder than stock without fucking it up temp wise because of WCing
Also it's MUCH quieter than it used to be with even better cooling, and you don't need to worry about having an xbox hueg case for airflow because airflow doesn't really matter
>>53454034
How are universal GPU blocks shitty? The only part that really gets hot is the main chip and you can throw heatsinks onto the rest
>>53454151
Depending on the particular card and case airflow sometimes just putting some heatsinks on the VRM isn't enough, especially if you have a heavy overclock. Also it makes tubing runs a bit more difficult (and worse looking, if you care about that) especially if using multiple cards.
>>53454240
Would a kit like the one I posted be decent, seeing as the VRM heatsinks are connected to the waterblock?
>>53454259
Yeah, you just posted something inferior to water cooling, what's your point?
Water cooling is inarguably better, the only reason you wouldn't use it is if it didn't make sense for you economically (Which is a good reason, WCing is fucking pricy)
>>53454259
And? It's rather easy to surpass the cooling ability of even the largest tower cooler, and you're not going to be strapping one of those to your graphics card.
>>53454266
Sure, but it's not really universal. You still need to buy a new heatsink when you change card and it must be a card for which they make a heatsink (so only reference PCBs and very few custom ones), it's only the core block that is reusable.
>>53454952
Well yeah but instead of buying a 300+ waterblock you're just getting a 50 dollar heatsink
>>53455344
>300+ waterblock
Waterblocks cost like 1000 bro
>>53453765
Yeah but I have a long card and I need at least 3 hard disk.
>>53455344
Blocks cost about £80 on average (about $110). Alphacool's "universal" block costs about £65 with a heatsink, no idea how much a new heatsink for a different card is but I'd guess about £15-20. So, when it comes time to upgrade your graphics card it's going to cost you about £80 extra.
However, with a full cover block you have the option of selling it separately or even still attached to the card (in which case you may find a seller willing to pay more due to not having to install it themselves and risk breaking something).
>>53443616
Can a CM elite 110 fit a corsair cx750 PSU and a GTX 780ti? I want a small case to fit a eGPU/NAS to interface with my other devices
So what cute and small case can fit one of those?
>>53455605
Less than 1 minute of googling:
Elite 110:
VGA card length: 210mm / 8.3 inch
PSU length:
180mm/ 7.1 inch (w/ less cable management)
142mm / 5.6 inch (w/ full cable management)
Corsair CX750:
Dimensions: 150mm x 86mm x 140mm
GTX 780ti: none of these are under 210mm long
Need anything else? Maybe I can wipe your ass for you while I'm here?
>>53454305
You don't have to worry about the large air cooler leaking, and it's 100% silent
