Question Smallest ATX case?

[Kledgie]

What's the smallest case you guys have found that is ATX compatible? I'm basically looking for a micro-atx case that will fit an ATX board.

 

[aigomorla]

can i point you to a 1u pizza box errr server rack case?

You wont like how loud 40mm fans can get tho...

 

[VirtualLarry]

If a micro-ATX case could fit an ATX mobo, it would be called an ATX case, and not a micro-ATX case.

What do you really want, OP? (Other than the impossible.)

You want a small cubic-space ATX case, right?

 

[aigomorla]

well this for example is an ATX case.

Amazon.com: Supermicro CSE-512F-350B SC512 F-350B - Rack-mountable - 1U - ATX - power supply 350 Watt - black: Computers & Accessories

Buy Supermicro CSE-512F-350B SC512 F-350B - Rack-mountable - 1U - ATX - power supply 350 Watt - black: Internal Power Supplies - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

we call them pizza boxes and they are known to drive people mad if you have to sit in the same room as one because u haven't heard annoyingly loud until you heard the whines of a 40mm fan blasting at 6000 rpms.

 

[mxnerd]

If OP does not have many componets to fit in the case.

Cooler Master MasterBox Q500L, it can get hot though.

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There are users can add several fans though.

EXCELLENT CASE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT IT

Great Quality for the Price!!

 

[Stuka87]

Do you already have the motherboard? If I wanted small, I would be looking at a Mini-ITX, not a full ATX.

 

[Rigg]

Are you a human?

www.newegg.com

 

[ClockHound]

Fractal Meshify C was the smallest, low cost ATX case I could find. Can be modded easily for excellent airflow.

 

[Racan]

Cerberus X | Sliger

Sliger Designs is a manufacturing company based in the United States specializing in computer cases and systems.

www.sliger.com

Sliger Cerberus X ATX Tower PC Case - DENSITY.sk

Sliger Cerberus X with optional carry-handle and with EATX/ATX motherboard, ATX/SFX/SFX-L PSU, 280/240mm AIO or up to 149mm tall CPU air cooler support.

www.density.sk

19.5 Liters, expensive as hell though

 

[aigomorla]

OMG 270 Euros ~ 300 Dollars for that case.
Thats probably not even with shipping to the US.

That thing costs more then what a mountain mods costed back then, and cost more then my Silverstone TJ-07 and WiNDy Soldam even.

It better be made from Titanium, as i see nothing special about that case to merit that price tag.

 

[AntonioHG]

OMG 270 Euros ~ 300 Dollars for that case.
Thats probably not even with shipping to the US.

That thing costs more then what a mountain mods costed back then, and cost more then my Silverstone TJ-07 and WiNDy Soldam even.

It better be made from Titanium, as i see nothing special about that case to merit that price tag.

Small production run, small company, excellent powder coating, super thick panels -- maybe not the best fit and finish. I bought the mATX version after I got tired of big, bulky, waste-of-space cases. It's my perfect case, despite the flaws.

 

[chrisjames61]

Cerberus X | Sliger

Sliger Designs is a manufacturing company based in the United States specializing in computer cases and systems.

www.sliger.com

Sliger Cerberus X ATX Tower PC Case - DENSITY.sk

Sliger Cerberus X with optional carry-handle and with EATX/ATX motherboard, ATX/SFX/SFX-L PSU, 280/240mm AIO or up to 149mm tall CPU air cooler support.

www.density.sk

19.5 Liters, expensive as hell though

OK, somebody tell me this. One of these cases or maybe both supposedly support EATX boards. If they do how could they be considered a "small" ATX case?

 

[mxnerd]

OK, somebody tell me this. One of these cases or maybe both supposedly support EATX boards. If they do how could they be considered a "small" ATX case?

Like fountain drink sizes are all different for gas stations?

 

[aigomorla]

Like fountain drink sizes are all different for gas stations?

Nah i think its more like how much ice you are putting in the same cup with your fountain drink.

Like you can have a large size amount of coke in a medium size cup with no ice.

 

[ElFenix]

OK, somebody tell me this. One of these cases or maybe both supposedly support EATX boards. If they do how could they be considered a "small" ATX case?

from the review video they link on their site, that's all that fits in there. it's half the size of popular fractal cases. with an eatx board, you'd need to purchase additional bits in order to fit storage, and you'd have to use a power supply hanging where a tower cooler would be. a typical mATX case will be bigger.

OMG 270 Euros ~ 300 Dollars for that case.
Thats probably not even with shipping to the US.

That thing costs more then what a mountain mods costed back then, and cost more then my Silverstone TJ-07 and WiNDy Soldam even.

It better be made from Titanium, as i see nothing special about that case to merit that price tag.

made in the US. based on area code, in nevada (not vegas)

 

[aigomorla]

made in the US. based on area code, in nevada (not vegas)

Then that is some shaddy marketing tatic.
Making it in Euro's to make the value lower then the actual cost.

Its like listing a 90 dollar heatsink as 83 euros because it makes it seem like a lower number.

 

[Stuka87]

Then that is some shaddy marketing tatic.
Making it in Euro's to make the value lower then the actual cost.

Its like listing a 90 dollar heatsink as 83 euros because it makes it seem like a lower number.

If you look, the website is in europe, not the US.

Here is the actual manufacturers webite: https://www.sliger.com/products/cases/cerberus_x/

However, it is hands down over priced.

 

[AntonioHG]

Then that is some shaddy marketing tatic.
Making it in Euro's to make the value lower then the actual cost.

Its like listing a 90 dollar heatsink as 83 euros because it makes it seem like a lower number.

I'm not seeing the Euro price. It's in USD and is $265.00 at checkout.

 

[ElFenix]

aigo is looking at the slovakian retailer's website rather than the maker's.

 

[aigomorla]

Sliger Cerberus X ATX Tower PC Case - DENSITY.sk

Sliger Cerberus X with optional carry-handle and with EATX/ATX motherboard, ATX/SFX/SFX-L PSU, 280/240mm AIO or up to 149mm tall CPU air cooler support.

www.density.sk

19.5 Liters, expensive as hell though

aigo is looking at the slovakian retailer's website rather than the maker's.

yar.... i was looking at the .sk totally missed the .com

 

[mindless1]

I used to get cases like that all the time, dirt cheap (or free based on my arrangements with them) Dell or HP leftovers from a mom-n-pop computer shop after customers declined to have a repair done or skipped out on the bill. Optical drive bay hung in front of mobo, HDD mounted vertical to save space, no front fan mount, often even proprietary smaller PSU or if not, only certain especially short optical drives would fit.

They were more trouble than they're worth, it is not worth the hassle trying to save a couple inches width, height, or depth, unless you are living in a van down by the river.

They also tend to be noisier (with aftermarket performance parts that need more cooling) because they lack sufficient mountings for 12cm fans, so you can't use good filter panels that rob some airflow, so you have dust buildup that's a real PITA to clean out in something that cramped. Often you can't even get the PSU out without taking at least the CPU 'sink off and usually any drives in the front bay(s), maybe memory, and more. Ugh, no thanks, been there and am not going back.

My best advise is if you want a full sized ATX rather than mATX, that you do not realize yet that you want a little more case room than if running (only) everything integrated on a mATX board. If you can run everything off a mATX, do it and then your case can be smaller still, but still big enough that you don't have to be surgeon to service it. Time flies by, soon enough you will want to upgrade and wish you had more space in your case.