SFF MATX case recommendation
Posted by Ultimate__Potato@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
I built a new computer this year with an matx motherboard in an NZXT H3 Flow case. While I'm happy with the build I don't love this case, it's just too big. I'm looking for something smaller and more compact but haven't found anything that I really like. I'm a fan of SFF cases but don't want anything that is ungodly small.
Tall order but I'm curious if anyone has any good case recommendations along these lines.
fuddyduddyc@reddit
Some questions: • How much smaller are you looking to go - do you have target dimensions (length, height, width) or volume in mind? • What components do you currently have? • Do you have a budget in mind for the case?
Ultimate__Potato@reddit (OP)
I'm looking to go as small as I can with an matx mb and ATX PSU, but would consider swapping out the PSU and cooler to fit something small. The NZXT is 35l and I want something closer to 15-20l.
For the components: AMD Ryzen 5 9600x Kingston FURY Beast (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 Montech NX400 CPU Cooler ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE WIFI MATX Zotac GAMING RTX 3070 Corsair CX750M PSU
Open to higher end cases, up to 100-150 but preferably cheaper
fuddyduddyc@reddit
The smallest you’re going to be able to get in that price range (under $150) is probably the Jonsbo C6 Max, at 20.6L in volume. It can fit air coolers up to 170mm tall and GPU’s up to 335mm long, though with shorter GPU’s (the longest Zotac 3070 is only ~290mm), you can fit longer PSU’s.
All of your components aren’t particularly large and your PSU is only 140mm long, so there shouldn’t be any fitment issues.
aragorn18@reddit
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#t=5,7,6&V=2889700000,20000000000
aragorn18@reddit
The Lian Li A3 is super popular.