hi there, im planning on buying a new rig soon and was planning to buy a micro-ATX mobo rather than a mini-ITX just incase i needed the extra expansion slots.

i've seen that there are casings which are relatively small and fits for a micro-ATX mobo, of course, not as small as what a mini-ITX can handle but the size micro-ATX is able to be used is good enough for me.

but my question is, are shuttle PCs harder to cool down due to it having little space inside?besides the parts own embedded cooling fans, any suggestions on countering this issue, if any?

it's not really that bad, if u did good cable management the airflow should be quite decent.
mATX casing :
silverstone tj-08
thermaltake armor A30

tj-08 can even support a twin tower cooler. so cooling shouldn't be an issue

wow, the thermaltake A30 looks pretty nifty
so i take it that the cooling options of a shuttle PC aren't exactly limited?

Depends on your system. Do you ever think you can try liquid cooling?

corsair 350d