Something like this?

Bar none, this one.

AOpen cases, and most of these small cube cases in general, are ok so long as you have tiny exhaust fans on the side of the case. Failing that you shouldn't be using CPUs that overheat too much (those above 65nm) or any graphic cards. You will also need to direct a fan at your north and southbridge.

This should answer your question adequately.

Too big to serve its purpose. And 600w is an overkill.

Should the Vulcan be considered an SFF or should it be in another category instead? The S in SFF stands for small, not medium or large.

This post has been edited by Bad Cyborg: May 20 2010, 10:31 AM

Not according to this. I've dealt with real tiny m-ATX cases before, such as the AOpen H420. But even in a sufficiently inebriated state, I wouldn't call that mother an SFF. What I think of when people mention SFF is basically this.



It's not about how much your 3DMark Vantage can score, but how much electricity you can save without sacrificing power.

Suggest you look into liquid cooling, because your monster SFF won't be able to run on ambition alone.

Still too small.

Need more cowbell.

No it won't. Our displays these day are LCD, not CRT. And speakers are magnetically shielded.

With dimensions and weight like this, all notions of Small Form Factor can be tossed out the window.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6056


http://www.casepower.com.tw/english/QS01.html

If not mistaken either one is under 200. Like most people here I'd say go with Elite 360. Review is here
http://www.techenclave.com/reviews-and-pre...ter-154955.html

For HFS I'd go with this:
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=3263

This post has been edited by Bad Cyborg: Jul 4 2011, 10:49 AM

Product page

Here are my thoughts.

This case doesn't come cheap at 388 RMB (RM190) not including shipping. Due to the dimension and low 120w PSU, it's really meant for Atom boards. Airflow inside would be too restrictive for Core i-series CPUs with Intel HD graphics, unless you don't do any heavy computing or any amount of gaming. You can't play games anyway due to the missing opening for PCIe card. Intel graphics on Core i3 is pretty weak compared to Core i5.

Those who are interested in ultra small form factors would be better off looking for the genuine article--a Mac Mini, instead of China or Korea knock-offs. It's at least a lot more functional. Used Mac Minis with Core i5 can be found for less than 1500. Retail price is 1899, but I'm sure you can find it new in the forum for less. The Apple set comes with pretty well-engineered airflow, not to mention a suite of much coveted multimedia apps.

If you only need a media kit to play MKV videos and run minor apps, then why not get a small and cheap Android player instead? It costs under 400.

Many different cases to choose from here:
http://tu.pcpop.com/all-833670.htm

Or buy it fully assembled:
http://auction1.paipai.com/A1997E0E00000000040100001B373CE6

Be spared from the agony of eBay.

Details available on the official site.

Jonsbo U3 is not a bad looking case, it's simple and stylish. However due to the tight space inside, you can only use very low CPU heatsinks. So if you have an overclockable Core i processor, you can only upclock it a little before CPU gets too hot. There's a much older Chyangfun case that fares a lot better.

http://www.chyangfun.com/cfi-axx89.html

This case can accommodate an optical drive, a 3.5" drive, and a small size heatsink such as the Cooler Master Vortex Plus.

http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-ai...er/vortex-plus/

Technically, the Vortex Plus can fit into the Jonsbo U3, but the fan would be pressed hard against the PSU. It'll be hard, if not impossible, to find a thinner fan that fits the CPU fan socket as a replacement.

If anyone can find more of this Chyangfun case, please PM me.

By macro ATX, you most probably mean microATX. See this thread:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-183...-macro-atx.html

Jonsbo U3 is a case for mini ITX boards.

You can order Jonsbo U3 from sellers here on the forum. Just go to Casings & PSUs Garage Sales and look for CyntrixTech or noobandroid.


This post has been edited by Bad Cyborg: Mar 13 2014, 04:46 PM