Truly small Mini-ITX case for hack mini?

[TirsoJRP]

I've been meaning to try this case- although it's only 120w, this would be the ultimate teeny case. It's a Korean brand Viako:

http://www.viako.com/viako/product_view.asp?idx=2

 

[tonymacx86]

I've been meaning to try this case- although it's only 120w, this would be the ultimate teeny case. It's a Korean brand Viako:

http://www.viako.com/viako/product_view.asp?idx=2

 

[beelzebozo]

I've been meaning to try this case- although it's only 120w, this would be the ultimate teeny case. It's a Korean brand Viako:

http://www.viako.com/viako/product_view.asp?idx=2

Homer Simpson drool.....

 

[nige2000]

have one of these with a h67n in it, i3 2105

have you got any photos of that build?
would like to see it. have wanted an itx hack with that case for ages, but dont have any need for an itx system atm

ill see if i can find my camera and get it working, bit busy with work stuff at the minute
give me a few days on it

i have no optical drive in it and its pretty cramped the optical drive tray rack will fit with a low profile cpu heatsink
but its really cramped air flow would be a huge problem with an optical drive
and you will be tempted to cut the unnecessary wires from the pico psu

i think these type of cases including the one tony posted about are meant for really low watt cpus atoms and specific low watt models

although tonys case i would swap the itx 2 for in a heart beat it seems to have a little more room around the edges of the board (didn't check the dimensions just looking at the picture of the itx board in the case) which could be used for some sort of cable management and enable some sort of airflow

bought a desktop case today too http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6681

so my p67 is coming out of its bean tin

 

[mpg]

I have the black Wesena ITX-6 and while I love the case itself it is a very tight fit if you want the optical drive in there too. The issue is the 3.5" drive hangs down below the optical drive (it's all on one wall to wall tray suspended above the MB) and gives you barely 40mm of clearance. I currently have an older itx system with a Scythe Kozuti cooler which is very short and I still had to ben the 3.5" rails out of the way to fit the board and optical drive in at the same time.

So the moral of the moral of the story is unless you can find an even shorter heatsink and fan than the Scythe you'll have to decide if you want the dvd tray or a taller heatsink. I'm using it as an htpc so ssd, slimline dvd, and the main board were all I needed. Hope this helps.

PS - http://www.shop.perfecthometheater.com/ ... ITX6-B.htm is where I got my case from and the shipping and service was good.

 

[nige2000]

i don't seem to use dvd drives all that much
actually I'm not sure when i last used one
there was a time they would be used every day may be 3-4 years ago
i have quite a stack of them to prove it
now i use external drives to do the same job transferring info between unconnected computers
unless for burning dvds for dvd players mine would be almost obsolete and i don't do that often either
but I'm sure its a necessaty for some people

but the thought of building a desktop without a optical drive still seems inconceivable
the weaning process maybe slow

so unless your going to use your hack mini as a dvd player id assume that a optical drive shouldn't be necessary

 

[nige2000]

have one of these with a h67n in it, i3 2105

have you got any photos of that build?
would like to see it. have wanted an itx hack with that case for ages, but dont have any need for an itx system atm

 

[samisnake]

that is a thing of beauty.
must be cramped in there though, i can see what you mean now.

 

[nige2000]

some more pics

really cramped you could cut out the psu wires not needed but I'm afraid to do that incase i have another job for this psu ( although it would improve airflow significantly )

if you can see the pci express slot you can see I've shoe horned a apple wifi card in a pci adapter and strapped the antennas to the inside of the case works perfectly although the original idea was to drill holes in the case but since it works this way i decided against that method

 

[nige2000]

heres a pic that really puts it into perspective