ITX GPU, MB, SFX PSU, 8.9L case

[chx]

While looking for the ATX case I posted I found this http://digital.tiger111hk.com/Compu...se-ITX-SD28I-series-(Black)/product_info.html ITX case as well. I think it might be of interest -- very simple but relatively cheap even shipped to North America and relatively small while allowing for max. 3U coolers and no risers.

 

[Necere]

Unfortunately neither this case nor the ATX case are wide enough to allow room for the PCIe power connectors on the edge of the card. The only high end card that would work is the R9 Nano, which has the PEG connectors on the front.

 

[chx]

Hrm, true. RX 460 / GTX 1050 then, I guess. Really stupid, though, the Radeon 4850 used to http://static.erodov.com/reviews/guide/pci-e-connector/pci-e-power-connector-1.jpg look like this. I was not particlarly fazed by this because I am looking towards assembling a low power dual Xeon workstation with an RX 460 undervolted and underclocked anyways.

Also, isn't this http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/...on-r7-370-4gb-double-dissipation-r7-370p-4df5 rotated the right way, too? Although perhaps the pesky heatpipes spoil the party. Eventually surely they will make low profile versions of the GTX 1060 / RX 470 and then this will be solved too.

Finally both cases seems to have a hard mesh over just the right area.... I know, it's not nice to vandal it

 

[chx]

On second thought, with a 90 degree adapter the PCIe power plug is only a few mm too tall in 3U case. Now, 3U is 133.35mm and these cases are 135mm. I might just throw in the towel and get the ATX case to test and probably http://www.ebay.com/itm/90-Degree-I...005555?hash=item4d4ef2a0f3:g:aKkAAOSwH3NXnsJ6 this adapter.