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Need helping deciding on case - (newbie here)

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Kenji

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Hello awesome guys! :)

I would love to hear your opinion and make use of your expertise to help me decide on what case to use.
I, myself am a student in Germany, and up until now I have always used Laptops, but since my current Laptop is slowly going downhill again, I decided it would be time to build a PC - because i am sick of replacing my Laptop every 1-2 years by a new one for a high amount of money, for which I could get a way better PC.

Why always Laptop and why a mini ITX now?
Well since I am studying in a different city than my parents and most of my friends live, I mostly drive down to them by train over the weekends, also I do enjoy the occasional Lan Party at a friends home. So I think having a Monitor in my University's city and at my parents place and then just transporting the PC and peripherals in a backpack would be my best bet.

What do I use/would I use my Laptop/PC for?
Well occasional programming and general multimedia usage, but obviously mostly for gaming :p I do not play the newest games on ultra-high settings, but I would enjoy at least being able to play the newest games in medium quality settings.

So my first question would be: Would you think my idea would work/makes sense, or do you think I should stick with "gaming"-Laptops?

If you think Mini-ITX is the way to go, what case would you suggest?
From what I have seen my best bet would either a Fractal Node 202, Silverstone RVZ02 or an Logic Supply MC600.

Obviously there are multiple more cases, that would suit my needs, but all of those are either not available anymore, or not available yet. (More specifically: The S4-Mini, the Dan A4-SFX, the Sentry and the Cryorig Ola ><). But since I see the downfall of my laptop slowly coming, I will need a solution more sooner than later and probably can not wait until the Sentry or the Ola are out :(

So back to the original three cases I mentioned, do you guys have experience with them?
I am worried about heat development for long, extensive gaming session, and also about the cases/hardware suffering under the transportations. You guys think it would be okay, or could it be problematic?

Also I got one last question obviously the advantage of the MC600 towards the other two cases, is its size and therefore its mobility, while the disadvantage is: No support of full-sized GPUs. Which for now should not be a big deal, since I am planning to go with a GTX 970 which is available in mini-format as well, but for future references would it be better to have the space for a full-sized GPUs or do you think current/future high-end GPUs will have versions for Mini-ITX sized PCs?

Also is there anything else I might have missed in my thought process?

I am looking forward to your responses, and thanks already for your time! :)

Greetings Ken
 
If you can't wait for the new smaller chassis, the node 202 would be less hard to fit in a backpack.
Make a cardboard model of the cases and try to fit it in your backpack:)

As for the mc600, the psu will hold you back imo.
 
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Wow I didnt even think of making a cardboard model to see if it fits XD Thanks so much for the idea! :)

Yeah I think I will stick to the node 202, the only other option I am thinking about atm is the S4 Mini, since I heard it might be in stock again ><
 
Kenji said:
but for future references would it be better to have the space for a full-sized GPUs or do you think current/future high-end GPUs will have versions for Mini-ITX sized PCs?
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With ITX 1060s already arriving, I'd say you should try that out. That GPU is better than the 970, cheaper and consumes less power so it will be easier to power with an external brick. Not to forget RX 480s will probably get their fair share of ITX versions as well. A case as small as the MC600 will definitely increase mobility compared to a Node 202 or RVZ02, and that seems to be the most important bit to you.
 
Yeah the 1060 minis seem like they wil be a good fit :)
And yes I do/did value mobility the most, but that gave me that bad experiences I had with laptops now - So I will have to cut some cornes this time to get something proper with a bit more longlivity options :)!
 
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