Help decide between ITX case

[cruelworld]

Between Fractal Node 304 and the CM Elite 130, which one is better? Undecided between the 2.Checked out both reviews and both seems light enough. I decided to make the jump to itx cos my room really too cramp to put matx/atx. Furthermore if need trouble shoot can easily carry to friends house rather than lug a big case

 

[prezioso]

Lian li TU-200

 

[Jian19]

Both are good..are u using a long gfx ?

 

[Lippyt]

Between Fractal Node 304 and the CM Elite 130, which one is better? Undecided between the 2.Checked out both reviews and both seems light enough. I decided to make the jump to itx cos my room really too cramp to put matx/atx. Furthermore if need trouble shoot can easily carry to friends house rather than lug a big case

Space efficiency wise nothing can beat the SG05/06 and SG08 for a longer GPU.

If you are going for looks, the Lian Li Q18 is on promo by corbell now.

The LL ITX cases may run larger, but are much lighter due to their full aluminum construction.

 

[cruelworld]

Both are good..are u using a long gfx ?

No leh. Using 6870 only

 

[yude82]

Between Fractal Node 304 and the CM Elite 130, which one is better? Undecided between the 2.Checked out both reviews and both seems light enough. I decided to make the jump to itx cos my room really too cramp to put matx/atx. Furthermore if need trouble shoot can easily carry to friends house rather than lug a big case

what kind of cooler do you have in mind?

Air Tower then go for Node304.
Closed-Loop cooler then go for Elite 130, and then get a 140mm dust filter for the front air intake.

 

[pa9797]

I go for the Silverstone SG08 or the SG06.

SG06 you can pair with a Asus GTX 670 mini and you have an awesome machine

 

[royfrosty]

Nothing beats cm120 or 130 in terms of gfx length. Can accept up to a titan yet with 20mm left in space. Yet without removing any hdd slots.

My vote goes to cm130. Coming from an previous owner of cm120. Cm130 is more of a design overhaul. Finally they remove the restrictive hdd cage. And front panel has a mesh design. Overall good cooling also. Bad point is, till date I dont like the idea of psu placement on top. Just makes wire management more ugly and dangling down.

 

[yude82]

Nothing beats cm120 or 130 in terms of gfx length. Can accept up to a titan yet with 20mm left in space. Yet without removing any hdd slots.

My vote goes to cm130. Coming from an previous owner of cm120. Cm130 is more of a design overhaul. Finally they remove the restrictive hdd cage. And front panel has a mesh design. Overall good cooling also. Bad point is, till date I dont like the idea of psu placement on top. Just makes wire management more ugly and dangling down.

actually a node304 can house a Titan as well
Build Pics: Node 304 + GTX Titan + H90

 

[royfrosty]

actually a node304 can house a Titan as well
Build Pics: Node 304 + GTX Titan + H90

Yes it can fit. But it needs to remove one slot of the HDD.

Unlike CM120 or 130. HDD is not in the way. And the PSU for FD node 304 cannot exceed 160mm if need to put in the Titan.

 

[delson_tan]

I was in the same state as you but made up my mind to go with SG08 for its compact size. My second choice is the CM130, but you will need filters to keep it clean.

 

[t258jgn]

Yes it can fit. But it needs to remove one slot of the HDD.

Unlike CM120 or 130. HDD is not in the way. And the PSU for FD node 304 cannot exceed 160mm if need to put in the Titan.

Just need to use Short Length PSU like Silverstone Strider Gold ST65F-G 650W Full Modular PSU