Are you looking for something very compact such as the Silverstone FT-03 Mini / Cubitek Mini-Cube / Mini-Box M350 / EVGA Hadron Air or something a bit larger with more cooling potential such as the Bitfenix Prodigy / Phenom series chassis?
If you can do with an ATX mid-tower, just go with that. It's the most popular size and form factor. When you start using smaller sizes, the parts get much more expensive since they don't have a very big place in the market, and also because it costs more to make tech smaller. Also, smaller cases don't circulate as well and tend to keep the components hotter than normal.
Are you looking for something very compact such as the Silverstone FT-03 Mini / Cubitek Mini-Cube / Mini-Box M350 / EVGA Hadron Air or something a bit larger with more cooling potential such as the Bitfenix Prodigy / Phenom series chassis?
I would prefer a smaller size, I won't be over clocking any time soon. As for ATX mid, I would go for that, but I'd like to see how small you can go. How bout we see the smallest comp, with no budget? Then we'd get an idea how the size affects the price.
It's fine if it's cumbersome, desktops are supposed to be seldom moved. Like I said, unless you're physically limited by space, an ATX mid-tower would be the best option. It's a good deal more expensive to get special parts to fit the size and form factor, so you get a lot less than you could for your budget.
The standard extended ATX desktop is a tiny thing compared to computers from the 1950s which required the entire floor of a building.
Usage: Gaming, does not need to be 60 fps, games such as bf4.
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Yes I can build.
From ATX Mid and lower, preferably ATX Mini. Modern sizes would be nice
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