The Best ITX Cases I've Reviewed - V3

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Chapters
0:00-1:06 - Intro / criteria
1:07-2:33 - Why ITX?
2:34-3:41 - Best performance
3:42-4:57 - Best ultra-compact
4:58-6:06 - Best for watercooling
6:07-7:18 - Best budget
7:19-9:37 - Best overall
9:40-11:20 - Honourable mentions

It's time to recap the best ITX cases at the moment - and it's more competitive than ever!

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[optimumtech]

mistake @ 10:26 - the Shift XT actually has locking pins to secure the top panel properly. So many moving parts on that case to keep track of.

[yeahthatsright]

absolutely love the colored transition you do on the thermal graphs. Makes it SO much easier to quickly understand how good the case does compared to others. Thank you for that!

[la]

I’ve been waiting for this roundup again after all of the big releases. Thank you for putting this together!

[evo]

After following you, I’ve built my first ever pc using the SSUPD case, RTX3070, SF750 PSU and the Liam Li SL240 AIO cooler. Very happy with it, thanks for the tutorials 👍🏻

[DanielYadgaroff]

I already got my pc case based on your suggestion from couple of years back, yet still watch your videos religiously. Thank you, Ali! Keep up the good work

[RyugaHidekiOrRyuzaki]

I think for many the big appeal of ITX is the challenge. Packing as much as possible into a case as small as possible, while sacrificing as little as possible. Its an interesting optimization problem.

[RitchieLinao]

The beauty of the NR200P is so minimal and I love how flexible it is for building PC. You will never go wrong when using it because it can be reverse to put the AIO at the top, both air and liquid cooling is also good, and the air flow inside is the best.

I first saw it from Dave2D, then in your channel, and stumble upon on Machines and More by maximizing the capability of the case.

[amaurytoloza]

I love my M1 but I have to admit it's become restrictive in terms of GPU choices with the current trend of behemoth gpus

[irAbyssion]

The H1 V2 beating the NR200 was unexpected and surprising to say the least.
Cases are getting more affordable as the ITX market grows and as cases getting fine tuned to almost perfection is always welcomed.
I really hope that cases like the Ghost S1 will get updated to become future proofed because they still look sick and clearly have space to be improved upon.

[michaelw]

I really appreciate NZXT improved the H1 as it was one of my favorite SFF cases. Now if only the Evolve Shift would get an improvement as it had so much potential.

[jackdechow]

Your channel convinced me to switch to ITX after nearly a year of ogling. I went with the base NR200 because I was scared of compatibility. If I had a smaller GPU, I'd like to go for the DAN A4H20 but I'm still very happy with my NR200. When I go visit my parents for the holidays I can chuck it in an IKEA bag with a controller and mouse and throw it in my back seat and call it a day!

[derekphelps]

Your videos inspired me to downsize from the 011-D to the NR200P and now again to the Dan A4-H20. Your videos are so hard on my wallet but I love it! Keep up the good work!

[MarigoldAW]

The reason I've been more and more interested in ITX SFF lately is because of what you said in a past video on the topic. I think there is no reason for things to be larger than they absolutely have to be. These small cases give all the functionality of a tower case without all the bulk. You're not really giving up any performance at all (depending on the case) when building in small form factor. That and I have my PC on my desk because the floor in my house is ridden with hair and dust.

[joselaba]

Honestly I think mini-itx have proven to be superior for exhaust performance, which leads to efficient methods of cooling. There’s so much less distance for the hot air to travel, and less room for it to stay inside the case and a become turbulent heater. Look at the series X, uses both an intake and exhaust fan that work in conjunction for both convection and directing the airflow path to exhaust all amounts of heat out the top, and you can actually feel the extreme amount of hot air leaving the system too. The requirements and constraints you provided for this list were stellar, and the entire point of purchasing a case like this. Obviously the only caveat at this point would be the power supply not having enough capacitance or power headroom for both 12-Gen/30-series producing intense transient peaks in current draw.

[tspev]

I just finally upgraded my system switched from a 9900K with 2080ti in a O11Dynamic XL case to an ITX case 5900X with a 6900XT. Put it into a Hyte Revolt 3 case. I chose the case because of the small foot print (7"X9"). Loved the solid Mesh design and the easy removal of all the panels.

[kokonotsu_j]

I’m using the base NR200 and looks like I’ve made the perfect choice. 12600K paired with Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240, plus EVGA 3080 FTW Ultra, both OC’ed to their limits, work so well inside this small chassis and don’t require a huge amount of hassle in installation.

[willdong]

Man oh man you just read my mind. Noticed the Phanteks Shift XT just came out yesterday and I've been digging around trying to find a comprehensive recommendation. Really appreciated it! Keep up the good work!

[JamieR]

I'm still in love with NR200P. It's not so small that it's impossible to build. It's cheap. Looks good. Has good airflow. Incredibly easy to work with and has great build design. It's just overall solid. Will definitely be using it again in the future.

[Valkirth]

thanks to your channel I swapped to a NR200 around 7 months ago and love it, can never go back to atx ever again, its much quieter, runs just as cool if not cooler than my old atx, takes up less space, much appreciated for the video's. 👍

[xav]

I’ve been planning an itx build for a few days now and this video released? Perfect timing