WEBVTT 00:00:00.399 --> 00:00:06.879 it's not the size but what you do with 00:00:03.840 --> 00:00:09.760 it that counts at least that's what I 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:14.200 keep telling myself and lately you know what I seem to be getting some backup 00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:20.359 here because there's been a lot of love for big things that come in a small 00:00:17.039 --> 00:00:22.480 packages if you know what I mean ITX 00:00:20.359 --> 00:00:28.439 cases and the motherboards that go with them have been growing in popularity for 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:32.360 some time but there are some inherent 00:00:28.439 --> 00:00:36.440 tradeoffs that come with tiny Computing 00:00:32.360 --> 00:00:38.879 size noise cooling performance and of 00:00:36.440 --> 00:00:45.000 course one of the big reasons anybody wants a small computer in the first 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:47.960 place looks so we rounded up eight of 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:54.239 the best small form factor designs for your viewing pleasure come along for the 00:00:51.559 --> 00:01:04.360 ride the package ride you bought the ride package 00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:11.560 cyber power PCS lineup of gaming desktops feature Intel 7th generation 00:01:08.759 --> 00:01:15.360 core i7 processors check them out at the link 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:23.079 below we'll kick things off with the venerable Silverstone Milo M8 which 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:25.159 rocks a classic high-fi look this 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:30.119 particular model comes with a carrying handle along with a vertical stand 00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:35.720 should that suit your fancy taking a peak under the hood reveals a separate 00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:38.799 chamber for a full-size GPU which helped 00:01:35.720 --> 00:01:41.360 with both thermals and Acoustics in our 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:47.479 testing on the other side we find generously sized front panel cables and 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:51.040 two toolless 2 and 1/2 in Drive mounts 00:01:47.479 --> 00:01:53.640 for any combination of spinning or SSD 00:01:51.040 --> 00:02:01.119 storage taken all together we think this one's a great choice for a living room 00:01:56.439 --> 00:02:04.320 PC next up fractal designs node 202 a 00:02:01.119 --> 00:02:06.520 moderately sized Media Center style case 00:02:04.320 --> 00:02:10.800 again with a vertical stand if you're into that sort of thing and optional 00:02:08.399 --> 00:02:16.400 feet if you're not one thing you'll notice right away here is that there are 00:02:13.160 --> 00:02:19.800 no screws anywhere on the top or the 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:21.959 back they're all on the bottom and 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:27.400 thankfully they use standard phillips heads something apparently you can't 00:02:23.640 --> 00:02:29.560 take for granted inside is a spacious 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:33.200 clean design with well proportioned cable 00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:38.200 and a power supply Mount that uses rails for additional stability all the fan 00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:44.480 intakes are filtered including the GPU intakes dual 120 mm fans which we would 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:50.760 recommend using our GPU got pretty toasty in testing and with two 2 and 1/2 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:54.400 in Drive mounts it's a pretty versatile 00:02:50.760 --> 00:02:58.200 option crowdfunded on Indiegogo this is 00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:00.400 the Dr Zer Sentry a Polish built mini 00:02:58.200 --> 00:03:05.799 monstrosity made entirely of Steel right down to the brackets and 00:03:03.239 --> 00:03:11.920 vertical stand everything from the satisfying power button to the weight of 00:03:08.239 --> 00:03:15.519 the panels exudes Quality Construction 00:03:11.920 --> 00:03:18.360 getting inside past the hex bits we can 00:03:15.519 --> 00:03:24.680 see a fairly sensible layout with a separate GPU cooling Zone and slightly 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:27.360 long front panel cables if your GPU is 00:03:24.680 --> 00:03:33.080 shorter than 200 mm you can actually make use of a provided bracket to St up 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.959 to four 2 and 1/2 in drives in place of 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:41.879 one of these mounts for a grand total of up to eight drives of course if you were 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:46.840 to actually load in that many drives I would suggest taking off all their 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:52.920 clothes cuz in our testing it got uh pretty hot in there behind the 00:03:49.640 --> 00:03:55.519 GPU not content to provide only one case 00:03:52.920 --> 00:04:03.360 for our Roundup Silverstone also sent in their Raven rvz01 e which I guess we'll 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:06.439 call Ron another larger case Ron trades 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:10.519 volume for cooling coming with two slim 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:12.959 120 mm fans with space for a third and 00:04:10.519 --> 00:04:18.720 convenient magnetic filters for each of them all of which combined to give it 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:21.440 the top results in our thermal testing 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:27.199 inside we see an incredibly sturdy PCI Express Riser four 2 and 1 12in Drive 00:04:24.440 --> 00:04:34.000 mounts ample room to maneuver and amount for a full-sized ATX power Supply Ron's 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:39.520 not perfect though between the too long for Comfort too short for uh reach 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:44.720 around front panel cables he's a little bit of a pain to service and 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:50.240 aesthetically we don't think Ron fits in well in the living room making him more 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:53.280 of a smallish showcase piece for the 00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:57.199 computer Den now where Dr zabber debuted 00:04:53.280 --> 00:04:59.800 on Indiegogo the Dan Case a4sfx burst 00:04:57.199 --> 00:05:06.080 onto the scene by way of Kickstarter it is currently the world's smallest 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:09.160 computer case it's super light and it's 00:05:06.080 --> 00:05:11.520 really beautiful the panels snap on and 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:15.680 off easily which actually could be a problem with how jam-packed heght things 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:19.840 are in there if not for the optional screw holes it's extremely space 00:05:18.039 --> 00:05:25.520 efficient under the hood with the full-size GPU compartment separated by 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:32.080 way of a plastic flap to save weight while offering darn impressive thermals 00:05:28.960 --> 00:05:35.319 now the a4s sfx's size and lack of dust 00:05:32.080 --> 00:05:38.240 filters do hurt its acoustic performance 00:05:35.319 --> 00:05:43.440 and a single front USB 3 Port is not ideal for the year 2017 but two 2 and 1/ 00:05:41.479 --> 00:05:49.800 12 in Drive mounts give you decent options for internal storage and while 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:51.960 sadly the A4 sfx is unavailable for 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:55.600 purchase at the time of filming more good news they do have a subscription 00:05:53.800 --> 00:06:01.520 service that will notify you when they're returning to production moving 00:05:58.400 --> 00:06:03.960 along to the NK 1 we see many 00:06:01.520 --> 00:06:09.360 similarities between it and the a4sfx it's lightweight constructed from 00:06:06.400 --> 00:06:17.120 aluminum and feature Snap-on panels though these ones unfortunately don't 00:06:11.880 --> 00:06:21.080 screw down it's wholly get it 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:23.720 holy ventilated with two 120 mm fan 00:06:21.080 --> 00:06:28.960 mounts that we would recommend filtering and using as intakes to help prevent the 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:34.080 rest of the case from sucking in dust thanks to its perforated design The m1's 00:06:31.280 --> 00:06:39.319 Thermals were great even if it's a little on the loud side and in spite of 00:06:36.440 --> 00:06:44.160 its diminutive size our unit includes amazing Drive expansion with the 00:06:41.599 --> 00:06:49.639 optional slot loing optical drive that goes where you could also mount a 2 and 00:06:46.039 --> 00:06:53.560 1/2 in drive and even an option to mount 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:55.879 dual 3 and 1/2 in drives if you like to 00:06:53.560 --> 00:07:00.000 store your media locally and you'll want a small case you'll want to give this 00:06:57.840 --> 00:07:05.680 one some consideration it's probably the most versatile chassis at its size 00:07:03.039 --> 00:07:10.840 support for triple slot video cards is just icing on the cake at that point 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:19.960 next up I hope you're ready mate's cuz we've got the r agent Tech Mt 00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:25.080 plus affordable with a premium looking aluminum finish this is a more 00:07:22.039 --> 00:07:27.360 traditional looking Cube PC much care 00:07:25.080 --> 00:07:32.919 and attention clearly went into making it look and feel streamlined 00:07:30.039 --> 00:07:38.160 with brackets hiding the slot screws and the bizarre Power Supply Mount sadly 00:07:35.840 --> 00:07:43.720 though this makes working in it a huge pain and each side panel is held on by 00:07:40.919 --> 00:07:48.680 Philips screws rather than you know little quick releases looking inside 00:07:46.479 --> 00:07:54.680 though we find space for up to 4 2 and 1/2 in drives or two 2 and 1 halfs with 00:07:51.240 --> 00:07:56.840 a single 3 and 1/2 or two 3 and 1/2 in 00:07:54.680 --> 00:08:01.159 drive so the storage options are definitely a strong point making it an 00:07:58.919 --> 00:08:07.800 attractive home theater PC option even if I can't emphasize this enough it's 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:13.000 not great to work in finally a brand new 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:16.280 chassis to round off our Roundup the bit 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:18.919 Phoenix portal evoking a certain turret 00:08:16.280 --> 00:08:24.360 design this is probably the most over complicated case we have on hand with an 00:08:21.599 --> 00:08:30.360 inner frame for our parts to bolt onto attached via a rail this doesn't leave 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:35.519 much room in spite of its size for cable routing but there's plenty of cooling 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:41.200 which was a big benefit to the portal in our testing it even managed to stay 00:08:38.479 --> 00:08:46.560 pretty quiet for the portal showing off your build is just a window option or 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:51.519 two thumb screws away and it features twin quick detach 3 and 1/2 in Drive 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:56.519 sleds and up to two 2 and 1/2 in Drive mounts so if you want something 00:08:53.880 --> 00:09:01.320 absolutely unique you're looking at it as long as you don't mind dealing with 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:09.680 yet another case that is difficult to work with so then final recommendations 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:11.959 what to buy for someone with Forward 00:09:09.680 --> 00:09:19.800 Thinking style the bit Phoenix portal at 139 us looks pretty good looks it's got 00:09:17.160 --> 00:09:25.600 plenty of options sturdy construction and head turning appeal but it's far 00:09:23.160 --> 00:09:30.560 from the smallest in our Showdown and really not that small for an ITX case so 00:09:28.279 --> 00:09:34.560 make sure you've got the room for it for those of you looking to build a gaming 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:39.360 grade home theater PC to store and consume your content we like the 00:09:36.760 --> 00:09:43.959 Silverstone M8 at $79 the dror abber Sentry does get an 00:09:42.279 --> 00:09:51.440 honorable mention here for its stunningly slim and clean design but at 00:09:46.880 --> 00:09:53.880 235 us it's very pricey finally for 00:09:51.440 --> 00:10:01.560 those of you who just want a slick small form factor PC the nm1 at 185 us is the 00:09:58.800 --> 00:10:09.399 Cadillac and the fractal design node 202 at 79 is the similarly functional if 00:10:05.079 --> 00:10:11.880 less luxurious Camry the Dan Cas a 4 sfx 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:17.120 gets an honorable mention though when it's available but at 00:10:14.040 --> 00:10:19.040 €230 it's a little tough to swallow 00:10:17.120 --> 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