Designing a new small form factor, Mini-ITX case. We need your suggestions

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Hey guys. I’m Max, the cofounder of Goliath Design.

For the past 12 months we’ve been brainstorming, designing, and engineering a small form factor mITX pc case perfect for any build, and it’s almost here. The Goliath MINI.

Here is what we have so far http://imgur.com/a/ylCSg

We are finishing up the final touches right now. But we want the community’s feedback. Let us know what you think of the MINI. If you can, fill out this survey to let us know what you want in a small form factor case. http://strawpoll.me/5820797

Our website is http://GetGoliath.com and we’re on https://www.facebook.com/GoliathDesignPC/ and https://twitter.com/GoliathDes. We are planning on starting a Kickstarter within the next few weeks. So subscribe on our website to get notified when that happens. (There is also a large twist that hasn’t been revealed yet, so stay tuned!)

Please let me know what you think. I’ll be happy to answer any questions!

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If you added about 3/4 to an inch at the bottom under the current floor you'd have a place to run PSU cables, just gotta add some tie down points and holes.

Also is it ATX or SFX?

and it looks like you could potentially fit a 3rd expansion slot, for the few people crazy enough to run a 3 slot card

Also how would radiators mount? It doesn't appear like it would be easy to fit a standard AiO into one as that's pretty popular for ITX builds I'd imagine.
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And it looks like you could easily convert it to a micro ATX case with the removal of the small box at the front, which opens it up a lot more for people who'd want it.

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Right now, I'm working on designing a much smaller design that will fit into the console-like cases.

Currently it is an ATX psu.

These are not the final designs. Before production we would make sure that the radiators would properly fit.

And finally, we're working on making it both mini and micro atx compatible.

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I was considering a small case cooled by one large fan. either 200mm or 220mm. The large fan wouldn't need to spin as fast to move large amounts of air making it quiet.

Also it might be worth considering abandoning 3.5in drives. this is more and more relevant with the toppling prices of ssds.

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I second saving space on drive bays. I find it hard to imagine being gung ho about building the tiniest PC and then not getting 2.5" drives. Also second the 3 PCI slot GPU, just 'cus options.

What about having removable rubber corners as an option for people who might carry it around a lot? EDIT: These would also allow you to set it in any orientation on a desk without blocking a vent.

What's the bottom of the case? I would prefer the PSU to have a bottom vent option to keep it's cooling separate from the case internals. What could the space under the optical drive be used for?

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Maybe a crazy idea, but what if you removed the entire top chunk where the drive cages are?

You could remove the 3.5" bays, raise the motherboard platform up and place 2 2.5" drive trays underneath. Bonus points if they're toolless with backing slots so you can pop them out to access the back of the motherboard easily.

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Hi I like the design but have few question .
-. What materials are you going to use ?
-Will it have dust filters or option to use standard dust filters?
-Is riser card included , if not which risers are compatible with it?

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Piggybacking on this too, Some nice thick aluminium would be nice. Check out the Phanteks Evolve cases.

2MM thick aluminum just feels insanely nice.

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Right now I'm looking at completely reducing the case's size (removing the bays, optical, sfx psu etc.) It seems like size is much more important that the internals.

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Yes, that would be very nice! Right now, we are looking at several outside finishes for the case (plastic matte/glossy, aluminum brushed/normal, etc.)

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Yes these are all great questions. I'd only be interested in a steel or aluminum case and dust filters are mandatory.

Are detailed dimensions available?

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I recently built a mini ITX console killer for a customer inside of a silverstone sugo. It was a bit of an insight so I'll try to give you what help I can. I'm never building one of THOSE again, man my big hands aren't suited for shoving into a tiny box like that.

During the building of his console killing mini itx rig I encountered two really big issues.
issue 1. was that the power supply mounts just overtop of the cpu cooler. Now this isn't exactly bad but I had It's original configuration pulling air in from the top and blowing it out in it's own loop. This caused problems with CPU temperatures because it was dominating the space above the cpu cooler. I attempted to flip the powersupply around and draw air from inside the case but this was impossible because of the modular cables interfering with the top mount hard drive. So now I have to put in a single all in one rad to fix that problem.

Therefore I believe that in a mini ITX case the powersupply should be kept away from the area above the cpu. A good place would be in a case basement or perpendicular to the cpu so It can draw air from inside the case.

and lastly problem 2. was there wasn't anywhere for the multitude of cables to be effectively routed which is critical in a case like that. I believe it is critically important to have cable tie down points located tactically along the inside edges of the case, or also include a space under the motherboard tray to route cables under and up.

Addendum

It may be a good idea to include some kind of PCIE extension similar to Lian Li has started using, this could be a very powerful way to reshape the exhaust locations on the case so there are no interfering streams or hot spots. 

                                                                          Good luck xoxo -Fox