Going SFF from a full ATX

[MiochealSmith]

Hi chaps I have built my new pc recentely and it stomps most of my games and it's pretty fast but it has quite a few drawbacks
1.Weird issues with wifi/weird electrical noises
2.Unergonomic
3.Loud and Bulky
I'm honestly considering returning the parts save for the SSD and going SFF (either custom SFF or a hades canyon) , I do understand that I'd loose quite a lot of p[erfomance and value , but I really need something smaller , any suggestions ?
My system is a 2600X 1080 8gb one

 

[Prothea]

If you go for a tower ITX system you won't lose much. You can still have a larger air cooler or a liquid cooling setup, and it won't be that much less effective if at all. But the ITX tax is kind of real, so to get exactly what you're looking for, you might end up paying a bit more than you'd want.

 

[annasoh323]

Do you have a parts list of your existing build?

SFF can help you in the following ways while possibly creating additional disadvantages:
1. Could be anything in there except the screws but strategic replacing of certain parts might help. Going to SFF, you'll definitely need a new mobo (can help with Wi-Fi), possibly new PSU and video card, and maybe different fan setups.
2. Ergonomics is probably the #1 reason SFF is cool for me.
3. ...we can help you with bulky. We may be able to help with "loud" too but generally, SFF doesn't help much on that front without other compromises somewhere else.
4. (new) $$$

There's no reason the move to SFF need incur a loss of performance - several people have builds far more powerful than yours in spaces far smaller than yours. However, specific issues should be addressed specifically and every build or rebuild should be a methodical, reasoned process. This is doubly true for SFF builds.

But, you've come to the right place! Have a look around and ask a few questions and hopefully you'll be better off than when you started here.

 

[chx]

Quiet and SFF is a big challenge because you want nice big slow fans and the 2600X consumes (among desktop CPUs at least) comparatively quite a lot with only the 2700X beating it. You can't go crazy small.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-satellite-plus-aluminium-micro-atx-case-black-ca-02f-kk.html this case with an ITX motherboard (it's not real mATX) would serve you well I think. It's <15L definitely not the smallest but where it matters it houses the largest components: to 165mm high tower coolers, 140mm ATX PSUs, and 280mm long VGA cards. With a Noctua NH-D15S (one fan is enough, use the savings on swapping the rear cooler to a Noctua as well), a Seasonic PRIME Ultra 750W Platinum and a good dual fan cooler 1080 it would be very quiet, I believe.

 

[MarcParis]

Hi chaps I have built my new pc recentely and it stomps most of my games and it's pretty fast but it has quite a few drawbacks
1.Weird issues with wifi/weird electrical noises
2.Unergonomic
3.Loud and Bulky
I'm honestly considering returning the parts save for the SSD and going SFF (either custom SFF or a hades canyon) , I do understand that I'd loose quite a lot of p[erfomance and value , but I really need something smaller , any suggestions ?
My system is a 2600X 1080 8gb one

Well...easiest road is to keep your ATX motherboard and switch to Cerberus-X..
You can reach quiet, powerful experience from it...

Check my signature for my setup and you have official topic of Cerberus of course.