(New user, found this forum after a bunch of googling. Not sure if I should be posting this here or the 'General' section or the 'Custom cases' section. Feel free to redirect me).
I have an ancient ITX board I'm repurposing as a headless controller for a project. I need a small cheap case to throw it in which needs exactly zero features. In particular, it DOESN'T need space for:
- a power supply (I already have a working pico)
- any drives (this board will boot off a USB stick)
- any PCI cards
- fans (the heatsink fan is plenty)
- any front ports, jacks, lights, windows, VESA mounts, or other extras
I literally just need a bare metal box with standoffs inside and a power button. I've looked high and low, on Amazon, Newegg, Aliexpress, and even used cases on eBay but I can't for the life of me find an ITX case under $40 shipped (most are $50+). I don't understand why brand new ATX towers can be had for $25 but an ITX with 1/5 the metal suddenly is twice the price.
I'm on a tight budget for this and I just can't justify paying like 300% what the guts are worth on a case, especially given that my requirements are effectively non-existent. Does anyone know of a bare bones literally-just-a-box case than can be had for like $15 (or less)? I'm totally fine buying used.
I have an ancient ITX board I'm repurposing as a headless controller for a project. I need a small cheap case to throw it in which needs exactly zero features. In particular, it DOESN'T need space for:
- a power supply (I already have a working pico)
- any drives (this board will boot off a USB stick)
- any PCI cards
- fans (the heatsink fan is plenty)
- any front ports, jacks, lights, windows, VESA mounts, or other extras
I literally just need a bare metal box with standoffs inside and a power button. I've looked high and low, on Amazon, Newegg, Aliexpress, and even used cases on eBay but I can't for the life of me find an ITX case under $40 shipped (most are $50+). I don't understand why brand new ATX towers can be had for $25 but an ITX with 1/5 the metal suddenly is twice the price.
I'm on a tight budget for this and I just can't justify paying like 300% what the guts are worth on a case, especially given that my requirements are effectively non-existent. Does anyone know of a bare bones literally-just-a-box case than can be had for like $15 (or less)? I'm totally fine buying used.