Discussion Recommendations for <$40-50ish ITX case + psu, as small as possible

[dowfry]

I'm looking for something cheap, for a mini-PC style build. (like Asrock X600/Inwin Chopin size)
I'm mostly concerned about PSU safety. Idk how safe pico psus/Apevia flex psus are supposed to be.
Would like a few USB/USB-C/headphone jack if possible.
Would prefer console style, or just an ITX, or ITX+flex psu, box. The footprint of something like a dancase a4 is too big.
I think 3d printed cases look too rough for what I want. And I'm not really interested in piecing together the I/O, or hardware, stuff.

Specs would be like a 8500g-8700g, and some ITX mobo.
Office/streaming PC running at like 30% load.

Seems like RGeek is the current option on AE/Amazon, for $30-40 + PSU? Maybe model m09/m06? Ideally it'd include a PSU or adapter. It's looking like the easiest solution, is buying someone else's old build.

 

[samsonbl4]

Have you considered using a tm-itx mobo (like Asrock X600TM-ITX or ASUS PRO A620AT-CSM) along with a GaN charger (like Ugreen 100W) and adapter for laptops with PD trigger (like Geris power)? I think this is the most compact option for building in RGeek m09/m06. I just don’t know if 100W will be enough, it might be necessary to turn off the boost.

 

[k0n]

Specs would be like a 8500g-8700g, and some ITX mobo.

In this case I would just look for a mini-PC with 780M... (7840, 8840, 255, ... )

 

[Sicaris]

You can get in-win bq cases (the same chassis as the Chopin) for around that price used on eBay. They're all decommissioned office computers and the PSU should be fine. But if you don't already have all the rest of the hardware just go for a mini pc like k0n said.