Hi,
My dream for a small form factor pc (music server + digital crossover) has become a bit more complicated since I'm likely to require a PCIE x1 slot to support a sound card.
Mini-ITX has basically zero expansion slots if I use the one PCIE 3.0 x16 slot for a GPU.
Micro-ATX audio codecs are inferior to those offered for Mini-ITX, ATX motherboards
So that leaves me with an ATX-sized motherboard
Configuration:
ATX motherboard with ALC1220 or similar audio codec
AMD Ryzen 2400 or 2600
Basic GPU board (if Ryzen 2600 is selected)
PCIE Audio Interface card
Blu-ray/DVD optical drive
1 3.5" internal drive
1 m.2 NVME solid state drive
Power supply, CPU cooler, etc. will depend on case
Nothing is purchased yet. No gaming, bit-coin mining, etc. PC will be for audio server, DSP, and light MS Office applications.
So, the question is what options are there for a small form factor case that can swallow the aforementioned parts?
The best I've done so far is something that is about 22 L in size. I'd prefer a case about half that size.
Suggestions welcome, please.
Thanks and regards,
Rob
My dream for a small form factor pc (music server + digital crossover) has become a bit more complicated since I'm likely to require a PCIE x1 slot to support a sound card.
Mini-ITX has basically zero expansion slots if I use the one PCIE 3.0 x16 slot for a GPU.
Micro-ATX audio codecs are inferior to those offered for Mini-ITX, ATX motherboards
So that leaves me with an ATX-sized motherboard
Configuration:
ATX motherboard with ALC1220 or similar audio codec
AMD Ryzen 2400 or 2600
Basic GPU board (if Ryzen 2600 is selected)
PCIE Audio Interface card
Blu-ray/DVD optical drive
1 3.5" internal drive
1 m.2 NVME solid state drive
Power supply, CPU cooler, etc. will depend on case
Nothing is purchased yet. No gaming, bit-coin mining, etc. PC will be for audio server, DSP, and light MS Office applications.
So, the question is what options are there for a small form factor case that can swallow the aforementioned parts?
The best I've done so far is something that is about 22 L in size. I'd prefer a case about half that size.
Suggestions welcome, please.
Thanks and regards,
Rob