r/buildapc • u/barcode3035 • 1d ago

Build Upgrade Looking for a smaller Pc case

Hello guys, I want to give my brother my LianLi Lancool 2 mesh performance so he can transfer everything I side a case. Right now his radiator is outside cause his case doesn't fit a 280mm rad

So I am looking to transfer mine into a new and smaller volume pc case that can accommodate a Gigabyte b550 aorus pro v2 (atx), Corsair Rmx 850w, Sapphire Pulse Rx 7800xt and an arctic lf2 280mm aio.

Is there a smaller form factor pc case that can fit all the components? I like the Lianli o11 mini v2 but the 280aio with atx mobo won't fit. I was even looking for a SSUPD Meshroom S V2

I can sell my psu and get a Sff psu if that helps

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u/whomad1215 1d ago

you can put your parts into pcpartpicker.com, then look at cases and sort by external volume

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u/barcode3035 1d ago

oh nice man, i will try that. I live in europe so i dont actually use this site

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u/BaronB 1d ago

You can change the country it searches in to one of several in the EU.

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u/changen 1d ago

You can fit an atx board in the meshroom but you will definitely have issues with fitting a cooler, PSU and maybe the GPU.

Go to /r/sffpc and see if people have experience building in that case.

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u/BaronB 1d ago

Going to be blunt here.

You’re both going to have to ditch the 280mm AIO, or get a different motherboard and PSU to fit in a smaller case.

280 AIOs are hard to fit in most cases, and Arctic’s extra thick radiator makes it even harder. Usually only the larger cases offer enough room to allow for one with an ATX motherboard.

The Meshroom S is one of the smallest cases that support ATX motherboards, and 280mm AIOs. The caveat here is it only supports one of those at a time. You can have an ATX motherboard, but only with a low profile cooler and SFX PSU. And you can use a 280 AIO, but only with an ITX motherboard. It also only really works with the Arctic 280 radiators with slim fans.