Your PC Case must be able to accommodate your motherboard form factor.
For example, the most common PC Case, an ATX Mid-Tower PC Case, can
accommodate (largest to smallest) an ATX, micro-ATX, or ITX motherboard.
A Mini-Tower micro-ATX PC Case can accommodate a micro-ATX or ITX
motherboard. Also, if you cannot live without an optical drive (like
me), note that most modern PC Cases do not accommodate internal optical
disc drives (ODD) - although there are a small number that do. Most
modern PC Cases will (ideally) have mesh panels (front and/or top) to
allow for multiple case fans. You may also have an opinion about whether
or not there is a PSU shroud, so the power supply and cable connections
are not visible - especially if the PC Case has a clear side panel.
So, to determine if a particular PC Case will work for you, start with
the size of the motherboard. If you're really set on a smaller
Mini-Tower, there may be an alternative micro-ATX motherboard that will
accommodate your CPU. Then, if you need an internal optical drive, make
sure the PC Case has an internal drive bay with a front opening. Of
course there are always external USB ODDs.
My idea of a perfect PC Case includes:
glass swing-out side panel, mesh front, mesh top, mesh bottom, PSU
shroud,
cable management slots/rails, ODD bay.
Often, you can get faster performance and additional
features/functionality by upgrading to a better motherboard. Generally,
a motherboard name beginning with B or H is slower-performing than a
name with Z or X. For example, I replaced an H97 chipset motherboard
with a Z97 and noticed a considerable improvement. The new motherboard
also included more RAM slots and an NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD slot. Some
motherboards may also offer integrated WiFi.   |
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