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| Raven RV02 Mini-itx Case (CES 2015) |
Introduction
Whatever reason you might be considering going with a Small Form Factor (SFF) build whether you are more mobile or just prefer doing living room gaming over using an office chair and desk to do your gaming there's things along the way to need to put into consideration.
Airflow is Key
Most important among these is airflow and careful planning of the layout within the confines of your new case that you want to go with. You must get real tidy using zipties because this will be a really tight build compared to other sized cases and with cables just scattered and left untidy, The temperatures will rise taking a toll throughout the system itself with decreased performance especially if you are looking to go with a case like Silverstones's Raven that only relies upon airflow and not any case fans.
Taking Careful Consideration of Total Weight
Secondly you must be willing to consider weight reduction. If you're going to be packing this and taking it anywhere like I would then you need to do the math and look for parts that are as light as you can get them so that when you lug it around you wouldn't be feeling like you have to drag it, You want to carry it like you would any other console. For me the comfort zone would be 10 pounds, Stronger people with more muscle might be able to carry more load. Everybody is different on how much they handle weight.
Measurements of the System itself
Lastly, You need to make sure you take measurements into account. Remember you want the system to be easily placeable inside a suitcase if the objective is to carry it with you. If you want it placed stationary inside just a entertainment center then perhaps it wouldn't matter as much. After all that probably will reduce the headache dealing with such a compact console-like system. But also measurements will also tell you what kind of backpack or suitcase you need to lug it around so definitely take that into account.