Originally Posted by
Biernot
There are a few different problems with your goal:
- The FX-8320 limits you to µATX as the smallest available size (no Mini iTX boards with AM3+). But be aware, that those boards all have inferior chipsets compared to your current one. No SATA-3, often no USB 3.0, often only 2 ram slots, etc... You can basically forget about overclocking, because either those boards don't even support it or their power phases for the cpu are only the bare minimum.
- Getting a small case most of the time means also drawbacks in cooling. And your cpu is not really known for it's low power consumption and thus heat output.
- The Silverstone case linked by Masark is most likely the smallest you can get for your current motherboard. And even if you switch to a µATX board, the cases are not really that much smaller. Also your graphics card sets requirements to the size of the case.
In my eyes, there are basically only 2 viable options:
- Accept the fact that your case can't be too small and stay with a normal tower case.
- Switch to an intel µATX/ITX build. (Kinda expensive option...)