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SFF 8300
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I know it's old but I just acquired an 8300 SFF as well @user - Avenger_007, it has the i5 processor currently. I also wanted to know if there was something on the market for a conversion. I have not fully researched it but I am a bit disappointed that I haven't yet found hardly any "desktop-style" cases which are still reasonably low-profile, let alone fit for SFF boards but would allow you to put a regular ATX PS, standard-sized hardware, graphics cards etc., inside. I think there is another issue and that is, these SFF boards are a custom arrangement with the expansion slots on the right rear and to the left of that are the ports for USB, Ethernet etc. A lot of the ATX cases I've seen often have a different arrangement for these ports.

 

I actually have modified my own SFF case a bit for the expansion slots area, in order to fit some of my current hardware rather than buying all new hardware to fit the "SFF" standard because THERE ARE some performance graphics cards which are made to fit these SFF cases.

 

For now my PS is exterior since the 8300 case doesn't have space for an ATX BUT I did manage to get my ATX 750W PS hooked up and working with this machine because as you said, some performance hardware demands more power than these small OEM PS's will provide. I bought a small connector from Amazon which allows you to connect ATX PS's to these SFF boards. If you haven't already, maybe that is something you can look into as well.

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