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I'm not a fan of mini anything when it comes to a desktop gaming PC, but if you really have a need for "mini" I would agree with Bunny J's comment above.
If you're using an I7 6700K CPU it needs liquid cooling to perform at it's best. Just as important is to choose a mid tower that's designed for airflow with case fans you can control. Many motherboards have software/bios settings that allow you to control every fan.
If you want to see the impact of poor (mini) case cooling, take a look at this thread on the EVGA forums. An FTW 1080 running at 87C with the GPU fan at 100% is absurd. Read through the thread, it was case cooling and scenarios where a high end graphics card (not a blower card) is sitting right on top of the power supply.
http://forums.evga.com/Worried-about...-m2513096.aspx
If you're going to go with "mini", suggest a strong focus on cooling. Some mid tower case reviews here:
PC Cases - 2016 News and Reviews - Enclosures, Chassis
Thermaltake - U.S.A. - Core V1 - CA-1B8-00S1WN-00
You can shove a 1080, i7-6700K, water cooling, and some random hard drives into it easy peasy with plenty of ventilation.
Last edited by Brink; 20 Sep 2016 at 12:19. Reason: removed unneeded language
Last edited by Brink; 20 Sep 2016 at 12:19.