[phkahler]

>> my objective for the build was small as possible, quiet as possible, and as powerful as possible in that order.

With the same priorities and a deemphasis on graphics, I present to you the Mellori-ITX: https://github.com/phkahler/mellori_ITX

Uses the CPU fan as a case fan. By protruding through the top we get a lower profile than is possible with any other ITX case (well the standoffs can be cut down but that has not be optimized).

My next build will be an upgrade of the same design but with a Zen 4 or 5 chip with 8 or 16 cores depending what fits in the power constraints of the Pico-PSU. It will be a while though because that system is still more than enough for everything I do with it.