3.73L Mini ITX SFF PC Case with Carry Handle (Stak 3.7 Carry)

I built this because I wanted a real PC I could put in a bag. Not a laptop, not a

NUC. A full Mini ITX machine with a desktop CPU and a graphics card, small enough

to travel with and rigid enough to survive being carried.

The handle on top is printed as part of the shell, so there is nothing to glue or

bolt on. This revision also reworked the vent mesh and rounded the edges.

The trick that gets the whole thing under four liters: the graphics card and the

Flex ATX power supply stack in one column on the same side of the motherboard.

Most compact cases put them on opposite sides, and that sets a floor on how small

the box can get.

3.73 liters. Two printed parts. Four screws. That is the entire build.

WHAT YOU GET

- 2 STL files, skeleton and shell, in vertical print orientation

- Assembly guide, PDF

- Print settings and material notes

WHAT YOU SUPPLY

- 4x M3 x 6mm hex socket head cap screws

- 200mm PCIe riser cable, if you are running a graphics card

HARDWARE LIMITS

These are hard limits, not comfortable ones. Measure your parts before you print.

- Motherboard: Mini ITX

- CPU cooler: 37mm maximum height

- RAM: 37mm maximum height

- PSU: Flex ATX, 170 x 82 x 41.2mm or smaller, so basically any Flex ATX unit

- GPU: 182 x 69 x 36-40mm, tested with a Gigabyte RTX 5060 Low Profile

The graphics card is held by more than the riser. The riser screws into the base

plate, the backplate is modeled so the card bracket cannot shift, and a cutout

snaps around the bracket to stop it moving front to back.

MATERIALS

I put a thermometer on this under load rather than guessing. The hottest point

inside hit 61.8C, so the skeleton needs ABS, ASA or PETG, anything with a glass

transition above 60C. PLA will soften and warp there over time.

The shell never went past 45C. Print it in whatever you want: glow in the dark,

silk, wood fill, marble. The skeleton does the structural work, the shell is

cosmetic.

PRINTING

About 12 hours at standard quality on a 256 x 256mm bed. Closer to 22 hours if

you add walls and drop the layer height for a better surface finish. Print the

files in the orientation they come in and you need no supports. Leave supports

enabled and your slicer will generate one small support for the power button,

which is harmless.