So what features does this case have that other smaller mITX cases don’t?
– Quick release panels – the panels are clipped in on four corners and are very secure but can be quickly pulled off giving easy access to components.
– Larger radiator support – the case supports 1×240/280 radiator and a second with a flexbay mount. Pedestals can be added to increase cooling if needed.
– Thicker radiator support – a lot of mITX cases only support a thin 25mm radiator with one set of 25mm fans. This case has 90mm of space for a top mounted radiator with the thin top, and this could be extended by using the 38mm extended top which enables fans to be mounted on top of the radiator mount:
– A flexbay mounted radiator can also be extremely thick – the main limitation is not the actual space, but that you may want to use that space for a pump/reservoir or PSU cables:
The other issue with thick radiators is even if you can fit one, you may not be able to fit two thick radiators in. As you can see the relatively slim EK PE 240 radiators at only 38mm thick are already getting close:
It should also be noted that the top radiator can be mounted with fittings forward (240 drop in) or fittings at the back of the case (240/280 drop in mount). So while this initially sounded like an extravagant mITX case we already start to see some compromises in what we can do.
– Large power supplies – the largest power supplies can be fitted, however doing so will limit what you could be putting in front of the PSU. Again a slight compromise because a mITX build doesn’t need a 1200+W power supply. Some mITX cases only support small form factor power supplies which are currently limited to 650W.
– Large GPU support – this case can support not only extra long graphics cards, but also extra tall graphics cards. I was able to fit a very long 7990 card without any issues and there is clearly a lot of space above the GPU to grow as the GPU does not interfere with a 240 radiator:
There is also considerable space to the left of the GPU to run tube if needed. This is because CaseLabs took the unusual step of supporting triple slot graphics cards.
However triple slot cards are rare and of less interest to water coolers anyway. This potentially grows the case ~10mm wider than it needs to be.
The lower chamber has space for 2 SSDs and 1 HDD. You can also see that the lower chamber would still have space for a 3.5″ HDD even if the third slot was stripped out. If you need more drives though you can use flexbays or pedestals to hugely increase storage potential.
Onwards for even more features!
