R. WalkieR. Walkie
I see one review here that I believe could be very inaccurate. First off, this case is made of all steel with a plastic front. It is not aluminum. It is clearly stated on their site it's steel, and a magnet will stick to every metal part of this case proving it. It is a very solid and well built case. I love how the side panels line up show car perfect, which I rarely see in any case. The PCI cutouts on the case fold back and break off as they should in the areas where you need a slot. Mine have lined up perfectly. I have fitted a EVGA GTX 960 in it which means that my Titan X would fit. Obviously, my Classified 980 won't fit because it is monstrous at 5+ inches wide. You can't knock a case if you don't read its specifications and then buy all the wrong parts for it. This case was a pleasure to build in and if you build in as many cases as I do, you can clearly see the extensive engineering that went into it. I especially like the swing out HDD tray in the back and that you can put a Full Size ATX motherboard and DVD/BlueRay player in the front of it. These newer, smaller cases on the market make great air-cooling cases that are easy to build. This case fit a full size EVGA 850 power supply without a hitch and has a incredible amount of room for cable management. I also mounted a Noctua NH-C14 with the standard bottom fan and was able to put a 13mm thin CRYORIG XT140 on top for a push/pull setup that looks and works even better. That will max out the side window clearance of the case and still give the fan all that cut out area to function perfectly.I would highly recommend this case and I think even a beginner could build this case as long as they take their time. In my situation I had to use an additional standoff for the motherboard which was supplied in the parts pack. Other than that, I expect to build this case again. I was uncertain if I liked the front appearance and I'm still not sure, but I can easily alter that with some mesh material. I hoped this review helped some of you.Added two photos...One with and one without window. The build is on the left side. CPU is a Devels Canyon 4790k. Changed front fans to Noctua Industrials..changed bottom CPU Cooler fan to a 140 Thermalright high rpm Orange. Now sitting at 27 degrees C at idle with 10% load. Two 80mm NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM fans were added for exhaust. Didn't bios the fans yet but these are crazy good starting Temps with the fans running at normal speed. Cables are still sloppy but you get the idea.
Brandon
... Unless you have a long Power Supply, Tall CPU Heatsync, or aftermarket GPU.This is an excellent case overall, It has a very solid steel build, comes with a nice dust filter for the power supply intake, supports a 5.25in drive and its size is comparable to many ITX cases I've seen. This was a pretty easy case to build in, the dual compartment design was introduced to me with corsair cases and I loved it, so its pretty great this case has that. Its also got the motherboard inverted, which lets you see the GPU fans and shroud more closely, which is a huge plus in my book. It has a few mounting points for cable ties and enough holes for cable management around the motherboard.My system is as follows:I7 4790k Overclocked to 4.7GHzNoctua C14SGTX 1080 STRIXGigabyte Z97x Gaming 7Sound Blaster Z SoundCard16GB RAM3TB HGST HDD256GB Samsung SSDNZXT hueIm using a 120MM Corsair ML fan for intake and a Prolima 15mm thick 120MM fan at the top of the case to help with GPU cooling (I had to use a thin fan because of teh GPUs legnth) and a Bgears 80mm 4000RPM fan as exhaust. I also ahve a noctua industrial 3000RPM fan on the CPU cooler. This fan setup seems to work really well with my setup anmd this case and allows the system to be pretty much silent when idle and cools it very effectively, but not quietly under high loads.During normal use the system is audible but not overbearing.I came to this case because I wanted THE SMALLEST possible ATX build. I came from a Corsair air 540 which was huge compared to this. Ive really enjoyed this case an am planning to use it for the next several years that I have this system.HOWEVER, it does have a few shortcomings that Ive noticed so far.These are:Lackluster cooling performance overall, my system is pushing this case as far as it will go, My temps are fairly reasonable with the 1080 topping out at 80C and the CPU Idling at 40C and Hitting 85C under load. When under load the case is just a little box of heat, which was something my air 540 never was. The only concerning thing about temps are those that I am seeing on the Hard Drive and SSD, when gaming they tend to get into the mid to upper 50C range, which is unacceptable, and unfortunately theres no way to get enough airflow on that side as it only allows a single 80MM fan nowhere near the drives, however I think this could be solved by getting a fan controller and running the system fans I have installed a bit louder.I would definitely recommend using a 120mm liquid cooler with this case as, while I am using an air cooler, air coolers in this case tend to be a bit cramped, if youre using a heavily overclocked i7 like I am.I had to modify the case in several spots to accommodate my build. I had to cut off the bottom corner of the 5.25in bay in order to fit my PSU, which isnt a big deal, its just Ive seen companies have the PSU extrude out the back slightly in order to allow slightly longer units, Id love to see that here.My biggest complaint however is that this case won't fit a tall aftermarket GPU. The acrylic panels bubble is tall enough for a 5-6in tall GPU, however the acrylic does not start to extrude until after the rear PCIE screws meaning that with a tall GPU you're pretty much required to cut one to two holes in the acrylic panel, which isnt that big of a deal, its just this is something that could so easily be fixed and if fixed would make this case a substantial amount better.My last complaint is the lack of other dust filters, the system lacks a simple magnetic filter for the front of the case which would help quite a bit with dust. Also the top two cable management holes are useless, with an ATX motherboard they are almost completely covered meaning that you cannot use them, which leaves you with one cable routing hole thats a bit less convenient for anything at the top of the case.Other than the things outlined above this is an exceptional case, If Riotoro releases a V2 that fixes any of my complaints Id definitely consider picking that up. This case met all of my needs and looks pretty good while doing it. It certainly lives up to its reputation as the smallest gaming case, while loosing almost no functionality compared to a full or mid tower. If they had a premium model and somehow added tempered glass (While still allowing taller GPU's) i would buy that case in a heartbeat. For a small group Like Riotoro this case is unexpectedly good. This is an exceptional case at 80 dollars and is totally worth it. Its unique in many ways and for that I have to recommend it to anyone looking for a small and functional ATX case. If you buy this you will not regret it.