Thermaltake Suppressor F1 Mini ITX Tt LCS Certified Cube Computer Chassis

This case is amazing. It is my first mini-ITX case, but surprisingly it is fairly roomy.PROS:1. ORIENTATION>MB sits flat, not on it's side > This is a PRO because it's easier to install components when the MB is flat and it keeps stress of the sockets and whatnot due to gravity of a MB that sites on it's side. The CON to this though, is that depending on your taste, you will be getting a top down view of your case, or if you change the clear panel to the side, you'll just see your video card. So people looking to show off their computer from the SIDE will be disappointed with this case.>Power supply goes under the bottom shelf out of sight and there is a dust filter underneath the powersupply fan>hard drives can also go underneath OR by default are upright on the right quadrant of the case on the bottom half of the case next to the power supply.>1 200mm fan in front and 2 80MM fans (not included) in the back so its a straightfoward design if you use air which should be plenty for this case2. FUNCTIONALITY> hard drive bays are removable with ease. I have 1 SSD 2.5 that easily screws into one of the HD mounts.>front panel comes off very easily>dust filters on all grated areas that come off easily and attach magnetically>vents on side and hole on bottom of front panel for air to go into intake fan>thumb screws for the panels>panels can be changed around depending on where you want to have the clear view panel located3. SIZE>very small, but big enough to install most things very easily. You should put the CPU, CPU Heatsink, and RAM on the MB before screwing it in.>fits a full size ATX Power Supply. I have the EVGA G2 550W and it fits easily.>can hold up to I'd say an 11" video card before you have problems because the entire case from front to the inner face of front panel is right around 12">very lightweight, but STURDY. It does not feel cheap to me at all.CONS1. FRONT PANEL> my CON here is the front panel comes off very easily and I'm concerned that over time the little flanges that keep it secured when its attached will become looser and looser causing the panel to not be very secure. It's minor, but hey, I have to come up with some CONS to be fair, right?2. MB ACCESS>as mentioned as a PRO, the MB sits flat. This is great except that if you need to access the back of your MB (for say, a M.2 SSD like I have installed on my Z170N-GAMING MB) you won't be able to just easily go to the back of your MB (accessed via the bottom panel) because you have your power supply covering it up. This means that upgrading (depending on your MB) M.2 could be annoying in that you'd have to dismantle the majority of the rig.3. LOCATION OF ON/RESET>picky, and minor, but I love having the bottons and USB on the side, However, I can't help but think they should be higher up, or on the top so you can see it better. If you just fumble around trying to plug in the USB you can easily turn off the computer or reset it since the buttons are so close.Overall I cannot recommend this case enough. I researched cases for WEEKS trying to decide what to get and in the end it came down to the V1 or this Supressor F1 (same case as far as size/dimensions and layout) and I chose this one because:>solid brushed (plastic) front panel>not as open for dust>has magnetic dust filters>no branding logo in your face like the V1I'd buy this again and use this case if I were building an ITX system for a friend or family member.

This case is pretty nice and can hold most Thermaltake liquid cooling systems, but they MUST be smaller systems. The Thermaltake 240 size (or larger) DO NOT FIT. Be aware that you have limited space for extraneous cooling.Some of the things I'm not a big fan of are the magnetic screens that are very poorly constructed. Some of the magnetic strips came off in shipping and are show very poor craftsmanship. The sides and the top can be interchanged, but not the bottom so you are stuck with the buttons on the side. :-( Because of the way the venting on the sides is done you can 't really move the feet to another side to move the buttons to a the opposite side or top (so close to perfect). Another thing that can be frustrating is removing and replacing the drive trays on the side. They are nice and you can fit a good two drives (2.5" and 3.5"), but getting them in and out is a pain. A little more attention to how they come in and out would have been nice. The metal on the case is somewhat thin, but they pack the case in a double corrugated cardboard box with a good amount of Styrofoam to protect the case during delivery.Overall there is a lot of good things that far outweigh the bad. This is a great deal for an Mini-ITX system case, especially if you want to water cool it... which you should because it's much quieter and cooler than traditional heatsinks and fans. That gives this case the ability to create a straight forward gaming system that won't drive people out of the room with fan noise. If you want to do SLI, this is not the case for you. If you are honest about what sort of gaming system you want and have a sane budget, this case is great.

This really is an excellent case and you can't beat the price. I used this case for a pfSense router build. I wanted something small and I've been on a cube kick, so this is was what I was looking for. Originally, I was going to use the Core V1, but I didn't like the lack of dust covers. This case comes with magnetic dust covers that are decent quality. Upon opening my case up, one of the dust cover's magnetic strip wasn't attached to the filter itself. The adhesive probably never fully connected. Pushing it back onto the cover fixed the issue.I really liked the layout of the case. I've never built a mini-ITX machine before but this case offers a nice layout. The power supply area on the bottom has an easily removable dust cover, and the left over space offers more than enough space for hiding cables.The case includes a 3 pin 200mm fan up front. It's massive and maxes out at 800rpm. To me, it was only audible around 650+rpm. Lower than that, I couldn't really hear it. There are two fan mounts in the rear for 80mm fans. It's been a long time since I've used 80mm fans and honestly if you have a good cooler setup, I wouldn't even mount anything in the available space. For my build however, I used an AMD Athlon 5350 with an Arctic Alpine M1 Passive Cooling Heatsink. The passive heatsink on it's own was very impressive. However, this machine is going to sit in an area that might need some help with cooling. I added two Noctua NF-R8 fans, which are incredibly silent for how small they are, and I'd be hard pressed to recommend anything else at that size. My motherboard only had one case fan 4 pin port, and one 3 pin CPU port. I ended up connecting the 200mm front fan to the CPU with a temperature target of 40c and a minimum run speed of 62.5% (it ends up running around 570~rpm). The rear fans are split on the PWM port.Overall, I really like this case and enjoyed building something in it. The design is very pleasing. The construction is solid. It has more space for components that I didn't add, and plenty of space to hide cables. If I was in the market for upgrading my main machine, I'd diffidently consider going mini-itx and using this case. It's just cool.My build:Thermaltake SUPPRESSOR F1 Mini ITX CubeAMD Athlon 5350 AD5350JAHMBOX 2.05 GHz Quad-core Desktop ProcessorArctic Alpine M1 Passive Cooling Fan ACALP00005A, BlackMSI AM1I ATX DDR3 1066 MotherboardsKingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - White (HX316C10FWK2/8)Noctua SSO Bearing Fan Retail Cooling NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM x 2EVGA 500 W1 80+, 500W Continuous Power, 3 Year Warranty Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR