That's one of the bigger selling points, as it means budget builders can allocate more of their funds toward other hardware, such as a better video card, a faster CPU, or more RAM. When he's not knee-deep in PC hardware or in the stands rooting for whichever team is in town, Paul's need for speed and adventure takes him down winding roads on his motorcycle.

In Win, for example, has been around since the mid-1980s, and its D-Frame Mini, while uniquely pleasing, is pretty large for a case that supports only mini-ITX motherboards. Space for cables is limited although considering you can fit a full size NVIDIA 3x series into the case this is not a biggie. If you put an SFX PSU in there with an ATX adapter plate you'd have a ton of extra room for cables, hoses, a reservoir, longer graphics card, etc. Cougar is a relatively young PC-gaming-gear maker based in Germany, and it has ramped up its efforts in the United States only recently. slot loading DVD drive as the normal types does not fit; slot loading drives are more expensive but do look cool!

I have always gone with full towers due to cooling and space issues but I am glad I went for something smaller.

The nearest update will be attaching a custom sleeved cable, and the next is maybe to put a 1080p 144 FPS capable GPU without being overkill with as beefiest form as the case can accomodate. Thankfully the SF600 24pin ATX cable not too stiff to bend, to give a bit more space for the NF-A14 to fit behind the heatsink. I'm dare to delid a CPU and put liquid metal in it, but I never get the convenience to use any liquid coolers inside a PC. How much additional cooling you need will depend, ultimately, on your particular setup and how much time and effort you expend on cable management.However I found that you can fit it in front of the power supply if you remove the optical drive mount it has perfect screw hole placement for a hard drive. Next problem is the obvious cooler height, while the official specs of the case says 105mm, and I found a single review where they said it has 145mm with side bracket/plate is taken off, but in reality my NH-C14S touches the mesh of the side panel, note that the NH-C14S max height with fan is 142mm.

They mention that it looks awesome, the plastic doesn't affect how good it looks and that it's a perfect mini-itx case. Also check out eTeknix YouTube, where you'll find our latest video reviews, event coverage and features in 4K!I am thinking a slim 240mm radiator + slim 120mm fans might fit on top with some effort, or a 240mm radiator with regular thickness. Since owning these I've purchased numerous cases including the rvz02b, caselabs bullet, caselabs nova x2m, fractal design nano s, bit fenix pandora, and so on and so forth.