I bought this case YEARS ago and it's been sitting in my closet waiting for a mini-itx to go in. After this Black Friday, I'm finally ready, and am searching for builds, and I am absolutely howling at baby Linus.
Whether an idea is "good" or "bad" really depends on the objective. For me a liquid cooled machine should be as silent as possible, which means more radiators = better so that I can use much lower RPM fans.
are you happy with your purchase? My bro wants to also build a computer, and he pointed this case out a few times now, so I'm going to end up buying one today from amazon
This case is nice, hugely customizable, build quality is good, but could be better. All in all is awesome for watercooling, but don't expect it to be as small as you would expect.
@@JudgmentDREDD 5 years late but in case anyone is reading this today, I've had this case for about 3 years and I still really like it. I don't feel any need to buy a different case any time soon.
the bitfenix logos on most of their cases are magnetic. its actually really cool, allows you to paint the logo a different color, or remove the branding completely.
If you pause the video when Linus shows the PSU bracket you can see 2 sets of mounting holes inside the case. That would allow you the one in the bottom of the case, 2 on the side panel and 2 more using those mounts giving you 5 total. Of course you can always just stick more drives on any available flat surface, no need for mounting holes.
You can but some people did run into trouble because they kept the optical drive. If you aren't using a cd drive in the case then you will have no trouble at all. If you are then... you might want to take a step back and properly plan how things are going to go in.
I have been subscribed to Dan's channel since he was building his first beast. You can water cool any case but that said, you don't really call a case a "water cooling case" unless it is intended for that purpose with large radiator capacity.
Yes, there are two places one can be mounted in this case. You will lose the use of the 5.25" bay no matter where you mount the radiator though. This case has the potential to mount the 240mm radiator on the front or on the top, though you cannot fit two 240mm radiators inside without a case mod.
When you undo the bottom 3.5" drive cage there is another TWO mounting spots for 2.5" drives, Which makes it able to have 5 2.5" drives without any drive cages installed.
This might just be the most ingenious case ever designed. It's a small form-factor but still allows for a full sized GPU, PSU, and CPU cooler. I really cannot find any downsides to this case.
Actually, place the H100i inside, fans outside, use the extra long screws they use for 200 mm fans and you might just be able to fit the H100i inside the case. That's speculation though and I don't know if you have tried it either.
i was thinking about building a PC, but since I'm going to college soon I was not so sure about it since i was gonna get a ATX mid tower case. now for sure going for mini-itx. perfect dorm room size and easily transportable
You could make a really nice server with all the Hard drive places. Not to mention the twin 120mm fans you could put right in front, if you remove the 5.25" bay.
The handles are very sturdy and you can pick the case up by them. Go watch TTL's overview of the black Prodigy, he doesn't hold back on the handles and the case takes it like a champ.
Great review and an in depth look at this case. I dont know much about computers but I enjoy hearing you explain and talk about them and all the customization you could do on a case like that. Please do more reviews like that on cases. :)
Linus, I really wanna see a performance liquid-cooled gaming PC in this. If I had the cash, I'd give it a go myself. This case makes ITX such an attractive option.
if you are speaking of the asrock board, I would only assume that it would reset the multiplier for a 2500k as well. think about it. just look at the photos of that board and see how small the VRMs are. Those VRMs are what the cpu will rely on when overclocking. The asus board will be much more capable with it's 8+2phase power delivery, meaning (according to everything i have read, reviews and demos bla bla bla) this board offers the maximum overclock stability, rivaling even many xl-atx boards
also, the 570 will fit easily. The example card Linus used was 12" long, the 570 i think is 10.7 (correct me if i am wrong). the nh-d14 (which i assume is what you meant) i am weary about. If i were you, I would spend a few more bucks and go for an all-in-one liquid cooler such as the h100 which, according the the bitfenix website and this video, will fit with ease. all i would do is use low-rpm high static pressure fans such as the noctua nf-f12. for MB, i'd go with the asus p8-p77i deluxe
Please try fitting two rads in there, like 240 in the top and 200 in the front and show us how much space there will be left for graphics card and pump/res
Joanne did also on the Newegg channel, what he forgot to mention was the SSD mounts behind the power supply if you remove the bottom HDD cage. Though he was in euphoria it seems in the video and didn't realize it at the time. You can fit a total of 5 SSD without any drive cages in the case. You might be able to fit 7 if you keep the bottom cage and somehow slip the SSD through the side e.e but that's complete speculation.
Excellent review, makes me want to buy one. As a mini-itx motherboard only has up to four sata ports and one card slot you'd need one of these to fit all those hard-drives: Addonics 5X1 Internal SATA Port Multiplier
Not only can you mount SSDs, you can also mount 2.5 inch laptop drives! So you could have 2 SSDs on the panel in RAID and one on the bottom for storing all your movies, music, pictures, etc.
also on that same video by Ronsanut. at 23:53. you'll see how tight the spacing is between the bottom of such a rad system in relation to how closely it touches the removable 3-bay 3.5" storage drive sled system.
Got mine pre ordered from Newegg. White Prodigy, gonna black out the inside with black mobo, black heatsink, but with white ram sticks and white LED fans. Retiring my Shinobi build for this.
Kinda funny how I was all "Please make a video on this product!" and later it came out on the day. There is so much more you can do with this case that's not mentioned. Like removing the botton hard drive cage making it possible to add a radiator in the front of the case. (A 200mm square rad looks amazing) and for non watercooling peeps you can easily add full tower heatsinks as big as a D-14 with its middle fan. Pre-ordered and my mind is stirring with ideas.
This is a sweet little case! Awesome tear down Linus, this case has more options than 90% of the mid towers out there. I need a new HTPC and have some odd wc parts lying around, these are what I'll use to start it.
Any motherboard which is branded as mini itx. Personally I'd recommend you go with a bigger atx or mini atx size motherboard and an atx case becasue itx motherboards tend to only support lower end components such as APUs or Intel Atoms, It's also good to get a spacious case to have room for graphics cards and water cooling if you choose to have such things.
I can't wait to see what gets baked into this thing. I was thinking though, where would the pump and reservoir would be situated? I'm guessing the bottom cage could be removed and they could be easily mounted there using existing screw holes etc. I doubt many SSDs would be needed if this were used as a LAN PC anyway and you can just use a USB3 HDD for other media. I also like how the power buttons and I/O are on the side of the case implying that it's small enough to drop on the desk as well.
I built a system for a customer with that very same asrock board. I put a 3770k, cooled by an h80 with a quiet noctua fan, a 64gb ssd for srt, and a reference design 7950 in it. It was a very respectable system, and the customer was very pleased, one problem though: overclocking. I was inable to get any stability past 1.3v, and whenever i changed the multiplier, it reset back to the stock. the only OC i could do is with the base clock, which i did not want to bother with. Would not recommend it
I wasn't talking about getting 4 6850s, some people really want a lot of power in their case. The best GPU that will fit in a prodigy is a 690, with a normal case, it can fit 4 680s. Maybe some people want more than 16GB of RAM. And while these cases are great for LANs, they will never replace towers
I would put a 240mm in front blowing outward, 240mm on top and 140mm Rad in the back. I then get two single slot Liquid cooling block for video card x. Also this system needs a fully modular power supply in my opinion. This case could be amazing!
That would be a 240mm water cooler in the top or front of the case. You can use normal sized CPU coolers. It looks like a G4 Mac case. I use a Bluray drive from LG that also has firmware updated to be able to read Bluray and HD movie disc. Might have to spray paint my drive to make it match this case if I get the white one.
i did watch the video. when you do sli you connect the monitor to only one GPU, therefore one slot would do. and if u removed the hard drive thing it would have space to add a second gpu, what i was worried about was the fan on the back, i think it would interrupt with the second GPU. and asking never hurts, you never know.
could you put the fans on the top of the case with the rad on top of those with two more fans on top of that? and just keep a badass hotrod look to it?
i wasnt laughing, i just thought someone was trolling. anyway a radiator is something you use in watercooling, the coolent is pumped into the radiator, and the fins in the radiator help dissipate the heat, along with fans which blow it away. so i guess it is kind of like the fins on an air cooler only in a different place and are generally more efficient. i probably didnt explain it very very
I would love to see this case used with a gaming PC in mind. Using the 5*120cm radiator idea with one of the aftermarket 680 water-cooled cards accompanied by a i7 sandy or ivy over clocked,
what about a 200mm rad in the front a dual 120 in the top and a single 120 in the back?sounds more effective than 2 dual 120mm and a single 120... thumbs up so linus can see
you can always sell your old parts if they are still somewhat up to date. I was able to go from an amd 1100t with a decent motherboard to an intel 3570k and the best mini-itx motherboard.
It's a neat case for a reasonable price. I'd love to see a fully built up computer with it. I really like you idea of an hackintosh video by the way. ;-)
The only issue i had with this case when i built in it is that if you use a corsair TX650 is that the cables are a pain to fit through the holes by the psu mount. and the other issue i had with it is that it didnt have a very good cable management system
Quick question, why would you want to put your SSDs in a RAID format? Surely given the inherent reliability of SSDs and the greater cost per MB you'd want to maximize the storage space available?
do a server in it-mini itx board with onboard gpu, populate all fan slots(5), on the 3.5inch bay put one of those ocz talos c 960gig ssd, the other slots-put regular 2tb HDD's,,use a raid card or something else if you want on the pci slots sound epic in my imagination
No offense intended, just wanted to nudge your suggestion into a shape that's more likely to actually be done. I SO want to see Linus modding a case now that I'm thinking about it. Fitting an MCR120-XP and two MCR220-XP in this small a case would be sweet (although perhaps unnecessary and excessive)!
This is a lot nicer than a mac tower. I dont know why you brought that up. Anyway the cross members are made to absorb shock to make it more of a LAN case
I think this will get the popularity Bitfenix wants from it if more ITX motherboards are available. At the moment, the choice is not that varied TBH, and the prices are quite high. I personally see Haswell as the point where more manufacturers will bring ITX motherboards, since Haswell CPU's will have the VRM integrated in the chip itself. At the moment though, I don't see them achieving high sales with this thing.
Just wondering if you've got any reviews on cooling performance of this case. Looks impressive TBH and as an owner of a Shinobi, have to say that Bitfenix are chucking out some really good cases.
It'll have to be removed, and due to it being a SFF case. I don't think a optical drive is really needed in the first place cause everyone can be done faster via USB 2.0 and 3.0.
I bought this case YEARS ago and it's been sitting in my closet waiting for a mini-itx to go in. After this Black Friday, I'm finally ready, and am searching for builds, and I am absolutely howling at baby Linus.
Whether an idea is "good" or "bad" really depends on the objective. For me a liquid cooled machine should be as silent as possible, which means more radiators = better so that I can use much lower RPM fans.
I'm getting this case is a few days, I'm pretty excited!
are you happy with your purchase? My bro wants to also build a computer, and he pointed this case out a few times now, so I'm going to end up buying one today from amazon
This case is nice, hugely customizable, build quality is good, but could be better. All in all is awesome for watercooling, but don't expect it to be as small as you would expect.
Francesco Barbieri Nice, thanks for the reply
@@JudgmentDREDD 5 years late but in case anyone is reading this today, I've had this case for about 3 years and I still really like it. I don't feel any need to buy a different case any time soon.
For me one of the most bad ass features on this m-ITX case is that you can bolt a 230mm fan as a front intake, the cooling options are fantastic.
i remember back when everybody wanted this case
is it still good? I bought it for $50 AUSD
the bitfenix logos on most of their cases are magnetic. its actually really cool, allows you to paint the logo a different color, or remove the branding completely.
is it me or white looks like a giant toaster, black looks smexy imo
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You guys literally both have the funniest profile pics. It looks like a socially unacceptable conversation lol
anthony try a youtuber called Filthy Frank
Anthony Jones At least my profile picture is my face and not a sexy guy who eats ass and plays a flute with his nose.
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If you pause the video when Linus shows the PSU bracket you can see 2 sets of mounting holes inside the case. That would allow you the one in the bottom of the case, 2 on the side panel and 2 more using those mounts giving you 5 total. Of course you can always just stick more drives on any available flat surface, no need for mounting holes.
Yes it does. Dual GPU cards have a built-in SLI / CFX bridge, it means that GPU's are counted as one and not two.
You can but some people did run into trouble because they kept the optical drive. If you aren't using a cd drive in the case then you will have no trouble at all. If you are then... you might want to take a step back and properly plan how things are going to go in.
I have been subscribed to Dan's channel since he was building his first beast. You can water cool any case but that said, you don't really call a case a "water cooling case" unless it is intended for that purpose with large radiator capacity.
Yes, there are two places one can be mounted in this case. You will lose the use of the 5.25" bay no matter where you mount the radiator though. This case has the potential to mount the 240mm radiator on the front or on the top, though you cannot fit two 240mm radiators inside without a case mod.
When you undo the bottom 3.5" drive cage there is another TWO mounting spots for 2.5" drives, Which makes it able to have 5 2.5" drives without any drive cages installed.
I'm never really going to do an ITX setup, but this case is impressive and well thought out
Yes, good idea. That's sorta what I meant. I understand liquid cooling, but whenever someone does a hands on demonstration, it helps alot. :)
The point of putting it on the outside is that you could install TWO dual radiators instead of ONE.
I might just try a gaming build in this case, I think the portability aspect is priceless
This might just be the most ingenious case ever designed. It's a small form-factor but still allows for a full sized GPU, PSU, and CPU cooler. I really cannot find any downsides to this case.
Actually, place the H100i inside, fans outside, use the extra long screws they use for 200 mm fans and you might just be able to fit the H100i inside the case. That's speculation though and I don't know if you have tried it either.
i was thinking about building a PC, but since I'm going to college soon I was not so sure about it since i was gonna get a ATX mid tower case. now for sure going for mini-itx. perfect dorm room size and easily transportable
You could make a really nice server with all the Hard drive places. Not to mention the twin 120mm fans you could put right in front, if you remove the 5.25" bay.
The handles are very sturdy and you can pick the case up by them. Go watch TTL's overview of the black Prodigy, he doesn't hold back on the handles and the case takes it like a champ.
Great review and an in depth look at this case. I dont know much about computers but I enjoy hearing you explain and talk about them and all the customization you could do on a case like that. Please do more reviews like that on cases. :)
Linus, I really wanna see a performance liquid-cooled gaming PC in this. If I had the cash, I'd give it a go myself. This case makes ITX such an attractive option.
if you are speaking of the asrock board, I would only assume that it would reset the multiplier for a 2500k as well. think about it. just look at the photos of that board and see how small the VRMs are. Those VRMs are what the cpu will rely on when overclocking. The asus board will be much more capable with it's 8+2phase power delivery, meaning (according to everything i have read, reviews and demos bla bla bla) this board offers the maximum overclock stability, rivaling even many xl-atx boards
Pre ordering this case on newegg right now, its legit the nicest itx case out there.
also, the 570 will fit easily. The example card Linus used was 12" long, the 570 i think is 10.7 (correct me if i am wrong). the nh-d14 (which i assume is what you meant) i am weary about. If i were you, I would spend a few more bucks and go for an all-in-one liquid cooler such as the h100 which, according the the bitfenix website and this video, will fit with ease. all i would do is use low-rpm high static pressure fans such as the noctua nf-f12. for MB, i'd go with the asus p8-p77i deluxe
I can't admit to really clarifying anything, but glad you feel that way. And, again GIVE US THAT MODDED LC BUILD LINUS!
Please try fitting two rads in there, like 240 in the top and 200 in the front and show us how much space there will be left for graphics card and pump/res
Joanne did also on the Newegg channel, what he forgot to mention was the SSD mounts behind the power supply if you remove the bottom HDD cage. Though he was in euphoria it seems in the video and didn't realize it at the time. You can fit a total of 5 SSD without any drive cages in the case. You might be able to fit 7 if you keep the bottom cage and somehow slip the SSD through the side e.e but that's complete speculation.
Excellent review, makes me want to buy one. As a mini-itx motherboard only has up to four sata ports and one card slot you'd need one of these to fit all those hard-drives: Addonics 5X1 Internal SATA Port Multiplier
Not only can you mount SSDs, you can also mount 2.5 inch laptop drives! So you could have 2 SSDs on the panel in RAID and one on the bottom for storing all your movies, music, pictures, etc.
also on that same video by Ronsanut. at 23:53. you'll see how tight the spacing is between the bottom of such a rad system in relation to how closely it touches the removable 3-bay 3.5" storage drive sled system.
I'm definitely getting this case for my current build sometime in the future.
Got mine pre ordered from Newegg. White Prodigy, gonna black out the inside with black mobo, black heatsink, but with white ram sticks and white LED fans. Retiring my Shinobi build for this.
optical bay is removable btw. so you can put 60mm thick 240 in the top.
Kinda funny how I was all "Please make a video on this product!" and later it came out on the day. There is so much more you can do with this case that's not mentioned. Like removing the botton hard drive cage making it possible to add a radiator in the front of the case. (A 200mm square rad looks amazing) and for non watercooling peeps you can easily add full tower heatsinks as big as a D-14 with its middle fan.
Pre-ordered and my mind is stirring with ideas.
Modular, it will make cable management much easier, which will also improve airflow and temperatures.
This is a sweet little case! Awesome tear down Linus, this case has more options than 90% of the mid towers out there. I need a new HTPC and have some odd wc parts lying around, these are what I'll use to start it.
According to the BitFenix video on this you can also add 2 SSDs to the front of the PSU cage.
not in this one, though bitfenix announced an matx version of the prodigy @ computex, so keep an eye open for that ;)
agreed dude, my next build in a few years will be mini itx as well, pretty awesome!
NCIX +1 ( you have to pre-order it though) or anywhere basically. Its set to be released in mid june i think and earlier in some countries
Any motherboard which is branded as mini itx. Personally I'd recommend you go with a bigger atx or mini atx size motherboard and an atx case becasue itx motherboards tend to only support lower end components such as APUs or Intel Atoms, It's also good to get a spacious case to have room for graphics cards and water cooling if you choose to have such things.
You missed the two 2ssd mounts on the on the front of the power supply cage.
I always find turning on the transcribed captions amusing form Linus's stuff.
I can't wait to see what gets baked into this thing. I was thinking though, where would the pump and reservoir would be situated? I'm guessing the bottom cage could be removed and they could be easily mounted there using existing screw holes etc. I doubt many SSDs would be needed if this were used as a LAN PC anyway and you can just use a USB3 HDD for other media.
I also like how the power buttons and I/O are on the side of the case implying that it's small enough to drop on the desk as well.
I built a system for a customer with that very same asrock board. I put a 3770k, cooled by an h80 with a quiet noctua fan, a 64gb ssd for srt, and a reference design 7950 in it. It was a very respectable system, and the customer was very pleased, one problem though: overclocking. I was inable to get any stability past 1.3v, and whenever i changed the multiplier, it reset back to the stock. the only OC i could do is with the base clock, which i did not want to bother with. Would not recommend it
Yes. You'd have to fill all the fan spaces or water cool to keep it cool.
I don't know exactly what you're talking about, but you can make some beastly gamingrigs with this case.
Bitfenix Prodigy windowed side panels will be released next month!
Looks nice. If I was going to build a mobile gaming rig, this would definitely be one of the options I'd consider. A+ review Linus.
Thanks, I do not plan to overclock and mostly looking for a well rounded system. I would also prefer a dual lan port.
I wasn't talking about getting 4 6850s, some people really want a lot of power in their case. The best GPU that will fit in a prodigy is a 690, with a normal case, it can fit 4 680s. Maybe some people want more than 16GB of RAM. And while these cases are great for LANs, they will never replace towers
He was meaning the bracket part, not teh fins. Hence why he said you could place white filters overtop.
if you have problems fitting a atx psu in this like me, you can use a sfx psu with the Silverstone atx to sfx adapter.
I would put a 240mm in front blowing outward, 240mm on top and 140mm Rad in the back. I then get two single slot Liquid cooling block for video card x. Also this system needs a fully modular power supply in my opinion. This case could be amazing!
the black version of this case has a full front mesh providing more airflow!!!
i think you have to remove the drive bays and then mount the 3.5 drives somewhere else in the enclosure.
That would be a 240mm water cooler in the top or front of the case. You can use normal sized CPU coolers. It looks like a G4 Mac case. I use a Bluray drive from LG that also has firmware updated to be able to read Bluray and HD movie disc. Might have to spray paint my drive to make it match this case if I get the white one.
NCIX is already selling a rig in this case with an i5 3470 and an asus P8H77-I. You can upgrade it to a 3570K w/ Asus P8Z77-I
i did watch the video. when you do sli you connect the monitor to only one GPU, therefore one slot would do. and if u removed the hard drive thing it would have space to add a second gpu, what i was worried about was the fan on the back, i think it would interrupt with the second GPU. and asking never hurts, you never know.
Great in depth review, more or less set my mind at ease with building my next ITX LAN rig with this case.
could you put the fans on the top of the case with the rad on top of those with two more fans on top of that? and just keep a badass hotrod look to it?
Linus you didn't say that the bottom rack for hard drives is removable also...
My next build is going to be as custom as I can be. This case would be perfect. Wish there was a way to use a SLI board though.
i wasnt laughing, i just thought someone was trolling. anyway a radiator is something you use in watercooling, the coolent is pumped into the radiator, and the fins in the radiator help dissipate the heat, along with fans which blow it away. so i guess it is kind of like the fins on an air cooler only in a different place and are generally more efficient. i probably didnt explain it very very
I would love to see this case used with a gaming PC in mind. Using the 5*120cm radiator idea with one of the aftermarket 680 water-cooled cards accompanied by a i7 sandy or ivy over clocked,
what about a 200mm rad in the front a dual 120 in the top and a single 120 in the back?sounds more effective than 2 dual 120mm and a single 120... thumbs up so linus can see
yes u can a psu is never upside-down u just have to put the fan facing the bottom air intake
Aftermarket cooling will always have cooler temps compared to the blower style fan that reference cards have
Extremely nice looking case, can't wait for your projects!
Yes, Linus Very Excited! Would really like to see a hackintosh tut on your channels!
you can always sell your old parts if they are still somewhat up to date. I was able to go from an amd 1100t with a decent motherboard to an intel 3570k and the best mini-itx motherboard.
the 230mm will pull about 50% more air in to the case but the 2 120mm would be quiter
It's a neat case for a reasonable price. I'd love to see a fully built up computer with it. I really like you idea of an hackintosh video by the way. ;-)
u can fit any radiator push pull inside if u remove the 5,25 bay
You can put a radiator 240mm on the top or the front, so in theory you should be able to use both at the same time. But why..
The only issue i had with this case when i built in it is that if you use a corsair TX650 is that the cables are a pain to fit through the holes by the psu mount. and the other issue i had with it is that it didnt have a very good cable management system
if you take out the bottom hdd rack, you can mount 2 more ssd on the psu bracket
you can manage to fit an h100i in there, but you have to remove the 3.5 drive bays
out in Australia next week. yeah!, well from the place im getting it at PCCG. using this for my next build
Quick question, why would you want to put your SSDs in a RAID format? Surely given the inherent reliability of SSDs and the greater cost per MB you'd want to maximize the storage space available?
you can also mount 2 SSD in the back of the power supply
a h100* n yes u could fit a h100 inside even wit push-pull configuration (correct me if i wrong)
do a server in it-mini itx board with onboard gpu, populate all fan slots(5), on the 3.5inch bay put one of those ocz talos c 960gig ssd, the other slots-put regular 2tb HDD's,,use a raid card or something else if you want on the pci slots
sound epic in my imagination
Yes you can, I did it for my sister computer. The only time you will need to get rid of the drive is when you're installing a massive radiator.
Why can't I like this video more than once?! Gotta go and create more youtube accounts AND buy a prodigy...
Good job again guys!
No offense intended, just wanted to nudge your suggestion into a shape that's more likely to actually be done. I SO want to see Linus modding a case now that I'm thinking about it. Fitting an MCR120-XP and two MCR220-XP in this small a case would be sweet (although perhaps unnecessary and excessive)!
DIY juices indeed. Such a great looking and adaptable case. Wish I went for a small form factor.
put a 200mm rad up front and a thin 240mm rad up top would be a sweet build
This would be easily possible if you do not require the rear 120mm fan. Simply mount it with the tubes at the rear end of the case.
That makes two videos in which he has mentioned Apple products and not talked bad about them. I like :D
This is a lot nicer than a mac tower. I dont know why you brought that up.
Anyway the cross members are made to absorb shock to make it more of a LAN case
ASRock and Asus made a couple really nice Ivy Bridge Mini-ITX boards lately.
I think this will get the popularity Bitfenix wants from it if more ITX motherboards are available. At the moment, the choice is not that varied TBH, and the prices are quite high. I personally see Haswell as the point where more manufacturers will bring ITX motherboards, since Haswell CPU's will have the VRM integrated in the chip itself. At the moment though, I don't see them achieving high sales with this thing.
Just wondering if you've got any reviews on cooling performance of this case. Looks impressive TBH and as an owner of a Shinobi, have to say that Bitfenix are chucking out some really good cases.
Linus, sorry man your wrong, you can mount 10 ssd's in this case, there are two extra ssd mounts on the psu cage, next to the hhd cage
My PSU has a top mounted fan. Can I install my PSU in this case upside-down?
It'll have to be removed, and due to it being a SFF case. I don't think a optical drive is really needed in the first place cause everyone can be done faster via USB 2.0 and 3.0.