S300 - Mini-ITX PC Gaming Case - Front I/O USB 3.0 Type - C Port - SFX Power Supply 100-130mm -Cable Management System - luminum Mini-ITX Motherboard Small Portable PC Case (PCIe 3.0 16X Riser Cable)

This is an absolutely small case that is made to be on-the-go. I built a budget rig that I can bring to LAN events and is easy to carry. Assembly within this case was not too hard, but you have to have experience building in a SFF platform. I fitted a 120x15mm Arctic fan as an intake fan on the bottom below the mobo. It’s easier to install the PSU and bottom fan firsts. Next would be to route the PCIE riser through the hole. Lastly the mobo can be semi-inserted to its location. I had the mobo at an angle, then proceeded to plug in all necessary wires, such as, fan header, 24-pin, 8-pin, front panel I/O, and usb header. Then slid the rest of the mobo in to screw it down. The riser is very tight when the mobo is installed by you’re still able to slide it into the PCIE slot. I would buy this case again in a heartbeat and it’s actually cheaper now than when I bought it @$90. Parts installed: Asrock B550i Phantom Gaming Ryzen 3700X ID Cooling IS55 Lían-Li SP750 Gigabyte RTX 2080 2x16GB Patriot Value line (33mm tall) to fit under cooler.

Forget the name branded cases. This small form factor case beats all the competition for small form factor builds. Things to consider when building a system this small. Low TDP CPU is required. This is because a low profile air cooler is the only option for cooling. I recommend not using a 12gen or 13gen unlocked Intel Cpu. As those need more cooling. AMD has more options for high performance CPUs with 65 watt TDPs. This case can fit very long GPUs. However High end GPUs are very thick. The higher end GPUs will fit, just without right side cover on. Also long GPUs will prevent the install of SATA drives. I recommend using NVMe drive. You should be using those anyways as they are are the same price as SATA but far faster. Only SFX PSUs will fit. The only drawback is that it lacks any instructions on how to install stuff in there. For experienced builders it pretty easy to figure out. It’s actually easier than many full size cases imo. But for beginners, it may be too confusing working on this small of a build with no clear step by step instructions.

The product states that it supports a 120 and 80mm fan. Upon inspection, there are mountain points for the 120, as well as for either a 90mm or 80mm. Unfortunately, the side IO cables prevent either a 90 or 80mm fan from being installed, so the 120 is all that is possible.

This is my first ITX build so I probably dont have super high standards. I wanted a small case with a handle that looks nice and had a front panel USB-C port. This random case with apparently no brand fit the bill exactly. To start off, my parts used were: Asrock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AX GSkill Ripjaws Ram Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 Lian-Li SP850 Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 Kaze Flex 120mm fan Kaze Hachi 80mm fan The most glaring problem I ran into was that the CPU connector can collide with the fan underneath. Your mileage may vary but with this specific board, the CPU connector would not fit until I either cut a groove in the connector clips or cut out a ~1mm deep space in the 120mm fan housing. I opted to cut the fan because it was about 16 bucks and more easily replaced than individual Lian Li cables. If other boards had the cpu connector slightly further back from the edge of the pcb this shouldnt be a problem, but the Asrock ITX I used made this a hassle. If only the case were about 2 or 3 mm taller, it would fix this problem and also be unnoticeable. The second complaint I have is with the power connector extension cable. The way it sticks out on the outside makes screwing the PCI-E card fasteners really difficult unless you have some kind of specialty screwdriver or 90 degree angle one that happens to fit under it. The lack of clearance above the screws makes most screwdrivers too angled to screw them in well. Even when you unscrew the power cable extender and pop it out to make room, you need to use a driver long and thin enough. The other end of the cable is also at the wrong 90 degree angle in my opinion. It would be so much easier to have one that angles along the short axis of the PSU, and thus not requiring so much bending. Another design update I would like to see is for the extender cables outside end to be flippable which would allow you to mount the power supply facing the other way if that suits you. The clearance above GPU is also just barely enough, you really have to jam it in. So thats another thing that could be solved if the case were just a few millimeters taller. Lastly, the instructions tell you to install the riser cable after the motherboard, but you actually need to awkwardly thread it through the top first at the same time screwing in the motherboard. The instructions wanted to keep things simply but some things required a lot of trial and error and taking out and replacing parts to fit. Something I do like about the case is that the PSU mounting bracket is removable (the instructions dont say this), however one of the screws is right under where the GPU would be, and the GPU is a hassle to remove, and mine doesnt even take up the full length of the case.

I’m an experienced PC builder. I’ve built Gaming PCs in cases larger than this and smaller than this. They give you 1 page of instructions that literally read “Install PSU, Install Mobo, Install GPU” no pictures, no nothing. Granted all those are simple steps but what they don’t make clear is how to install the PSU…I’ll never try this case again and will likely request a refund before todays end.

This was my first ITX build, but it was super easy to build it on this case. Like others have said, they dont have good instructions. However the entire case can be disassembled by simple phillips screws, and it is a very intuitive design. The material itself is steel, and it seems to be powder coated as opposed to painted which is definitely a plus. SIZE LIMITS: For this ITX build, youre going to be obviously limited to SFX form factor power supplies. I went with a 750W sfx modular psu, and there is a bracket that is designed to allow you to bolt the power supply to (See pictures). For the GPU, I managed to fit a MSI rtx4070 ti inside, and it is snug. Comfortable fit, but snug. The end of the GPU is pretty much touching the other side of the case, and it required the removal of the back plate in order to install the graphics card (You cant install this specific gpu from the side because it wont clear the lip of the case). The rtx 4070 ti is the physical length limit of this case. For the system case fan, the Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM fits perfectly under the motherboard and gpu. For the CPU/fan I am running a Ryzen 7 5800x paired with a ID cooling IS-55 fan. The case can fit fans <= 60mm, so the IS-55 is probably the best option at 57mm tall. You can use a normal SATA SSD without any issues. I have mine under the power supply cables, and the cables help to press it against the bottom of the case snugly. Overall if you are looking to get an ITX case thats super compact, this is probably the best option out there.

Very nice

Nice enough little case for a mid or lower end mini itx build. Its steel, but the coating seems durable. It looks steel, though. If your after a utilitarian look, this one fits the bill. (The silver was a bad choice though). Like all of these things, its a fiddly little thing, so make sure you have the correct sized tools, patience, etc. This will take a bit more patience than your everyday mini atx build. Id say its pretty well executed. I like it.

Its just an elegant design and tiny. Better thermals just for keeping the CPU and GPU next to the windows. The only real criticism I have is the USB connectors. Each individual USB port uses a motherboard connector meant to supply two USB ports. And my motherboard doesnt have a Type-E connector

The case overall is pretty decent build-wise, the handle is nice and sturdy and none of the screws were stripped or not threaded so thats a plus! Everything did fit inside the case using an h610 itx board from Asrock and an rx 6700 xt clChallenger D and a 650 watt Silverstone SFX PSU, it has enough space to place a sata ssd underneath the motherboard and gpu put the clearances for everything else is fairly tight so its not the easiest to just fit parts into, but thats how most itx cases are. Cable management could be better but I had taken the pc apart several times dealing with an issue getting the thing to post to bios which I will touch on in just a second. Probably the worst part of this product was the gen 3 pcie riser cable, it had slipped my mind but the pc wouldnt post as the h610 and 6700 xt are both gen 4 while the riser is 3.0. So after a while making sure the gpu and riser was seated correctly (when screwing gpu down the gpu would pull out of the slot a little so you have to fiddle with the tension while screwing everything down) but I eventually pulled everything out and connected direct to the mobo to get to the bios to switch the pcie port to force gen 3.0 Im order to use the riser cable correctly. All-in-all the case is small enough to put in a back pack and has a pretty good feeling build quality, one Philips head screw driver took it all apart, I suggest getting a gen 4.0 riser cable to replace it or a use a cpu that has integrated graphics to atleast change in bios to 3.0. I was using a 12100f so I had to balance the whole mobo and gpu on the case to fix it. Other than that I reccomend it!