There is 340mm of clearance before the reaching the front of the case.
CPU Tower coolers:
CPU heat-sink height clearance is about 160mm.
Large CPU backplate cutout.
It took a little while to put this case together as I am not used to working with Mini ITX cases. I had no difficulty installing a motherboard but keep in mind if you have a motherboard with bottom-fed IO ports you might have a problem here with PSU being in the way. SSD and motherboard clearance is very short. I only have 20 mm of clearance to connect the SATA connector to the motherboard. It is tight but not impossible. I tried to keep the wiring as clean as possible. In the area where PSU is mounted, it is hard to keep cables near unless you using some custom cabling. The back cable management I had 0 issues. there is plenty of clearance between the motherboard and outer wall (about 35mm).
Can you install a 240mm radiator to the top? Specification does not say but the top panel seems to be the same as the front…
Can you clearify one issue for me ? Because the specification table on the first page says CPU cooler clerance is 157 mm, but on the 3rd page you said it can support about 160mm CPU Cooler Height, which makes me confused which one is right. Plus one thing i see the cooler you used on the installation is may be Cooler Master Hyper 212, right ? I love this case so much from the fist sight and i dont want to replace my Thermalright Legrand Macho either. So you guys can help this issue ? Cheer and love your review.
I’m with Tuan. Does it really fit 160mm coolers?
Tamas,
Is it possible to fit a 240 up top, yes it is. However keep this in mind there are no mounting for it. There are no mounting holes however, If you REALLY want to put a 240 up there you can. It would be a pain because you will have issues with the motherboard being in the way. IF you go that route, go with a slim 240mm radiator. If I remember correctly, most manufactures make them in 37mm height.
Hope this helps.
Tuan,
So here is the deal. I measured the distance from the motherboard tray all the way up to the window. So this is why you see 160 in my notes. However if you want from the motherboard tray to the window, e mail and i will re-measure it for you.(alex@modders-inc.com)
The cooler I am using is in fact Hyper 212. If I am not mistaken the whole cooler is about 158mm. But I would not use it in this case. Get a AIO 120mm solution. It will look much cleaner.
Cheers,
Him I built a my first pc with this and right now I’m trying to install fans the, Corsair LL120 RGB but when I try and use the screws that came with the fans they are to big and the screws that came with the case are to small. If anyone knows a way around this I’ll be looking, plz reply ty
Would it be possible to insert a full ATX MoBo by flangin it behind the PSU? I really like this case, but I just bought an ATX motherboard.
I just fit a cooler master 212 turbo cpu cooler in my cooler master case with a few mm to spare and so I u can fit up too a 163mm cpu cooler in ur welcome:)
I have tried 140mm on the top of the case and it does contact the motherboard when installing them up there so i recommend installing the fans first and pushing the motherboard down towards the psu area to stop it from contacting the fans.
What is better: Q300L or Lite 3.1?
I unscrewed the HDD panel and it came out and I was able to screw it back but it won’t let me take take the HDD panel off again. How could I take it out?
Can you install a 240mm radiator to the top? Specification does not say but the top panel seems to be the same as the front…
Can you clearify one issue for me ? Because the specification table on the first page says CPU cooler clerance is 157 mm, but on the 3rd page you said it can support about 160mm CPU Cooler Height, which makes me confused which one is right. Plus one thing i see the cooler you used on the installation is may be Cooler Master Hyper 212, right ? I love this case so much from the fist sight and i dont want to replace my Thermalright Legrand Macho either. So you guys can help this issue ? Cheer and love your review.
I’m with Tuan. Does it really fit 160mm coolers?
Tamas,
Is it possible to fit a 240 up top, yes it is. However keep this in mind there are no mounting for it. There are no mounting holes however, If you REALLY want to put a 240 up there you can. It would be a pain because you will have issues with the motherboard being in the way. IF you go that route, go with a slim 240mm radiator. If I remember correctly, most manufactures make them in 37mm height.
Hope this helps.
Tuan,
So here is the deal. I measured the distance from the motherboard tray all the way up to the window. So this is why you see 160 in my notes. However if you want from the motherboard tray to the window, e mail and i will re-measure it for you.(alex@modders-inc.com)
The cooler I am using is in fact Hyper 212. If I am not mistaken the whole cooler is about 158mm. But I would not use it in this case. Get a AIO 120mm solution. It will look much cleaner.
Cheers,
Him I built a my first pc with this and right now I’m trying to install fans the, Corsair LL120 RGB but when I try and use the screws that came with the fans they are to big and the screws that came with the case are to small. If anyone knows a way around this I’ll be looking, plz reply ty
Would it be possible to insert a full ATX MoBo by flangin it behind the PSU? I really like this case, but I just bought an ATX motherboard.
Yes it could but with some compromise:
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/4tNQzy
I just fit a cooler master 212 turbo cpu cooler in my cooler master case with a few mm to spare and so I u can fit up too a 163mm cpu cooler in ur welcome:)
I have tried 140mm on the top of the case and it does contact the motherboard when installing them up there so i recommend installing the fans first and pushing the motherboard down towards the psu area to stop it from contacting the fans.
What is better: Q300L or Lite 3.1?
I unscrewed the HDD panel and it came out and I was able to screw it back but it won’t let me take take the HDD panel off again. How could I take it out?