Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). In the build itself, unlike the T1, I didn't use any custom cables, but the ones that come with the SF750. With its robust steel interior and sand-blasted aluminium panelling, this is a sleek case with a premium finish.

We wanted to get to this one next because, as another sandwich-style Mini-ITX box, it has managed to position itself as one of the mainstays. Only on the motherboard I used, I had to mount the bracket that goes on the back of the board rotated because there was a capacitor in the way. As we get into this, keep in mind that our goal with ITX reviews is to review only the case, so we're analyzing things like the impedance caused by the panels, the airflow path, and the compactness of the components affecting thermals. Aside from the obvious potential for keeping CPU thermals more in check versus a small air cooler, having the 240mm CLC take up essentially the entire top of such a small case helps to prevent hot air from lingering inside.

With our efforts partially undone by component selection, we advise that novice builders may want to wait to see how other A4-H2O builds have turned out, and choose their parts accordingly, especially in terms of AIO liquid coolers. This has an impact on other components in the case that we’ll see the effects of in the thermal section.

Done ) Cover intake above and under the GPU to not make it reuse the same heated air that could flow out from the side. Overall though, even in this range, the profile is not indicative of any deviations that would be perceived as particularly unpleasant to a listener. As with gaming you're going to be hard-pressed to see the difference between the two in the real world. It provides the added space to mount larger graphics cards, up to three-slot width, in an unusual configuration behind the motherboard.

These purchases directly fund our operation, including our build-out of the hemi-anechoic chamber for our acoustic testing! We ended up needing to squish down on the tubes with the side panel to make it close, but we don’t think it’s to a problematic degree. We’re still adding cases to the list, and we’re looking forward to testing lower cost options as well. Another piece of feedback we got after the Fractal Terra review that we actually agree with was that despite the power advantages of SFX-L, most small form factor builders still opt for standard SFX power supplies for ease-of-use sake.