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Great looking design, and functional to boot :thumb:


A few ideas/suggestions:


1) The way PSU is oriented limits the case compatibility to a) regular height GPUs and b) SFX-only (no SFX-L) PSUs. What I would do, I suppose, is rotate the PSU 90 degrees so its fan faces the back of the GPU, and use the remaining case depth behind the PSU for SSDs (along the side wall). 2 x 2 = 4 SSDs should fit in there, to be installed on a bracket. I would also move the PCI-E mount point closer to the wall to accommodate tall GPUs. I hope it's clear but if not, I'll try again :)


2) The design got me thinking, why not flip the case 180 degrees and have the IO on the top? You can even make one of the panels full cover and only the back panel would give an opening for cables, along with the cutout on the top which would still remain. If you do this, which you should, you should also make the panels edge over the wrap-around frame (as in Dan's A4) and make the wrap-around end at 1/3 of the way (from both sides) on the bottom, avoiding the requirement of precision manufacturing for the wrap-around. As an plus on the side, the case would have handles on top ;)


You should really take the two suggestions above, especially the second one... IO on top will make accessibility quite a challenge, I fear, and wireless antenna support will be limited to those with extension cables. Plus the USB dongle, that's a lot of cables around if you ask me. Having the IO op top is really the ideal solution, and you really can get away with no front IO.



Now come the more fantastic idea:


3) For those who do not want to use an internal PSU but instead go the brick way... You can support two 120mm AIOs, one each for the CPU and GPU, on top there. The SSD bracket I mentioned above can be moved down to be installed over the motherboard. I'm not sure if you can engineer in two AIOs with a full-length GPU card though... maybe only for short GPUs?