[USER=267]@K888D[/USER]
Okay, hear me out here...
If this chassis were increased by about 30mm in both width & depth, one could run a heck of a X299 / i9 / GTX 1080Ti rig...!
Extra depth for the Zotac GTX 1080Ti Mini GPU...
Extra width for the HDPlex (x2) / KMPKT Dynamo, Dynamo Mini & Merge PSU solution...
Chassis fan moved to the front of the chassis... Due to the increase in depth for the GPU, one could now use a 25mm thick fan (I would go for the Noctua NF-A15 140mm x 25mm fan, with 120mm mounting pattern)...
And since the AC/DC multi-unit PSU solution is mounted to the side panel (originally where the chassis intake fan was), one could use the Noctua NH-D9L tower cooler & have an increased rear venting area for exhaust, probably even mount a pair of Noctua NF-A8 (80mm x 25mm) chassis fans as exhaust above the rear MB I/O section...!
This would make a new model of chassis, the LZ9 (as in 9 liters of volume)...?!?
Even as a one-off or a limited run, I am sure these would sell...!
3D printed corner pieces should be the same, just the panels would be changed; deeper side, top, & bottom panels; & wider front, rear, top, & bottom panels... 140mm Radial vent pattern on front panel, dual 92mm Radial vent patterns on GPU-side panel (I would strip the shroud & fans from the 1080Ti Mini and adjust the width of the chassis panels to allow snugging in another pair of NF-A9s that are linked to the GPU fan headers)...? Delete on PSU venting on top panel, delete on chassis fan venting on side panel, add dual 92mm Radial vents to back panel to match dual 92mm exhaust fans that overlap past the MB I/O area to the PSU side of the chassis, extracting some air there as well)...
High-end high-power components with ample cooling & venting in a SFF-friendly chassis...!!!
Just some Random Thoughts arising from the announcement of the ASRock X299 ITX MB...
Man, my comment in the X299 MB thread would be true (HEDT = Highly Expensive Desktop), as a fully loaded X299 build like I outlined above would come to around US$4K...! But it sure would be a SWEET build, with some SERIOUS horsepower...!
