Finished the first version of my 'new' mobile SFF gaming rig in the Mjolnir R.
All photo's here:
Part list here:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TTwcwz (might be incomplete, out of the top of my head)
Mjolnir R with: i9-10900F, Z490, Dominator RGB, Corsair H60, RTX2080Ti
Peripherals: Asus XG17 (AHP is the one with the stand), G733 + G Pro Superlight and an Asus Falchion
I recently got the Louqe RAW S1 and found out pretty early that any build/combination with my RTX 3090 Founders Edition would probably not work at all. So the RTX3090 moved to a H520 stationary case at home, and I moved my Louqe ghost build into the Mjolnir.
I have to see how it fits in my Wallye Tactile Duffle bag, but I have the impression that it looks smaller because it's less wide than the Ghost.
It might even fit in a backpack, I'll try that out later.
Actually I moved to an Asus ROG Strix Z590-E ATX motherboard, and I still have my Asus ROG Strix Z590-I SFF motherboard from the Raw build. So currently running the previous SFF build in the Mjolnir with the Asus Turbo RTX2080Ti - which luckily still has the VirtualLink USB-C connector which is a killer feature for any "mobile" build. As you can see in the pictures there's really only 1 cable.
Anyway, overall, I'd say I'm pretty happy with the case, but the Ghost was far superiour. Not to any surprise because I ran that one with 2 NF-A14x15 and 2 NF-A14x25 as exhaust. I'll revisit the Z590-I build when a 11th gen (or even 12th gen?) 10850K emerges. Until then this baby can fill the XG17's 240Hz fairly good and at an acceptible noise level. The Corsair H60 is a tight fit, I'm not really happy with a sharp bend one of the tubes makes. I'll see if I can find a way to route it more pleasantly. If that means getting rid of the Dominator RGB DIMMs, so be it. It's not the most aesthetic CPU cooler anyway, I'll maybe try a ROG Ryuo, I saw they came in 120mm too.
As for the Mjolnir itself, it has a few things going for it, that's for sure!
The quality of the finish and the build quality is top notch. It's pretty impressive that the shell is made out of different parts, and they're pressed together (or did the production process change? Haven't been following the development)
The lock mechanism is pretty neat, and works really well. Too bad the shell is easily damaged, I made a mistake to unlock the lock with a flat head screwdriver, and now there's some damage. And it's surprising to see such a good lock mechanism and then a shitty idea for the plastic endpieces of the core. They've all come off of mine. Would be easily fixed by making an extrusion a bit furter down the length of the core, and then press the plastic parts between them, easily designed, not a lot more difficult to produce, since it has the same thinkness everywhere, it should be easier to produce.
Powerbutton is also extremily cool, one of the finest I've ever operated. I'm even going to make a Y-splitter, so I can use them both to power the system instead of having one power and the other reset.
I've used the PSLate sustom unsleeved PSU cables from my Ghost build, and they're good enough. With some new measurements, I'm sure Phil will be able to release a set that is an even better fit than now. Especially the GPU cables are a tad too long. Overall I'd even say that there's enough room in the Mjolnir to route cables. The case feels specious, because of there's a sort of open space without any cabling or fan in the lower center part. And with the glass panels this area is clearly visible, and that gives the case an open breathing impression.
Oh, don't get me wrong, the case really needs to breathe, although I must say that the Corsair H60 is doing a pretty impressive job at keeping the i9-10900F with all little registers it has wide open cool to an acceptible 70°C while playing Doom Eternal and idling at around 40°C (but that's with an ambient temperature of 28°C, there's some sort of summere here). Playing that game gets the Blower style cooler RTX 2080 Ti to a hot 83°C, which is what the GPU chip itself decides it wants to run on. And it can do that for hours on end, a couple of hours from the moment I got the card a few years ago, so I'd say that's how this card works. It's fast, it's hot, and there's no SFF case this small that's going to do anything about that.
And then lastly: the sidepanels, how cool would it be if we would have some sort of locking mechanism with some sort of arm that you can operate when you release the top panel, and then like release a hinge or whatever which would then pop out the sidepanels. As for the bottom sidepanel, a locking mechanism is a must there, cables pressing against the panel keeps popping it out. I don't even have it installed anymore, what's the point. All fans are intake (RAD H60, top casefan, and the 14mm casefan in the Booster Cell. The connector for the booster cell's fan could use some love. With trying to fit a thick Noctua connector on the booster cell while sliding the shell over the core I think I damaged it, and now the fan doesn't spin anymore. I'm now running an extention cable and running the front fan as casefan, and I have the top fan connected to the AIO RAD's fan. Might not be the best solution, I'll see if I can use a Y-splitter to connect both front and top casefan, and then let the AIO RAD's fan do it's own thing.
Anyway, pretty decent case, would recommend!
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, no pictures of the insided without the shell yet, cable management could be much much much improved, I'm not there yet. It's actually a pleasure to work with the case, and I think that's important. Before I moved the RTX 3090 Founders Edition into a H510, I tried a Coolermaster NR200. For some reason I didn't like it, maybe because it's just a big company's take on a smaller-ish case. You get the feeling that there was some thought behind the Mjolnir, and that's a thing I can appreciate.