So... This is hard to swallow... My RVZ03 riser card was the culprit of my new system instability, and the hassle of proofing it to the distributor proved to be a huge time waster. My Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro wifi and Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT just won't play nice with Silverstone RVZ03 riser card. Buying a standalone riser card proved to be futile as well because of the length of the riser cable won't fit inside the case and the GPU bracket blocking the cable.
So to make things simpler and keeping it still SFF-ish... I'm looking for a tower case with direct PCI-e connection like Fractal Design Define Nano S, NZXT H200, or Lian Li TU150 with some specific things:
- Properly filtered intake.
- Direct PCI-E GPU connection or one with replaceable/upgradeable riser cable support.
- Storage support for 1x 3.5 HDD, 2x SSD.
- Non boutique case like Dan Case and the likes.
I live in Indonesia, and holy mother, the cost to import those boutique cases are humongous. So here's some ITX cases that are available in my country that fits all or some of my requirement:
- Define Nano S
- NZXT H2xx
- Lian Li TU150
- Cougar QBX
- Silverstone SG13
- Raijintek Ophion Evo
I had built a Cougar QBX and Define Nano S. The QBX although good has zero filter and the dust accumulation within a week is quite bad. Define Nano S fits all of my bill, but I do want a tempered glass because those plastic window is scratch prone.
I like Lian Li TU150, but I wonder if the "attic" can fit a single 2.5" drive... And can H80i fits on the front intake? I see Lian Li TU150 page and it said it support mounting 120mm rad on the front intake, with the tube side facing the tempered glass.
I'm still bummed from having issue with the RVZ03, which was a dream build for me (slim vertical PC form factor)... Oh well... Life goes on.
Any suggestion folks?
