Hi everyone,
I am really proud to showcase the new design of my N-ATX case.
Following the design philosophy of the new P-ATX V3 case, N-ATX also gets a similar refresh in its V2 version.
Changes include:
1. Fully aluminum construction - all parts will be made from 1.5mm aluminum sheet, which will simplify the production and lower the weight
2. Flatpack - totally new construction style that enables case to be fully disassembled and flatpacked to around 27mm.
3. Economical and eco-friendly, small volume packaging without ANY plastic at all.
4. Invertible layout
5. Gen4 riser support
6. USB-C front connector
7. GPU position fully adjustable without steps, from 1 slot to 4 slots, with markings for every 0.25 slot so you don't have to guess the riser position
8. Increased height of the case which means better support for longer PSUs
9. Raised MBO position - this will allow for better 4slot gpu compatibility while using ITX motherboard. We all know that bigger gpus are coming and 4slot ones will be more common. This also enables 280mm rad support below the ITX mbo unlike 360mm only like on V1
10. Removed support for features that didn't make much sense and weren't use much but made the case more complicated - side rad, PSU in GP position, upper GPU mount
First batch is in production!
Here are full specs and compatibility:
SFF time N-ATX V2 specifications:
• 15 L volume with 405.5 x 367 x 101 mm outer dimensions
• console/"pizza box" style case with CPU and GPU fans in the same orientation
• ATX power supply up to 180 mm
• vertically mounted GPU with multiple riser cable options
• support for following motherboard sizes: mini-ITX, mini-DTX, micro-ATX, ATX
• support for 380mm long triple slot graphic card, or 4 slot if using ITX sized motherboard
• support for 360mm radiators
• CPU coolers up to 79 mm in height
• support for a 3.5" drive and up to eleven 2.5" drives
• back of motherboard accessible for cooler installation
• front USB-C gen3.2 port
• sturdy powder-coated aluminum construction
• narrow footprint - 120 mm wide with included stand
• inverted layout option
• 1.95 kg weight
Manual download
COMPATIBILITY
I. ATX configuration:
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. ATX, mini ATX, mini DTX
2. if using mini ITX boards please see next chapter: "Standard ITX configuration"
GPU COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Width:
a) up to triple slot (~62 mm including backplate)
b) up to 3.25 slot (~67mm including backplate) if GPU is no taller than 145 mm and PCIe slot on the motherboard in is second position.
If it is in first position then GPU can be up to 163mm tall
2. Length:
a) default (one 3.5" drive or four 2.5" drives option) or dual slot gpu with 120mm radiator - 388 mm
b) triple slot gpu with 120 mm radiator - 275 mm
c) triple slot with more than four or dual slot gpu with more than six 2.5 SSDs installed - 330 mm
3. Height:
a) default with 140 mm long power supply - 163 mm
b) with 160 mm long power supply - 143 mm
c) with 180 mm long power supply - 123 mm
Notes:
* dimensions do not include PCI bracket.
* PCI-e riser cable is not included with the case by default
CPU COOLER COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Air cooler – up to 79 mm high
2. Water cooling radiator support:
a) block with tubes exiting from the side – up to 79 mm high
b) block with tubes exiting from the top – up to 49 mm high
c) 120 mm radiator – up to 90 mm total thickness for radiator and fan, 125 mm max radiator width
Notes:
* 120 mm radiators can only be used with ATX power supplies up to 160 mm long or with SFX power supplies.
* Please see other configurations for additional radiator compatibility up to 360 mm.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various radiator options.
* Please see HDD compatibility for HDD dimension limits with various radiator options.
POWER SUPPLY COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. ATX power supplies - up to 180 mm long
2. SFX power supplies - up to 140 mm long (SFX and SFX-L units)
Notes:
* Maximum power supply rated power is limited to 1200 W on 120 V circuits. Please do not exceed this limit.
* Please see water-cooling compatibility for radiator dimension limits with various power supply options.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various power supply options.
* Please see HDD compatibility for HDD dimension limits with various power supply options.
HARD DRIVES COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. 3.5" hard drives – one unit with maximum PSU length of 170 mm
2. 2.5" hard drives – 7 mm thick units with following options:
a) without any 3.5" drives – 11 units
b) with one 3.5" drive – 7 units
Notes:
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various hard drive options.
* HDD support is limited to a few 2.5” units if using water cooling, depending on radiator + fan thickness.
CASE FANS COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Side position - one 120 fan on the motherboard tray. Installing fan in this position removes one 3.5" or three 2.5" hard drive positions
MEMORY STICKS – UP TO 84 MM TALL
II. ITX configuration:
Note:
* for missing sections please see "Standard ATX configuration"
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. mini ITX or wide ITX
2. mini DTX is possible with 120 mm wide radiators but will limit GPU height for 4 slot gpus to 130 mm
GPU COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Width:
a) up to 4 slot (~82 mm including backplate)
b) single or dual slot if using 240, 280 or 360 mm radiator
2. Length (for 4 slot GPUs):
a) default - 388 mm
b) with 120 mm radiator or fan - 275 mm
c) with 3.5" HDD installed - 285 mm
d) with more than one 2.5" SSD installed - 330 mm
3. Height:
a) default - 163 mm
b) with 160 mm long power supply - 143 mm
c) with 180 mm long power supply - 123 mm
Notes:
* dimensions do not include PCI bracket
* PCI-e riser cable is not included with the case by default
CPU COOLER COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Air cooler – up to 79 mm high
2. Water cooling radiator support:
a) block with tubes exiting from the side – up to 79 mm high
b) block with tubes exiting from the top – up to 49 mm high
c) with 120 radiator - up to 4 slot GPU
d) with 240, 280 or 360mm radiator + fan combination up to 42 mm total thickness - dual slot GPU
e) with 240, 280 or 360mm radiator + fan combination up to 62 mm total thickness - single slot GPU
f) 360 mm radiators up to 400 mm long are supported
Notes:
* 120 mm radiators can only be used with ATX power supplies up to 160 mm long or with SFX power supplies.
* 240, 280 or 360 mm radiators do not limit power supply options.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various radiator options.
* If using 240, 280 or 360 mm radiator and reference height water cooled GPU, you will need to have water block that supports vertical tube exit
* 280 mm radiator could limit the GPU length if using dual slot GPU due to tube exit location
* There is 77 mm wide space for water cooling pump between mITX or mDTX motherboard and ATX power supply, or 102 mm with SFX power supply
Thank you for reading and I always like to hear any opinion on design and functionality!
Here are some pics and renders:
And some prototype pictures:
I am really proud to showcase the new design of my N-ATX case.
Following the design philosophy of the new P-ATX V3 case, N-ATX also gets a similar refresh in its V2 version.
Changes include:
1. Fully aluminum construction - all parts will be made from 1.5mm aluminum sheet, which will simplify the production and lower the weight
2. Flatpack - totally new construction style that enables case to be fully disassembled and flatpacked to around 27mm.
3. Economical and eco-friendly, small volume packaging without ANY plastic at all.
4. Invertible layout
5. Gen4 riser support
6. USB-C front connector
7. GPU position fully adjustable without steps, from 1 slot to 4 slots, with markings for every 0.25 slot so you don't have to guess the riser position
8. Increased height of the case which means better support for longer PSUs
9. Raised MBO position - this will allow for better 4slot gpu compatibility while using ITX motherboard. We all know that bigger gpus are coming and 4slot ones will be more common. This also enables 280mm rad support below the ITX mbo unlike 360mm only like on V1
10. Removed support for features that didn't make much sense and weren't use much but made the case more complicated - side rad, PSU in GP position, upper GPU mount
First batch is in production!
Here are full specs and compatibility:
SFF time N-ATX V2 specifications:
• 15 L volume with 405.5 x 367 x 101 mm outer dimensions
• console/"pizza box" style case with CPU and GPU fans in the same orientation
• ATX power supply up to 180 mm
• vertically mounted GPU with multiple riser cable options
• support for following motherboard sizes: mini-ITX, mini-DTX, micro-ATX, ATX
• support for 380mm long triple slot graphic card, or 4 slot if using ITX sized motherboard
• support for 360mm radiators
• CPU coolers up to 79 mm in height
• support for a 3.5" drive and up to eleven 2.5" drives
• back of motherboard accessible for cooler installation
• front USB-C gen3.2 port
• sturdy powder-coated aluminum construction
• narrow footprint - 120 mm wide with included stand
• inverted layout option
• 1.95 kg weight
Manual download
COMPATIBILITY
I. ATX configuration:
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. ATX, mini ATX, mini DTX
2. if using mini ITX boards please see next chapter: "Standard ITX configuration"
GPU COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Width:
a) up to triple slot (~62 mm including backplate)
b) up to 3.25 slot (~67mm including backplate) if GPU is no taller than 145 mm and PCIe slot on the motherboard in is second position.
If it is in first position then GPU can be up to 163mm tall
2. Length:
a) default (one 3.5" drive or four 2.5" drives option) or dual slot gpu with 120mm radiator - 388 mm
b) triple slot gpu with 120 mm radiator - 275 mm
c) triple slot with more than four or dual slot gpu with more than six 2.5 SSDs installed - 330 mm
3. Height:
a) default with 140 mm long power supply - 163 mm
b) with 160 mm long power supply - 143 mm
c) with 180 mm long power supply - 123 mm
Notes:
* dimensions do not include PCI bracket.
* PCI-e riser cable is not included with the case by default
CPU COOLER COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Air cooler – up to 79 mm high
2. Water cooling radiator support:
a) block with tubes exiting from the side – up to 79 mm high
b) block with tubes exiting from the top – up to 49 mm high
c) 120 mm radiator – up to 90 mm total thickness for radiator and fan, 125 mm max radiator width
Notes:
* 120 mm radiators can only be used with ATX power supplies up to 160 mm long or with SFX power supplies.
* Please see other configurations for additional radiator compatibility up to 360 mm.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various radiator options.
* Please see HDD compatibility for HDD dimension limits with various radiator options.
POWER SUPPLY COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. ATX power supplies - up to 180 mm long
2. SFX power supplies - up to 140 mm long (SFX and SFX-L units)
Notes:
* Maximum power supply rated power is limited to 1200 W on 120 V circuits. Please do not exceed this limit.
* Please see water-cooling compatibility for radiator dimension limits with various power supply options.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various power supply options.
* Please see HDD compatibility for HDD dimension limits with various power supply options.
HARD DRIVES COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. 3.5" hard drives – one unit with maximum PSU length of 170 mm
2. 2.5" hard drives – 7 mm thick units with following options:
a) without any 3.5" drives – 11 units
b) with one 3.5" drive – 7 units
Notes:
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various hard drive options.
* HDD support is limited to a few 2.5” units if using water cooling, depending on radiator + fan thickness.
CASE FANS COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Side position - one 120 fan on the motherboard tray. Installing fan in this position removes one 3.5" or three 2.5" hard drive positions
MEMORY STICKS – UP TO 84 MM TALL
II. ITX configuration:
Note:
* for missing sections please see "Standard ATX configuration"
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. mini ITX or wide ITX
2. mini DTX is possible with 120 mm wide radiators but will limit GPU height for 4 slot gpus to 130 mm
GPU COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Width:
a) up to 4 slot (~82 mm including backplate)
b) single or dual slot if using 240, 280 or 360 mm radiator
2. Length (for 4 slot GPUs):
a) default - 388 mm
b) with 120 mm radiator or fan - 275 mm
c) with 3.5" HDD installed - 285 mm
d) with more than one 2.5" SSD installed - 330 mm
3. Height:
a) default - 163 mm
b) with 160 mm long power supply - 143 mm
c) with 180 mm long power supply - 123 mm
Notes:
* dimensions do not include PCI bracket
* PCI-e riser cable is not included with the case by default
CPU COOLER COMPATIBILITY GUIDE:
1. Air cooler – up to 79 mm high
2. Water cooling radiator support:
a) block with tubes exiting from the side – up to 79 mm high
b) block with tubes exiting from the top – up to 49 mm high
c) with 120 radiator - up to 4 slot GPU
d) with 240, 280 or 360mm radiator + fan combination up to 42 mm total thickness - dual slot GPU
e) with 240, 280 or 360mm radiator + fan combination up to 62 mm total thickness - single slot GPU
f) 360 mm radiators up to 400 mm long are supported
Notes:
* 120 mm radiators can only be used with ATX power supplies up to 160 mm long or with SFX power supplies.
* 240, 280 or 360 mm radiators do not limit power supply options.
* Please see GPU compatibility for GPU dimension limits with various radiator options.
* If using 240, 280 or 360 mm radiator and reference height water cooled GPU, you will need to have water block that supports vertical tube exit
* 280 mm radiator could limit the GPU length if using dual slot GPU due to tube exit location
* There is 77 mm wide space for water cooling pump between mITX or mDTX motherboard and ATX power supply, or 102 mm with SFX power supply
Thank you for reading and I always like to hear any opinion on design and functionality!
Here are some pics and renders:
And some prototype pictures:
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