Completed SFFtime presents: P-ATX, the 9L case with ATX and AIO support!

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I just put an order in for one of these yesterday in white. But out of curiosity, when using a mini ITX motherboard and a dual slot GPU. Would there be space behind the GPU to basically double sided tape a 3.5 inch drive? Using an AIO so, I'm trying to think of ways I could still fit that drive in.
That should work. There is also a ssd mount above the I/O shield
 
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I just put an order in for one of these yesterday in white. But out of curiosity, when using a mini ITX motherboard and a dual slot GPU. Would there be space behind the GPU to basically double sided tape a 3.5 inch drive? Using an AIO so, I'm trying to think of ways I could still fit that drive in.

If you're using ITX board, I reckon there's plenty of room between the PSU and motherboard due to ITX being narrower than ATX. Should be enough room there for at least a few drives stacked on top of each other using 3M tape
 
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It could just barely fit behind the GPU if it doesn't have very thick back plate (do not do it if GPU has no backplate):


But I wouldn't be to comfortable with that arrangement.

There is not enough space between ITX mbo and SFX psu for 3.5, but there is for 2.5.
 
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Any case comparison? Ideally P-ATX vs Cerberus (from Slinger)?

Well this case is something like 45% of Cerberuses volume, so you can't expect same level of compatibility. To get the best picture, I would recommend comparing specifications an compatibility on official websites:



I just put an order in for one of these yesterday in white. But out of curiosity, when using a mini ITX motherboard and a dual slot GPU. Would there be space behind the GPU to basically double sided tape a 3.5 inch drive? Using an AIO so, I'm trying to think of ways I could still fit that drive in.

Thank you for ordering! You can find the answer in the post above.
 

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It could just barely fit behind the GPU if it doesn't have very thick back plate (do not do it if GPU has no backplate):


But I wouldn't be to comfortable with that arrangement.

There is not enough space between ITX mbo and SFX psu for 3.5, but there is for 2.5.
Yeah, that looks like a bad idea. Feeding heat directly from the GPU into the HDD sounds like a recipe for premature drive failure.
 

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I can't seem to see the internal layout when using an E-ATX motherboard and compatible PSU? I have an x299 dark that would be great in my server but I'm worried about it fitting :(
 

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It could just barely fit behind the GPU if it doesn't have very thick back plate (do not do it if GPU has no backplate):


But I wouldn't be to comfortable with that arrangement.

There is not enough space between ITX mbo and SFX psu for 3.5, but there is for 2.5.

I'll be using a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 AMP.

No overclocks, completely stock. Card only draws 170W of power, so if it fits I'll probably try it and then monitor temps.

Also, has a metal backplate that barely gets warm to the touch. Using it as a game drive so honestly not the end of the world if it gives out sooner than later, was wanting to upgrade to a 4TB at some point anyways and if temps are crazy I guess I can always go with an external dock.

Thanks for the reply!
 

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I can't seem to see the internal layout when using an E-ATX motherboard and compatible PSU? I have an x299 dark that would be great in my server but I'm worried about it fitting :(

There you go ?



I'll be using a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 AMP.

No overclocks, completely stock. Card only draws 170W of power, so if it fits I'll probably try it and then monitor temps.

Also, has a metal backplate that barely gets warm to the touch. Using it as a game drive so honestly not the end of the world if it gives out sooner than later, was wanting to upgrade to a 4TB at some point anyways and if temps are crazy I guess I can always go with an external dock.

Thanks for the reply!

I just checked again with riser, I think will be a no go :| Sorry.
 

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Hi, do you have any renders for a 2.4 slot gpu and matx/atx motherboard? 5.25cm though. :( I'm planning to fit a strix card with a matx or atx motherboard, whichever fits. Thanks!
 

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Hi, do you have any renders for a 2.4 slot gpu and matx/atx motherboard? 5.25cm though. :( I'm planning to fit a strix card with a matx or atx motherboard, whichever fits. Thanks!


Hi, with ATX/MATX the limit is 2 slot. This case can fit strix cards only up to gtx1070/1080 which are strict 2 slot.
 
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Oh and if someone is interested in B-stock version of any color please PM me, they have just minor cosmetic defects and you can get them right now! Not many units though.
 
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So guys, ready for tomorrow? ?