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Sturdy beautiful ITX case... but with very poor thermal performance
I bought this a few days ago in order to create a Ryzen 5 3400G build that I could use to carry with me when I go on holidays (I don't like laptops) and these are my conclusions:The case feels to be good quality aluminium, it is compact and looks fantastic. Even the USB 3.0 sockets look better than other options I have seen.The room it offers to fit all the components is enough to work without struggling a lot, which is something good if you take in account how compact this case is. I didn't have any issue to build into it.The biggest problem is that the thermal performance is terrible for a 65W processor. With the top cover on, the CPU will hit 90º in almost no time under load. Also, it won't fit the Wraith Spire that comes with that processor and the Stealth is clearly not enough to keep it cool (my CPU crashes due to high temperatures even at stock speed with no cover!) I will need to undervolt and underclock it a bit to see if that helps until I receive a new Noctua NH-L9a.I'll try to find a top cover with holes or someone that can mod the one I have, if not I will be returning the case, as I can't use it due to the poor thermal performance (unless the Noctua works miracles, but I'm not super optimistic about this)If you intend to use this case with an AMD APU higher than an Athlon 3000G, take in account that you will have to perform some sort of advance configuration in order to keep the temperatures down to safe levels. Don't buy it if you don't know how to do it!
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