Thermaltake Core G3 ATX Slim Small Form Factor Tt LCS Certified Gaming Computer Case CA-1G6-00T1WN-00, Black

I was looking for a slim case than can take a dual cpu atx/e-atx motherboard. This is the only one that fits the bill. And yes the internal dimension is 13.3" which means you can squeeze in an e-atx motherboard (but you will need to loose the 2 fans). I am giving this 5 stars only because this is the only case that I found that can do this. There are some draw back and complains though. 1. This case is slim at 5.3" width only when compared to other cases. 2. That brings to issue 2, if the case is >5" why change the orientation of the GPU slot? I agree it will be a tight fit but it still can fit in the normal orientation. Which means I will need to mod (cut the back panel) the case to fit more SLI gpu or other pcie cards. 3. The side panel is not perforated. Given the width a side mounted air cooler would have been perfect to blow the air out/in from the sides. This will be one more mod to do (atleast the side panel is windowed so replacing the plastic with mesh should not be hard). 4. The weight, if you strip it down to the skeleton, this case is really light.but nearly the major weight of this case is the non-perforated side panels which seems to weight far more than the case itself. This will become one more mod to cut a large window in it for acrylic/ perforated aluminium sheet (found a good one in home depot), to drop a lot of the steel panels weights. That should cut the weight in more than half. UPDATE: Here is what I managed to fit into this case. Motherboard: EATX- ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS LGA2011-v3/ Intel C612 PCH/ DDR4/ Quad CrossFireX and 3-Way SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ M.2/ A&V&2GbE/ EEB Server Motherboard Powersupply: SilverStone Technology SX800-LTI 800W, SFX-L, 80 Plus Titanium, Modular Power Supply with Japanese Capacitors CPU coolers: Noctua NH-L12 Low-profile Quiet CPU Cooler with 120/90mm Dual PWM Fan GPU: GTX 1080 FE though returning this as this cards cooling design is inadequate for the GPU. The case mods 1. Need to drill 2 additional holes in the motherboard tray for the EATX motherboard and move the mounts to them. the front side of the mother board hangs freely (the tray does not extend far enough for the edge mounts). 2. I needed to do was remove both the front mount fans and move one to the top. 3. I need to replace the clear acrylic window with a black aluminium perforated sheet for air flow as dual 140 watt CPUs can get toasty without the front mounted fans.

Bought this case and a few things to cover. It is ideal for those ATX motherboards which needs to get squeezed in to a small case. When looking at the case it does appear large, but you can lay it down flat and then it fits in most small areas. It does come with two intake fans (non LED) in the front so no need to buy a rear one. You can invert your power supply and so the air gets sucked in through the side and exhausted to the rear. I have a small GT430 Asus Nvidia video card and using the special PCIe adapter was easy to use. I tried with my GTX 980 Ti from MSI and it still fit so this case while small has areas that you can fit almost anything. Remember, you can remove the rubber feet and lay this thing flat. On the downside it is a bit weak in areas as the case will flex once you remove the side panels, but not a deal breaker unless you like picking up your computer frequently then this will be an issue. But if you just leave it be and just turn on and off then it suits well. The front mesh allows you to see any lights inside the case, even from your motherboard so this may be a detractor. For me it is not as my lights turn on and then off, but just an FYI to those. Last but not least is the cable management. All the space for your hardware came at a price; cable management. There is not enough spacing anywhere to run most of the cables. My system has one SSD, no CD-rom, USB 3.0, the motherboard off/on cables, power cables to the SSD, SATA cables to the SSD and power cables to the motherboard and CPU power. The GT430 does not require a power cable thank God. So with those cables only I was still hard pressed to make room in the case to prevent any cable from obstructing airflow. In the end if I had more drives, a video card that needed power cables then this would have been a more challenging task. Overall though the case was a savior since my motherboard was a big ATX and most cases today handle micro-ATX or even smaller. The case is nice with the black interior and window which when laid down you can see the inards. The fans are quiet and I used the motherboard connectors and UEFI to control their speeds. Ample room and the PCIe special adapter works like a charm.

I want to like this case. I'ma big fan of the ides you can have a full size display card and a full size motherboard in a smaller case. Unfortunately, this case is cheap. Seriously cheap. The metal is so thin that the plastic seems stronger. My previous go-to case was the HAF-932, and I loved it. It was big, sturdy, and easy to work in, and it was so well-built I used it as a stool sometimes. I have two of them, and they've outlasted the components I put in them many times over. That said, a while back I offloaded a lot of my computing power and storage to servers that are not under my desk, so all I need at my desk is a great graphics card and a regular motherboard. The design of the G3 is perfect for that. Half the size of my normal 932, and I can still have full-size motherboards and graphics cards. Unfortunately, they chose a low price point, so the metal is super-flimsy and there's an awful lot of plastic. I feel like the side panels could double as origami paper, and if someone were to sit on this case, it would likely collapse. I'm on the fence about returning it, because it does match my size requirements, but I really doubt this case is going hold up to a decade of abuse like my Haf 932s. Tangential to this case, I'm also a little irritated at the price/quality of SFX power supplies. I never thought I'd be happy finding a quality 500w PS for "only" $120.

I bought this case to replace a small-form-factor PC that is being used as a headless server. Since I didn't need external CD/DVD bays (or 3.5" bays for that matter), I decided on this case as a compromise after discovering that the cases, PSUs, and motherboard form factors more supportive of building a compact-yet-powerful PC would have been prohibitively expensive. By and large, it's a beautiful, yet functional case with a few areas for improvement (or ideas for a spin-off product). The good: * Two large, silent cooling fans on the intake (front) side bring in plenty of cooler, ambient air without generating a lot of noise. This is particularly important because this will be a Plex server and sit under the TV in the den. * Ample internal room to run cables and optimize airflow. The top of the case has some "blind cavity" space where the USB / panel cables may be tucked away. In my build, the only cables that run through "air space" are the SATA and power cables, as you can see in the picture (shown upside down in tower orientation). * Aesthetically pleasing front panel design helps it "disappear" into its surroundings * Solid build; not lightweight and flimsy. * Side panels are both removable (tower orientation) - particularly helpful to route cables and access the CPU back plate. * Accommodates full-height and nearly full-length PCIe cards (for gaming enthusiasts needing those whopper GPUs) with its perpendicular slot bay and "ribbon riser" PCIe cable. Areas for improvement (or ideas for a spin-off design): * Accommodate more hard drives: I use Corsair dual-SSD brackets to convert the two 3.5" drive bays into four 2.5" drive bays and I am out of space with two SATA ports sitting idle. I'd like to see a design that could accommodate 6-8 2.5" drives. * Accommodate low-profile cards: I would like to drop in an additional LAN adapter without having to buy another "ribbon riser". I'd also like to be able to put my low profile bracket onto my GPU. With all this said, this case is pretty good for anyone who wants a "little of everything" and doesn't need optical drives. I read somewhere that full-height GPUs outperform their low-profile counterparts, so anyone wanting to be able to eke the most out of, say a $100 video card, can rest assured that they can get the best card for that $100 and have it fit with no modifications necessary (or heartbreak from the physical inability to accommodate the form factor).

Best Small and Slim Full ATX case out there! I did not plan to buy an ATX case initially as size was the main factor for my build. Unfortunately, the ITX board I wanted (X470 Chipset) was out of stock for quite some time and it was killing me. So I did some research on Micro ATX and ATX cases that are of the smalles possible size, now again the chipset I was looking for (X470) was not available in Micro ATX at this time of writing - From ASUS brand exclusively. So I was left with full ATX option only. After doing some research I came to this case and it really caught my attention. I figured out everything I wanted for my built and pulled the trigger. And I'm happy that I did so. Here is what I put in this case. Ryzen 7 2700X with Wraith Prism Cooler (It fits well with still some gap above for the airflow). ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming MotherBoard. ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Graphics Card CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB 32GB (2x16GB) 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM. Corsair SF600 High-Performance SFX PSU. Two Extra Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB Fans. 1 X Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 drive + 1X Samsung Fircuda 2tb SSHD Note that you can place 3 Fans in this case. This case comes with two fans pre-installed at the front which I removed and replaced with Corsair RGB Fan and placed third at the GPU side vent. This case is well ventilated that allows for plenty of airflows. And most of all, it is compact for the size of ATX! The only issue that you will face is cable management, but with some carefully laid out wires, you can make it little less messy and better. I'm using this case in laid flat/horizontal orientation. The case comes with Four Rubber Pads so you can stick them on all four corners on the side and lay the case flat. But my case came with only two of them. And I cannot use just two pads to lay it flat. For now, I'm just using some temporary adjustment to place the case until I find some alternative at some hardware store. But it doesn't bother me much. Highly recommended if you want a compact case.

I love how compact and powerful I made this gaming rig. This unit can be liquid cooled, and has enough venting for air to move. However wire management is a bit difficult but with some patience and creativity you can hide and shape cables neatly out of the way. I'm running an i9-10850k processor, 64gb ddr4 2x32gb 3200 dual chanel ram by Team Group, msi mini ITX motherboard Z490i, MSI GEFORCE RTX 2070 graphics card which i had to buy used, liquid cooled by Thermaltake th240 cpu cooler ,(you will need to change fans to 1/2" thick to fit a large graphics card souch as the one i have demonstrated on the picture), Samsung 970 EVO SSD 1TB M.2 NVME and powered by a Silverstone sx700-g PSU. This case is big enough to fit all this power and keep it running cool. Everything was purchased in Amazon for the best price I could find. If you like the way it looks than you would love it. PS do not try to install a processor like the one I have in a smaller Mini ITX enclosure than this one unless you can properly cool it.

I wanted to re-purpose a 4690k standard ATX build I had laying around into a much smaller compact case to use in a media center/home entertainment. This is it. Not many if any, smaller cases out there that can fit both a fullsize ATX and a full size GPU. I have a Z97 Sabertooth + 4690k squeezed in here with a Strix GTX1070. The case itself is decent quality, it is mostly if all plastic, but.... its designed to be cheap and is cheap cost wise, so I don't feel I can knock any points off it as its designed for what it is, lightweight, compact and affordable, while being attractive/clean. A side note pay special attention to the PSU size requirements, many will not fit due to the "slim" size of the case.

All I gotta say is whoever made this listing, played me. It's a beautiful case, but it's not 8.3 inches wide at the narrowest as listed. It's only 5.5 inches. I thought I had purchased parts that would fit nicely in this case, but obviously that wasn't the case (no pun intended). Definitely will be returning this. Please fix the listing.