Silverstone mini-ITX case can fit Radeon HD 5970

User Comments: 11

1. January 11, 2010 1:25 PM
   

   TomSEA, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   Pretty slick looking case. But I still think you're going to have heating issues if you put that sized (and power-hungry) hardware crammed in within fractions of an inch with each other.

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2. January 11, 2010 1:40 PM
   

   dividebyzero, trainee n00b, said:

   Seconded.

   When you need to swap out hardware do Silverstone's support site recommend a local tech known to have little-itty-bitty hands?

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3. January 11, 2010 1:42 PM
   

   Adhmuz, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   Well actually cooling should be pretty good granted the vents are a decent size and well located. The CPU gets a direct intake located less than an Inch away from it, the PSU must have a direct intake and exhaust too. As long as the GPU has a good size air inlet (IE the video card could be right up against the side of the case to suck in cool air and exhaust out the rear without a problem. All I can say is thats easily the most powerful and portable gaming PC I have ever seen.

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4. January 11, 2010 3:38 PM
   

   Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   True but if your going to spend the money on that kind of graphics power why not get a bigger a case and a proper motherboard?

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5. January 12, 2010 1:00 AM
   Guest said:

   nice little cooking pot

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6. January 12, 2010 4:33 AM
   

   Captain828 said:

   burty117 said:

   True but if your going to spend the money on that kind of graphics power why not get a bigger a case and a proper motherboard?

   That kinda beats the idea behind ITX boards and such cases.

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7. January 12, 2010 7:14 AM
   

   Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   captain828 said:

   burty117 said:

   True but if your going to spend the money on that kind of graphics power why not get a bigger a case and a proper motherboard?

   That kinda beats the idea behind ITX boards and such cases.

   Exactly! why would anyone in the right mind buy an ITX motherboard for a graphics card like that? and if you look at the picture its not that small really considering what ITX is designed for. this case makes no sense.

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8. January 12, 2010 10:58 AM
   

   compdata, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   burty117 said:

   Exactly! why would anyone in the right mind buy an ITX motherboard for a graphics card like that? and if you look at the picture its not that small really considering what ITX is designed for. this case makes no sense.

   Maybe i could hide it under my desk at work :-) I am sure no one would notice the noise ;-)

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9. January 12, 2010 4:26 PM
   

   Technochicken, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   I actually see the appeal in a powerful ITX pc. With the size, you can easily move the computer from room to room, or even bring it to a friend's house, and you will not be limited by the performance of a laptop. And if you are into LAN gaming, then this is perfect. And if I could afford it, I would much rather have a tiny PC like this, even if I did have space for a larger case.

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10. January 13, 2010 4:10 AM
    

    Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    But surely if you go to a LAN party you want to turn up with the flashyest case possible?! I have the coolermaster Type S case, its the biggest you can get on the market and the only case in the world that supports triple radiator on the inside of the case (its that big). when I go to a LAN party overyone cannot believe there eyes because its also really goodlooking as its designed around sports cars. I don't see why this would be impressive at a LAN?

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11. January 13, 2010 4:11 AM
    

    Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    And why are you going to be moving a DESKTOP pc around your house on a daily basis? Get a laptop if so.

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