Azza Z Mini-ITX

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Pros:

Full sized video cards and power supplies are welcome, Great airflow for the form factor, Well thought out design, Stylish Green (and possibly red) color scheme
Small footprint, Allowing use of ATX power supplies, Support for GPUs up to 10.5″ long, Great Ventilation.
Look and style, – Ability to place it on its side or laying horizontally, – 11 inches of room long and thick video cards, – Placement of major parts is intelligently thought out, – Large Power supplies are not a big issue as with most other small cases....

Cons:

Limited cooling options, SFF limits component choices, Single video card support only
No inbuilt support for 2.5″ SSD, Poor PSU power extension cable location, Non-convenient hard drive mounting

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Last revision on July 5, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Full sized video cards and power supplies are welcome, Great airflow for the form factor, Well thought out design, Stylish Green (and possibly red) color scheme
Small footprint, Allowing use of ATX power supplies, Support for GPUs up to 10.5″ long, Great Ventilation
Look and style, – Ability to place it on its side or laying horizontally, – 11 inches of room long and thick video cards, – Placement of major parts is intelligently thought out, – Large Power supplies are not a big issue as with most other small cases
Unique form factor, ample room for graphics cards, tons of potential for modding, water cooling support, advanced system builders will have fun building in it

Reviewers Didn't Like

Limited cooling options, SFF limits component choices, Single video card support only
No inbuilt support for 2.5″ SSD, Poor PSU power extension cable location, Non-convenient hard drive mounting
– The Price is high for a small case but PCIe extension could have added to the cost, – Use of a laptop type DVD drive is mandatory but there is not a wire adapter added in the kit, – Thin Metal side panels, – No Engineered SSD placement, but it is possib
Slight rigidity issues, useless CPU cutout, no cable management, not novicefriendly

Expert reviews and ratings

Azza has always had some very interesting and unique designs, and the Z is no exception. There are a lot mini ITX cases out there, but there are very few that offer you the ability to use almost any size GPU and a normal ATX PSU. Add in a good build...

By themodzoo.com on November 24, 2014

The AZZA-Z-CSAZ-103 is not the easiest case to build in but any m-itx case will be the same. They are tough to build and usually even experts have problems working with them. The wire management alone can cause a person to perspire in a ice storm. So...

By ThinkComputers on October 08, 2014

We may be looking at the future of enthusiast gaming PCs with the Azza Z case. A SFF case that can run most full sized components and look good doing it, yes and yes. The Z does a great job embracing the form factor while minimizing the...

By hardwareasylum.com on December 05, 2014

There you have it, a look at the Azzatech Azza Z mini-itx case.My thoughts about the case is that it has a good amount to offer and they do a few things right. I like the removable braces that allow you all sorts of access to install hardware. Normally...

By Modders-Inc on November 25, 2014

Despite the negatives here, the Azza Z is really quite a unique case that has so much potential for such a slim form factor and is budget friendly without sacrificing too much in the way of features and...

By Pureoverclock on October 03, 2014