Crazy how I bought the original Dan case for almost 300. Still love it, but the pain of that SFF wasn't worth the space savings. These mATX cases are a nice middle ground.
just built an am5 build in the wooden one! it's like a mini North. the front is mesh so Lian Li recommends you face the psu out towards the front so it can pull in cool air through the ventilated wooden panel
Happy to see more mATX cases out there that leave room for cooling and large GPUs. I love the smaller cases but am not a fan of paying the ITX tax for smaller boards. I just wish there were more high end mATX boards out there. Asus tried it with the Gene but they went a bit too crazy with all the features they threw in there. Give me something in the $250 range made for overclocking
@@gscurd75It's not a tax. ITX boards are more complicated and costly in manufacturing because they have to layer more circuits on top one another than a regular atx board to account for the far smaller foot print.
Bottom dust filter looks like the cheap PVC ones so porosity might be the issue with higher GPU thermals. Good thing I waited for this, it looks better than AP201.
Would there also be a chance for you to review the Thorzone NanoQ S and R version? Those cases look very beautiful and I’m curious to see your take on it
loks like a great case but 1 thing i dont understand, why would one make the front not vented and make the psu gulp on that hot air from the inside instead of facing the front for fresh air... Would have been a great case, but that fact makes it a disappointment for me. Looks like Jonsplus(Jonsbo) Z20 is still the best choice in this form factor in my book.
@@EnergeticTK Even if it doesnt hurt it immediately it will still lower efficiency and lifespan of the components, with GPU temps up to 90C the PSU fan being on top of it sure doesnt do it favours. You dont need to make excuses for what is a dumb decision, when a better alternative is easily implementable.
Wow, great analogy to the A4, A3 paper sizes. That's a really nice little case. The front I/O is perfect. I've never used a Lian Li, or a Dan case before. My favorite mATX case is still the Thermaltake Core V21.
Thanks for the video. Can this case fit a Noctua D15 G2? There is usually a bit of fudge room. Probably need to remove the side radiator bracket. I know what the documentation says, I just don't want to buy and build to return. Ty in advance.
I think that's offset with a fan being right next to a cpu cooler with minimal obstruction. PSU's don't require much air, and most premium ones won't even spin their fans until they get to a certain threshold.
Would there be a way to mount a 360mm rad to the side (using that panel at 7:08), place an ATX power supply at the side of the motherboard and not in the front configuration, whilst keeping maximum size for GPU length (415 mm)? If I read Lian Li's chart correctly, it seems like it would be possible, as long as the ATX PSU is under 150mm. If that is true and does indeed fit, I'm sure that would be the configuration with the least compromises! That case is looking great :)
Thanks for the video! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts comparing it to the SAMA IM01 Pro which has very similar dimensions if you managed to get around to reviewing that case. I'm particularly intrigued by how the thermals would compare (with it having a mesh front) as well as the possibility of inverting the case for better GPU thermals.
I just bought this case. I have started my build for an off game system (supplementing my main desktop), and now awaiting the SSD and CPU cooler. So far the instructions are a little weak, especially around the PSU mount, but loads of options for my AC build. I have also gotten the VGPU mount, I am a sucker for vertical mount and I am so tired of GPU sag issues...Yes this has a cool anti-sag but I just went with the VGPU mount. My system is an AORUS B550 MATX w/5600G and 16GB memory, and a VGPU mounted RX6600. Will be very interesting to see how this stacks up to my crappy Chinese MATX case from Amazon.
In your video you said that the case does better without the bottom fans installed. Are you SURE? It just doesn't make sense to me that the GPU temps would be worse with two 120mm fans blowing on it. Right now I have mine configured with three exhausts. Two up top and one on the rear. I was thinking about doing two exhausts(one top one rear) and then two intakes on the bottom. My GPU temps are very high but unlike in your video I had the stock dust filter installed.
With GPUs getting larger and not smaller this case and those like it make a lot of sense for getting into MFF builds and downsizing from huge bulky towers. They can take ATX PSUs and larger CPU coolers as well. Nice overview.
personally, i cant see why i would purchase this over a D31 Mesh. Worse compatibility, worse build quality/ materials used (instantly turned off with the plastic front panel). The top mounted 360 Rad here overhangs the memory and top VRM which is another compatibility issue. What's the advantage?
Is there any way you could possibly take this apart and make an instructional video on how to build in this case? I’ve never built a pc before, but I’m planning on building one using this case. Thank you!
Thanks for the excellent review! I have a 2-slot PCI-e card (its all I/O panel and the card itself is low footprint and thin). Would this case allow it to fit with say a 3070ti that is 2-slot with a flush footprint? Would this mean floor fans wouldn't fit? Cheers!
It’s either this or the ap201 for me, why though, why the silly psu cage, you can’t use a corsair shift or Lian li edge to help with cable management having the sides blanked off like that.
Can you try a setup which no bottom fans and no dust filter, one intake at the back and 3x 120mm OR 2x 140mm fans on the side rail as intake? I believe this will be the best setup if you dont care about whats inside.
Sama IM01 Pro is honestly a better buy. Full mesh, all steel construction, less than 26L and around the same price. Downside of the case is the power cable is a pig tail connection. It doesn’t bother me too much since you will already have a power cable connecting to the PSU
Since the PSU mounts at the front, it seems an odd design choice for this Lian Li to have a solid front panel. You would want the PSU to be able to pull in cool outside air (thru the front panel), like it can in the Sama case.
@@JohnVannoy Having it pull air from inside the case and function as an exhaust is probably a net benefit. Your PSU isn't going to overheat and it could possibly contribute to airflow. Nothing wrong with pulling outside air, but the PSU doesn't care if it's pulling ambient air or case air. It'll be fine.
@@JohnVannoy It really doesnt matter. Its intended you face the PSU fan inward, even with the wood panel variant, which has mesh between the wood panels.
Having a hard time deciding which case for next PC build. I'm coming from a Corsair Carbide Air 540. Planning to downsize to a slightly smaller case. Lian Li O11 AIR Mini (Supports ATX) or Lian Li A3-mATX?
Do you know if the Lian li Galahad ii LCD 280 would fit on the top? The acoustics and thermals of the 280 are great. However, is there enough room for it or would the mobo be in the way?
If i'm reading this right, using a side mounted sfx-l psu in S2 and a 3 slot or less gpu, you can have a side mounted 360mm rad as intake, 3x 120mm bottom intakes for gpu, 3x 120mm top exhausts.. so 9x120mm fans and seperate cool air intakes for cpu and gpu
Thanks for your Video. You said with 60 mm thickness of your AIO its a maximum size because of the cooling header. My AIO ist 66mm thick so my question is, is there absolutely no more space or would my arctic AIO with 6 mm more thickness also fit in with this mainboard? Thanks for reply.
If I didn’t put fans at the bottom of the case, would the three fans on my GPU be good enough as an intake? I’d exhaust top with 2 120s and the back with 1 120. This is just a little spare build for me with only a 3060ti and an air cooled 5600x. Might only get a couple of hours use a month
i see i see, if you buy 2x 90° 8pin adapter for the gpu you can route the cables at too or at bottom of the gpu and it looks 100% better then this messi style, at the backside of the psu cage is there no room for cramming the flat cables? or look it only like a mess because you used a atx psu instead a sfx-l or sfx? sfx comes with atx brackets and normal you can in the size diffrent cram and hide cables there in the cage its a bit like the same as at my smaller jonsbo v10-g :) i am a itx fan and love the case at my next build i think i use my sfx 10cm deep psu a 280/360aio as intake at side, 3fans 280/360mm bottom as intake, 3 fans 360/280mm top outtake the only thing iam limited at my atm build is the ragb headders i have 1 and can only use 8 fans with 10led each... for cable managemant no problem the mamagement at my atm. jonsbo v10-G was harder :D
The only things I would have added to the review are. Should have included side fans in the review. And, in the current review form. You should have shown the numbers with the bottom fans removed but the back fan as exhaust as well. Not saying it's a bad review just suggesting more configurations show since they are available to anyone who buys this case.
The Asus AP201 has front mesh panel, which allows PSU intake fan to face the front, rather than taking in air from the motherboard side which will not be cold. This is one disadvantage over the gold standard of this form factor. Though including GPU bracket is a plus in the A3. Edit: The AP201 also has 170mm CPU cooler clearance, making it compatible with a NH-D15 at 168mm. Not so much with A3
@@insertnamehere4419 I hadn't thought about that before. I'm using this case with three fans-two are already mounted on the top with the radiator. Should I switch the rear fan to act as an exhaust like you suggested, or mount it as an intake on the side instead?
Do the GLASS PANELS fit on both side? Thinking of milling a new inside panel with a sandwich layout & back panel, & custom water cool everything with a dual pump loop with dual 360 or 420 radiators. And all tubing done with 12mm glass tubing, nothing looks better than GLASS. I learned how to make neon signs just to glass water cool.
Compact with a 360 rad what more can a man ask for. I actually have the Asus Prime AP201 case at the time I was redesigning it was the smallest reasonable case that a 360 rad can fit in. Its 33 Liters instead of 26 but I I've been loving it. Build quality is insane for the price. I slept on Matx for too long everything matx is so reasonably priced I don't get it. Why am I so committed to a 360 rad? Beyond just already having one idk
Would you be willing to test the Cooler Matter 100 Max SFF case? Just one thing though with that case, it exhausts hot air from the PSU into the radiator which you need to modify. I thin aluminum plate can help mount the PSU 90 degrees counterclockwise thereby exhausting out the system fan. It's a really cool case, otherwise.
i have a Zotac 4090 which is 357mm and a 160MM ATX psu.. what im thinking is what if i put the psu on the side and vertically mount the GPU? is a 360mm aio in the top.. 160mm PSU at the mobo side and a vetically mounted 357mm GPU.. i know its gonna be tight.. but do you think it wuold be possible?
I love your videos. Normally they are very detailed with all the combinations and differences in temperature, but this one is not. I'm sorry you didn't show all the possibilities of this interesting case. For example, with the SFX PSU I would like to see a combination with a 360mm radiator on the side (intake, exhaust), 3 fans on top, 3 fans on the bottom and one on the back (intake, exhaust). So a total of 10 fans in that 26 liter case and that's what makes it possibly the best MATX case out there right now. If the 360mm aio is the LIan Li Galahad II 360 Trinity Performance, that would be very interesting to see against large PC cases. Of course with 13900k/14900k. Thank you.
Seems with all the perforated panels air flow not an issue if one were to choose an air cooled system. whats the tower clearance? And boy i would love an option for a TG side panel to view my work. I mean if the NR200p (my current rig) can make a TG panel work with air cooling why not this.
A minimal enclosure Faraday Case will suffice. Closing off the top is indeed not disturbing the ventilation. The bottom, esppecially with an ATX case would not need fans. Unless you would want to create positive pressure in the case and you'd wanna catch dust at the bottom fiilter. I'm thinking an air cooled build with this case. The side mesh panel for me makes the glass panel obsolet and the better option. Closing off the top would be my choise, but the exhaust fan on the back should be totally functional. Closing the top really makes me conosider thin fans at the bottom just to draw air in and get psoitive pressure in the case. As you'll notice, I'm a big fan of air cooling. A car vehicle made for outdoor usage may fare well with watercooling. In a non-humid electrical environment as a PC, there no place for watercooling.
Should check out Mr. Matt Lee's video. In short, it won't fit the new arctic freezer 3 360mm. I'm not sure about the 240 and 280mm versions though, as it will most likely depend on the motherboard
If you have a graphics card with flow-through design like the FE models then they would be sending their hot air straight into the PSU fan when the latter is mounted on the front.
@@shannonbrooks3322 Nope, it says on official website 165mm. And D15 is 168mm :) D15S is 160mm but I'm not interested in S version especially now. When new G2 is out. lian-li website product/a3-matx/ "The A3-mATX case accommodates a maximum CPU cooler height of 165mm"
Torrent Nano is 34.6 L. I have one and it is shockingly large. I wish this A3 was available when I built my PC because it looks like what I actually wanted.
The one consideration would be SFX cables are shorter, so for a longer front mount run you won’t have as much flexibility to conceal them behind things. Otherwise the cage is equipped with an SFX plate out of the box.
The right size for me , ATX unnecessarily huge , SFX unnecessarily expensive parts ..
Thanks for the video
great review. would love to see an air cooling based follow up if possible :)
Crazy how I bought the original Dan case for almost 300. Still love it, but the pain of that SFF wasn't worth the space savings. These mATX cases are a nice middle ground.
I keep seeing this case pop up today in the feed, and hear nothing but good things about it. I'm more than tempted to build a pc in one.
because dumbs go after glass panels.
just built an am5 build in the wooden one! it's like a mini North. the front is mesh so Lian Li recommends you face the psu out towards the front so it can pull in cool air through the ventilated wooden panel
Happy to see more mATX cases out there that leave room for cooling and large GPUs. I love the smaller cases but am not a fan of paying the ITX tax for smaller boards. I just wish there were more high end mATX boards out there. Asus tried it with the Gene but they went a bit too crazy with all the features they threw in there. Give me something in the $250 range made for overclocking
So you don't want to pay more for ITX but want a more expensive Matx board resulting in it being the same price as an ITX??
@@hamishmcnaught9783 High end ITX boards for AMD are around $300. I am asking for slightly better mATX boards for around $250. How is that confusing?
@@hamishmcnaught9783 a b650 board is like 300-350$ in itx
@@gscurd75It's not a tax. ITX boards are more complicated and costly in manufacturing because they have to layer more circuits on top one another than a regular atx board to account for the far smaller foot print.
@@diomedes7971 Its a figure of speech, not a literal tax.
How about making the rear fan an intake? More fresh air for top rad
Exactly! That's what I would do. It's the same situation as NR200.
Bottom dust filter looks like the cheap PVC ones so porosity might be the issue with higher GPU thermals. Good thing I waited for this, it looks better than AP201.
@@RicochetForce
Looks = aesthetics. I'll replace the bottom dust filters with nylon.
Very detailed and got a closer look than reviews from others. Thanks
Why did you only test AIO liquid cooling and not air cooling as well?
Would there also be a chance for you to review the Thorzone NanoQ S and R version? Those cases look very beautiful and I’m curious to see your take on it
The potential of that enclosure is really good. I see 3x360 rad custom loop there able to handle everything thermally at low fan speed.
loks like a great case but 1 thing i dont understand, why would one make the front not vented and make the psu gulp on that hot air from the inside instead of facing the front for fresh air... Would have been a great case, but that fact makes it a disappointment for me. Looks like Jonsplus(Jonsbo) Z20 is still the best choice in this form factor in my book.
Because that doesnt really matter, if the air in your pc is hot enough to hurt your psu you have other problems to attend to
@@EnergeticTK Even if it doesnt hurt it immediately it will still lower efficiency and lifespan of the components, with GPU temps up to 90C the PSU fan being on top of it sure doesnt do it favours. You dont need to make excuses for what is a dumb decision, when a better alternative is easily implementable.
man shut up
I know you have better things to complain about rather than some trivial pc case bs
@@triliner254 You are literally complaining about complaining.
Wow, great analogy to the A4, A3 paper sizes. That's a really nice little case. The front I/O is perfect.
I've never used a Lian Li, or a Dan case before. My favorite mATX case is still the Thermaltake Core V21.
Excellent review. Answered many questions I had about case cooling. Subscribed.
a larger nr200(p) that can fit 360 aio
And thermals with air cooling??
thermals are great with air cooling. CPU and GPU are under 40C idle and around 70C under load
Excellent case and good review 👍 I cant wait to get this case in white
Thanks for the video. Can this case fit a Noctua D15 G2? There is usually a bit of fudge room. Probably need to remove the side radiator bracket. I know what the documentation says, I just don't want to buy and build to return. Ty in advance.
I don't like that the front panel is non-ventilated. The PSU and CPU will be competing for the same air, to some extent (when air cooled).
Might be okay if you mount a fan on the top blowing down at the gap between them
I think that's offset with a fan being right next to a cpu cooler with minimal obstruction.
PSU's don't require much air, and most premium ones won't even spin their fans until they get to a certain threshold.
the wooden one is ventilated! just built an am5 build in it!
Would there be a way to mount a 360mm rad to the side (using that panel at 7:08), place an ATX power supply at the side of the motherboard and not in the front configuration, whilst keeping maximum size for GPU length (415 mm)?
If I read Lian Li's chart correctly, it seems like it would be possible, as long as the ATX PSU is under 150mm. If that is true and does indeed fit, I'm sure that would be the configuration with the least compromises!
That case is looking great :)
great review. would love to see a video about air cooling this case.
I would really like to see air cooled build in this case, so many options.
Still waiting for a new vertical ITX case to replace my meshlicious :(
Thanks for the video! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts comparing it to the SAMA IM01 Pro which has very similar dimensions if you managed to get around to reviewing that case. I'm particularly intrigued by how the thermals would compare (with it having a mesh front) as well as the possibility of inverting the case for better GPU thermals.
Can this case be inverted? Like installing GPU on top?
There isn’t an easy way to swap top and bottom, so, no easy inversion possible.
I just bought this case. I have started my build for an off game system (supplementing my main desktop), and now awaiting the SSD and CPU cooler. So far the instructions are a little weak, especially around the PSU mount, but loads of options for my AC build. I have also gotten the VGPU mount, I am a sucker for vertical mount and I am so tired of GPU sag issues...Yes this has a cool anti-sag but I just went with the VGPU mount. My system is an AORUS B550 MATX w/5600G and 16GB memory, and a VGPU mounted RX6600. Will be very interesting to see how this stacks up to my crappy Chinese MATX case from Amazon.
@9:26 will mounting the 3.5" HDD at the bottom of the cage look strange and a bit risky with the HDD exposed?
Does a Peerless Assassin 120 SE fit in this case?
As long as its not over 165.
does the case come with both side panels or is it just the mesh?
In your video you said that the case does better without the bottom fans installed. Are you SURE? It just doesn't make sense to me that the GPU temps would be worse with two 120mm fans blowing on it. Right now I have mine configured with three exhausts. Two up top and one on the rear. I was thinking about doing two exhausts(one top one rear) and then two intakes on the bottom. My GPU temps are very high but unlike in your video I had the stock dust filter installed.
With GPUs getting larger and not smaller this case and those like it make a lot of sense for getting into MFF builds and downsizing from huge bulky towers. They can take ATX PSUs and larger CPU coolers as well. Nice overview.
personally, i cant see why i would purchase this over a D31 Mesh. Worse compatibility, worse build quality/ materials used (instantly turned off with the plastic front panel). The top mounted 360 Rad here overhangs the memory and top VRM which is another compatibility issue. What's the advantage?
Is there any chance that you'll review Jonsbo (Jonsplus) Z20?
P.s I couldn't fit a arctic freezer 3 with standard fans as it hit my ram
Is there any way you could possibly take this apart and make an instructional video on how to build in this case? I’ve never built a pc before, but I’m planning on building one using this case. Thank you!
Do you think slim fans would work as bottom intake?
would air cooling be good? like for example, 152-155 mm air coolers?
Thanks for the excellent review!
I have a 2-slot PCI-e card (its all I/O panel and the card itself is low footprint and thin). Would this case allow it to fit with say a 3070ti that is 2-slot with a flush footprint? Would this mean floor fans wouldn't fit? Cheers!
It’s either this or the ap201 for me, why though, why the silly psu cage, you can’t use a corsair shift or Lian li edge to help with cable management having the sides blanked off like that.
Will the Lian Li Hydroshift 360mm AIO fit together with b650m aorus elite ax ice in this case?
This vs asus ap201 which one comes top
Can you try a setup which no bottom fans and no dust filter, one intake at the back and 3x 120mm OR 2x 140mm fans on the side rail as intake? I believe this will be the best setup if you dont care about whats inside.
Sama IM01 Pro is honestly a better buy. Full mesh, all steel construction, less than 26L and around the same price. Downside of the case is the power cable is a pig tail connection. It doesn’t bother me too much since you will already have a power cable connecting to the PSU
Since the PSU mounts at the front, it seems an odd design choice for this Lian Li to have a solid front panel. You would want the PSU to be able to pull in cool outside air (thru the front panel), like it can in the Sama case.
@@JohnVannoy Having it pull air from inside the case and function as an exhaust is probably a net benefit. Your PSU isn't going to overheat and it could possibly contribute to airflow. Nothing wrong with pulling outside air, but the PSU doesn't care if it's pulling ambient air or case air. It'll be fine.
@@JohnVannoy It really doesnt matter. Its intended you face the PSU fan inward, even with the wood panel variant, which has mesh between the wood panels.
Having a hard time deciding which case for next PC build. I'm coming from a Corsair Carbide Air 540. Planning to downsize to a slightly smaller case.
Lian Li O11 AIR Mini (Supports ATX) or Lian Li A3-mATX?
No room for fans at bottom since my mobo is 2nd slot pcie. Glad to hear that doesn't matter or even helps gpu
Do you know if the Lian li Galahad ii LCD 280 would fit on the top? The acoustics and thermals of the 280 are great. However, is there enough room for it or would the mobo be in the way?
suggestion, can you do a build using the a3 with cpu aio on top and gpu aio on the side?
If i'm reading this right, using a side mounted sfx-l psu in S2 and a 3 slot or less gpu, you can have a side mounted 360mm rad as intake, 3x 120mm bottom intakes for gpu, 3x 120mm top exhausts.. so 9x120mm fans and seperate cool air intakes for cpu and gpu
Could one fit 2 gpus in this? Like a 3060 or 7600 and the new intel b5xx
i had the same mobo same aio but seems like cant fit it in, end up swap out the p28 fan . Wandering how you manage to fit the aio in .
How does the side mounted aio effect the temps, all hot air out the top but fresh air from side
Thanks for your Video. You said with 60 mm thickness of your AIO its a maximum size because of the cooling header. My AIO ist 66mm thick so my question is, is there absolutely no more space or would my arctic AIO with 6 mm more thickness also fit in with this mainboard? Thanks for reply.
I don't like the slotted fan cutouts. But price is good though.
I’m hesitating between this or the Asus ap201 for airflow.
Any advice?
Both are very good- A3 beats on price.
Performs about the same but if you put a side fan for aircooled, this is the better choice.
If I didn’t put fans at the bottom of the case, would the three fans on my GPU be good enough as an intake? I’d exhaust top with 2 120s and the back with 1 120. This is just a little spare build for me with only a 3060ti and an air cooled 5600x. Might only get a couple of hours use a month
i see i see, if you buy 2x 90° 8pin adapter for the gpu you can route the cables at too or at bottom of the gpu and it looks 100% better then this messi style, at the backside of the psu cage is there no room for cramming the flat cables? or look it only like a mess because you used a atx psu instead a sfx-l or sfx? sfx comes with atx brackets and normal you can in the size diffrent cram and hide cables there in the cage its a bit like the same as at my smaller jonsbo v10-g :)
i am a itx fan and love the case at my next build i think i use my sfx 10cm deep psu a 280/360aio as intake at side, 3fans 280/360mm bottom as intake, 3 fans 360/280mm top outtake the only thing iam limited at my atm build is the ragb headders i have 1 and can only use 8 fans with 10led each... for cable managemant no problem the mamagement at my atm. jonsbo v10-G was harder :D
Is it possible to mount 2x 280mm (30mm of thickness) with 25mm fans on the top and on the side with RTX 4070 ti super tuf gaming?
What is your power supply brother,Atx,sfx or sfx-l? ❤❤❤
C4 SFX v2 release date
Non existent
What about vertical mount the gpu on aide mesh panel wirh bottom fans ans rear exhaust fan? Could mount psu on back side panel
The only things I would have added to the review are. Should have included side fans in the review. And, in the current review form. You should have shown the numbers with the bottom fans removed but the back fan as exhaust as well. Not saying it's a bad review just suggesting more configurations show since they are available to anyone who buys this case.
The Asus AP201 has front mesh panel, which allows PSU intake fan to face the front, rather than taking in air from the motherboard side which will not be cold. This is one disadvantage over the gold standard of this form factor. Though including GPU bracket is a plus in the A3.
Edit: The AP201 also has 170mm CPU cooler clearance, making it compatible with a NH-D15 at 168mm. Not so much with A3
main reason I see is to use a regular sized PSU. Otherwise, a standard mobo in a Cerberus X makes more sense so as to add other stuff in it
I think rear intake is the way to go with this case, especially with an air cooler and TG side panel.
Enjoy lots of dust do you?
@@insertnamehere4419 just add a mesh filter with the fan, simple.
@@tuank624 2 month old post. Btw, rear intake makes GPU hotspot temp 10c worse, don't do it. You want rear fan as exhaust. Get the hot air out asap.
@@insertnamehere4419 I hadn't thought about that before. I'm using this case with three fans-two are already mounted on the top with the radiator. Should I switch the rear fan to act as an exhaust like you suggested, or mount it as an intake on the side instead?
Do the GLASS PANELS fit on both side? Thinking of milling a new inside panel with a sandwich layout & back panel, & custom water cool everything with a dual pump loop with dual 360 or 420 radiators. And all tubing done with 12mm glass tubing, nothing looks better than GLASS. I learned how to make neon signs just to glass water cool.
I'll have to check if they will latch in, but for sure the small tab/handle would look funny unless you filed it off.
Compact with a 360 rad what more can a man ask for. I actually have the Asus Prime AP201 case at the time I was redesigning it was the smallest reasonable case that a 360 rad can fit in. Its 33 Liters instead of 26 but I I've been loving it. Build quality is insane for the price. I slept on Matx for too long everything matx is so reasonably priced I don't get it.
Why am I so committed to a 360 rad? Beyond just already having one idk
Hi what cable do I need to connect Ctype to motherboard?
How could you fit 60mm on top? I've seen online that people can't put a liquid freezer there
60 would be the total between rad and fans. LF series are going to exceed that.
Would you be willing to test the Cooler Matter 100 Max SFF case?
Just one thing though with that case, it exhausts hot air from the PSU into the radiator which you need to modify. I thin aluminum plate can help mount the PSU 90 degrees counterclockwise thereby exhausting out the system fan.
It's a really cool case, otherwise.
I have! Review is on the channel: ua-cam.com/video/H6TDWDdK1oM/v-deo.html
Would swapping the radiator fans to slim ones help with space?
Yes, but if space is an issue I would rather go with a standard thickness rad and full thickness fans.
I would set the rear fan as intake.
this or the asus ap201?
I wonder how much it's going to cost here. NR200p and AP201 are under 100 eur, and the NR200p comes with dust filters all around.
Anyone tried fitting in an arctic liquid freezer III ? Great video!
i have a Zotac 4090 which is 357mm and a 160MM ATX psu.. what im thinking is what if i put the psu on the side and vertically mount the GPU?
is a 360mm aio in the top.. 160mm PSU at the mobo side and a vetically mounted 357mm GPU.. i know its gonna be tight.. but do you think it wuold be possible?
That man looks happy
I love your videos. Normally they are very detailed with all the combinations and differences in temperature, but this one is not. I'm sorry you didn't show all the possibilities of this interesting case. For example, with the SFX PSU I would like to see a combination with a 360mm radiator on the side (intake, exhaust), 3 fans on top, 3 fans on the bottom and one on the back (intake, exhaust). So a total of 10 fans in that 26 liter case and that's what makes it possibly the best MATX case out there right now. If the 360mm aio is the LIan Li Galahad II 360 Trinity Performance, that would be very interesting to see against large PC cases. Of course with 13900k/14900k. Thank you.
Seems with all the perforated panels air flow not an issue if one were to choose an air cooled system. whats the tower clearance? And boy i would love an option for a TG side panel to view my work. I mean if the NR200p (my current rig) can make a TG panel work with air cooling why not this.
Tower cooler clearance is 165mm.
@@MachinesMore Plenty of room for a big boy air cooler, thank you
this is just the asus prime ap201, which is also 70 dollars, and honestly, it's got all the features of this but is just built better
Have you ever seen and/or built in the Mechanic Master C28?
From what I have heard, you really need to be a mechanic master... Apparently it has way too many screws.
Which is better mobile wise? DEEPCOOL CH160 or this?
will my ma824 fit?...its half centimeter short by the specs
A minimal enclosure Faraday Case will suffice. Closing off the top is indeed not disturbing the ventilation. The bottom, esppecially with an ATX case would not need fans. Unless you would want to create positive pressure in the case and you'd wanna catch dust at the bottom fiilter. I'm thinking an air cooled build with this case. The side mesh panel for me makes the glass panel obsolet and the better option. Closing off the top would be my choise, but the exhaust fan on the back should be totally functional. Closing the top really makes me conosider thin fans at the bottom just to draw air in and get psoitive pressure in the case. As you'll notice, I'm a big fan of air cooling. A car vehicle made for outdoor usage may fare well with watercooling. In a non-humid electrical environment as a PC, there no place for watercooling.
What is the front of the case like? it looks cheap
hope this comes to my country ASAP.
When a Jonsbo Z20 case review?
will this case fit the new arctic freezer 3's with their thicker radiators? would it interfere with the memory slots?
Should check out Mr. Matt Lee's video. In short, it won't fit the new arctic freezer 3 360mm. I'm not sure about the 240 and 280mm versions though, as it will most likely depend on the motherboard
Great case for the price, but the PSU arrangement completely ignores the PSU's intake.
It has mesh on the mobo side, If you side-mount the PSU you should be getting air in.
If you have a graphics card with flow-through design like the FE models then they would be sending their hot air straight into the PSU fan when the latter is mounted on the front.
Thanks for video. Will Noctua D15 G2 fit into this? And I don't mean like Noctua D15S version.
I think there is a maximum of 135mm for an air cooler.
@@shannonbrooks3322 Nope, it says on official website 165mm. And D15 is 168mm :) D15S is 160mm but I'm not interested in S version especially now. When new G2 is out. lian-li website product/a3-matx/ "The A3-mATX case accommodates a maximum CPU cooler height of 165mm"
@@shannonbrooks3322 No, only 165mm and D15 is168mm .
Just curious, how does it compare to the Fractal Torrent Nano in terms of size?
Torrent Nano is 34.6 L. I have one and it is shockingly large. I wish this A3 was available when I built my PC because it looks like what I actually wanted.
If they offered this with a wooden front panel like the Fractal North, I'ld buy this case in a heartbeat.
If you look at Computex coverage, the Lian Li booth is teasing that for this case.
lol they do now, there's wood version with mesh
Are we slowly coming full circle to full size atx? 😂
next video will be "Look at this atx case!! SO much room!!"
Talking out of your ass.
jonsbo D41, 31L case that can fit full atx mobo. that’s pretty impressive
Nice review and choice, also in late 2024 👍
Any issues using an SFX PSU in this case like the SF750?
The one consideration would be SFX cables are shorter, so for a longer front mount run you won’t have as much flexibility to conceal them behind things. Otherwise the cage is equipped with an SFX plate out of the box.
liquid freezer iii 360 will fit ? or too thick
too thick (source: ua-cam.com/video/Sebw7zK2OAU/v-deo.html)
I feel like the bottom filter hole diameter is too wide and the gpu would choke on dust in my dry ass house.
i bought this one, the cable management looks issue others are all good.
360 aio is overkill for your prossessor...