Great looking case Alaina 👍🥰. Btw the beginning when you were showing the panels side & measurements …. Tbh it felt like an ASMR head massage 💆♂ hehe ☺👍. Now I’m back 😁.. btw as a long term Mini ITX builder, using the underside of the motherboard for motherboard/excess case cabling can aid tremendously in an ITX build to help reduce clutter …. It takes a little planning plus some trial & error on the fly, but the outcome can be surprising 🤯🥰👍😇. Some food for thought in your next ITX adventure 🤩😇. ITX can be quite rewarding … as can any pc build with a little tlc 💆♂🍻
I think if you're not planning to carry it a whole bunch, I might choose not to use the screws at all. Those pegs are pretty tight and the screws kind of spoil the lines of the case.
Great real life problems video. All those problems an average user would have faced. Not just a a costs are not a problem, professionally built with custom length cables.
1:50 MAJOR Correction: in the top is 55mm clearance for radiator AND fans; this can fit a standard 30mm rad and 25mm fans. Optimum Tech managed to fit 30mm fans but it was NOT fun...
I would just skip the AIO and use the Noctua low profile CPU cooler. I don't care for the aesthetics of cable management since you can't view the inside anyway, but in such a small case, the snakes of cables are potentially choking the fans.
So many great ATX cases I'm jealous. Why are you reverse jealous. Full size cases: Fractal with the Torrent, North, Meshify 2, Corsair with the 5000D 7000D air, Lian Li with Lancool 3 And so many good ITX non SFF cases, Collermaster NR200P, Fractal Torrent Nano, NZXT H210. I wonder why you would even want full ATX when you can aircool with these larger ITX cases, they have full NH-D15 compatibility, can use ATX PSU. Unless you have 10 2.5" to install, or you want an optical drive, or a custom loop, what is the reason to even go ATX?
I just did a brand new Ryzen Build with the 5900X and a 6800XT in a Phanteks White H500P.. I love this case more than the other parts in my PC.. It crazy because I never used to care about cases that much.. Back in the day we used to buy whatever case was on sale for 25/30 bucks.. Front IO and USB ports and Type wasn't a thing and didn't really matter back then.. I have grown to learn that the case it the most important part of the PC Really.. Well, I've learned to not cheap out on cases and PSU's anymore that's for sure..
i manage to put in my TUF rx 6700xt which has the same dimension as that 6800xt, it was really a pain in the ***. but it will actually fit it just need a little maneuvering.
I always just let my RGB Fans do the rainbow thing.. I try to make sure they are all the same or close enough and just leave it at that.. I have never even learned how to set up an RGB controller Not that I can't do it, I'm just kinda to lazy to take the time and do it.. Plus I like that look anyway. I just did a new Build with a the PHanteks H500P white on black case. ((I love this case!!)) It's still a mid tower but big enough to fit anything you want in it.. I have a 5900X and a 6800XT and I still love this case more than the parts in to be truthful.. I never was a case person until recently.. Back in the day we used to find the cheapest cases we could get for like 25/30 bucks and just worry about the main parts.. This was back before all the Type C ports came out and didn't matter..
great video, friendly feedback, the camerawork could imporve , in the begining you are talking about the inside of the case without showing the inside.
Would a lower end CPU with an air cooler be fine for daily productivity and gaming? If I have two 120mm exhaust fans up top and a Noctua L9i 17 connected to a 12400, I would think that the system would run fine because the GPU won't be competing with the radiators to exhaust air and the i5 12400 doesn't put out a ton of wattage. I could use an M.2 with no SATAs and a fully modular power supply and there wouldn't be any clutter.
@@pcworld I may end up trying the Noctua Fan Duct since you're right that that gap is pretty big. The thing with Noctua is that the fan is really good and they give you the right brackets.
Parts CPU | Amd Ryzen 9 5900x *Thermal Paste Used | Thermal Grizzly kryonaut / Arctic Mx-5 (have both) Sometimes I run A few Benchmarks with Different Chips Thus need to re-apply GPU | Nvidia Rtx 3080TI Founder Edition *Thermal Pad Replacement Done with Gelid Extreme as well as Thermal Paste Replacement Motherboard | Asus Rog Strix x570-I Windows 11 Ready Label On the Mobo box RAM | Crucial Ballistix Rgb DDR4 White 2x16Gb Cl16 3600mhz (32GB) SSD | Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0x4 (2TB) | Adata Xpg Gammix S70 Blade PCIe 4.0x4 (2TB) PSU | Cooler Master SFX 850 80+ Gold white CPU Cooler | Cooler Master MasterLiquid Ml240 Illusion White Radiator Fans | Nochtua a12x25 chroma (x2) for better Airflow not using Stock Master Liquid Aio Fans PC Chassis | Lian Li Dan A4-H20 Silver Pcle 4.0 Live In Singapore :) Max Temps 80 *c for Cpu and Hotspot temps for 3080ti fe slightly over 80*c not bad for a SFF Case Recommend for ease of building (First time Pc Builder) Room No Air-Con
I have this same case. I have a Ryzen 5900x, 6950 XT reference, Nzxt X53 Kraken 240 AIO, DDR4 3600mhz Crucial ram, and NVME Crucial storage, and last but not least Lian Li 850 Gold PSU. Mine keeps crashing and it's annoying as all hell. Own for less than a month now. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Yes I undervolted the CPU but not GPU yet. I have a sneaking suspicion it's my PSU bc it even brags that it's super efficient and quiet. I'm thinking the fans don't kick in enough.
@@pcworld yes please :). This is my first build in over 20 years lol. So color me brand new. I just undervolted my GPU via UA-cam tips and played two sessions of BF on the big maps (conquest) and it hasn't crashed I am happy to report but I do lose FPS :(. It is late here and have to go sleep but I can report back to you?....
@@pcworld I failed to mention I have the Asus ROG Strix X570-I and I downloaded there Crate Armoury software so in theory I should have the latest bios version. Oh and where do I look to join the discord forum?
A little case is nice, but a system with just a single slot/GPU expansion is too limiting. Need at least another PCIe for high speed networking, maybe extra high speed local storage, etc.
@@purplecrayon7281 I think they are cool but I don't move my Rig it's permit in place lol.. But I get it.. I get why people love these little builds. They are cool and highly moveable. ua-cam.com/channels/OIeusJytRsiRdayyMdp_6w.html I will be doing a few reviews on some of the different parts and then the build have a whole over the next few weeks sorry not a pro youtuber but I try to make my points..
No, i have this case with 12700k & Strix 3080 Ti, after undervolting I get Average 65 Degrees under 99% GPU Load (Heaven Benchmark) & 81 Degrees on Intel XTU Stress Test. In regular gaming session Max Settings 1440p, GPU and CPU always stays under 70 in most games.
I have had the problem with some user-manuals (thinking about IKEA) that the pictures were not clear just because they wanted to put the same little bit of text in 1000 languages on it. Better just use one language for it and have bigger pictures, this could be localized for countries where people struggle with English.
Only use them if you need to keep cables an tubes away from blades. Otherwise, they are just generating unnecessary noise (and a tiny amount of restriction)
if it would have been 3 milimeters wider at the top, it could house a 280 aio like the warehead sans 2 or tthe acat x pro which is a big step. it would be the ultimate case, price volume fitability and deisng ration in one, but like this, this is major compromise, for full bulid, 12800k fully opirational,or 12900k with tweaking, almost full performance all the time but not quaite, if they make a mark 2, this would be the only thing tey should improve in, be it half a liter bigger t most, but fit a 280 rad, maybe it could be 6mm longer and could fit the new rtx 4090 too. Would be genious, with this sae desig. oh one thing. i would make that panel that has te io port, a top, flap, that sits over the ventilation holes, to make it dust and water proof, only 1-2-3 milimiter tall gap, it would make everythingeasy, i would make the same thing though in every side, to make it dust and water proff at some point. Would make it to 12 liter but it would have absolutely no compromises, and it would worth the additional 1 liter totally. cause this owould still be the smallest case with this much design and interior funkcionaity with cooling performance, thogh the warehead sans 2 could beat it, if they put the gpu at the buttom and use mesh panels the other sides. pobably this is the best space sawing thing to do. yeah. 11.4-5 liter with mesh panels.
@@pcworld you must be a republican 🙄 as watching the video they talk and describe the inside without opening the case . I turned off after the first min .
It's funny you think inches are "freedom units", when they are the measurement system of your old colonial overlords. Whereas the metric system was developed in France after the revolution where they got their freedom.
Alaina, can you explain to me why you are underlying every single word with a hand gesture? I notice this with more and more channels/creators. It is probably meant to be illustrative. But once you see it you cannot un-see it and it gets quite annoying as not every work actually has a fitting gesture or even needs it. Is this because of the algorithm? Can we hope that this goes away again sometime in the future?
sloppy cable management and I am not into custom builds cause I prefer buying servers then this nonsense. this just made me feel bad who every build it should have taken some more time.
@@pcworld Again if you are professional it doesn't matter if you say it or not you should do your best to be presentable in your video. I am not a UA-cam and a professional in the IT field so when I say that "sloppy cable management" its seriously questioning your professionalism. But hey if you want to act like a victim in your echo chamber and do not want to take any positive criticism then what ever floats your boat. Do not act like you are a professional cause professional to do their best at job and don't just do sloppy work and just make excuses.
@@pcworld ps: if you didn't understand what I said about then it means you are not clever as I think you are. This clip is a review of a case right so why will you do a messed up cabling? My 10 year old nephew can do a better cabling job as he watches UA-cam videos on how to. If this whole thing made you feel bad I am sorry to push the positive criticism button as I think you have been around so much safe space people lol as I am Asian and dude I will get my head chopped off if I don't do anything a that is close so great. 😀 Have a good life bye bye
One thing I forgot in this video: There are four black thumbscrews that secure the panels. I left them at home by accident. (Oops.)
Great looking case Alaina 👍🥰. Btw the beginning when you were showing the panels side & measurements …. Tbh it felt like an ASMR head massage 💆♂ hehe ☺👍. Now I’m back 😁.. btw as a long term Mini ITX builder, using the underside of the motherboard for motherboard/excess case cabling can aid tremendously in an ITX build to help reduce clutter …. It takes a little planning plus some trial & error on the fly, but the outcome can be surprising 🤯🥰👍😇. Some food for thought in your next ITX adventure 🤩😇. ITX can be quite rewarding … as can any pc build with a little tlc 💆♂🍻
@@michaelthompson9798
what in the goddamn motherfuck did i just read
I think if you're not planning to carry it a whole bunch, I might choose not to use the screws at all. Those pegs are pretty tight and the screws kind of spoil the lines of the case.
I love how she made literally every mistake and admitted it to help us
for my new itx build im now sold on this case thanks for the honest case tour
Great real life problems video. All those problems an average user would have faced. Not just a a costs are not a problem, professionally built with custom length cables.
1:50
MAJOR Correction: in the top is 55mm clearance for radiator AND fans; this can fit a standard 30mm rad and 25mm fans. Optimum Tech managed to fit 30mm fans but it was NOT fun...
Pro tip .. choose your fan thickness wisely.. those fans in this case are thiccc.. noctua makes thinner fans that will solve that space issue
I would just skip the AIO and use the Noctua low profile CPU cooler. I don't care for the aesthetics of cable management since you can't view the inside anyway, but in such a small case, the snakes of cables are potentially choking the fans.
Honestly I love this case, going to get a second one. Using a 3080 and 12700k - - it is solid. EKWB AIO
I just had the preview going, and you're getting jiggy with it Alaina. The tomfoolery made me giggle.
Hate that most of the best cases I want are ITX and smaller. I need a great case like this for ATX!!
Once you go SFF, you never go back.
@@jfaristide too much money to invest to pull out
So many great ATX cases I'm jealous. Why are you reverse jealous.
Full size cases: Fractal with the Torrent, North, Meshify 2, Corsair with the 5000D 7000D air, Lian Li with Lancool 3
And so many good ITX non SFF cases, Collermaster NR200P, Fractal Torrent Nano, NZXT H210. I wonder why you would even want full ATX when you can aircool with these larger ITX cases, they have full NH-D15 compatibility, can use ATX PSU. Unless you have 10 2.5" to install, or you want an optical drive, or a custom loop, what is the reason to even go ATX?
I am late to the party. I was contemplating a micro-atx build, but this sff case has me leaning towards mini-itx. Simple, yet functional case.
Nice vid illustrating(reviewing) the lianli casing👍. Hope to see more of such vids😊
well done! love the delivery
Your GPU would perform a lot better if you used standoffs to move it closer to the edge of the case
Great video Alaina! What a cool little case!
Alaina! She is so lovely.
An excellent video Alaina - great job 🙂
I just did a brand new Ryzen Build with the 5900X and a 6800XT in a Phanteks White H500P.. I love this case more than the other parts in my PC.. It crazy because I never used to care about cases that much.. Back in the day we used to buy whatever case was on sale for 25/30 bucks.. Front IO and USB ports and Type wasn't a thing and didn't really matter back then.. I have grown to learn that the case it the most important part of the PC Really.. Well, I've learned to not cheap out on cases and PSU's anymore that's for sure..
By far the best A4-H2O case review on the internet!
Lain Li makes great cases, I almost picked one but couldn't keep my eyes off of the Phanteks White RGB H500P.. Just a beautiful case..
Great video I was impressed when I saw that bigger GPU fit...
Excellent review. Thank you!
i manage to put in my TUF rx 6700xt which has the same dimension as that 6800xt, it was really a pain in the ***. but it will actually fit it just need a little maneuvering.
@@pcworld i just use an AIO that has 400mm tube length and route it under the psu. and i also use a custom cables.
I always just let my RGB Fans do the rainbow thing.. I try to make sure they are all the same or close enough and just leave it at that.. I have never even learned how to set up an RGB controller Not that I can't do it, I'm just kinda to lazy to take the time and do it.. Plus I like that look anyway. I just did a new Build with a the PHanteks H500P white on black case. ((I love this case!!)) It's still a mid tower but big enough to fit anything you want in it.. I have a 5900X and a 6800XT and I still love this case more than the parts in to be truthful.. I never was a case person until recently.. Back in the day we used to find the cheapest cases we could get for like 25/30 bucks and just worry about the main parts.. This was back before all the Type C ports came out and didn't matter..
I am going to pay closer attention to this channel just to see Alaina Yee get a return on her dance lessons!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😜😜😜😜
great video, friendly feedback, the camerawork could imporve , in the begining you are talking about the inside of the case without showing the inside.
Would a lower end CPU with an air cooler be fine for daily productivity and gaming? If I have two 120mm exhaust fans up top and a Noctua L9i 17 connected to a 12400, I would think that the system would run fine because the GPU won't be competing with the radiators to exhaust air and the i5 12400 doesn't put out a ton of wattage. I could use an M.2 with no SATAs and a fully modular power supply and there wouldn't be any clutter.
@@pcworld I may end up trying the Noctua Fan Duct since you're right that that gap is pretty big. The thing with Noctua is that the fan is really good and they give you the right brackets.
Thanks for trying different chonky gpus. Makes me wonder if my gigabyte 3080ti vision would fit in it. Techpowerup lists it at 320mm
I've seen A4 H2O builds with that card. Yes, it will fit
Man, and I thought the Bitfenix Prodigy ITX case I built in years ago was a tight squeeze.
I do like the Phantex better but good vid ❤️
Parts
CPU | Amd Ryzen 9 5900x
*Thermal Paste Used | Thermal Grizzly kryonaut / Arctic Mx-5 (have both) Sometimes I run A few Benchmarks with Different Chips Thus need to re-apply
GPU | Nvidia Rtx 3080TI Founder Edition
*Thermal Pad Replacement Done with Gelid Extreme as well as Thermal Paste Replacement
Motherboard | Asus Rog Strix x570-I
Windows 11 Ready Label On the Mobo box
RAM | Crucial Ballistix Rgb DDR4 White 2x16Gb Cl16 3600mhz (32GB)
SSD | Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0x4 (2TB)
| Adata Xpg Gammix S70 Blade PCIe 4.0x4 (2TB)
PSU | Cooler Master SFX 850 80+ Gold white
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master MasterLiquid Ml240 Illusion White
Radiator Fans | Nochtua a12x25 chroma (x2) for better Airflow not using Stock Master Liquid Aio Fans
PC Chassis | Lian Li Dan A4-H20 Silver Pcle 4.0
Live In Singapore :)
Max Temps 80 *c for Cpu and Hotspot temps for 3080ti fe slightly over 80*c not bad for a SFF Case Recommend for ease of building (First time Pc Builder) Room No Air-Con
I have this same case. I have a Ryzen 5900x, 6950 XT reference, Nzxt X53 Kraken 240 AIO, DDR4 3600mhz Crucial ram, and NVME Crucial storage, and last but not least Lian Li 850 Gold PSU.
Mine keeps crashing and it's annoying as all hell. Own for less than a month now. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Yes I undervolted the CPU but not GPU yet. I have a sneaking suspicion it's my PSU bc it even brags that it's super efficient and quiet. I'm thinking the fans don't kick in enough.
@@pcworld yes please :). This is my first build in over 20 years lol. So color me brand new. I just undervolted my GPU via UA-cam tips and played two sessions of BF on the big maps (conquest) and it hasn't crashed I am happy to report but I do lose FPS :(. It is late here and have to go sleep but I can report back to you?....
@@pcworld I failed to mention I have the Asus ROG Strix X570-I and I downloaded there Crate Armoury software so in theory I should have the latest bios version. Oh and where do I look to join the discord forum?
Ok I think I found you guys and I think I created a thread. Called My build keeps crashing.
Simple and Amazing
People love though little cases.. I don't but I get it though..
I've been in love with SFF cases since I first laid eyes on a Shuttle PC at Best Buy in 2001. Hopefully you will come around soon. :)
A little case is nice, but a system with just a single slot/GPU expansion is too limiting. Need at least another PCIe for high speed networking, maybe extra high speed local storage, etc.
@@purplecrayon7281 I think they are cool but I don't move my Rig it's permit in place lol.. But I get it.. I get why people love these little builds. They are cool and highly moveable. ua-cam.com/channels/OIeusJytRsiRdayyMdp_6w.html
I will be doing a few reviews on some of the different parts and then the build have a whole over the next few weeks sorry not a pro youtuber but I try to make my points..
I know on the specs, it says only a 2.5" hard drive can fit on the bottom, but would there be enough space for a 3.5" to fit?
Does it ever over heat or throttle??
No, i have this case with 12700k & Strix 3080 Ti, after undervolting I get Average 65 Degrees under 99% GPU Load (Heaven Benchmark) & 81 Degrees on Intel XTU Stress Test. In regular gaming session Max Settings 1440p, GPU and CPU always stays under 70 in most games.
@Transistor Jump ML240L , would go with EK AIO 240 but incompatible with Strix Z690I
Dance lessons worth every penny. More dancing. Freedom Units? Do they mean Imperial?
thalks thalks? thanks
I have had the problem with some user-manuals (thinking about IKEA) that the pictures were not clear just because they wanted to put the same little bit of text in 1000 languages on it. Better just use one language for it and have bigger pictures, this could be localized for countries where people struggle with English.
FYI about fans on ITX cases always buy fan guards
Only use them if you need to keep cables an tubes away from blades. Otherwise, they are just generating unnecessary noise (and a tiny amount of restriction)
if it would have been 3 milimeters wider at the top, it could house a 280 aio like the warehead sans 2 or tthe acat x pro which is a big step. it would be the ultimate case, price volume fitability and deisng ration in one, but like this, this is major compromise, for full bulid, 12800k fully opirational,or 12900k with tweaking, almost full performance all the time but not quaite, if they make a mark 2, this would be the only thing tey should improve in, be it half a liter bigger t most, but fit a 280 rad, maybe it could be 6mm longer and could fit the new rtx 4090 too. Would be genious, with this sae desig. oh one thing. i would make that panel that has te io port, a top, flap, that sits over the ventilation holes, to make it dust and water proof, only 1-2-3 milimiter tall gap, it would make everythingeasy, i would make the same thing though in every side, to make it dust and water proff at some point. Would make it to 12 liter but it would have absolutely no compromises, and it would worth the additional 1 liter totally. cause this owould still be the smallest case with this much design and interior funkcionaity with cooling performance, thogh the warehead sans 2 could beat it, if they put the gpu at the buttom and use mesh panels the other sides. pobably this is the best space sawing thing to do. yeah. 11.4-5 liter with mesh panels.
🤔 open the case up if your talking about it !
@@pcworld you must be a republican 🙄 as watching the video they talk and describe the inside without opening the case . I turned off after the first min .
Another Alaina case review! SQUEEEEEE!!!!
Newer graphics cards are cramping the small form factor style. ...................... Ba dum tss
Freedom units :)
your PS is the wrong way
30 minutes to talk about this mini ITX case from a regarded K-pop trainee reject. Lmao.
she plays fortnite i think :D
So… much talking…. Yet Comparatively less content.
The whole system looks choked.
It's funny you think inches are "freedom units", when they are the measurement system of your old colonial overlords. Whereas the metric system was developed in France after the revolution where they got their freedom.
Alaina, can you explain to me why you are underlying every single word with a hand gesture? I notice this with more and more channels/creators. It is probably meant to be illustrative. But once you see it you cannot un-see it and it gets quite annoying as not every work actually has a fitting gesture or even needs it. Is this because of the algorithm? Can we hope that this goes away again sometime in the future?
@@pcworld Thank you for the detailed answer!
sloppy cable management and I am not into custom builds cause I prefer buying servers then this nonsense. this just made me feel bad who every build it should have taken some more time.
@@pcworld Again if you are professional it doesn't matter if you say it or not you should do your best to be presentable in your video. I am not a UA-cam and a professional in the IT field so when I say that "sloppy cable management" its seriously questioning your professionalism. But hey if you want to act like a victim in your echo chamber and do not want to take any positive criticism then what ever floats your boat. Do not act like you are a professional cause professional to do their best at job and don't just do sloppy work and just make excuses.
@@pcworld ps: if you didn't understand what I said about then it means you are not clever as I think you are. This clip is a review of a case right so why will you do a messed up cabling? My 10 year old nephew can do a better cabling job as he watches UA-cam videos on how to. If this whole thing made you feel bad I am sorry to push the positive criticism button as I think you have been around so much safe space people lol as I am Asian and dude I will get my head chopped off if I don't do anything a that is close so great. 😀 Have a good life bye bye
gosh she did everything wrong....this case can do some of the cleanest sff builds !!