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I remembered AMD mentioned about X300 and A300 chipset for SFF, but it seems that they're not out yet Hopefully the ITX AM4 offering will have a wide range

As far as i know, the EMI shielding is to protect other devices, like a wi-fi router nearby for example, from the EMI that occurs inside the case. Check the news for the poorly shielded Apple 5k display that has to be put at least 2 meters from a router because of poor EMI shielding of the...

Which form factor does the motherboard come from? what chipset is the motherboard? Have you checked lenovo's website? I think front panel connector usually use a 9 pin like below image

They have that kind of motherboards but sadly only available in China, and usually in DTX form factor. Here's an example: ASRock > Z170M-PIO2

I installed my game to the 5400 rpm drive on my old PC, the game take some time to load, but I don't think it has much impact on the frame rate unless the game constantly loads things from the drive. Then again, the PC was a Core 2 Duo E7400 with HD4670 and I played on 1366x768 resolution with...

What's a five-syle case? Thanks for the info. Had a samsung 80GB desktop drive a few years back and they're quite reliable. Unfortunately, I just used my savings for something higher in my priority list and gave my old PC to my mother because she needs it for work. I'll buy something used...

NAS is too expensive (it starts at around $200 for a diskless single bay) and 1 TB SSD cost more than my monthly salary. Generally, computer parts are 30-100% more expensive than in the US, and with average monthly salary at around $250, computers are considered luxury item. Ah the joys of...

Hi, long time lurker here, Can I mount 2x3.5" HDD on the M3 mount position when using a 170mm GPU and SFX PSU? You have space for 4x 2.5" HDD which is almost the same thickness as 2x3.5" HDD, but I don't know if there is enough space lengthwise. The total width for the case is 340mm, while...

Thanks, Firewolfy. Unfortunately I have 2 3.5" HDD from my old build that I want to use For the riser, if you're not really targeting premium segment like Dan's I think you can go with LiHeat's or HDPlex About the USB, you can use 2 USB 3.0 slots or just remove it altogether, your case is...

Hi, new member here. On the first page you wrote the ability to mix and match up to 6 HDD/SSDs, are those 2.5" drives only, or can I fit 2x 3.5" HDD in the case (1 in the side panel above the motherboard, 1 in the front) ? Is the cost target (less than $150, and a stretch goal of under $100)...