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Looks an awful lot like this case: Logic Supply Compact Mini-ITX Case with Expansion | Logic Supply It's 4.2L. It might be easier to mod something like this instead of creating a case from scratch.

I noticed the Node 202 is basically this steel frame wrapped in a plastic clamshell type wrap. I really hate the plastic look/feel but love the layout, lost cost and accessibility to purchase, and was wondering how difficult it would be to just make a new aluminum wrap for the stock steel frame...

Am i the only one who's OCD is going crazy over those "random" holes on the front. The ones on the side aren't as bad, but i'd still prefer some sort of symmetrical order to the hole pattern.

Great efficiency, same problem as all flex atx psu's. Loud 40mm fans.

i really like many of the Galax models recently, but i can't find them for sale anywhere in America. They are not listed on Amazon or Newegg at all. Tried a google search and it also came up blank for stores in america.

Some fans do a better job directing airflow centrally than others. You would need to create a tunnel on both ends to verify all the airflow from each fan hits the test item to account for that variance for this to work.

and the system you tested it on, what TDP is the CPU? How many hard drives? How many fans? Any pumps or lighting powered off the PSU?

i'll take my chances with the 240w brick.

Did you try it, or are you just guessing? The 970 draws about 150w, the CPU i'll be using 35w, the board, m.2 ssd, and fans won't use more than 20 watts. So i see around 200w total for max power draw. Why would a 240w brick not be enough exactly?

So basically an SG05 with the PSU under the motherboard instead of over? You know you can fit a full size ATX PSU in an SG05 right?

so you want something that is around 8.5 inches wide, 5.5 inches tall, and you don't care about depth, with an ODD? Have you met the SG05? http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=210

1. You can't trust the specs from the manufacturers on fans. independent reviews show over and over they are almost always far from accurate. About the only safe stats are the listed RPM and physical size. 2. I wouldn't trust newegg or any other sites' user reviews. "Silent" is very...

The HDPlex power board will work with a 19v input and will give you a 12v output for pci-e connectors, that would probably be best. http://www.hd-plex.com/HDPLEX-250W-Hi-Fi-DC-ATX-Power-Supply-16V-24V-Wide-Range-Voltage-Input.html It's 123x44mm. Some of the Pico PSU's are wide input's that...

If you can hear the fan, at all, from inside a case during normal use, its loud. It should be indistinguishable from normal background noise in a quiet room. You should not be able to tell when it kicks in, or ramps up and down just by listening to it from 1 meter away. You should have to...

If you have the space, i really like the Thermalright AXP-100 and the Scythe Big Shuriken. If you need something smaller than that, my favorite is the NH-L9i. It's about as small as your going to get and still be better than stock cooling. Silverstone has 2 new low profile coolers out, but i...