thedocta45
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In addition to your observations about Fury X compatibility, none of those cases can handle the TDP levels required for the Nano.
The RAIJINTEK Metis is only popular because it looks nice and is relatively cheap. It doesn't have the airflow for a Core i5 plus GTX 750 Ti, as shown in this [H] build thread:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1841126
An R9 Nano would suck down an additional 125w! How are you supposed to cool that with a single 120mm case fan?
And here Anandtech reviewed the LIAN LI TU100, and found that it could just barely handle a bus-powered graphics card like the GTX 750 Ti and a Core i3. Anything more powerful would have been very hot and fairly noisy:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6982/lian-li-pctu100-miniitx-case-review/5
So basically if you're building one of these small cases, you're far too limited by airflow to handle more than 150-200w coming out of the box. People shooting for 250-300w total system power (Nano plus Intel i5) are out of their minds!
Hence why the Nano is a niche product. The GTX 750 Ti is the closest thing to fulfilling the needs of these cases, with a very short card length
Me, when I researched a small PC case, I settled for the Node 304. It's bigger than any of the linked cases, but it can actually handle 250w without breaking a sweat. Can also handle incredibly long graphics cards, if you get a short PSU.
Yeah, I think people are forgetting the TDP of the card, and how its going to cook up the cases.
I can't wait to see the [H] review with some real solid testing.