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Raijintek Metis Review
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Thelosouvlakia
Classy-Fried-Chicken
This looks like one of the perfect cases for budget APU builds...
Raijintek should have gone with SFX PSU....
Raijintek should have gone with SFX PSU....
Thelosouvlakia
Classy-Fried-Chicken
I don't think putting a high end graphics card in there would be that good. The build already struggles for air, putting a card in there would make things more crammed/hotter, wouldn't it?
Unless the 970 is that efficient
Anyone interested in this case should note that airflow is definitely an issue. For some reason it comes with the sole case fan configured as an exhaust. Since the PSU is already an exhaust, that fan absolutely must be switched around to an intake unless you want cook eggs on it, as there are very limited places for air to be pulled in. Some people have done tests that confirm that this works much better.
Some other notes:
* it is not necessary to remove the PSU bracket to install the PSU, there are cutouts in the case to get a screwdriver in for the PSU mounting bolts. That said,the fact that you can remove it, or the entire aluminum skin, with just a few screws, does help ease build-time headaches.
* an SFX PSU with adapter plate gives you a little more room, but a modular/semi-modular ATX PSU works just fine and eases the cable management problem. Just take good note that longer PSUs and longer graphics cards will fight for space.
* the power switch is circled by a white LED that turns red for HD activity. Note that there is no reset switch!
* it might be possible to mount a 120mm radiator in the back, but you'd have to make sure it did not interfere with any drives mounted in the bottom, or the graphics card at the top.
Some other notes:
* it is not necessary to remove the PSU bracket to install the PSU, there are cutouts in the case to get a screwdriver in for the PSU mounting bolts. That said,the fact that you can remove it, or the entire aluminum skin, with just a few screws, does help ease build-time headaches.
* an SFX PSU with adapter plate gives you a little more room, but a modular/semi-modular ATX PSU works just fine and eases the cable management problem. Just take good note that longer PSUs and longer graphics cards will fight for space.
* the power switch is circled by a white LED that turns red for HD activity. Note that there is no reset switch!
* it might be possible to mount a 120mm radiator in the back, but you'd have to make sure it did not interfere with any drives mounted in the bottom, or the graphics card at the top.
