Im looking for a compact case to build a portable gaming rig and I came across this earlier but I couldn't really find a decent review for it. Thought I would post up on here see if anyone knows much about it. http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/cases/miniitxcases/thermaltake/vl52021n2ed.html I don't know if it would fit a full size graphics card in it though...
I guess it depends on what you want to use it for, but I wouldn't suggest it for a gaming build, due to the single PCI slot, and of course the 200W PSU. Though that might be changeable with one of Silverstone's SFX PSUs. However, the PSU is so close to the mobo, I doubt you'd get much of a CPU cooler on there. I think it's really Atom or Zacate at most. Source - Thermaltake's page
This, did a build in one myself, and still can't get over how small it is. Good amount of space for decent size GPUs, and something like a Scythe Shuriken will go in there nicely.
Planning on using a H70, but yeah, should be good, looking forward to it, really annoyed I missed it on Scan today only a couple of days ago.
Yeah I am putting an i3 with GTX460 in one in the next month so hopefully I should have a project log going (got a few case mods planned too) Im making a highly portable gaming rig because of having to travel back and forth a lot. What pictures have you got of yours? I would be interested to see the inside to look at space. Dan
I was thinking about putting one of those in when funds allowed but didnt know if it would fit. How much cooler does it run with one do you know? Dan
I haven't taken any pics I'm afraid, it was built for a uni mate who needed/wanted a small PC (as the rooms are small and he's used to a laptop). Got a 5770, an i3 530 and an Intel X25V in there, plus an old laptop HDD he had for data - runs great, and as most parts were sourced 2nd hand, it cost about £320 to build including W7.
Have you checked out Lian Li's mini cases? http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product04.php?cl_index=1&sc_index=26&ss_index=67 Though if you like the SG02, the V35x line might be more along the line of what you want.
My H70 runs 27 C idle and 33 C max in the rig in my sig (didn't mean to rhyme that). I did replace the stock fans with 2 x COOLER MASTER Excalibur R4-EXBB-20PK-R0 120mm Case Fan. But I run them at 60% power, otherwise they sound like an airplane. When I was running them at max I think I had 25 C idle and 30 C max.
