Question 1

Trying to find a mini ITX board that uses 200 to 250 watts of power for small build. Any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Most mini ITX boards will be able to run on that much power. I just used an ASRock H61MV-ITX with this case and had great results. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157367

Question 2

what are the dimensions H/W/L ?

Accepted Answer

That info is on the specifications tab for this item.

Question 3

What is the "New Version upgraded to Haswell Compatible" means , it is the same case as before and in 2014, this case still don't have USB 3.0 at the Front panel what a shame !! My Qs 
1) What is the New Version different ?
2) Where is the IN WIN IW-BP655.300 Model with 300W PSU and USB 3.0 Front panel ?

Accepted Answer

in the back there are cutouts (punchouts) remove them and add your usb 3.0 plugs. front does not support usb 3.0 im using a skylake with gfx add on card and no issues. also cooler master vortex W.92 mm fan fits in this with about 2 mm to spare after the lid is back on..

Question 4

Do you think the Cooler Master Shark V200 Low-Profile cpu cooler will have enough clearance in this case? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAE306417684

Accepted Answer

Hi Zack,

We bought over a hundred of these cases for some custom desktops we built for work, and they had plenty of space in them. After checking out the low-profile cooler you are looking at, I'm confident that it will fit just fine. Good choice btw. Happy Holidays!

Question 5

What kind of motherboards can or should I put in here?

Accepted Answer

Hi,

By description any Mini-ITX motherboard should fit.
I did not test all of them, although at home have
three of them: one uses Intel motherboard

"ASUS P8H61-I R2.0"

The other 2 running on AMDs

"ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0".

No problems so far.

The case is nicely compact, however the regular
size CD/DVD drives fit perfectly.

Just in case if you consider to build your PC with
this case and motherboards mentioned above,
I'd recommend CPU fan

"Gelid SlimHero CC-SHERO-01-A"

It's doing the great job on all of my 3 CPUs.

Question 6

Hi Newegg,

The dimensions of this case state that it is 3.9" wide, but the single-slot graphics card I'm ordering is 4.4".  Is the PCI-E bracket smaller than a standard bracket?  It looks like I might not be able to physically fit a nice single-slot card in this case...

Card I'm looking at:
XFX R7-250E-ZNP4 Radeon R7 250E 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Support 3 Monitors Video Card

Accepted Answer

This is considered a low-profile case...standard height cards will not fit internally.  If you are building a machine to support 3 monitors with a high performance graphics card, you not only need a bigger case, but a bigger power supply as well.

Question 7

Will a full-size graphics card fit that single slot in the back?

Accepted Answer

you have to use a slim graphics card, but if you use an I3 - I7 intel with atleast HD4400 onboard graphics you will be fine

Question 8

Is it possible to replace the built in PSU with another mini-ITX PSU of higher wattage (such as with the Athena Power AP-MFATX40 400W Mini ITX 80 PLUS BRONZE)? How big is the built in PSU anyway? Cheers!

Accepted Answer

Yes it can be replaced, I replaced mine with a Seasonic SS-300TFX 300W 80PLUS BRONZE TFX, for a little extra power. They have a newer version of this box with a 300w psu built in and usb3.0 frontend ports. Not too much more expensive either you should check that out. But yes, a TFX mini ITX PSU can be swapped out, just make sure to get one where the fan doesn't bulge out too far inside the case, else it'll hit the motherboard.

Question 9

Hi, Will the power supply that is in this case work with a thin mini-itx MB ?  Specifically : GIGABYTE GA-H77TN LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Thin mini-ITX Intel Motherboard

Thanks in Advance.

Accepted Answer

This case has a 24pin power supply, so no it will not work with that MB

Question 10

What drive adapter bracket will work to mount a 2.5" ssd in the 3.5" hard drive bay in this case?

Accepted Answer

The case will come with 2.5" and 3.5" brackets for mounting.

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