Question 1

can u change the front fan?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can put in any 140 mm fan

Question 2

Can this fit a EVGA GeForce GTX 780?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I got a EVGA 780ti Kingpin unclassified edition and that is the largest 780 series graphics card on the market. It fits comfortably in the chassis with plenty of room for cable management. Note that you may have to remove the hard drive cage for initial installation and may have to permanently remove the graphics card stabilizing bracket for it to fit (which is both easily removed by thumb screws). The card still holds snugly via screws on the back plane coupled with a sliding brace. Though if you plan on moving around alot with it i would recommend trying to use the stabilizing bracket or prop a block of foam under the card for good measure. Hope this helps!

Question 3

Is the handle removable?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Attached by 4 Phillips screws. Will leave holes in the top when removed.

Question 4

what size power supply fits in this case?

Accepted Answer

It's listed on the Overview as 140mm (that's the depth, the other dimensions are ATX standard), I and found that is accurate or close enough, note: power supplies do not account for the wires in their dimensions so be sure to leave yourself some room. If I remember my PSU is 130mm and fits snugly. You will have a hard time finding space for the spare wires on a non-modular so get at least semi-modular. I really dislike the cooling options the power supplies location forces you into, I want to convert over to a 1u power supply in a fabricated mounting location, I actually have the server power supply already just too many other projects.

Question 5

the case looks like it has a mini optical drive bay as well as a 5.25 inch dive bay, is this correct?

Accepted Answer

No - there is only one full-size external drive bay slot which I use for a Combo Blue-ray CD burner.
Inside I was able to fit a normal size HD for general storage and an SSD as a boot disk.  Plenty of room for a decent sized video card.

This was a system build I did nearly 2 years ago.  Case is holding up fine and looks great.

Question 6

The hot-swap drive bays are SATA, but are they SATA I, SATA II, or SATAIII?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you have them plugged into, in other words the same SATA cable is used for all three interfaces.

SATA I (revision 1.x) interface, formally known as SATA 1.5Gb/s, is the first generation SATA interface running at 1.5 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 150MB/s.

SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.

SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.

SATA II specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I ports. SATA III specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I and SATA II ports. However, the maximum speed of the drive will be slower due to the lower speed limitations of the port.

Question 7

If i plan on removing the hard drive bay, would it be possible to fit a fan over the 25 mm mark? I want to put a 140 mm Noctua fan inside, but it's listed as 38.1 mm thick.

Accepted Answer

Yes.  I have a gtx 780, a corsair h90, and a 140 mm fan mounted in mine right now.  Prior to installing the h90 I had a Noctua 140mm fan installed.  It is basically the same size as the fan I currently have mounted on the h90.  As long as you remove the hard drive cage, you should have plenty of room.

Question 8

Can this card accommodate a GTX 780 SC w/EVGA ACX Cooler? I know it can fit length wise, what I'm mainly concerned is width wise.  The Graphic card is a lil over 5 inches wide.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I got a EVGA 780ti Kingpin unclassified edition and that is the largest 780 series graphics card on the market (6" wide!) with an inch to spare after power cables installed! It fits comfortably in the chassis with plenty of room for cable management (this card takes x2 8-pin and x1 6-pin). Note that you may have to remove the hard drive cage for initial installation and may have to permanently remove the graphics card stabilizing bracket for it to fit (which is both easily removed by thumb screws). The card still holds snugly via screws on the back plane coupled with a sliding brace. Though if you plan on moving around alot with it i would recommend trying to use the stabilizing bracket or prop a block of foam under the card for good measure. Hope this helps!

Question 9

What length of PSU can I fit? Looking at an Corsair HX1000i and want to make sure I have enough room.

Accepted Answer

Standard length power supplies (just under 6 inches I think?) will fit, but it's quite a tight fit. You'll need to be pretty creative at routing cables. The HX1000i is longer than that, which will make installation impossible unless you remove the drive cage. If you remove the drive cage, you lose the 4 drive bays that it gives you, meaning you'll have to place the system drive in the optical bay. I don't believe there's on-case SSD mounting space in this model either.

Question 10

are there any options for exhaust?

Accepted Answer

The front Fan, PSU Fan, and GPU Fan are your only cooling devices to pass air through this case. If you have a single slot GPU it would be possible to install a single slot PCI fan for additional air flow.

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