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what's up guys I'm Dimitri with Harken ox and one of the reasons why I haven't fully utilized my spare parts for my second workstation PC is because there's not that many compact cases that can fit a full array of ATX parts without compromising on something and here I have a full ATX board a power supply and 980ti dual SSDs on the hard drive and the H 440 that could be its new home but it's a little bit too big so let's try this new rio toro case but can it handle my needs let's find out the kraken x 61 liquid cooler by NZXT features variable pump speed to high static pressure 140 member fans and beautiful user control through the camp software click below to get crackin and so this is the CR 1080 it's priced well for what it offers as a concept a compact enclosure with fine space efficiency for ATX builds and I'm showing it next to the H 440 since I would consider that to be a well sized mid tower and the CR 1080 next to the extra 40 is not bulky in any way and the thickness difference is not really that significant and so the this case comes at a perfect time when people are looking to downsize without compromising on any of the ATX hardware that they have available and so it looks like cases are becoming smaller as the GPUs and are starting to look like one another - I love the simplicity of the exterior with perforation and they think the Stelter behind it but really dislike the glossy plastics that immediately take away the quality points from a $79 case now many of you will see the bulge on the clear side panel and say it's ugly but it has somewhat of a purpose it's there to make sure that there's enough clearance for the GPU cables and potentially taller CPU heat sinks but you see it only covers the bottom three PCI slots and bulges out after the thumb screws which means GPU is taller than the reference PCI brackets will not fit with the side panel as with the case with Jack the panel simply will not close the top IO is outlined with a red perimeter that matches the text color at the front we have power reset to dual USB 3 and audio plus we have a ventilation for the GPU at the top that spans both compartments but without a dust filter which is definitely needed here the only removable dust filter that is magnetic is found on the other side panel for the power supply it's nice but not including it anywhere else is a huge bummer behind the front panel are dual 120mm our mounts only a single blue LED fan is included so I think real Toro needs to work on their design cohesion there is an optional 80 millimeter mount for the smaller chamber plus a five and a quarter inch drive bay which is a fantastic addition to see you know fitted inside such a small case and here we have a better view of that chamber separation with the power supply on its side and the main compartment just slightly wider with another 80 millimeter fan mount disappointingly only two PCI brackets are reusable which is so unusual at this price point Andrea Toro cannot succeed on the frame alone we need to see their quality standards raised at the bottom our case feet plus ventilation for dual 120mm fans again no dust filter here for the bottom and finally here's the interior with well-placed cutouts on top and bottom with all the drives and plenty of cable space in the chamber behind after putting in my components I was both very pleased at how well everything fit but again disappointed at the lack of optimization of this could be fantastic frame design this case clearly supports a 120 millimeter all-in-one but it covers the only cutout on the side of the motherboard so you must route the 24 pin and PCI cables through the bottom cat out leaving no room for anything else I had to route my SATA cable through the top cutout which doesn't look very good there should be additional openings where the five and a quarter inch drive bay would sit to allow better routing between these two chambers if and on one is used now if you are going just for air cooling you'll be fine plus there is enough high clearance for setter fans at the bottom although no dust filter which makes it an undesirable choice the rear chamber to the most part is fantastic with power supplies up to 175 millimeters supported we have a nice gap underneath the unit to route cables into the other chamber plus plenty of space in front of it and all this drive compartments is nice this plastic caddy pops out just like so that supports an SSD and then there's the swirl bracket that opens wide for cable access with dedicated SSD spot on the back with a hard drive or an SSD support at the front so you can have up to two hard drives or up to three SSDs now you can still open it with all the cables connected and none of your drives have to be disconnected when cleaning cables behind it and I would love to see more like it the only underutilized space here is that five the quarter inch drive bay that I wish was somehow modular so the space isn't wasted if not user populated and finally here's my compact workstation build complete with standard ATX components and I absolutely love the frame separation and quite happy with how this turned out but this feels like a product in beta with just how many little things that need to change for this to be worthy of the asking price like inclusion of dust filters proper PCI brackets a side panel bulge that has appropriate function and also better color coordination and finally no crappie gloss and all those things that I just mentioned would make the CR 1080 such a better case I'm not mad at you real Toro I'm just disappointed I'm three Tripp direct max thanks so much for watching we'll see you in the next video