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hey everyone Greg here with science studio and I would like for you to meet the fantex evolved ITX case though it only supports mini ITX motherboards it does boast a powerful wide stance plenty of space for radiators and a large power supply and along in a form factor to support even the most ostentatious of graphics cards that's pretty cool you don't see those kinds of things in typical ITX cases especially those cube cases that I think are just hideous so starting from the front and working our way around the exterior we have a removable white panel which gives way to a very large 200 millimeter fan the fan itself is removable and the mounting chassis of which supports a 240 millimeter radiator comfortably the front IO consists of two USB 3.0 ports a headphone jack and a microphone jack as well as a hard disk drive led the front panel allows for acceptable air flow between its sides and top and is removable giving way to the very large 200 millimeter fan mentioned earlier it provides plenty of breathable air this is only a three pin fan so when you plug this into your ITX motherboards fan header it's pretty much it's gonna run at full speed no matter what I'd let you do some hardcore tweaking onto the top you'll find a very sturdy power button with a satisfying travel distance not too far and behind that to the sides are small grilled openings for any case fans or additional radiators you might happen to have lying around the right side of the case is plain and removable of course while the left side of the case features an intricate window allowing for excellent views of all your goodies including but not limited to the power supply down below the full length of your graphics card - the little cage that I'll talk about here in a sec the motherboard and cooler and even a mountable solid-state drive the fantex logo on the removable Kage shelf I don't know we'll call it a shelf it's you can call it either one but it's removable that's the most important thing is also visible through this window so that's a nice added touch the bottom of the case provides plenty of air passages with its several grilles and openings and even features a removable mesh under the power supply for catching that unwanted dust be sure in the case of this case to have your power supplies fan facing downward for access to filtered err the case itself stands above the surface a few centimeters supported by four sturdy legs at the base the rear of the case features its only two expansion slots space for a 140 or 120 millimeter fan or a fan radiator combo the rear i/o space of course and an opening at the bottom for the power supply now on to the goodies and the inside of the case removing the left side panel reveals plenty of space probably more than you'll ever need unless you plan on water cooling absolutely everything in there but the beauty of this case is that it gives you the opportunity to if you want to and even if you're not somebody who likes the water cool and just prefers air cooling all around it's I mean it's cheaper then you're not going to be disappointed with how much space is left over just because of how good everything looks when it's set up inside the ITX motherboard mounts vertically some ITX cases have the motherboard you know sitting flat and then the graphics card sitting vertically but that's not the case here it's just like any typical ATX or mid 80 X Tower a very cool feature of this case that I like that you don't see too often honestly are the rubber doors in several places for excellent cable management even hide those strands of cables that just kind of find their way inside the opening of the case that everyone would see through the window now as I said earlier the shelf containing the fantex logo is removable however its presence in the case won't interfere with the graphics card it actually sticks out a lot further than the card would when it's inserted so you don't have to worry about an interference between the two unless you have like an insanely beefy graphics card which I don't think exists not one that big the worst case you pull the shelf out I think yeah shelf we're gonna call it shelf now atop the shelf are four mounting pins capable of holding a single solid-state drive you could probably also manage to mount a hard drive in this location but I don't know that would just look a little too trihard ish right I would like to have seen an optional removable cage here kind of resting on top of the shelf that would be that would be something that I think would be nice because then if you had more than one solid-state drive that you wanted to put a top to show off that wouldn't be a problem we don't have that but it's okay at least you can put one up there I like showing off my as these so being able to put one up there is pretty cool now speaking of storage on the opposite side of the tower you'll find a caged stuff down below on the same levels of power supply basically and here you'll find space for two more either three and a half inch or two and a half inch drives while we're back here you'll find a large opening for custom cooling mounts as well as plenty of clearance for cables to be run up the side of the case I should also note that both of the side panels feature the thumb screws so it's you know relatively easy to remove both side panels which is nice you don't have to go and fetch a screwdriver every time you want to tweak with something in the case included with the case as well as a box filled with some brackets some screws and even a few zip ties just to make things look nice and orderly in there but you don't get that included you know large plastic container with all the dividers with special little you know particular screws and whatnot that you would normally get in the full-size ATX and micro ATX versions of this fantex evolved case no big deal though because of the price cut with their ITX version is actually pretty substantial so I'm not gonna be picky for that stuff just know that you won't get anything fancy like that you would normally get with a fan Tex case of this caliber now with everything assembled inside and the addition of the modest LED lighting kit that I've also added expect to wow your guests family and friends and even yourself the large window on such a small case is a great thing to see and encourages enthusiasts to try their best to beautify the technology inside so all in all I would give this case a 9 out of 10 the price is on point that's probably the coolest thing about this case it costs about as much as an NZXT s340 but you're getting a much smaller more compact version of a similar case and from a noteworthy brand the features of this case matched similar micro ATX and full sized ATX towers just from the sheer size of this ITX case in particular and everything inside was you can just tell it was thoroughly thought through the paint job was great the connections are secure and concise and I mean come on it's a fan text case the only thing I would have liked to have seen a bit more of is case consolidation so there's plenty of space for radiators for large CPU coolers whatever you would like to install in there that you would normally be able to fit into a regular ATX case you could probably fit into this case as well that's just one of the trade-offs is going with a larger ITX case I do think though that they could have shrunk down a few things the distance between the front of the graphics card and the window there's like three inches there there's a lot of wasted space that I think could have been consolidated into an even smaller ITX form factor so maybe not get rid of this case but give a smaller version of this ITX case to those who wish to have a more compact system I don't know I don't design cases but I do think it would be nice to see something smaller than this and the ITX form factor from fantex just you know so that you're not limiting your fan base to people who want something large but small at the same time it seems a little oxymoronic to have a very large ITX case I don't know just be a picky I keep going back to this though it is awesome to see such a nice case at such an attractive price the white option is a great option the addition of the window is always a plus in my book and the overall durability of the case thus far at least into its lifespan is spot-on if you're considering a 90 X build in the near future and are all that concerned about you know space consolidation then consider the fantex of all ITX remember I don't get paid for these reviews I pay for these things out of the science studio budget so I'm not being persuaded to say any one particular thing about any case this is just my raw impressions of the building experience that I had with the case and just how I think it looks in general but all in all I think this case has a a lot of potential and is overall just a great product so that's about it if owned we appreciate the watch be sure 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