Arrived last week and moved my old system over today - overall impressed by the case 
. Feels like a good quality case, it looks smart, sensible layout, and although it's compact it's actually got plenty of space for most builds I think. Next time I build a new PC I'll consider going for an matx motherboard and using this case for it I think - gets my thumbs up.
The instructions are actually nice and clear, the accessories are nicely packaged in a little cardboard box and all the little screws etc are in separate lettered bags which is really handy - helped make the build process go smoothly.
So it's a little bit of a hodgepodge system, but see pics below. The PSU is 750W XPG core reactor, which is an ATX PSU. It's standard length at 140mm, but with the chunky cable bundles rather than more modern flat cables. I was wondering if it might be a struggle to fit the power cables in but honestly it was fine, and there's enough room directly underneath the PSU and in the cable channel behind it that with a bit of work you could do a reasonably neat job of cable management I think, especially with a less bulky 24 pin cable (I think I could have forced mine into the cable channel and then have it pop back out via the slot next to the connector, but it would have needed a little bit of force and it's awkward enough as it is plugging the 24 pin in, so given there was enough space not to have to do this, I didn't).
The built in kettle plug connector for the PSU is sort of the wrong way round for my PSU (it's got a 90 degree connector that points the cable straight into the side panel - not enough room to install the PSU the way it shows in the instructions, but I turned it 180⁰ in the mounting bracket so the connector points the cable towards the back panel (and the PSU fan intake is now from the body of the case), and that works fine because it's quite a supple cable. Whether this is an issue or not for other PSUs will depend on whether the kettle plug is 'vertical' or 'horizontal' on tha back of the PSU, which way round it is, and how close to the edge it is.
I've got the PSU set in the highest 'p1' position which is fine for this build, but if you were using an AIO you'd have to mount the PSU lower (or optionally sideways if it's an SFX one, which I think would work quite well) giving less room for cables.
I've got an old flat air cooler in here atm, but think a dual tower 120mm air cooler would fit perfectly.
Note my motherboard has the x16 PCIe slot right at the top, which gives the most room for thick GPUs. I've got a relatively small dual slot RTX 3070 (Zotac Twin Edge) but you can see there's plenty of room underneath for fans on the bottom of the case (in this case a Noctua A15 which came with the D15S in my main PC, since replaced with a black one - you can't mount it properly because of the non-standard size obviously, but easy enough to bodge with some wire ties if anyone wanted to do the same thing for whatever reason). If you were using an mATX motherboard with the x16PCIe slot in the next position down (which some boards seem to do) then there wouldn't be as much room underneath for fans if you had a thick GPU.
My GPU is about 23cm long, and I reckon you could very easily fit a GPU up to 28cm in there with an ATX PSU like mine (if using an ATX PSU longer than 140mm this might cut into the space a bit too depending on where the sockets are on the PSU etc), maybe 30cm at a push. I'd say you need to have a more compact SFX PSU if you want to fit a big triple fan GPU in there though, although I guess if all the cables were nice and flexible and didn't need too much room then you could get away with it.
Page 11 in the manual sets out how different PSU lengths (and whether your x16 PCIe slot is at the very top, or one down) affect GPU compatibility, which is very useful. I guess just have to be aware that if your PSU has big chunky cables like mine then depending how close to the PSU they'll bend, they may add a couple of cm to the effective length of the PSU.
I've bought a new nvme drive for this PC, but did also have a 2.5" SATA SSD in the old case, so I've left the SATA power connector plugged into the PSU (nicely curled up out of the way in the cable channel) in case I want to add it back in at some point. There are various spots you can mount 2.5" (or even a 3.5") drives, although to be honest I might be lazy and just lay it on the bottom of the case.
I haven't installed the handle on top, but guess that's a nice feature if you will be carrying it round.
Side panel on:
Side panel off:
Measuring GPU length:
Behind the back panel:
Front view (ignore the mark above the power button, think it must have been dust or a hair or something because it's gone now):
Edit: sorry for the massive pictures not sure if there's a way of shrinking them lol. Edit2: hopefully a more reasonable size now.
I do have some more 120mm fans and a tower cooler hiding in a box somewhere, so if I get round to it I might swap those in which will probably look a lot neater, but the side of the case won't be that visible where I've got it and the current CPU cooler actually works fine so no rush to do that now. Could potentially try and source a replacement 90 degree kettle lead so the PSU fan could get fresh air form the front of the case, but given this isn't a particularly hot and power hungry build I don't think that will really be necessary - if a 500W GPU was in there then it might be more pressing...
. Feels like a good quality case, it looks smart, sensible layout, and although it's compact it's actually got plenty of space for most builds I think. Next time I build a new PC I'll consider going for an matx motherboard and using this case for it I think - gets my thumbs up.The instructions are actually nice and clear, the accessories are nicely packaged in a little cardboard box and all the little screws etc are in separate lettered bags which is really handy - helped make the build process go smoothly.
So it's a little bit of a hodgepodge system, but see pics below. The PSU is 750W XPG core reactor, which is an ATX PSU. It's standard length at 140mm, but with the chunky cable bundles rather than more modern flat cables. I was wondering if it might be a struggle to fit the power cables in but honestly it was fine, and there's enough room directly underneath the PSU and in the cable channel behind it that with a bit of work you could do a reasonably neat job of cable management I think, especially with a less bulky 24 pin cable (I think I could have forced mine into the cable channel and then have it pop back out via the slot next to the connector, but it would have needed a little bit of force and it's awkward enough as it is plugging the 24 pin in, so given there was enough space not to have to do this, I didn't).
The built in kettle plug connector for the PSU is sort of the wrong way round for my PSU (it's got a 90 degree connector that points the cable straight into the side panel - not enough room to install the PSU the way it shows in the instructions, but I turned it 180⁰ in the mounting bracket so the connector points the cable towards the back panel (and the PSU fan intake is now from the body of the case), and that works fine because it's quite a supple cable. Whether this is an issue or not for other PSUs will depend on whether the kettle plug is 'vertical' or 'horizontal' on tha back of the PSU, which way round it is, and how close to the edge it is.
I've got the PSU set in the highest 'p1' position which is fine for this build, but if you were using an AIO you'd have to mount the PSU lower (or optionally sideways if it's an SFX one, which I think would work quite well) giving less room for cables.
I've got an old flat air cooler in here atm, but think a dual tower 120mm air cooler would fit perfectly.
Note my motherboard has the x16 PCIe slot right at the top, which gives the most room for thick GPUs. I've got a relatively small dual slot RTX 3070 (Zotac Twin Edge) but you can see there's plenty of room underneath for fans on the bottom of the case (in this case a Noctua A15 which came with the D15S in my main PC, since replaced with a black one - you can't mount it properly because of the non-standard size obviously, but easy enough to bodge with some wire ties if anyone wanted to do the same thing for whatever reason). If you were using an mATX motherboard with the x16PCIe slot in the next position down (which some boards seem to do) then there wouldn't be as much room underneath for fans if you had a thick GPU.
My GPU is about 23cm long, and I reckon you could very easily fit a GPU up to 28cm in there with an ATX PSU like mine (if using an ATX PSU longer than 140mm this might cut into the space a bit too depending on where the sockets are on the PSU etc), maybe 30cm at a push. I'd say you need to have a more compact SFX PSU if you want to fit a big triple fan GPU in there though, although I guess if all the cables were nice and flexible and didn't need too much room then you could get away with it.
Page 11 in the manual sets out how different PSU lengths (and whether your x16 PCIe slot is at the very top, or one down) affect GPU compatibility, which is very useful. I guess just have to be aware that if your PSU has big chunky cables like mine then depending how close to the PSU they'll bend, they may add a couple of cm to the effective length of the PSU.
I've bought a new nvme drive for this PC, but did also have a 2.5" SATA SSD in the old case, so I've left the SATA power connector plugged into the PSU (nicely curled up out of the way in the cable channel) in case I want to add it back in at some point. There are various spots you can mount 2.5" (or even a 3.5") drives, although to be honest I might be lazy and just lay it on the bottom of the case.
I haven't installed the handle on top, but guess that's a nice feature if you will be carrying it round.
Side panel on:
Side panel off:
Measuring GPU length:
Behind the back panel:
Front view (ignore the mark above the power button, think it must have been dust or a hair or something because it's gone now):
Edit: sorry for the massive pictures not sure if there's a way of shrinking them lol. Edit2: hopefully a more reasonable size now.
I do have some more 120mm fans and a tower cooler hiding in a box somewhere, so if I get round to it I might swap those in which will probably look a lot neater, but the side of the case won't be that visible where I've got it and the current CPU cooler actually works fine so no rush to do that now. Could potentially try and source a replacement 90 degree kettle lead so the PSU fan could get fresh air form the front of the case, but given this isn't a particularly hot and power hungry build I don't think that will really be necessary - if a 500W GPU was in there then it might be more pressing...
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