Tecware Quad Mini Cube

BrynS · 9 Nov 2022 at 17:37

Has anyone used this case for a build?

I'm looking at mATX cube case designs for a cool and quiet system for a family member based around a 5600G (no discrete GPU planned) and recently came across this one. I quite like the overall design but can see a few potential niggles; am also considering a Lian-Li O11 Air Mini.

RedMogg · 12 Nov 2022 at 21:07

BrynS said:
Has anyone used this case for a build?

I'm looking at mATX cube case designs for a cool and quiet system for a family member based around a 5600G (no discrete GPU planned) and recently came across this one. I quite like the overall design but can see a few potential niggles; am also considering a Lian-Li O11 Air Mini.

I bought something similar for my last PC, a Jonsbo W2, as I needed it to fit inside an IKEA Besta cabinet. Really liked the dual chamber design and the fact I could fit full sized, ATX components in.
That Tecware cube looks a fair bit more compact, going by the dimensions, but the 200mm fan & room for an AIO should make for a decently cooled system.

If you don't see a future addition of a discrete GPU, then you could go smaller still, but then you're limiting motherboard choice to ITX only, which tends to up the budget.

BrynS · 13 Nov 2022 at 14:53

The Jonsbo W2 looks interesting. Will have a look at their range as the W2 seems to be discontinued now. Did consider ITX but don't have a pressing need to go that small and by keeping it to mATX should have a wider upgrade path in future and keep costs reasonable. I do like dual chamber cube designs (still using an Air 540 with a full set of DEMCiflex filters and plan to keep it when I upgrade my X99 system) and also planning to house this system in an IKEA cabinet under the desk, so the Tecware's dimensions are a plus there.

RedMogg · 13 Nov 2022 at 23:24

If you do put it in a Besta unit, I highly recommend cutting a 120/140mm hole in the back and mounting a fan to exhaust the heat. I bought a 60cm 4pin PWM extension cable and ran it off a motherboard header.

I did it to mine and it made a huge difference:

Ikea Besta Cooling Mod

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(I realised I'd mounted the fan as intake, as soon as I posted the photos)