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Taking the sides off the case we were pleasantly surprised to see the large number of 3.5″ bays that this case can accommodate. They have also compartmentalised the power supply allowing the user to mount the motherboard on top, making the best use of the space.
Looking more closely, we can see there are 2x 120mm fans included, one at the front and one at the back.
The front fan space is actually large enough to accommodate an impressive 230mm fan (something we saw on the large BitFenix Shinobi XL).
The 5.25 inch drive bay is removable so that you can:
a) put a second 120 mm fan in the front. The two metal plates in the contents box with the holes in them are intended to be used for such a configuration (removed 5.25 inch bay + second 120 mm fan in front)
b) put a 240 mm, thick radiator with fans in the ceiling
The rear fan space can also be upgraded to a 140mm fan, offering impressive airflow through such a small chassis design.
The top of the case features another dust filter, but beneath it we found that 2x 120mm fans could also be fitted, showing this case has a lot of potential in terms of thermal performance.
The white looks much nicer than the black IMO. good review, I like this case. would need a new motherboard however.
Very stylish little case and I think people need to give Bitfenix some credit. when they first came out, their cases were badly flawed and since then they have adapted to fix problems based around user feedback. anti fingerprint material,. better build quality etc.
This is an excellent little media case, i love the looks.
Waiting for availability to buy one of these, cant wait. white rocks
No one else see the similarities between these and the old coloured G4 business macintosh cases? almost identical, just reduced in size!
The Prodigy should be an example of what not to do with an ITX board. I’ve seen fully featured M-ATX chassis smaller than this behemoth. BitFenix, try again.
I have a question. The 230mm Fan in the front; is it possible to have both, the 230mm AND the 5.25in optical drive in this case? Maybe I did not read it in the review, but that sparked my interest for this case.
well ive seen one and tink its a piece of trash too big bad plastic , not so good ventilation and cmon miniitx??? 1 pcix for graphics , im i suposed to buy a motherboard for what 100$ and then have only 1 pcie16 sure .. forget all the rest sound card sli and so on
i bought one today. the guy in the shop opened up the package to show me it, and it was damaged. the top plastic bits had come loose from the main chassis. i bought it from him discounted.. now ive spent a while assembling my NAS box into it. its one of the nicest cases ive used (and there have been a few). and i didnt get cut at all. it is very high standard & well engineered, just couldve made the top & bottom plastics slightly less flexable. Also this being ITX, god knows what sort of PSU you’ll fit in here + power up 8 drives…