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We first removed the power supply cover by unscrewing 4 thumbscrews.
We could then slide the Akasa Venom Power 750w power supply in and then fasten in place.
While the Akasa Venom is not exceptionally large, we were a bit restricted on space, and as the cables (modular) emerge from the back of the power supply this is a bit fiddly to push in place. Another inch of space would have made the installation of the power supply easier.
On the right-hand side of the case we found that you can install 2x 2.5″ drives, so we went ahead and installed an SSD Boot Drive and a secondary mechanical drive. This is certainly making the best of the space, but fitting SATA data and power cables is a bit fiddly and best saved till last.
We then installed the motherboard, which is fixed in place with only 4 screws. As you can see there is a lot of space which would allow us to fit a CPU cooler if our motherboard supported it. There is also an impressive amount of space for a Graphics card.
We then installed a 3.5″ HDD, which uses the same 3.5″ trays as the BitFenix Shinobi, so the HDD just clips in place and then slides in.
We then cabled everything into the board, which is a bit fiddly as it is hard to route cables underneath the motherboard. However, given time, and the right cable selection this could be a very tidy system.
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…