Design often comes above functionality on the priority list, but that’s not necessarily a problem if we can handle it in place.
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G.Skill introduced a pentagonal, two-chamber housing designed for Mini-ITX motherboards, but apparently the primary consideration was not to cram the components into the tightest possible space.
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A Z5i the outer frame of a single piece of aluminum is surrounded by 4 mm thick tempered glass hinged (and curved) side panels and the rear panel connectors of the built-in board face downwards. The right-hand chamber can be used to load a three-slot video card up to a length of 330 mm, while the SFX power supply is placed at the top left and the motherboard below. In addition to the two 2.5-inch data storage, a third, 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive can be put to work inside, and a 280-mm radiator or two 140-mm fans can be screwed in at the back.
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At the top, a magnetically fixed dust filter helps keep our hardware clean, while two USB 3.0 and one USB 3.1 Type-C connectors found accommodation on the front I / O island. Of course, some RGB flicker also appears around the pedestal, which can be addressed using the three-pin, 5-volt header. We are not yet able to provide a purchase price.
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