So this will be another rebuild of a computer for my son to play minecraft on.
The build went pretty well, I've done a few other ITX builds and this case was no more difficult even being quite a bit smaller than most to fit an AIO and decent sized GPU. The only issue I have right now is that the power supply fan is not working. It will spin a few turns upon powering off, so I'm afraid the fan is working and the controller is what is broken. Unfortunately I did not test this before hand and have already chopped a few wires off... so I doubt they are going to warranty it for me. I'll give them a call and see, but will likely end up buying a new 80mm x 15mm fan to try out, as I've hear this PSU is quite loud.
SPECS:
Gigabyte H61-USB3
Intel i3-2100t
Sapphire 7790
2x2GB Mushkin Silverline
Silverstone 300w SFX
Coolermaster 120V
Silverstone SG-05
I couldn't pass up the Coolermaster 120V for $50 from Amazon, and was actually very surprised with the build quality of it and ease of installation.
I'm sure that it really doesn't matter, but the backplate is MUCH more robust than what Corsair provides with their AIO kits.
The two downsides to Coolermaster's system I found was the force applied to the CPU is based on the back of the motherboard, where-as Corsairs is from the front. This means you will be applying different amounts of force depending on the thickness of the motherboards PCB rather than the set distance using Corsair's method. The other downside is that Coolermaster for some reason decided to go with slotted nuts...
To fit the radiator in the case, you need to either leave the ODD/HDD tray out, or do a bit of modification to it. As I wanted to use it for cable management I decided to drill out the rivets holding the two pieces together, trashed the HDD part of the mount, and bent a tab back strait for clearance.
When installing the radiator I found my biggest gripe with this case, the fan filter. In order to remove it you must take off the case cover, then pry up 6 tabs that hold the front panel on, then flex it out of its mount. I'm sure they could have come up with a way to remove it without all the hassle.
The AIO just barely fits
Front panel connectors sleeved.
Power supply installed and cables ran. The USB3 cable was tucked out of the way until I get an adapter for it. Despite the -USB3 suffix of the motherboards model... this motherboard does not have a 3.0 header on it. I have a 2.0 to 3.0 adapter somewhere, but haven't been able to find it yet.
And after a quick bit of cable management, here it is completed.
And finally, here it is playing some Minecraft.