A $99 ALUMINUM CASE SHRINKS A FULL GAMING PC INTO 8.9 LITERS. IT STILL LEAVES ROOM FOR A 307MM GPU AND TWO EXHAUST FANS.
that clip is a COOJ SF3 going from an empty shell to a complete gaming machine.
the outside is one curved aluminum frame.
both side panels pull away.
almost none of the space inside is left unused.
the layout is the trick:
the mini-ITX board and SFX power supply sit on one side
the graphics card flips behind them
a PCIe riser connects it through the center spine
two 120x15mm slim fans pull heat out through the top
this sandwich layout removes the tall column of empty air that a normal tower keeps around its parts.
COOJ rates the case for:
an 8.9-liter volume
SFX or SFX-L power supplies
graphics cards up to 307mm and 2.5 slots
CPU coolers up to 58mm
the honest line: $99 is the price of the bare case, not the delivered build.
the riser depends on the configuration, shipping can push the total far above the sticker, and the official store currently lists the SF3 as sold out.
the clearances are also hard limits. you choose the cooler, GPU thickness and cable bends around the case before buying the parts.
but that is the real trade.
the SF3 does not make mini-ITX cheap.
it makes the empty space optional.
no full tower, no glass aquarium, no giving up a real graphics card just to clear the desk.
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