Building a Micro ATX system is an exercise in space. If you want it taller, as in some mini-tower designs, then it takes up less floor space. But if it's not tall enough, you end up with something fairly cramped, like the Silverstone SG03. The SG03 is a great little case—once the system is built. But working inside it requires a lot of patience and the willingness to start over. Cooling options are limited, due to the location of the power supply—directly over the CPU socket.
If you build something more like a cube, then it becomes something like the Silverstone SG01. These cases are easy to slide under a table or desk, but do take up a bigger footprint. With both the SG01 and SG03, Silverstone tried to create the shell for a very compact system. The upside: it takes up less space. The downside: a cramped interior that's difficult to work inside, with the side effect that you need to take a little extra effort to ensure adequate cooling.
But what if you don't care about building the tiniest possible case? What if, instead, you want a case that looks fairly cool, is smaller than a ridiculously large tower, but still allows you to easily upgrade the components? That appears to be the thinking behind the NZXT Rogue. It's a micro ATX case with a larger internal volume than many cube-shaped cases. That results in a larger footprint—but better cooling and it's much easier to work inside.
If you build something more like a cube, then it becomes something like the Silverstone SG01. These cases are easy to slide under a table or desk, but do take up a bigger footprint. With both the SG01 and SG03, Silverstone tried to create the shell for a very compact system. The upside: it takes up less space. The downside: a cramped interior that's difficult to work inside, with the side effect that you need to take a little extra effort to ensure adequate cooling.
But what if you don't care about building the tiniest possible case? What if, instead, you want a case that looks fairly cool, is smaller than a ridiculously large tower, but still allows you to easily upgrade the components? That appears to be the thinking behind the NZXT Rogue. It's a micro ATX case with a larger internal volume than many cube-shaped cases. That results in a larger footprint—but better cooling and it's much easier to work inside.
SOURCE:www.extremetech.com
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