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Aaron Zimmerman
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Red Team 2.0

Reskinned Red Team Redemption into a smaller Mettalic Gear Neo Mini and replaced some cables and cooling

Fell in love with this ITX Case, the layout is conventional ATX, but the build quality was surprising for a 70$ case
all the materials were good quality, solid and lightweight. it even has some great features, there is a recessed area behind the power supply
with cable ties built in, it has a built in fan controller, but if you dont want to use that (I didnt) the cables for the fan controller are removable to save space. There is also a lip for your radiator to sit on and makes install a bit easier. they also included dust filters for both the bottom and rear inlets.

Notes from building in this: Use a black power supply, the NZXT E650 (which is really a Seasonic Focus) looks great as its finish is nearly identical to the case itself. There is VERY little cable space, I used full length cable mod cables, and was able to manage with some elbow grease.
Also it is harder to manage the cables if you mount your AIO to the backpanel, but i think it looks awesome with HALO fans and is worth the extra effort. Also fills out the case nicely.

If you go this route, be careful about Radiators that have fill ports, they may not fit in the intended position. Graphics cards that are over 2 slots may fit, I think a 2.5 would have been ok, but you will need to push the radiator all the way to the top, so I would be careful about using a rad with large side tanks though I think radiator thickness would not matter as a 60mil rad would not have changed anything for me

Graphics card length does not matter if you mount the rad to the rear. as long as the backplate fits under the rad tank this will easily accommodate a 400mm monster. you can also hide a graphics card support by fitting a screw into a mounting point under the gpu.
which as you can see is not noticeable when completed. the GPU is fed directly from under the case and has no problem staying cool.
Color(s): Black Red
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

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Hardware

CPU
$ 210.00
AMD - Ryzen 7 (2700X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 8
Motherboard
$ 239.99
ASRock - X470 Fatal1ty ITX
Chipset: X470
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ITX
Memory
$ 41.99
G.Skill - Ripjaws V (3200MHz) (Red)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 849.00
EVGA - Black Edition Gaming
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2080
Storage
$ 199.99
Samsung - 970 PRO
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 512 GB
PSU
NZXT - E650
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 76.78
Metallic Gear - Neo G Mini
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 16.99
Thermaltake - Riing 12 LED Red
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 138.30
EVGA - CLC (RGB)
Type: AIO
Size (WxHxD): 240 mm (2 x 120 mm)
CableMod
CableMod - Sleeved Cables
Mode: Custom
Sleeve: ModFlex
Color: Black
CableMod
CableMod - Sleeved Cables
Mode: Custom
Sleeve: ModFlex
Color: Red
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