Slate-Case AQ

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Slate-Case AQ

I love this case, it's a perfect blend of industrial design with a great deal of flexibility for components. What I mean is the exterior of the case looks beautifully minimalistic, and the layout of the interior is cleverly adjustable.

The exterior of the Slate-Case AQ is slick with its industrial design. Using thick, smooth aluminum, beautifully bent to wrap around its top and bottom with an elegantly simple perforation pattern in the front and rear panels. The quality of the materials utilized for the exterior are in a league of their own, and the interior is no different.

The interior of the case, its layout and functionality is sophisticated. The spine of the case is on a rail system that allows adjustments to variable placements on its Y axis. I've never seen something like this before. What this means is, you can slide and lock the spine of the case closer to the front panel, or if you'd like, shift it back to the rear of the case, or even park it any spot in between. I found this adjustability extremely helpful, this unique case feature allows you to adapt your build around a plethora of radiators sizes and fan configurations.

This case is beautiful, compact, smart, durable, and easy to build into.. It checks all the boxes...

Components selected:

CPU:
Ryzen 9 5900x

GPU:
EVGA 3070

Mobo:
Asrock B550 Phantom Gaming

Ram:
V-color rgb 16gb 3800MHz

CPU Cooler:
EK 280mm aio

PSU:
Corsair SF750

Storage:
Sabrent 2tb nvme

Custom Cables:
Silver wired cables by u/pslate

Fans:
(3) 140mm Scythe RGB
(1) 140mm Noctua industrial
(2) slim 140mm Prolimatech PRO-USV14

Case:
Slate-Case AQ link to website

Volume:
19.6 liters

Dimensions:
L - 294mm, W - 179mm, H - 373mm

Holy Temps:
Low 30s in idile
Low 60s under pressure
Color(s): Aluminum
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: SFF
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 262.99
AMD - Ryzen 9 (5900x)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 12
Motherboard
$ 157.99
ASRock - Phantom Gaming (ITX/ax)
Chipset: B550
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ITX
Memory
$ 109.88
V-Color - Prism Pro (4133MHz)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 16 GB
Graphics
$ 499.00
EVGA - GeForce FTW3 Ultra Gaming
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 3070
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 176.92
Sabrent - Rocket (High Performance)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 285.00
Corsair - SF750
Wattage: 750
Form Factor: SFX
Efficiency: 80+ Platinum
Case
Protolyth - Slate AQ
Type: Mini-ITX
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
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