Complete System
Now, it only makes sense to do the build in one of these cases, as I said, they both support the same PSU sizes, GPU length limited to two slots, and the same size CPU cooler. So the CH170 is basically this but stood on its end with a little bit of a base under it.
It’s a little cramped, but it would be as it’s a very small case. However, I can comfortably fit the GTX 1080 Ti in here, but newer dual-slot cards like the RTX 5080 would fit too, if you could actually buy one.
I used a Corsair SFX PSU in here, but as you can see, there is room left over to fit the SFX-L or a 140mm ATX PSU in here, although I suspect it’ll feel very crowded and be difficult to cable route with the larger supported power supplies.
OK there’s no real big recess to hide excess cables, but it’s certainly a benefit to use a PSU with nice cables. I do appreciate the amount of airflow, though, and you could add a fan here in the front, but even then, any hardware fans on your CPU cooler or graphics card are all close to a mesh panel and can simply pull in their own airflow.
Good news for DeepCool, their own AK CPU cooler fits in here just fine, and it’s one of their larger models too, so that’s definitely good news for someone wanting to use a range of DeepCool products in their build.
With the glass back in place, it’s certainly a handsome build, with lots of airflow, and it looks superb.
I’d happily have either of these on my desk, but given I don’t really care to see the inside of my PC, I’d maybe side with the higher airflow of the CH170, but all things considered, the CH160 is hardly lacking in airflow its self, so you can’t really go wrong with either option.
