There’s nothing worse than having a great computer that gets limited by the case that it’s in. This can be anything from poor airflow to broken ports on the front panel, or even just the cosmetics.
This older asus based computer still has great components, but is housed in a 19 year old case that is showing its age. Front panel usb ports are limited to USB 2.0 and e-sata (a basically dead port at this point), and several of the usb ports were broken as well. The case itself lacked any cable management, and airflow, even with 4 fans installed, isn’t exactly up to modern standards. It also lacked support for smaller SSDs, and was just physically huge and heavy, limiting where it can be used.
The motherboard itself is a beautiful ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition, with a classic evga 1070 ti gpu, i7 4930k, and 32 GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram. The system still has plenty of power for gaming and productivity, but was being held back by the dusty and aging case around it.
Enter a new, compact atx H5 Flow RGB case from NZXT! This case swap was a no-brainer for the system. Since the board lacks support for aRGB, an aRGB controller with a remote control was added to power the lights in the fans.
Cable management is worlds better, cleaning up both the front and back of the build. Being an E-ATX motherboard, all it took was a few screws to adjust the case for to fit. USB 3.0 front panel inputs are now available, with the option to add USB C with a 3.0 USB Panel splitter and USB C adapter down the road. Cable management could be further cleaned up with zip ties, but the client is looking to add their own cable extensions down the line, so I left it looser for ease of adjustment in the near future.
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