Thermaltake Core G3 ATX Slim Small Form Factor Tt LCS Certified Gaming Computer Case CA-1G6-00T1WN-00, Black

I was looking for a slim case than can take a dual cpu atx/e-atx motherboard. This is the only one that fits the bill. And yes the internal dimension is 13.3" which means you can squeeze in an e-atx motherboard (but you will need to loose the 2 fans). I am giving this 5 stars only because this is the only case that I found that can do this. There are some draw back and complains though.1. This case is slim at 5.3" width only when compared to other cases.2. That brings to issue 2, if the case is >5" why change the orientation of the GPU slot? I agree it will be a tight fit but it still can fit in the normal orientation. Which means I will need to mod (cut the back panel) the case to fit more SLI gpu or other pcie cards.3. The side panel is not perforated. Given the width a side mounted air cooler would have been perfect to blow the air out/in from the sides. This will be one more mod to do (atleast the side panel is windowed so replacing the plastic with mesh should not be hard).4. The weight, if you strip it down to the skeleton, this case is really light.but nearly the major weight of this case is the non-perforated side panels which seems to weight far more than the case itself. This will become one more mod to cut a large window in it for acrylic/ perforated aluminium sheet (found a good one in home depot), to drop a lot of the steel panels weights. That should cut the weight in more than half.UPDATE:Here is what I managed to fit into this case.Motherboard: EATX- ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS LGA2011-v3/ Intel C612 PCH/ DDR4/ Quad CrossFireX and 3-Way SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ M.2/ A&V&2GbE/ EEB Server MotherboardPowersupply: SilverStone Technology SX800-LTI 800W, SFX-L, 80 Plus Titanium, Modular Power Supply with Japanese CapacitorsCPU coolers: Noctua NH-L12 Low-profile Quiet CPU Cooler with 120/90mm Dual PWM FanGPU: GTX 1080 FE though returning this as this cards cooling design is inadequate for the GPU.The case mods1. Need to drill 2 additional holes in the motherboard tray for the EATX motherboard and move the mounts to them. the front side of the mother board hangs freely (the tray does not extend far enough for the edge mounts).2. I needed to do was remove both the front mount fans and move one to the top.3. I need to replace the clear acrylic window with a black aluminium perforated sheet for air flow as dual 140 watt CPUs can get toasty without the front mounted fans.

Bought this case and a few things to cover. It is ideal for those ATX motherboards which needs to get squeezed in to a small case. When looking at the case it does appear large, but you can lay it down flat and then it fits in most small areas. It does come with two intake fans (non LED) in the front so no need to buy a rear one. You can invert your power supply and so the air gets sucked in through the side and exhausted to the rear. I have a small GT430 Asus Nvidia video card and using the special PCIe adapter was easy to use. I tried with my GTX 980 Ti from MSI and it still fit so this case while small has areas that you can fit almost anything. Remember, you can remove the rubber feet and lay this thing flat.On the downside it is a bit weak in areas as the case will flex once you remove the side panels, but not a deal breaker unless you like picking up your computer frequently then this will be an issue. But if you just leave it be and just turn on and off then it suits well. The front mesh allows you to see any lights inside the case, even from your motherboard so this may be a detractor. For me it is not as my lights turn on and then off, but just an FYI to those. Last but not least is the cable management. All the space for your hardware came at a price; cable management. There is not enough spacing anywhere to run most of the cables. My system has one SSD, no CD-rom, USB 3.0, the motherboard off/on cables, power cables to the SSD, SATA cables to the SSD and power cables to the motherboard and CPU power. The GT430 does not require a power cable thank God. So with those cables only I was still hard pressed to make room in the case to prevent any cable from obstructing airflow. In the end if I had more drives, a video card that needed power cables then this would have been a more challenging task.Overall though the case was a savior since my motherboard was a big ATX and most cases today handle micro-ATX or even smaller. The case is nice with the black interior and window which when laid down you can see the inards. The fans are quiet and I used the motherboard connectors and UEFI to control their speeds. Ample room and the PCIe special adapter works like a charm.

I want to like this case. I'ma big fan of the ides you can have a full size display card and a full size motherboard in a smaller case. Unfortunately, this case is cheap. Seriously cheap. The metal is so thin that the plastic seems stronger.My previous go-to case was the HAF-932, and I loved it. It was big, sturdy, and easy to work in, and it was so well-built I used it as a stool sometimes. I have two of them, and they've outlasted the components I put in them many times over. That said, a while back I offloaded a lot of my computing power and storage to servers that are not under my desk, so all I need at my desk is a great graphics card and a regular motherboard. The design of the G3 is perfect for that. Half the size of my normal 932, and I can still have full-size motherboards and graphics cards. Unfortunately, they chose a low price point, so the metal is super-flimsy and there's an awful lot of plastic. I feel like the side panels could double as origami paper, and if someone were to sit on this case, it would likely collapse. I'm on the fence about returning it, because it does match my size requirements, but I really doubt this case is going hold up to a decade of abuse like my Haf 932s. Tangential to this case, I'm also a little irritated at the price/quality of SFX power supplies. I never thought I'd be happy finding a quality 500w PS for "only" $120.