Corsair's Crystal Series 280X RGB microATX case reviewed

Stefan Mileschin · 5th June 2018, 08:34

PC builders tend to be binary folk. Intel or AMD, Radeon or GeForce, so on and so forth. Third options are unusual in PC building. Even so, the microATX form factor has long offered a middle way between tiny Mini-ITX boards and the usually wasted expanse of ATX boards and their seven expansion slots. With the potential for a sufficient four expansion slots and a 20%-smaller-area motherboard tray, microATX boards should have proven attractive default options as motherboards and chipsets integrate more and more features that were previously the domain of expansion cards. We even argued as much way back when.

The problem is that PC builders are still as binary as ever. Folks who want to go really small and not just kinda small can easily get there with today's highly integrated Mini-ITX boards, while those pushing their hardware to the limits are still going ...

https://techreport.com/review/33706/...-case-reviewed

5th June 2018, 08:34	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,618	Corsair's Crystal Series 280X RGB microATX case reviewed PC builders tend to be binary folk. Intel or AMD, Radeon or GeForce, so on and so forth. Third options are unusual in PC building. Even so, the microATX form factor has long offered a middle way between tiny Mini-ITX boards and the usually wasted expanse of ATX boards and their seven expansion slots. With the potential for a sufficient four expansion slots and a 20%-smaller-area motherboard tray, microATX boards should have proven attractive default options as motherboards and chipsets integrate more and more features that were previously the domain of expansion cards. We even argued as much way back when. The problem is that PC builders are still as binary as ever. Folks who want to go really small and not just kinda small can easily get there with today's highly integrated Mini-ITX boards, while those pushing their hardware to the limits are still going ... https://techreport.com/review/33706/...-case-reviewed

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