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Question: Must the bracket for the HDD sit over the CPU heatsink/fan? In the pictures its shows two brackets - can the bracket be moved over?
Document: You'll need to get a low-profile heat sink for your motherboard, or find an alternative solution for drive mounting, or take a Dremel and drill press to the mounting bracket. The specifications on the mini-box web site say "- Enclosure fits all Intel stock CPU heatsink" but that's simply not true.Finally, this case is listed as "compatible with picoPSU." This means two things:1) There is a round hole in the back where you can route in a power cable or mount a power socket.
Overall, I like this case! The construction is great, everything lines up. I'm an experienced modder, and this case posed some challenges. The stock intel heatsink barely fits in this case, it hits the top lid but it will still go together. The HDD tray also hits the stock heatsink, so i cut the fan off and moved in over a cm to make it clear. My PicoPSU blocked one of the USB headers on the case so I only use one now. If you want to build this right be prepared to work with it a bit.
At this point, you can probably stand on the case, avoiding the front panel, and not damage a thing. It is very solid.The mounting for a HDD or SSD is pretty tight with the motherbaord I used. The Zotac has an oversized set of fins over the ION video chip and the Atom CPU. You can move the included fan/HDD bracket from one side to the other and it fits securely, but even a 2.5" drive will be tight in this build. One issue is that the cables you receive with a motherboard seem to be much too long for this kind of case and you end up weaving them all over the place while trying not to block the airflow channels you really want to maintain.
I'd highly recommend some short cables so you can avoid that mess. Makes things look cleaner, too. You can add a 40mmx40mmx10mm fan to the front panel if you like, and two to the HDD bracket if you don't use an HDD. But I'd suggest you have the case in hand before you make that decision. How much space you have around that bracket will vary by motherboard profile.I ran a Zotac IONITX-A-U in this case overclocked to 2.01 GHz for several hours. The case is vented on top, bottom and both sides and never got more than a little warm on top.
READ THIS!!!!! !If you're planning on using the stock CPU cooler inside of this case, the only ones that will work are low profile heatsinks.. or if your CPU came with a low profile fan it will BARELY fit in..I could not use the included metal structural bracket (it functions as both a reinforcement to the frame, and as a 2.5&#34; HDD mount..) due to the fact the fan took up the space for it.. This means that I had to have the 80gb SSD I put inside it flopped inside.. Something I didn't really anticipate I'd have to do, and would have expected the company to know people would be using low profile fans..Also, the power adapter outlet built in matches the ones with the PicoPSU micro power supplys.Nonetheless, I managed to jam in a mini ITX board, a dual core intel CPU, 8gb of samsungs 30nm memory ((http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00591ZYZG) It would be extremely wise to purchase this memory with it, as it gave me the room to allow my SSD in the case) and a SSD..
The M350 comes with a single 2.5" hard drive bracket that attaches across the top of the case. The bracket also doubles as a mount for two 40mm fans if you're not using a hard drive. You can buy a second bracket to mount across the other half of the case if your CPU cooler is short enough.The plastic front panel is removable (after you take off the top metal panel) to reveal two horizontally pointed USB ports. It's a perfect spot to hide Wifi or wireless keyboard/mouse adapters.
It did fit, and the top closes, however with this setup the HDD bracket and the HDD attached to that bracket hit the cpu fan frame and would not fit. I had to drill new screw holes in the hdd plate to offset it more to the side so that it would clear the fan.I don't really think the fan problem was a fault of the case, as these cases are not really designed for i7's :p. I just wanted the best equipment which means i had to work out a few kinks.All in all its a great case, and i am satisfied with it.
The SATA connectors for this particular motherboard sit directly below the hard drive bracket so a 6" SATA cable was the perfect length. You should also consider getting SATA cables with L-shaped connectors if you're very particular about cabling, but a standard straight connector works fine too.Pros:+ About as small as an ITX case could possibly be.+ Very good design that allows for plenty of airflow.+ Incredibly solid build quality.+ Versatile drive and 40mm fan bracket that will work for different motherboard layouts.Minor cons:- The plastic front panel feels kind of cheap in comparison to the rest of the case.- The power LEDs are amazingly bright.
Perfect for the small silent fan-less server builds I make. Solid construction. Room for two 2.5&#34; drives inside with an additional bracket. I use this with an external RAID enclosure.
I used this as an enclosure for my carPC. It doesnt really fit everything so nicely. I would help I guess if I was a tiny heatsink but I didnt want to comprise there. I had to remove the top brackets so that I could fit in my SSD. But I managed to fit it all in.
Answer: The best option is to mount your hdd on the bracket that is farthest away from the cpu fan.   They can't move but can be removed from the chassis if you're only using 1 drive.   The mounting holes are also predrilled so the bracket can only sit on either side.   If you're running a cpu fan,  I recommend a low profile fan because the drive(s)  have to be mounted upside down.