Raijintek Pan Slim mini-ITX HTPC Case Review

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I intend to throw an AIO here, but since I had an air cooler installed on the motherboard already, I did a test fit with that to see how it would look.

Depending on your motherboard, there’s actually some pretty decent clearance here, so some fairly large low-profile coolers will fit easily enough. There’s a decent amount of space around the motherboard too, so passing cables throughout the system should be straight forward.

Of course, the GPU won’t install straight into the motherboard here. Thankfully, Raijintek included a riser cable so you can mount it parallel to the motherboard.

The riser cable is quite long for what’s needed, but it tucked down and out of the way easily enough.

Much to my own amusement, I grabbed the GTX 1080 Ti, a fairly long card in its own right. However, it’s not quite long enough to reach the support arm. Admittedly, I didn’t feel it was needed either, but your results may vary.

Still, you’re never far from alternative solutions; Dr. Lego in the house!

There’s a fantastic amount of space in here for the PSU and excess cables. My unit didn’t need that much space, but it’s still really nice to have more room to work with.

The SSD cage is located on this side too, and it’s fully removable, making it nice and easy to install your drives.

My PSU cables are quite short, so they had to go over the motherboard. This isn’t very presentable, but since the case has no windows… who cares, basically.

If you need even more storage bays, there’s a big cage next to the motherboard tray. It’ll support 3.5″ or 2.5″ drives, but honestly, I’d rather focus on more silent equipment like SSD for a desktop build myself.

Overall, it’s been a straightforward build, and there’s plenty of space for everything! So, let’s go one step further!

The EOS 240 RGB from Raijintek, which should be a perfect fit for this case.

It drops right into the right side of the case easily enough. However, those bars running front-to-back on the case got in the way, but I removed one easily with two screws.

The tubing isn’t going to get trapped between it and the top panel cover with the bar removed.

For those not wanting to be limited by a low-profile cooler, having an AIO in here will let you go for something with a much higher TDP.

With all the panels back in place, the Raijintek Pan Slim mini-ITX HTPC Case looks just as good as it did when we took it out of the box.

It’s so nice to see a case that makes its own statement without the need for RGB LED strips or tempered glass. This is old-school cool, and I absolutely love it.