Xigmatek Octans Mini-ITX Gaming Chassis Review
Peter Donnell / 10 years ago
Interior
This chassis isn’t particularly tall, but it is quite long, as even with the side panel removed, there really isn’t a lot to see here. On the plus side, that long shape gives us 300mm of clearance, great for most high-end graphics cards.
The right side panel removed, again, nothing much to see here beyond the PSU cable that runs through the chassis.
There’s a 5.25″ drive bay in the top, but there’s no 5.25″ support; this is used for installing 3.5″ and 2.5″ hard drives.
the bottom panel also removes, this is handy for installing CPU coolers, as well as routing cables throughout the chassis.
The front panel pulls away, behind which you’ll find the PSU mounting bracket. Interestingly, the PSU bracket comes with an adaptor for SFX PSUs pre-installed, so I’m going to make good use of that in the installation section.
With all panels removed, this tiny chassis becomes very open and accessible, making it much easier to install and maintain your components.
