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LOUQE Ghost S1 Mk III (Limestone) Mini-ITX Computer Case

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The Ghost S1 is one of the most expensive SFF pc cases on the market, and is often built with enthusiast-grade components – the only other market we could rival it against is the Dancase A4-SFX (both featured in our SFF case buying guide). Using a similar internal layout to the A4-SFX, it actually can hold a wider range of CPU coolers due to its wider clearance between the motherboard and enclosure – offering a potential for superior airflow. This is hands down the best SFX power supply for SFF builds and is extremely popular amongst mini-ITX builders (our full list of recommended SFX PSUs can be found here), and with good reason. Ask any Ghost S1 builder and you will likely get the same response and praise for the Corsair SF series SFX format power supply. That, plus the money you spend on the case is money you’ll save on cutting the RGB and not caring about what your motherboard or GPU look like – not only do you not see the internals – you simply can’t fit much in here.

For most of the installation, this has been the easiest case I’ve ever worked on. It certainly was everything it was advertised to be. The ability to remove the sides and bottom, and installing everything directly to the spine, made component placement and cable management very straightforward. The case didn’t come with a manual, which wouldn’t be a problem since most of the assembly is pretty straight forward. Unfortunately, they didn’t label the case power and LED connectors, so I did have to look up and pinch around in the manual from my phone. The only other difficultly was the radiator. I feel like some mainboards could probably fit the Ghost S1 cooler from Noctua, but then, why should I go for older stuff, plus availabilty could be limited. I did a lot of research about the hardware and compatability list, and as i understood from my research, i can make the following changes:Was thinking to buy the i5 12400 or 12600 non-K version with the new Asus ROG Strix B660-I Board with DDR5 RAM. Yes I know, the good old Noctua Ghost S1 Cooler will not fit, so I am hoping to cool it with the Noctua NH-L9i as its also not the K version. Could go the route with a small Tophat to put two more Noctua exhaust fans in the case, if temperatures do get problematic. Because of this, I would actually say the Raw S1 is perfect – because it does a 100% job at achieving what the designers set out to achieve: a simple, easy-to-work-on minimalist system that looks the part and cools well. Airflow in focus: Cooling air is pulled in by each heat generating component and directed upwards through the top. New Founders edition cards have new cooling method wich is unideal for sandwich layout cases, this means that the founders edition card is of the charts. And when all said and done, the Louqe Raw S1 is hands-down the nicest ITX chassis I’ve ever had the honor of working with. From its stunning, elegant single-piece external shell to the simplicity with which a system inside it pieces together, the Raw S1 is a chassis that I’m going to remember.

A fast and convenient build experience: Build directly on the spine with open component access from every angle.

What sets the Louqe Raw S1 apart from the crowded world of PC cases is that it isn’t afraid to go in a totally different direction and limit your options. There is no tempered glass, no watercooling support, no RGB, nothing that falls into the typical trends of today’s day PC case design. And that, I applaud. It takes courage as designers to swim against the current and try something like this. With a lot of PC builders posting benchmarks and thermal stats of their Ghost S1 builds – we are beginning to see exactly which components perform best in this SFF enclosure – such as the best performing CPU cooler, case fans and power supplies being the most important to get right – if you want to get the absolute most performance out of your Ghost S1 build. Improved features: MkIII cases come with a new ultra smooth surface treatment, redesigned blade and grill, and with our next-generation COBALT Gen4+ PCI-e 4.0 16x twin axial 260mm vertical mount riser cable. I can also upgrade my CPU to a Core-i9, however, with Core-i9 in mind i would need a tophat for ghost s1 and a liquid cooler. First of all, any suggestions on what to upgrade, or replace in the system? (apart from the case, since i dont want to change it for my convinience of SFF for personal reasons)

Is it perfect? From one point of view, no. It doesn’t have air filtration. There’s no real front IO, and no room for expansion. But none of that is what the Louqe Raw S1 is about. Extra fans, filtration, and expansion space would make the chassis bigger and more complex, entirely defeating the point. Designed from the inside out: The stand-alone spine design gives unparalleled rigidity, flexibility and accessibility.Tophat L có thể gắn được aio 240 hoặc custom tuy nhiên cần cân nhắc vì sẽ khiến thể tích case to lên đáng kể. For any guide in our Mini ITX series, there is really only one SFX power supply for any SFF build in 2020 we recommend – the Corsair SF750. There are a few great CPU coolers for the Ghost S1 that we would recommend – with the first being the Scythe Big Shuriken 2 – a popular option for many Ghost S1 builders. Secondly, and the one we would recommend over any other air cooler is the Noctua NH-L12 – the most popular and superior CPU cooler for the Ghost S1.

Despite Gaming being my first priority I do not need crazy good hardware. I play mostly games like Overwatch, LoL, Battlerite, Diablo, some CoD... I can replace my CPU with a new intel version, however i would need a new motherboard, since intel doesnt support the old motherboards with new CPU. Another problem is the fact that most of the cards are 2.2 slot or higher, this means that pretty much all the cards cannot fit. As far as what’s in this particular unit, it’s an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU with 32GB of DDR4 3200 memory on an Asus X470 ITX motherboard. The following is a complete parts list: Price For the GPU I am considering the Gigabyte RTX 3060 ti Eagle OC 8 GB rev. 2 model, which is only 2 Slot and a compact size for such a powerful card. Does anyone have experience with that card or even better, knows if this card will fit?I would prefer to have the case air cooled, so not planning to put an AIO watercooler with the large tophat.

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