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L5X

Features

  • Dual 80 mm front fan mounting points (includes wire fan grilles)
  • External PSU support reduces heat, noise and wires
  • Motherboard cutout provides access to back of motherboard
  • Dual low profile expansion slots
  • Black anodized aluminum power switch (16 mm)
  • Adhesive case feet
  • 1.5 mm aluminum construction
  • Stainless steel PEM threaded inserts
  • Powder coat finish
  • Dimensions: 225 x 94 x 216 mm
  • Weight: 0.89 kg
  • Made in Canada

Compatibility

Motherboard

  • Mini-ITX

Cooling

Maximum supported CPU cooler height is 70 mm. Some options include:

  • Noctua NH-L9i
  • Noctua NH-L12S

2 x 80x25 mm fans are supported at the front of the case.

Storage

M.2 storage is recommended. There are six total 2.5" mounts:

  • 1 x 2.5" at top
  • 2 x 2.5" at front (in place of front fans)
  • 3 x 2.5" at bottom (in place of graphics card)

Graphics

Low profile (half height) form factor, dual slot width GPU are supported. Some options include:

  • ASUS GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile
  • Gigabyte GTX 1030 Silent Low Profile

Power Supply

External PSU support is standard. An external AC-DC power supply is connected to an internal plug-in DC-DC (DC-ATX) board. Some options include:

Internal DC-DC PSU
  • 12V
    • G-Unique BTO (200W plus)
    • Mini-box.com PicoPSU 160-XT (160W/200W peak)
    • Mini-box.com PicoPSU 150-XT (150W)
    • J-Hack ONE2 PLUGin 160 (160W)
  • 16-24V
    • HDPLEX 200W DC-ATX (200W)
    • KMPKT Dynamo Mini (200W)
External AC-DC Adapters
  • 12V
    • Adapter Technology ATS200T-P120 (192W)
    • CUI SDI200-12-U (192W)
    • TT Electronics SW4043G (192W)
    • CUI SDI150-12-U
    • EDAC EA11703E-120 (150W)
    • EDAC EA10953C-120 (80W)
  • 19.5V
    • Dell 450-AHHE (240W)
    • Dell PA-9E (240W)
    • Dell PA-19 (230W)
    • Dell 450-AHDJ (180W)
    • Dell FA180MP111 (180W)
Supported Power Jacks
  • 4pin Power DIN (Kycon KPJX-PM-4S)
  • HDPLEX 7.4/5.0 mm
  • 5.5/2.5 mm barrel
  • GX12
  • Weipu SF12 AC connector

New gallium nitride based AC adapters recently released will offer high power density resulting in smaller AC adapters.

Internal PSU are not officially supported. However, experienced users can mount an internal AC-DC PSU at the front of the chassis (in place of the front fans). The internal dimensions at the front of the case are (without fans): 200 x 46 x 86 mm. A power inlet may be mounted to a custom expansion slot bracket, or may be run outside using a pigtail connector.