Due to recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, DeepCool products are no longer available for purchase in the United States. These sanctions were enacted as part of broader geopolitical measures and are unrelated to the quality or performance of DeepCool products or their customer service. This action may affect the availability of certain products mentioned in my videos. For those in the U.S., I recommend exploring alternative brands or checking for updated availability before making any purchase decisions.
I was able to fit in a Colorful 4070 in mine which is 327*151.2*67.1mm. It took some patience, but the GPU fits from end to end perfectly. Because of the height of the card it also adds some GPU hang protection with the help of the front side of the chassis as a neat bonus.
Seeing this makes me want to build my next gaming pc! I've no experience doing so, came from console in 2019 via a gaming laptop (to see if I'd like pc gaming). I'm pretty invested in my pc games now, i think I'd like to stay with pc, so I'm considering this when it comes time to replace the gaming laptop! Thank you for posting!
Great Review. I build a white one up with the ID-Cooling 240mm AIO White, together with a 120mm fan mounted on the rear. The fit for the AIO pump is just nice, below 50mm. Changed the fans to ARGB & it looks very nice. It is a value for money case, imo.
Thanks for the review. Could you please share with us if following actions are possible with this case: - Moving Front IO Panel from left side to the right side? - Is it possible to remove top handle?
I would love to see someone putting a Corsair Shift PSU in there. They´re 150mm but the connectors are on the side. So there shoudl be no clearance issue IMO
Would it make sense to create back to front airflow? Have both the front fans exhausting and flip the cpu cooler? The FE card releases heat right in front of the cooler, so flipping the direction would make temps cooler wouldn't it?
@@emmetthawthorne remember seeing some graphs, back to front is better like with the NR200P, the extra top exhaust fan though doesn't make any discernible difference.
Portable cases with glass panels make me so scared to even imagine owning them. Isn't metal cheaper and better for travel? Idk why companies do this tbh.
The case is only portable if you run around with it. Otherwise its just a case. 90% of people arent carrying this like luggage to go to their friends house. We just use it to pick up and take outside to blow the dust from the cooler fins. It's not that complicated. Also a perforated front panel option is coming.
@@TheTastefulThickness "The case is only portable if one runs around with it." My dear Sherlock. Yes, Of course. Title reads "...Ultimate Portable Gaming Case? ..." "It's not that complicated" Kindly stop.
@@AnirudhTammireddy And yet 90% of us with these cases dont use them to run around with. Like I explained. The handle is just an extra feature not a central part of the build. People don't walk around with computers. Simple as.
the CH160 is a good more recent take of the lian li TU150 with better ventilation but falls short on ssd storage, having a weird psu wire cutout when smaller cases didnt need this, and being cheaper in general for build quality. looks like it's still a good lan case but imo the lian li/dan cases are better and smaller
My TU150 was awesome. That attic for storing components let me throw in full HDMI cables and thunderbolt adapters, memory sticks and more. We need more cases with this feature
That power cable is a let down tbh. The design is good, but I still think they should've added a few centimeters to give way for good clearances in the case. I hope they make a V2 for this.
@ElevatedSystems i would love to know the exact tempered glass dimension, measured insinde the black frames, exactly the clear window dimension length and height , i have a project in mind with this cas, so if you still have it and you can help me, please. thanks
interesting case, even though mATX is the sweet spot for me personally. The portability might be a bit of a gimmick though, wouldn't you just buy a gaming laptop instead?
No. Well if you have a smaller type matx board you can fit it in a very janky way. I mean I/O shield won't line up. I would suggest the original NR200 is better for such an exercise. It's taller than this which is important.
This case would have been a perfect 10/10 if they made it 10mm bigger in H/W/D, gave it an optional mesh side panel, and an optional solid top panel. The airflow design we saw from the Fractal Torrent proved that air coolers benefit from a closed top. A system this size, with an air cooler is like a dream to me. I'll never liquid cool one of my personal systems again. I had a custom dual loop leak on me back in 2013, and I had a closed loop cooler from "Reputable Big Sailboat Brand" fail on me in just under two years. Plus, I spent almost a decade owning/operating a ubreakifix franchise in the Miami area. The number of liquid cooler leaks I have seen is terrifying to say the least. This case is so close to perfect though. I feel like DeepCool really knows what they're doing these days. To think, a decade ago they were kind of cringe in the industry. Now, they're dropping one heavy hitter after another.
@@fishberk Fractal added top ventilation to the torrent? Or did DeepCool add ventilation to one of their cases that previously didn't have top ventilation?
they made something great and ruined with tempered glass panel. Why do you put tempered glass if its made for travelling. Deepcool is great but every product they made is flawed things like this.
Saw other reviews of it. seems the optimal flow is back and bottom intake, and front and top exhaust. My gripe with this case is that its size barely compatible with mATX mobo and common ATX powersupply (150mm). it's a shame really. Oh and all that cooler height clearance is rather wasted imo, just to fit their latest and greatest cooler to upsell. could've used that depth for cable management chamber.
I would not recommend buying from this company. They do not honor their warranty anymore. Its buy as is. DeepCool is sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. DeepCool products can no longer be found at major online retailers in the United States, and surprisingly in Canada as well. The case I purchased few months ago has a defective power button and they refused warranty or sending me a replacement. When I complained about it, Dave from Deepcool said "Can you send us a short video while you try to short the motherboard so we can verify it" Seriously!
Due to recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, DeepCool products are no longer available for purchase in the United States. These sanctions were enacted as part of broader geopolitical measures and are unrelated to the quality or performance of DeepCool products or their customer service. This action may affect the availability of certain products mentioned in my videos. For those in the U.S., I recommend exploring alternative brands or checking for updated availability before making any purchase decisions.
I managed to get a 240mm AIO into mine, to do it, I swapped one of the 25mm fans out for a 15m slim on the fan that would seat on top of the AIO pump.
I was able to fit in a Colorful 4070 in mine which is 327*151.2*67.1mm. It took some patience, but the GPU fits from end to end perfectly. Because of the height of the card it also adds some GPU hang protection with the help of the front side of the chassis as a neat bonus.
Seeing this makes me want to build my next gaming pc! I've no experience doing so, came from console in 2019 via a gaming laptop (to see if I'd like pc gaming). I'm pretty invested in my pc games now, i think I'd like to stay with pc, so I'm considering this when it comes time to replace the gaming laptop! Thank you for posting!
consider just buying a monitor for now, it delayed my pc purchase quite a bit
@Max-wl5ll Agreed! I eventually did get a monitor, now I can't see myself going back to the laptop screen unless I'm in a different room or on the go
Good job deepcool. back to basics, budget friendly, no dramas itx case.
Insane value for money for a case that is compact but premium and can accommodate bulky air coolers and GPUs.
Love all the SI (mm) units ! 😀👍
Thanks for the review, that's a great looking case. Some of my favorite builds in the past were in SFF cases.
Great Review. I build a white one up with the ID-Cooling 240mm AIO White, together with a 120mm fan mounted on the rear. The fit for the AIO pump is just nice, below 50mm. Changed the fans to ARGB & it looks very nice. It is a value for money case, imo.
Thanks for the review.
Could you please share with us if following actions are possible with this case:
- Moving Front IO Panel from left side to the right side?
- Is it possible to remove top handle?
Great review! ITX cases with handles are underrated
This case looks so good an the build is superb. Keep up the good work!!!
I would love to see someone putting a Corsair Shift PSU in there. They´re 150mm but the connectors are on the side. So there shoudl be no clearance issue IMO
i dont even care about the portability this lil fellow is just so cute ill get it instead of an EATX build
fun fact: you can get both the CH160 and Assassin 4s as a kit for $95 overseas
ali express?
Link?
Where, please?
Would it make sense to create back to front airflow? Have both the front fans exhausting and flip the cpu cooler? The FE card releases heat right in front of the cooler, so flipping the direction would make temps cooler wouldn't it?
yes, it is objectively better that way
I am curious how big of a difference that would be. And you can put in that exhaust at the top aswell
@@emmetthawthorne remember seeing some graphs, back to front is better like with the NR200P, the extra top exhaust fan though doesn't make any discernible difference.
REALLY want this case but I cant justify buying an itx board...already ahve an atx
Portable cases with glass panels make me so scared to even imagine owning them.
Isn't metal cheaper and better for travel? Idk why companies do this tbh.
The case is only portable if you run around with it. Otherwise its just a case. 90% of people arent carrying this like luggage to go to their friends house. We just use it to pick up and take outside to blow the dust from the cooler fins. It's not that complicated. Also a perforated front panel option is coming.
@@TheTastefulThickness
"The case is only portable if one runs around with it." My dear Sherlock. Yes, Of course.
Title reads "...Ultimate Portable Gaming Case? ..."
"It's not that complicated" Kindly stop.
@@AnirudhTammireddy And yet 90% of us with these cases dont use them to run around with. Like I explained. The handle is just an extra feature not a central part of the build. People don't walk around with computers. Simple as.
@@TheTastefulThickness Please. Stop. I can't take this no mo.
Is there a way to add a hard drive in it and also keep the 120mm or 80mm fan at the front?
is there enough space at the bottom to mount a HDD and still use bottom 2 and front intake fans?
Do you think it would be better to run the assassin 4s with a rear case fan, or the assassin 4 with no rear case fan
Depends on the CPU but I’m sure someone on TH-cam must have done a side by side comparison of the two coolers.
Great detailed review...thanks!
Please. Can you tell me which portable monitor he took with him at the beginning of the video?
Let me get this right, all panels have mesh filter?
Small and portable yea. But with that beefy CPU cooler on it, how comfortable are you constantly having it on the move?
Modern motherboard s have solid backplates so it's really not an issue.
Thank you for this review!
the CH160 is a good more recent take of the lian li TU150 with better ventilation but falls short on ssd storage, having a weird psu wire cutout when smaller cases didnt need this, and being cheaper in general for build quality. looks like it's still a good lan case but imo the lian li/dan cases are better and smaller
Unfortunately the TU-150 is discontinued
My TU150 was awesome. That attic for storing components let me throw in full HDMI cables and thunderbolt adapters, memory sticks and more. We need more cases with this feature
Nice video. I heard that the metal is flimsy and easily bendable, though.
It’s a cute case. Is the handle removable?
Yes, it’s held on with 4 screws.
That power cable is a let down tbh. The design is good, but I still think they should've added a few centimeters to give way for good clearances in the case. I hope they make a V2 for this.
You're just salty u dont have one
@@eieaenriquez7391 YoU aRe JuSt SaLtY bEcAuSe YoU dOn’T hAvE oNe
What are you, 6yo? Lmfao.
@@eieaenriquez7391 quite a brain-dead reply you got there bud.
@ElevatedSystems i would love to know the exact tempered glass dimension, measured insinde the black frames, exactly the clear window dimension length and height
, i have a project in mind with this cas, so if you still have it and you can help me, please. thanks
Does this case in white comes with a case fans also ??
this case is what the lian li tu120 should've been and tried to be but just couldn't do
Does it support phantom gaming card series? the 7900xtx phantom gaming has 330mm lenght.
No, max it can fit is 310mm after removing front panel IO
Looks slick with the CPU cooler. I will switch from an AIO and the Master Case NR200 to this once it's available in Germany.
Thanks for the review ✌️
Is there any way to turn off the led logo on the Assassin 4S?
Yes you can just unplug it.
isnt a glass side panel?
Awesome review
best no bullshit review
interesting case, even though mATX is the sweet spot for me personally.
The portability might be a bit of a gimmick though, wouldn't you just buy a gaming laptop instead?
Only if you want half the performance for twice the price. The price to performance of a gaming laptop vs a desktop is not even close.
can't someone properly make a matx case similar in size and design to this with vented panel and no stupid pigtail power plug lol
Assassin 4x is too big for that system mate. I think thermalright core v1 mini itx case is still the best.
It is kind of big for a case that only support itx mb. A matx build should be more reasonable at this size.
This case would need to be significantly bigger in both height and length to accommodate an MATX board.
is MAtx not compatible on it?
No. Well if you have a smaller type matx board you can fit it in a very janky way. I mean I/O shield won't line up. I would suggest the original NR200 is better for such an exercise. It's taller than this which is important.
Who goes in these days at lan parties?!
Extroverts with friends in the real world.
This case would have been a perfect 10/10 if they made it 10mm bigger in H/W/D, gave it an optional mesh side panel, and an optional solid top panel. The airflow design we saw from the Fractal Torrent proved that air coolers benefit from a closed top. A system this size, with an air cooler is like a dream to me. I'll never liquid cool one of my personal systems again. I had a custom dual loop leak on me back in 2013, and I had a closed loop cooler from "Reputable Big Sailboat Brand" fail on me in just under two years. Plus, I spent almost a decade owning/operating a ubreakifix franchise in the Miami area. The number of liquid cooler leaks I have seen is terrifying to say the least. This case is so close to perfect though. I feel like DeepCool really knows what they're doing these days. To think, a decade ago they were kind of cringe in the industry. Now, they're dropping one heavy hitter after another.
the closed solid top actually proved the exact opposite. the heat didn't escape well. That's why they put slits on the new ones.
@@fishberk Fractal added top ventilation to the torrent? Or did DeepCool add ventilation to one of their cases that previously didn't have top ventilation?
they made something great and ruined with tempered glass panel.
Why do you put tempered glass if its made for travelling.
Deepcool is great but every product they made is flawed things like this.
Saw other reviews of it. seems the optimal flow is back and bottom intake, and front and top exhaust.
My gripe with this case is that its size barely compatible with mATX mobo and common ATX powersupply (150mm). it's a shame really.
Oh and all that cooler height clearance is rather wasted imo, just to fit their latest and greatest cooler to upsell. could've used that depth for cable management chamber.
That is NOT optimal cooling for this case. Where did you hear that?
@@megadeth8592 "Let's talk about CH160 Air Cooling Configurations." by Machines & More youtube channel
@@megadeth8592 th-cam.com/video/6hj5ZyZI2bI/w-d-xo.html
@@megadeth8592 th-cam.com/video/6hj5ZyZI2bI/w-d-xo.html
@@megadeth8592 i replied to you 6 times already. dont know what to do
I would not recommend buying from this company. They do not honor their warranty anymore. Its buy as is. DeepCool is sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. DeepCool products can no longer be found at major online retailers in the United States, and surprisingly in Canada as well. The case I purchased few months ago has a defective power button and they refused warranty or sending me a replacement. When I complained about it, Dave from Deepcool said "Can you send us a short video while you try to short the motherboard so we can verify it" Seriously!