Reviews - EVGA Hadron Air

[cjs150]

Too expensive, not enough thought to cable management, no place for optical drive.

Apart from that very nice!

More and more I come to the conclusion that all I need is a mini-itx board

[aidanjt]

Too expensive

It does come with what seems a high quality PSU, plus the general premium of small stuff. If the PSU weren't there I'd totally agree with you, though.

not enough thought to cable management

Yeah it could be better in that regard. But it seems their principle focus was on making the most compact ITX system. Adding cable management features would compromise that design goal. Plus I'm betting that in practice (particularly with their Z87 stinger) a build will be quite neat.

no place for optical drive.

There's room for a slot-loaded optical drive on the right side. Plus ancient redundant technology anyway. I wouldn't miss its absence from an ITX build, just plug in an external optical drive for the extremely rare occurrence that I actually need it.

More and more I come to the conclusion that all I need is a mini-itx board[/QUOTE]
Yeah likewise. I'm really leaning in that direction. The only thing I'm not sure about is how the Z87 stinger's audio will perform.

[Virilispro]

I purchased this case on November 10th and I love the case. If you guys want to read my review on Amazon.com, you can just search "Hadron Air" and see that currently I am the only person who has reviewed it.

I already said most of this in my review, but It is possible to fit multiple drives with that space, provided you have the proper planning and tools - The PSU can definitely handle it. I've been running this thing since I assembled it - It's quiet. Granted, I replaced the two top fans for Enermax T.B. Silence Red LED versions, but it's hardly audible in a normal environment. Back to the multiple drives thing, if you purchase Molex to Sata power connectors, some velcro, and a dual 2.5" to 3.5" drive bay adapter, you can fit up to 3 more SSD/2.5"-HDDs in there; maybe even 4. Seeing that SSDs hardly consume any power, it shouldn't be a concern as to whether or not the PSU can handle it. It'll be fine.

I took some pictures without the graphics card (took the GPU out to organize some cables).
I'd like to attach them, but this forum restricts me from doing so unless I have 5 posts...