Bojie07

I really like your build and I am happy to see somebody that actually made another computer using the Raijintek metis. It is a really nice case for its price and a lot of people have given it negative reviews due to how difficult it was to accomplish a decent build. Sorry for the thread hijack but I just wanted to point out another option when building with these Metis cases. There is another option that will allow you an optional "reverse" configuration for component clearance. Granted, it's not going to allow you a bigger or longer video card but will allow fitment of a full sized non-modular PSU and even a thick radiator all-in-one. The key is to disassemble the case and flip everything over. The holes will line up with the exception of 1 screw that you can either ignore (or in my situation), I drilled a small hole then tapped threads into it. I had these builds around late 2013-early 2014 so these machines have been on constant duty for around 6 years now without any issues. I made a "twin" build with the Metis case. Everything I used were full-sized components. The two 2,5" drives were later replaced as I will soon explain. This was the first build. Processor was an i5-4570 on an Asus H81 motherboard. Corsair CX-500 non-modular power supply. 16GB of DDR3 and a Sapphire dual fan 230mm length GPU. This is not a gaming build. This is more of an office/work computer that my GF uses when she works from home. The Yellow arrow shows airflow. Fan no 3 works as an intake. Fan 2 is actually just a shell. I hollowed out the fan so it will serve as a funnel for fan 3 to direct air into the CM Hyper 212 plus heatsink. Fan 1 is in a pull orientation and the PSU pulls the air out and down out of the enclosure. Temp is constant at about high 20s at idle. Mid 30s when in use. I ditched the raijintek included case fan and replaced Fan 3 with a silverstone fan. Fan no 1 is the orig fan that came with the Hyper212. A 2.5" SATA SSD sits under the CM heatsink, while a 3.5" WD 2TB is on top of the GPU (in the default location). The second build was a little bit more gaming oriented. Processor was a Xeon E3-1231V3 (essentially an i7-4770 without onboard video). 16GB of RAM. Asus H97i motherboard, Thermaltake Water 2.0 All in one (with two fans push-pull). A full sized Corsair TX650 power supply, At the time this picture was taken, the computer had a 2.5" SATA SSD and a 2.5" WD Black HDD. The GPU in the picture was an Asus DCU2 mini GTX670. This was later on replaced by a nearly identical looking Asus GTX970 and then finally a Gigabyte GTX1060. The two 2.5" drives were removed from the bottom and the boot drive was replaced with a SATA M.2 behind the motherboard, while more storage was provided by a 3.5" WDBlue 4TB drive. Airflow direction is similar to the Silver Metis build. The rearmost fan serves as the intake, the second fan is set to pull and the PSU serves as the exhaust. CPU Temperatures are a little higher at idle (high 30's) but rarely goes beyond 50 at high loads. The 1060 runs relatively cool at around 41-43C at idle and 65C max when in heavy use. This was an improvement over the 670 and the 970 which both peaked at around 72-75C when gaming. This wasn't my main gaming rig but rather, a portable build that I could carry and move around when needed. Here you can see the cutout I made for the SATA M.2 SSD. If you notice the blacked taped area, these are the antenna wires coming from the mSATA wifi card. Finally, here is a look at how much power cables I had to tuck and hide with the TX650. This was only possible with the Metis in reverse configuration. Overall, props to you for getting a successful build with the Metis. I am actually in the planning stages right now (early 2020) to build a more recent Ryzen rig using the same case.