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The Interior & Build
So after removing both side panels and giving us access to the Styx’s interior, included is a bag of mixed case screws, cable ties and an instruction manual.
Here are the specifications of the system we built inside of the Raijintek Styx:
CPU – Intel Core i7 4770k
Motherboard – MSI Z97I Gaming ACK
Cooler – Noctua NH-L9i
Memory – 16GB Crucial Ballistix (2x8GB) 1866MHz
Graphics Card – N/A
Sound Card – ASUS Essence STX
Power Supply – Cooler Master V1200
There were a couple of prattling niggles when building the system the way I wanted it, but more down to my chosen components than the Styx being at fault. First of all, the interior is pretty compact, so when using a large power supply like I did, it can blow access to the PCIe x 16 slots; this is due to me using Cooler Master’s V1200 Platinum modular supply.
A smaller card like one of the NVIDIA GTX 970’s would most probably fit, but cards like the GTX 980 or AMD R9 390/x will be a struggle; without a smaller power supply of course. With the latter option, there is room for cards up to a length of 280mm maximum.
I installed one of our ASUS Essence STX sound cards in to fill the slot, but we do apologise for not stocking smaller cards to show one installed; you get the idea though!
There is also plenty of space to mount storage drives such as 2.5” and 3.5” HDDs/SSDs; 3 x 3.5” drives and 2 x 2.5” drives simultaneously which is good for a case of this size and stature.
Overall the Raijintek Styx is a nice case to build in; certainly a lot easier to handle for beginners than others I have seen in my lifetime. The aluminium finish is really nice too, as well as being built pretty solidly for the price, but does all of this warrant an award today? Move onto the next page and let’s find out…
