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The Raijintek Ophion Evo is an outstanding example of a Small Form Factor (SFF) case. Its dimensions are a compact 375x174x290mm (DxWxH), which makes it ideal for the home, office or anywhere that space is at a premium.
The Ophion Evo has an impressive design with a brushed aluminium finish that gives the case a high-quality aesthetic that belies its competitive price. It also offers two tempered glass side panels that enable users to display the vertically mounted motherboard and graphics card.
Raijintek have made sure that the Ophion Evo is both elegant in designed and highly functional. Despite having a Small Form Factor (SFF), with a footprint of just 75x174x290mm (DxWxH), there is still space in the Ophion Evo for an Mini-ITX motherboard and even a full size GPU (up to 330mm in length). Raijintek have also include a PCIe 16x Riser Cable to make installing and positioning the GPU simple and straightforward.
The Ophion Evo offers a great way for you to showcase your build since it features dual tempered glass side panels. Both the GPU and motherboard are mounted vertically and a brush aluminium finish gives the cases a stylish look.
Not only does the Raijintek Ophion Evo have a striking appearance but it has been designed to keep high-end components cool. A 120mm fan installed in the bottom of the case draws in cool air, while two 120mm fitted to the roof expel hot air. If you prefer water cooling, it is also possible to install a 240mm radiator in the roof of the case. Meanwhile dust covers mounted to the base and roof protect delicate components.
When it comes to storage, the Ophion Evo can accept a 3.5" HDD and up to four 2.5" HDDs or SSD. The case's front panel as works as an I/O panel and includes both a USB 3.0 Type C port and a USB 3.0 port as well as an LED power button that bears the Raijintek logo.
I had no problems with the riser cable like some other people ,i'm using this case for more than 1 year and i can say that indeed the glass panel on the graphic side is a big no ,luckily you can replace it with a perforated aluminium side panel wich you can find online ,they look really nice and they are custom made for this case.
Good case but low quality PCIE riser cable, Your rendering equipment will become unstable and difficult to troubleshoot errors. After reinstalling the system several times and adjusting several useless BIOS settings, I replaced it. Then everything is fine.
Firstly, this really is a fantastic mini-ITX case with solid build quality and is one of the only reasonably priced cases of this size to have top mounted radiator support. For anyone wondering from the images if this is the old version of this case, this is in fact the new version that has the removable bar behind the PSU and updated design on the case central separator. Storage options are better than I expected with the case saying it supports 2 x 2.5in drives in the front panel but there is space to stack these on top of one another and this space can easily support 4 x 2.5 drives if need be. Thermals and noise are also pretty decent and I have no issues with these areas although, depending on the size of your GPU, thermals may become an issue with the glass panel on the GPU side. First issue I ran into is down to a design flaw in the case whereby the central separator panel that runs down the middle of the case has a slight lip that extends a few millimetres on the MoBo side. This causes an issue when securing an IO shield as it cannot be fully seated into the slot without being wonky. I tried fitting the MoBo with this as it was however, I had to apply significant pressure to line up the standoff screws which was definitely not ideal. As a fix I filed down this lip around 3-4mm where the IO shield would fit and this now seats perfectly. This is a permanent mod however and has certainly voided any warranty. The second issue is glass panel on the GPU side is just far too close to GPU fans and when fitted, chokes the airflow and raises temps by around 10 degrees. For reference, I am using a MSI Gaming X Trio 2080 which is 55.6mm in width. This is really just one of the trade off with this size of case really but defiantly worth pointing out. The third and final issue is the quality of the riser cable that comes supplied with the case. This is simply well under par and was bent and crinkled straight out of the box. I thought this wouldnt be an issue as you are required to bend this fairly significantly to wrap this behind the MoBo and back on itself anyway in order to use it. With this cable, I was met with random freezes, stutter, black screens every time I did the simplest of tasks like open a browser or file explorer, black screen for a few seconds, GPU spike and unusable lag. Dont forget BSOD on every other boot or starting a game. After much troubleshooting and attempted fixes, I replaced the riser cable aaaand ..... Instant fix. This review does sound a little negative however, I really do love this case and very happy with it however there are some design flaws that can be fixed and the riser cable desperately needs looked at by Raijintek. The quality of this cable is simply too low to be acceptable.
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