Azza Z Mini ITX Gaming Case Review

Looking back at the Zeus Mini review we can see just how everything fits: The Zeus Mini takes that design idea and flattens everything to give the chassis a thin profile at the expense of making the entire case a little taller, or wider depending on how you look at things.  At the front of the case directly below the DVD drive you will find a standard sized PSU.

Things look a little naked with both sides off.  The right side or top shows how the Z has positioned its single 120 mm fan over the motherboard tray.  As Dennis showed in the Zeus Mini review, the Z supports standard water cooling solutions up to 2x 120mm using the factory rack setup.  I would recommend that based on the size restrictions a normal heat sink would face.

The back or left side shows just how open the design really is.  A window for the heat sink brackets and an opening for the standard power supply to vent are also prominent.

Here is a closer look at what’s behind the stock front panel.  More matching green venting and a set of USB runs packed together with the audio I/O ports.  The power button is at the other end or top of the panel.  No reset on this design.

Choosing an OEM heat sink is not always a bad thing and it fits nicely under the 120mm fan.  You may have a small heat sink in your arsenal already but if you don’t I would look closely at an all in one water-cooling solution like the Cooler Master Seidon shown here first.

With the cooling removed you can see how a mini-ITX motherboard like our GIGABYTE Z87N-WIFI fits with a standard sized Silver Stone power supply installed.  Still plenty of room if you cable tie your extra cable to the case bracket provided.

You may have noticed the Z takes full size video cards from the specs.  You might also have noticed the horizontal PCI slots on the back.  Good eye!  The Azza Z uses a clever flexible riser to shift the cards from their normal position.  This setup allows for full sized video cards up to 11 inches.  Heck even a Titan is 10.5 inches.