HZMOD XQ69 is steel Mini-ITX at 7.5L in volume. The XQ69 is a near one for one clone of the popular, yet discontinued Dr Zaber Sentry 2.0. The current revision of the HZMOD XQ69, is the v4.1.
SPECIFICATIONS
| DIMENSIONS | 323 x 69 x 339mm (L x W x H) |
| VOLUME | 7.55L (including stand) |
| MATERIALS | Galvanised Steel |
| EXTERNAL I/O | 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, Power Button (LED) |
| MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT | Mini-ITX |
| MAX CPU COOLER HEIGHT | 50mm |
| EXPANSION SLOTS | 2 |
| MAX GPU LENGTH | 320mm |
| MAX GPU WIDTH | 55mm |
| RADIATOR SUPPORT | 120mm (with ITX GPU) |
| RADIATOR COMPATIBILITY | 45mm Thickness (radiator + fan) |
| PSU SUPPORT | SFX / SFX-L |
| FANS SUPPORTED | 1x 120mm (with ITX GPU) |
| 2.5″ / 3.5″ DRIVE SUPPORT | N |
| DUST FILTERS | N |
BUILD
| MOTHERBOARD | GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX or MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge MAX WiFi (paid link) |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 7 5800X (paid link) |
| CPU COOLER | Noctua NH-L9a chromax.Bla (paid link) |
| GPU | RTX 3060 Ti (paid link) |
| PSU | Corsair SF 600 Platinum (paid link) |
| RAM | Crucial Ballistix, 16GB (2x8GB), 3600MHz, CL16 (paid link) |
| STORAGE | 512GB M.2 NVME (paid link) + 1TB M.2 NVME (paid link) |
CONCLUSIONS
The HZMOD XQ69 is not cheap case by any standards, costing around £180 after import and delivery costs. The case is very compact, with 5~6L internal volume. Its compact size, and lack of case fans, does noticable increase case thermals vs. slightly larger SFF cases.