HZMOD XQ69 is steel Mini-ITX at 7.5L in volume. The XQ69 is a near one for one clone of the very popular (discontinued Dr Zaber Sentry 2.0). The current revision of the XQ69 Mini-ITX case is the v4.1. The XQ69 case is priced comparable to other boutique ITX cases and is available to buy via AliExpress.
SPECS
| 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 |
BOX CONTENT
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) |
The HZMOD XQ69 is not cheap case, costing around £180 after VAT and delivery costs from China. The case is very compacted at around 5-6L internal volume, but with its compact size and lack of case fans, the case thermals are higher than most SFF cases we’ve tested but this is not unexpected giving its low volume.