HZMOD XQ69 (Sentry 2.0 Clone)

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)
VOLUME7.55L (including stand)
MATERIALSGalvanised Steel
EXTERNAL I/O2x USB 3.0 Type-A, Power Button (LED)
MOTHERBOARD SUPPORTMini-ITX
MAX CPU COOLER HEIGHT50mm
EXPANSION SLOTS 2
MAX GPU LENGTH320mm
MAX GPU WIDTH55mm
RADIATOR SUPPORT120mm (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

MOTHERBOARDGIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX or MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge MAX WiFi (paid link)
CPURyzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 7 5800X (paid link)
CPU COOLERNoctua NH-L9a chromax.Bla (paid link)
GPU RTX 3060 Ti (paid link)
PSU Corsair SF 600 Platinum (paid link)
RAMCrucial Ballistix, 16GB (2x8GB), 3600MHz, CL16 (paid link)
STORAGE512GB 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.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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