Apollo S

MCPRUE APOLLO S V5

The McPrue Apollo S V5 is 21L ITX/mATX case with large GPU and CPU cooler support. Case pricing starts at US$470 and is available in space black, space grey or silver. Compact ITX/mATX case supporting upto 168mm air coolers or 280mm radiator, GPU's upto 345mm in length and SFX or SFX-L power supplies.
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SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL Apollo S v5 Apollo S v4 Apollo S v3 Apollo S v2
PRICE $469 $439~$449 $439~$499 $439
MATERIALS T6063 Aluminium (CNC) T6063 Aluminium (CNC) T6063 Aluminium (CNC) T6063 Aluminium (CNC)
VOLUME 21.2 Litres 18.96 Litres 19.3 Litres 14.92 Litres
DIMENSIONS L: 392 × W: 195mm × H: 278.1mm (excluding case feet) L: 384 × W: 185mm × H: 267mm (excluding case feet) L: 374 × W: 185mm × H: 279mm (including case feet) L: 364 × W:166 × H:247mm (301.5mm height with handles)
FORM FACTOR MFF SFF SFF SFF
I/O USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen 1), USB 3.0 Type-C USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen 1), USB 3.0 Type-C USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen 1), USB 3.0 Type-C USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1)
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY Mini-ITX, Mini-DTX, Micro-ATX Mini-ITX, Mini-DTX, Micro-ATX Mini-ITX, Mini-DTX Mini-ITX
CPU COOLER SUPPORT 168mm Air Coolers (75mm max AIO pump block height) 158mm Air Coolers (75mm max AIO pump block height) 158mm Air Coolers (75mm max AIO pump block height) 61mm
PCIE EXPANSION SLOTS 4 4 3 2
RISER CABLE N/A N/A N/A PCIe 4.0 (included)
GPU COMPATIBILITY L: 345 × H: 165 × D: 85mm (360mm internal space) L: 345 × H: 165 × D: 85mm (360mm internal space) L: 333 × H: 163 × D: 83mm L: 328.5mm × D: 61mm
RADIATORS SUPPORTED 280 (side) 280 (side) 280 (side) 240mm (top)
POWER SUPPLY SUPPORT SFX / SFX-L SFX / SFX-L SFX / SFX-L SFX
2.5 / 3.5” DRIVES SUPPORTED 3x 2.5” + 1x 3.5” 3x 2.5” or 2x 2.5 + 1x 3.5” 3x 2.5” or 2x 2.5 + 1x 3.5” 1x 2.5″ (uses bottom fan mounting location)
CASE FANS SUPPORTED
  • Top: 2x 140mm / 2x 120mm
  • Front: 2x 120mm / 1x 140mm (when installing a mATX motherboard, the power supply must be installed on the front; only 1x 120mm fan is supported)
  • Rear: 1x 120mm (slim fan may be required depending on the configuration)
  • Side: 2x 120mm / 2x 140mm
  • Top: 2x 140mm only
  • Front: 1x 120 / 140 (slim fan only with side radiator installed)
  • Side: 2x 140mm only
  • Rear: 1x 80 / 92mm
  • Bottom: 1x 120x15mm (may not be compatible with side fans)
  • Top: 2x 140mm only
  • Front: 1x 120 / 140mm
  • Side: 2x 140mm only
  • Rear: 1x 80 / 92mm
  • Bottom: 2x 120x15mm
  • Top: 2x 120mm
  • Bottom: 1x 120mm

BUILD #1

Here's a liquid cooling build running dual radiators in the Apollo S v3. We've adjusted some of the hardware for an updated configuration.
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    MOTHERBOARD

    Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi

    PAID LINK

    CPU

    Ryzen 7 7800X3D

    PAID LINK

    GPU

    Radeon RX 6900XT

    PAID LINK

    RAM

    32GB Gskill S5 DDR5, 6000MHz, CL30

    PAID LINK

    COOLER

    Modultra LOBO + DDC 4.2 PUMP

    MODULTRA STORE

    RADIATORS

    - Alphacool 240 ST20 HPE
    - Alphacool NexXxoS HPE-30 280

    ALPHACOOL STORE

    PSU

    Corsair SF1000 2024

    PAID LINK

    STORAGE

    1TB + 2TB NVME

    PAID LINK

    FANS

    - Top: 2x NF-A12 chromax.black
    - Side: 2x NF-A14 G2 chromax.black

    PAID LINK

    FITTINGS

    - 2x FESTO NPQH-L-G14-Q8-P10,
    - 4x FESTO NPQH-DK-G14-Q8-P10,
    - 4x Alphacool 20mm Extention Fittings
    - 2x Alphacool Eiszapfen QDC kits
    - 4x Barrow 1.5mm Mini Spacer
    - 2M FESTO PUN-H-8X1,25-SW (197392)

    FINAL THOUGHTS

    The Apollo S is essentially as shrunk down ITX version of Apples Mac Pro 2019 with the iconic cheese grater style front panel, but tailored for standard PC hardware. We love the thought that has been put into all of their cases from hardware compatibility, all the way upto the magnetic snap case panels. Watch you don't lose a finger!!! The build quality and thick panels gives their case a premium feel, while the tight tolerances ensures everything aligns perfectly. It's true you get what you pay for and McPrue is very small operation, with limited run cases of around 50 at a time.