Introduction


Taiwanese manufacturer of enclosures and power supplies BitFenix announced the release of a new budget version chassis Nova, which is equipped with a side panel of 4-mm tempered glass. The newcomer is called Nova TG, it is made of steel and plastic, and supports motherboards of standard sizes Mini-ITX, microATX and ATX.

Let’s come closer.


Main Characteristics


• Materials — Steel, Plastic,Tempered Glass


• Dimensions(W x H x D) — 201 x 437 x 465mm


• Motherboard Support — ATX, Micro ATX, Mini-ITX


• 5.25" Drive Bay – 1


• 3.5" Drive Bay – 3


• 2.5" Drive Bay – 3


• Cooling Front — 2 x 120mm(1 x 120mm Black Fan included)


• Cooling Rear — 21 x 120mm Red LED Fan(included)


• PCI-E Slots — 7 Slots


• I/O Ports — 2 x USB 3.0, Audio I/O


• Power Supply — ATX & EPS 12V


• Highlights -Tempered Glass Side Panel — Indirect air intake cooling to reduce …

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The Colorful company has put a new product on the list of unconventional system boards. The name of the game is C.J1900A-BTC PLUS V20, which defines an extraordinary mother card for mining purposes.



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