EVGA Debuts the Hadron Air Mini-ITX PC Case

Cristian_25H · Sep 9, 2013

EVGA has today launched the Hadron Air, a compact PC chassis that can house one Mini ITX motherboard and comes equipped with an 80Plus Gold-rated 500 W power supply. EVGA's case measures 169 (W) x 305 (H) x 308 (D) mm, it weighs 6 kg, and features two USB 3.0 ports, a side window, two 2.5-/3.5-inch drive bays, two (top-placed) 120 mm fans, plus support for one slim slot load optical drive and for one dual-slot graphics card up to 267 mm long.

The Hadron Air is backed by a three-year warranty and costs $189.99.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

dj-electric · Sep 9, 2013

misread title as Hardon, no regrets.

Fourstaff · Sep 9, 2013

Looks somewhat pricey compared to competition, even with the 500w gold included.

hckngrtfakt · Sep 9, 2013

that psu fan appears to be the noisy type
and i dont mean regular noisy, .... i mean 1U rack noisy :shadedshu

LeMonarque · Sep 9, 2013

Is this EVGA's first chassis?

Ghost · Sep 9, 2013

LeMonarque said:
Is this EVGA's first chassis?

Yup.

Daisho · Sep 9, 2013

Kinda looks like the Bitfenix Prodigy from the outside, except it's double the cost, has a noisy PSU, and no airflow over the video card.

Frick · Sep 9, 2013

In other news, EVGA introduces a new 500W Gold rated PSU?

sno.lcn · Sep 9, 2013

I think this thing would have been pretty stylish a couple of years ago.

JDG1980 · Sep 9, 2013

I don't like the look of that 40mm Delta PSU fan. Seems like it could make more noise than the rest of the system put together.

newtekie1 · Sep 9, 2013

You know, I would have been far happier with that same design, but a full size PSU spot at the bottom instead of that tiny proprietary thing, even if it did make the case slightly taller.

Granted, 500w and 80+ Gold in that small of a unit is impressive, but with cases this small I want modular and a nice big 120mm fan to help with airflow.

Also, did anyone notice that the slot load DVD drive ejects out of the side of the case? That's just stupid.

Ipatinga · Sep 9, 2013

Water?

Besides the Hadron Air... there will also be a Hadron Hydro.

The Terrible Puddle · Sep 9, 2013

I really don't get why the case is tilted. A case should be horizontal.

Hood · Sep 9, 2013

The rounded corners and front foot arch scream out "Somebody please mistake me for a Prodigy and not realize their screw-up until it's too late". Price is way too high, and that PSU fan is sure to be a screamer. The Hardon Air looks limp to me...

Fourstaff · Sep 9, 2013

The Terrible Puddle said:
I really don't get why the case is tilted. A case should be horizontal.

Its just your eyes playing tricks on you. Or their table isn't straight. Well some people might be OCD about horizontal things. I dunno

The Terrible Puddle · Sep 9, 2013

Fourstaff said:
Its just your eyes playing tricks on you. Or their table isn't straight. Well some people might be OCD about horizontal things. I dunno

The front bar feet thingy tilts it. Take a look on the side view on the website.

Hood · Sep 9, 2013

The Terrible Puddle said:
I really don't get why the case is tilted. A case should be horizontal.

Remember this case? http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/Talon-fp11,0101-364908-0-2-3-0-jpg-.html
Apparently case designers are running out of useless gimmicks so they've started making cases out-of-square in a futile attempt to seem "edgy".

Wile E · Sep 10, 2013

newtekie1 said:
....tiny proprietary thing....

While I agree I'd rather have a standard ATX psu, I don't think this one is proprietary. It looks like a 1U server psu.

System Name	Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor	3570K // 10400F
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling	Stock // Stock
Memory	2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage	Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s)	LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case	NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply	Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w

System Name	HP ProLiant DL360P G8
Processor	2x Xeon e2690
Motherboard	HP
Cooling	6 Delta fans
Memory	192gb ECC ddr3 @1333
Video Card(s)	Quadro k4200
Storage	4x 1.2TB Dell SAS raid 0
Display(s)	iDrac over IP
Case	HP 1U
Power Supply	2x 1100w Platinum PSUs
Mouse	iDrac
Keyboard	iDrac
Software	Windows Server 2019

System Name	VALKYRIE
Processor	Intel Core i7-4770K (4.7GHz, 1.300V)
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth Z87
Cooling	Corsair H100i w/SP120 PWM HP Edition Push-Pull
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB DDR3-1866
Video Card(s)	ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II (Boost 1175MHz, Mem 6808MHz)
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 64MB Cache HDD
Display(s)	ASUS PB278Q 2560x1440 IPS 27"
Case	Cooler Master CM Storm Stryker
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (OEM)

System Name	ASAS
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.2 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3
Cooling	Scythe Ashura
Memory	Patriot 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 T1 @ 1.5V
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Gaming
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB + Samsung Spinpoint T133 HD400LJ 400GB
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster EX1920
Case	Bitfenix Ghost
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC889
Power Supply	Seasonic S12II-620 Bronze 620W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

EVGA Debuts the Hadron Air Mini-ITX PC Case

Cristian_25H

dj-electric

Fourstaff

Moderator

hckngrtfakt

LeMonarque

Ghost

Daisho

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

sno.lcn

JDG1980

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

Ipatinga

The Terrible Puddle

Hood

Fourstaff

Moderator

The Terrible Puddle

Hood

Wile E

Power User

Processor	Intel 6700K
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VIII Impact
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65
Memory	2 x 16 GB G.Skill TridentZ @ 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1070 Mini
Case	Thermaltake Suppressor F1
Power Supply	SilverStone 600w SFX

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	DEVIL'S ABYSS
Processor	i7-4790K@4.6 GHz
Motherboard	Asus Z97-Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair H110 (2 x 140mm)(3 x 140mm case fans)
Memory	16GB Adata XPG V2 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 780 Ti Classified
Storage	Intel 750 Series 400GB (AIC), Plextor M6e 256GB (M.2), 13 TB storage
Display(s)	Crossover 27QW (27"@ 2560x1440)
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	Ttsports Talon Blu
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 version 1803
Benchmark Scores	Passmark CPU score = 13080

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4