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Cooltek C3

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The Cooltek C3 aims to be an affordable, 100% aluminum chassis, attractive to both HTPC users and those looking for a compact chassis for fairly potent hardware. It also comes in two colors, and you can have your pick of a solid or windowed side panel.

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I see what you did there with the wink smiley face ;)
 
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Page 3 says, "Tipping the chassis on its side reveals a simple metal mesh dust filter and a set of mounting holes for a 3.5" hard drive on the floor of the interior."

Page 4 says, "The third mounting possibility for a 2.5" hard drive is on the floor, all the way in the front."

Which one is correct?
 
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I feel like there should have been a harsher penalty for the lack of drive mounting options. They could have made the chassis 1cm wider and put twin 2.5" mounts behind the motherboard tray, then setup the other 3 mounts for 3.5" drives.
 
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The space between the second card and the top of the PSU is too small. The side mounting braket is kinda silly and would require extended sata cables. The top metal sheet is bent it, seems too thin. Nice idea overall but does not seem too rigid, like FT05 for instance.
 
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