Clearance is an important aspect of case design for the enthusiast as it establishes whether certain hardware will be compatible with a chassis or not.

Due to the sheer width of GRone we can house flagship CPU coolers without any problems, there is lots of space. Installed inside GRone is Noctua’s NH-U12P which is 158mm in height. GRone can entertain up to 200mm.



There is a possibility of removing the upper HDD cage to allow for unlimited graphics card clearance but with the HDD cage in its default position there is over 12” in length for the graphics card. Pictured is XFX HD7970 DD which is 10.5” in length and there is an additional 2” before it touches the HDD cage fan.

So we know we can house high-end graphics cards including HD 7970 and GTX 680.



Having lots of space inside GRone makes way for water-cooling options too. At the bottom of the chassis are dual 120/140mm cooling fans mounts and sufficient space for the radiator. Unfortunately, this radiator needs to be less than 6cm thick since the oversized radiator pictured (Phobya G-Charger 240) doesn’t fit. In order to get the radiator installed at the bottom of the chassis the HDD cages must be removed. The structure is actually riveted and so this isn’t removable without the correct tools.

At the top of GRone there is a generous helping of clearance between the top of the motherboard and the top of the chassis. Here we can fit the oversized type240mm radiator which are 6cm thick. (We would have installed the radiator but the top fascia was being awkward and wouldn’t remove in order to swap out the cooling fan). The top also has the ability to house the popular Corsair H100.





Clearance behind the motherboard tray is essential for good cable management, here there is approximately 2cm of clearance between the tray and side panel, allowing for adequate space to maintain good cable management practises. The thicker 24-pin power and other redundant cables can route into this space without any problems getting the side panel back on.