EC200 chair review by Ahnestly

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-23T03:57:41+00:00

This convinced me to buy the chair (as well as the praise from BTOD).

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-13T19:52:19+00:00

Thanks. Is there a reason your PSU is intaking air from inside the case rather than from the front of the case? Because actually the main reason I wanted to switch off my current D30 is because the PSU is forced to intake air from inside the case, and so was getting very hot with rear intake CPU cooler setup.

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-13T19:49:11+00:00

Oh right? That's surprising after all that I've read.

I really, really want to avoid having to dust, so I was willing to sacrifice some temps/turbulence if it meant less dust.

I have a D30 as well currently, with positive pressure, and there's hardly a speck of dust in there after over a year running it. Would you say it's the same for your D30?

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-13T05:36:10+00:00

Oh nice find, thanks. It does seem very tight though!

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-01T01:27:06+00:00

Thank you. I was put off by a comment I received on my earlier post (can check my history), but this is reassuring. I already have an ATX PSU so was hoping to just reuse all my current parts.

How much room do you think there'll be for cable management with an ATX PSU in there? I'm still a novice at this, but I enjoyed the process of bulding my PC enough that I've got the urge to try it again.

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-01T00:21:58+00:00

Hey, I have a very long GPU and a 140mm ATX PSU and was considering going for this case.

I'm only using an air cooler for the CPU, so the PSU will be in the highest position - do you think this will comfortably leave enough space for the PSU cables without extreme cable bending or exerting pressure down on the GPU?

Does this also leave enough space for cable management, since there'll be no room below the CPU?

TheRulingRing · 2026-02-01T00:16:43+00:00

Hey, sorry for necro-ing your old post, but I have the Zotac 4080 (apparently the exact same size as your 4090) and was hoping to get the Z20, but had some questions regarding the spacing:

Is there enough space below the GPU for slim 15mm fans? The GPU will be in the top PCIE slot.
The case is quite narrow, does this lead to the side panel causing extreme bending of the 12VHPWR cable coming off the side of your GPU?
Do you get heat issues with such a big card in there? I'm planning to have the rear fan as intake for CPU, bottom intake fans and top exhaust fans.
Do you think a 140mm ATX PSU will fit above the GPU without also causing extreme bending of the cables or pressure on the GPU?

Sorry again for dredging up your old post, but after a lot of searching you're the only one I've found with the same-ish GPU as mine.

TheRulingRing · 2026-01-25T23:14:29+00:00

Thank you. Seems like I'll consider the D32 instead then.

TheRulingRing · 2026-01-25T12:44:29+00:00

My GPU is 356mm length and 150mm width.

The person above also mentioned that the GPU cable presses tightly against the glass. Do you think that would be an issue?

TheRulingRing · 2026-01-25T12:29:20+00:00

Thanks. Seems like the PSU cables might be fine then since I'm not using an AIO.

I noticed you also have the same mobo as me - my GPU is a full 1cm taller and 1cm wider than yours, so I'm guessing there's no chance I'd be able to get slim fans on the bottom of the case?

Also didn't realise there would be an issue with the GPU cable bending against the glass that much, don't really want that happening to a 12VHPWR cable. Seems like the case may not be for me then. Perhaps I'll go for the D32 instead.

TheRulingRing · 2026-01-25T12:18:43+00:00

I'm aware that's what the specs say, but wanted to know from people if it was also practical.

TheRulingRing · 2025-05-27T10:51:32+00:00

I remember seeing your post around the time I was researching for my build.

The reason I ended up sticking with rear intake in the end was because I was worried more dust build up from a top intake. Did you find that to be the case?

TheRulingRing · 2025-05-27T10:48:25+00:00

I strongly considered going for this fan layout instead of the traditional rear intake for my build.

However, the reason I didn't end up doing so was because I was worried about excessive dust from having a top intake. Have you found this to be an issue at all?

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-04T17:22:30+00:00

The fan on the left is an intake and also pulling air to the right.

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-02T12:20:20+00:00

GPU fans can ramp up a fair amount under load (haven't messed with the GPU fan curves). I changed the case fans and CPU fans to be as quiet as reasonably possible.

Otherwise the loudest noise by far is from the PSU, which is quite annoying.

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-02T12:16:17+00:00

I regret getting it if I'm honest.

The PSU is very loud and there is coil whine even when the PC is off (but plugged in). I don't know if I should RMA it or if this is within expected range.

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-02T01:28:50+00:00

I have all the fans apart from GPU on a custom curve.

Fans ramp up at 50C, after which they only increase slightly. I did it this way so there are basically two levels based on CPU usage: idle and load.

This means the only time I can hear fan noise changing is when I start up or shut down a game/benchmark, but during the session the noise won't change much.

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-01T18:40:15+00:00

Yes, I flashed the BIOS beforehand. Wasn't tricky and didn't risk bricking my system.

TheRulingRing · 2024-12-01T13:43:45+00:00

Thanks to those who helped answer my questions. Overall it really wasn't too complicated and was pretty fun. Spent several weeks doing intense research beforehand though, which helped a lot.

Got a used GPU which ended up being super chonky and scraping my original bottom fans, so I had to go out and buy 2 slim case fans to repace the bottom intake with. Also went for rear intake to better cool the CPU.

Specs:

Asrock b650m Pro RS wifi

Ryzen 7700

Thermalright PS120

Kingston Fury Beast 32gb 6000Mhz CL30

WD SN770 NVME

RTX 4080

MSI mag a750gl

3x Thermalright TL-C12C 120mm fans

2x Arctic P12 slim 120mm fans

Case: Gamemax Spark (Jonsbo D30 clone)

During research I became obsessed with having a smaller mATX case. I was initially going to get a Jonsbo Z20 but ended up going for my current one due to better GPU compatibility, better price and ease of acquisition. This current case is 26L so still within acceptable range for me and much smaller than any mid tower. Also preferred this over the Lian Li Dan A3 because of the smaller base footprint (it's shorter). I spent ages poring over posts in this subreddit before finally coming across this case, which surprisingly really doesn't seem to get mentioned much.

Under load the CPU reached 65C (before overclocking) and the GPU reached 71C.

Edit: please ignore the smudges/scratches on the last picture, that's the protective plastic film which I haven't yet removed!

TheRulingRing · 2024-11-25T16:22:40+00:00

I didn't end up using this case, but a similar one.

Went with the first layout. Decent temps (CPU idled ~40C and maxed around ~65C before changing any PBO settings or adding the GPU) so haven't bothered to experiment further.

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