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  "id": 462908,
  "title": "Noctua tested more than 100 PC cases and found over half had inaccurate CPU cooler clearance specs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/noctua-tested-more-than-100-pc-cases-and-found-over-half-had",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T10:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113416-noctua-tested-more-than-100-pc-cases-found.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Noctua writes that, given the importance of every millimeter in small-form-factor and ITX builds, it has conducted its own measurement tests on popular cases to confirm they align with figures on the manufacturers' websites. It found inaccuracies in 56 out of the more than 100 cases it tested. Read Entire Article",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/noctua-finds-more-than-half-of-tested-pc-cases-misstate-cpu-cooler",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}