Finally a case you can buy in 2011, knowing that it will be able to take the 2ft long budget gfx cards and 5000w power supplies that will be needed in 2015...
Reminds me of the original Cooler master stacker.
Masses of space inside but I prefer my main radiator to be at the bottom of the case, the TJ07 is safe.
Originally Posted by Nitrix One day you will show us a WC case review actually using watercooling.
Agreed. At it's present state, this review is next to useless. Not even to photos are particularly presentative, excluding the one showing how stupid it will look with only aircooled vanilla ATX build inside it.
You don't review a high performance sports car based on it's suitability to every grocery shopping either, now do you?
The issue with reviewing a W/C case with WCing is that every loop will be different, and will be more dependant on your choice of loop components than the layout of the case. What more do you need to know other what radiators can be mounted where? Your choice of pump, rad, blocks, whether to WC the chipset; these are far greater factors for W/Cing performance.
My point is, If we fit a W/C loop into it, we'd be testing the loop more than the chassis.
My point is, If we fit a W/C loop into it, we'd be testing the loop more than the chassis.
What would be useful is to see you guys trying out various thin and thicker standard 15mm spaced 120mm & 140mm rad.'s to test static mount clearance. My criteria for a W/C case would be down to internal mount clearance - can you use thicker 32mm fans? Will rad. spacers fit in as well? Few pictures of that would be useful.
It's very difficult (for me to anyway!!) to visualise how a big 360 monster rad.+spacer+32mm panflow fans is going to look in a case - when I only have tiny internet pictures of the stock case to go on! You wouldn't even need to construct a working water-loop to show this functionality of the case!
Looks like this case would allow a monster-sized roof rad. (with clearance for spacers, push-pull - whatever floats your boat really).
On the subject of the reviewed Xigmatek case:
I switched off when I read: 'bulging sections of plastic', in the review. Otherwise the case looks very nice... Maybe an aluminium rebuild would be in order for people who don't visit the gym regularly as well...
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Replysomeone needs to fill that baby with an sr2 and and couple of gtx 580's :P
I'm asking around, no replies as yet.. I'm interested to see how it pans out as even though I didn't win, I put a sh**load of time into it!
Re: case
Good design concept, that front fascia is bleaugh though!
..bargain...:))
Awesome stuff.
@ [USRF]Obiwan - the case is currently in production
Cases are like caravans - too big and you look like...
Any pics of a production model? Cost?
Oh, and if you look on their facebook there a photo of it housing one of the Gene motherboards...
Masses of space inside but I prefer my main radiator to be at the bottom of the case, the TJ07 is safe.
We'll hopefully have an update soon!
Agreed. At it's present state, this review is next to useless. Not even to photos are particularly presentative, excluding the one showing how stupid it will look with only aircooled vanilla ATX build inside it.
You don't review a high performance sports car based on it's suitability to every grocery shopping either, now do you?
My point is, If we fit a W/C loop into it, we'd be testing the loop more than the chassis.
What would be useful is to see you guys trying out various thin and thicker standard 15mm spaced 120mm & 140mm rad.'s to test static mount clearance. My criteria for a W/C case would be down to internal mount clearance - can you use thicker 32mm fans? Will rad. spacers fit in as well? Few pictures of that would be useful.
It's very difficult (for me to anyway!!) to visualise how a big 360 monster rad.+spacer+32mm panflow fans is going to look in a case - when I only have tiny internet pictures of the stock case to go on! You wouldn't even need to construct a working water-loop to show this functionality of the case!
Looks like this case would allow a monster-sized roof rad. (with clearance for spacers, push-pull - whatever floats your boat really).
On the subject of the reviewed Xigmatek case:
I switched off when I read: 'bulging sections of plastic', in the review. Otherwise the case looks very nice... Maybe an aluminium rebuild would be in order for people who don't visit the gym regularly as well...
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