At least a couple of the pre-pre-pre-pre-production cases ended up in Europe, so I would be surprised if they wouldn't accept orders from there on the final thing.
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Chimera Industries Cerberus: The 18L, mATX, USA-made enclosure
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At least a couple of the pre-pre-pre-pre-production cases ended up in Europe, so I would be surprised if they wouldn't accept orders from there on the final thing.
I'm French, living in France..
So it's feasible, but you could be charged by your country VAT.
This is like Ncase...same constraints.
So it's feasible, but you could be charged by your country VAT.
This is like Ncase...same constraints.
I'm still waiting on the Cerberus (the case isn't for my rig in my sig), but oh my god I feel so guilty for scratching this itch :C
Lol this riotoro case is so ugly, and internal layout so awkward...i studied it before considering cerberus-x...but i prefered by far thermaltake core g3 or define c..
Better than half life 3 as some samples were already delivered to customer..
Any news on the status of production?
If this case isn't expected until 2018+, what is the next smallest case to fit sli+cpu liquid cooling that can come close to the cerberus?
If this case isn't expected until 2018+, what is the next smallest case to fit sli+cpu liquid cooling that can come close to the cerberus?
The status on production is "prototyping"
it'll be ready when it's ready. Next best thing that's available NOW and mostly SFF would IMO be a full loop in the Fractal Design Define Nano S, if you can forget about SLI. There are of course other cases than the Fractal but it's one of the nicer, smaller ones I've seen.Smallest mATX case with SLI, and an AIO on the CPU, is probably the In Win 301 at 25L.
Jonsbo UMX3 is 24L but the CPU cooling is much more limited.
Jonsbo UMX3 is 24L but the CPU cooling is much more limited.
Well, still lurking around here and waiting for the case. However, I'll most likely be building a rig in the next few months or early next year. Since I don't actually own a case yet, I've been looking around. Pretty hard to find anything that matches Cerberus's (X) feature set without going mid to full tower atx. I did happen upon this newly released beauty and I quite like it.
http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro-M-SpecialEdition.html
The white will go well with my industrial esque design. With most the the main parts being white/silver and a few blacks thrown in here and there with green accents via power cables and eventually a custom water loop. I'll hopefully get a bare metal Cerberus X to have painted in a bright green once it's up for sale ^_^. Now while I usually detest RGB lighting as I have very sensitive eyes, Phanteks is releasing a new fan cover for RGB lighting on any 120-140mm fan. There's a cheaper plastic variant and a machined aluminum variant that comes in bare and anodized black. Given that the fans I want are Prolimatech's 140mm Vortex Aluminum, this may well be a match made in heaven.
(I was originally going for a custom machined aluminum grill and plate to cover the fan but I think the Halos plate and no grill would look awesome)
http://www.phanteks.com/HalosLux.html
http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=1200&page=1
That being said, I'd rather not use the LED's in the fan chassis. Would the fix be to just snip the wires and pull out the LED's?
http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro-M-SpecialEdition.html
The white will go well with my industrial esque design. With most the the main parts being white/silver and a few blacks thrown in here and there with green accents via power cables and eventually a custom water loop. I'll hopefully get a bare metal Cerberus X to have painted in a bright green once it's up for sale ^_^. Now while I usually detest RGB lighting as I have very sensitive eyes, Phanteks is releasing a new fan cover for RGB lighting on any 120-140mm fan. There's a cheaper plastic variant and a machined aluminum variant that comes in bare and anodized black. Given that the fans I want are Prolimatech's 140mm Vortex Aluminum, this may well be a match made in heaven
.(I was originally going for a custom machined aluminum grill and plate to cover the fan but I think the Halos plate and no grill would look awesome)
http://www.phanteks.com/HalosLux.html
http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=1200&page=1
That being said, I'd rather not use the LED's in the fan chassis. Would the fix be to just snip the wires and pull out the LED's?
That case is deceivingly massive at a whopping 53.6 liters.
In the meantime, I've stuffed my TR build into a 41 liter NZXT S340 Elite case.
I chose the S340 Elite simply because I wanted a 280mm AIO cooiler and the Thermaltake G3 only supports 240mm.
The 21 liter Cerberus-X should allow me to transfer everything over when the time comes.
Well, to be honest, best alternative for cerberus-x are thermaltake core g3 and fractal design define c...but of course, cerberus-x is the king, by far..
Quick, quick @Aibohphobia, @PlayfulPhoenix , @KSliger, please release cerberus and cerberus-x..
Quick, quick @Aibohphobia, @PlayfulPhoenix , @KSliger, please release cerberus and cerberus-x..
Idk if Volta & the PSU will be out when the case becomes available but here it goes:
Kimera Cerberus X (or close alternate)
mATX mobo (x16/x16/x4)
2× 960pro 2TB Nvme ssd's
2× Nvidia Titan XP Liquid Cooled (or volta)
I7 7820x liquid cooled (7900x too hot)
32GB 2666 DDR4
FSP Hydro PTM+ 1200W ATX PSU Liquid Cooled
2× 240mm EK Radiators
D5 Pump & resivoir
5× NFA-14 Noctua fans
The entire point is to be as quiet and compact as possible with SLI. I will not be overclocking. I still need to run some #'s to see if these, or other, quiet fans move enough air and have a good enough staticP.
The smallest fractal case given as an alternative, Fractal c mini, is 33.4L! Is this really the next smallest? The Thermaltake G3 is only 23.5L but it doesn't support the length of the liquid cooled PSU (220mm long) and I can't add another radiator for some reason.
Anthony, I agree, I'm not into the RGB craze, I just don't get it. I like to game at night and all that flashing/pulsing/glowing light is irritating. I do enjoy a nice UV liquid coolant though, as long as it's cold cathode lighting has an on/off switch
Kimera Cerberus X (or close alternate)
mATX mobo (x16/x16/x4)
2× 960pro 2TB Nvme ssd's
2× Nvidia Titan XP Liquid Cooled (or volta)
I7 7820x liquid cooled (7900x too hot)
32GB 2666 DDR4
FSP Hydro PTM+ 1200W ATX PSU Liquid Cooled
2× 240mm EK Radiators
D5 Pump & resivoir
5× NFA-14 Noctua fans
The entire point is to be as quiet and compact as possible with SLI. I will not be overclocking. I still need to run some #'s to see if these, or other, quiet fans move enough air and have a good enough staticP.
The smallest fractal case given as an alternative, Fractal c mini, is 33.4L! Is this really the next smallest? The Thermaltake G3 is only 23.5L but it doesn't support the length of the liquid cooled PSU (220mm long) and I can't add another radiator for some reason.
Anthony, I agree, I'm not into the RGB craze, I just don't get it. I like to game at night and all that flashing/pulsing/glowing light is irritating. I do enjoy a nice UV liquid coolant though, as long as it's cold cathode lighting has an on/off switch
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I dont like AMD cpus nor do I like ATI/AMD GPU's. Ill be honest, I never even considered an AMD cpu. When I was growing up, you didnt mix Nvidia and AMD... It might be worth looking into. But that still doesnt solve my case problem. A quick read from a few forums and articles says ryzen is hot and uses more power... no thanks, that defeats the quiet purpose of this build.
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