Chimera Industries Cerberus: The 18L, mATX, USA-made enclosure
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Finally starting to build! Still missing 2x20mm XSPC radiators, 1 more GPU and the CPU, but the dimensions are taken and tubing almost done!
Everything should fit! When it will be done I will post the full list if could be helpful for someone else!
I believe that would take the performance per liter crown....
Just got done with my build but it took quite a bit of parts swapping to find the perfect fit. The unfortunate thing is that I was only able to find one PSU (Seasonic 1200W) with 170mm depth and enough power that would allow for the Enermax TR4 280mm AIO to fit and power the quad Titan Vs. Hopefully in the future, they'll be able to come out with one that has 1300+ W of power - 1200W barely squeezes by so no overclocking for now.
Cable management was also a tough one to crack, I had to constantly tuck cables behind the radiator in the rear to allow for adequate airflow throughout the case. The one mod that I plan to do next is get custom cables for the motherboard and the two EPS cables, that would clean up the top portion nicely as you can see from the photos.
Overall I'm extremely happy with the sizing of the case. I just received my second one and will be building one with 4 x 1080 Ti as a backup system but the top panel is a different color? Was that a mistake? It's charcoal grey and doesn't seem to match the side panels. Sliger?
Not quite but it’s close lol.
A quick update on my build: the new XSPC TX have arrived, are so tiny!
At the beginning was planned to use one of it with 2xNoctua A12x15 and one with the new Sterrox A12x25, but with these I am having clearance issue routing one tube. Let's see if I can fix it, otherwise, I will go for another pair of 15mm, hoping will not affect too much the performance of the 7980XE.
Now it's time to organize the PCIE cables! More updates in the next days.
At the beginning was planned to use one of it with 2xNoctua A12x15 and one with the new Sterrox A12x25, but with these I am having clearance issue routing one tube. Let's see if I can fix it, otherwise, I will go for another pair of 15mm, hoping will not affect too much the performance of the 7980XE.
Now it's time to organize the PCIE cables! More updates in the next days.
I'm also fairly sure that system could trip your breakers with ease overclocked. Absurdly impractical for all but the most extreme workloads, but boy is that an impressive setup.
Eager to see some photos of final build!A quick update on my build: the new XSPC TX have arrived, are so tiny!
At the beginning was planned to use one of it with 2xNoctua A12x15 and one with the new Sterrox A12x25, but with these I am having clearance issue routing one tube. Let's see if I can fix it, otherwise, I will go for another pair of 15mm, hoping will not affect too much the performance of the 7980XE.
Now it's time to organize the PCIE cables! More updates in the next days.
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Hi @KSliger Apologies if I've missed anything - but will your cases still be showing up on newegg?
Just wondering if i should consider biting the bullet and paying the hefty shipping price now, or whether it'll be worth waiting it out a little longer. (I'm in Australia)
Beautiful cases by the way - the cerberus X looks perfect for a 2950x build I'm pricing out at the moment
Just wondering if i should consider biting the bullet and paying the hefty shipping price now, or whether it'll be worth waiting it out a little longer. (I'm in Australia)
Beautiful cases by the way - the cerberus X looks perfect for a 2950x build I'm pricing out at the moment
Hi @KSliger Apologies if I've missed anything - but will your cases still be showing up on newegg?
Just wondering if i should consider biting the bullet and paying the hefty shipping price now, or whether it'll be worth waiting it out a little longer. (I'm in Australia)
Beautiful cases by the way - the cerberus X looks perfect for a 2950x build I'm pricing out at the moment
I've convinced a few of my colleagues to buy the chassis. Its perfect for nearly every build.
Hi @KSliger Apologies if I've missed anything - but will your cases still be showing up on newegg?
Just wondering if i should consider biting the bullet and paying the hefty shipping price now, or whether it'll be worth waiting it out a little longer. (I'm in Australia)
Beautiful cases by the way - the cerberus X looks perfect for a 2950x build I'm pricing out at the moment
NewEgg in first week of October at latest, you might see them there before that depending on when our listing gets approved.
I've heard it works but have not seen a picture of it.
Beautiful cases by the way - the cerberus X looks perfect for a 2950x build I'm pricing out at the moment
I'm playing around with this idea as well, but there's no threadripper cooling right now that fits other than the small 4U Noctua cooler.
Today had only time to organize and think about where to put the cables! Shit man, are so many!!
Today had only time to organize and think about where to put the cables! Shit man, are so many!!
That cable management though:
Admittedly I've only just started piecing together plans, and haven't done much digging or research yet, but doesn't the Cerberus X support 240mm/280mm rads? H100i (240mm) and H115i (280mm) both support TR4 - Any reason they wont fit with threadripper?
I've done a quick search within this thread, haven't read any reports of using these with threadripper yet, but I've read reports of them getting successfully squeezed into the case. The H115i in the front of the case, or the H100i in the bottom.
I'll do more reading tonight.
We're working on NewEgg.ca and Newegg global, NewEgg USA will be first though - should be a good savings on shipping through that.
They both fit in bottom, but the 240mm is recommended as 280mm is a tight fit.
Awesome, thanks for the update. Newegg in October is brilliant news - can we expect global shipping within October as well - or a month or so after?
Thanks for all your effort in getting shipping and distribution costs under control for us - hope newegg isn't taking too big of a chunk!
Good to hear! I have yet to properly investigate thermals for the 2950x - but I suspect a 280mm would be a better idea if I can squeeze it in.
Noise levels will be relatively important for me, and summers can get quite hot here in Australia, so still need to actually determine if I'll be pushing it too far trying to cram a 16c/32t beast in here.
Hey @Johnny0971 would you be able to share temperatures? (CPU, GPU and rough ambient temp) Would also be awesome to also hear how your builds going - any issues you encountered? I'm looking at doing a very similar build, but with a 2950x and no HDD.
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Any news of a European distributor?
It will cost me almost double the price of the case (after shipping and import duty costs) to import one into the UK direct from you.
That's pretty crazy!
Casekingde and Overclockers UK are always interested in products like this, they even stock Dan's A4.
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