As promised, I ordered the JONSBO V8 to check it out for the community.
Before you are asking: it is only available in China for now. Not sure when it will be available globally but it will. Sooner or later (multilingual quick start guide included!). Same goes for the price: I paid CNY 600,- (ca. USD 85,-) but I guess the global selling price will be in the range of EUR / USD 150,- when it´s released.
So, lets start and show some pictures!
Packing
The case is well packed without to much fuss: outer carton, plastic bag, foam on the sides. Multilingual quick start guide and some screws / accessories.
Size and first impression
This case is a tank! It feels super solid and heavy when you take it out of the box. And it is BIG (in terms of SFF cases). I would say it is about twice the size of my RCC-MID1 case. It's less suitable to put it besides your TV as a subtle gaming rig. But if you have a big desk it will certainly be an eye-catcher.
Build Quality
I had many PC cases in my life but this is my first JONSBO, so I didn't have any positive or negative expectations. I must say, I was just stunned how well it is build. No burrs, no sharp edges smooth brushed and anodized surfaces, tight tolerances, good quality screws. I honestly don't know how they can sell it for that price.
Details
Not only the build quality is great but also the design / engineering aspects. Just for example: ALL the meshed side panels (including the front) are fixed with rubber gaskets and SCREWS! ? Yeah! Actual SCREWS made from real metal! No glue, plastic nubs or friction welding! That is so great for all the modders out there. Want to put some custom panels? No problem!
Internals side view:
Front with 200mm fan (intake)
Removable PSU mount
Sliding mechanism (plastic) of the "core" (super smooth)
What I didn't like
I would have preferred they selling the case a bit more expensive and shipping it with a PWM fan. Or selling it cheaper and not including a fan at all.
Now the most important of all questions: Can the front aluminum panel be removed to improve airflow?
YES, super easy. It even doesn't look to bad and you can still use the front-panel screws to cover the four holes. Just get some M3 nuts and you're done. (and yes, the front is real aluminum. not plastic.)
Ok, that's it for now.
Although I think a thermal test is not necessary with this enclosure I'll probably do it anyways (next week some time).
If you have specific questions, just let me know.
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Build and Thermal Test Update
Building in the V8 is straight forward but there are a few things I noticed:
Size Comparison with RCC-MID1 Case
Stress Test Thermal Test Results
CPU: ΔT 62°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
Test 2: Removed front Panel
CPU: ΔT 63°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
Test 3: Removed front panel and closed off all side vents
CPU: ΔT 60°C max.
GPU: ΔT 58°C max.
Reference: RCC-BIG1 thermals with same configuration
CPU: ΔT 60°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
My personal opinion:
The V8 is a great case for the price I paid and thermals are totally fine the way it is. But my tests have shown that many vents do not necessarily mean better temps. Most of the air coming from the big intake fan is exhausted right away through the vents on the sides of the case so its actually pretty useless unless you would close off the sides and create a real wind-tunnel air flow. I guess some big tower cooler with one exhaust fan at the back or at the top would give you much better results even without connecting the front fan at all. The way the case comes out of the box, the front fan mainly just cools the drive cage and pushes hot air from the PSU further into the case.
Before you are asking: it is only available in China for now. Not sure when it will be available globally but it will. Sooner or later (multilingual quick start guide included!). Same goes for the price: I paid CNY 600,- (ca. USD 85,-) but I guess the global selling price will be in the range of EUR / USD 150,- when it´s released.
So, lets start and show some pictures!
Packing
The case is well packed without to much fuss: outer carton, plastic bag, foam on the sides. Multilingual quick start guide and some screws / accessories.
Size and first impression
This case is a tank! It feels super solid and heavy when you take it out of the box. And it is BIG (in terms of SFF cases). I would say it is about twice the size of my RCC-MID1 case. It's less suitable to put it besides your TV as a subtle gaming rig. But if you have a big desk it will certainly be an eye-catcher.
Build Quality
I had many PC cases in my life but this is my first JONSBO, so I didn't have any positive or negative expectations. I must say, I was just stunned how well it is build. No burrs, no sharp edges smooth brushed and anodized surfaces, tight tolerances, good quality screws. I honestly don't know how they can sell it for that price.
Details
Not only the build quality is great but also the design / engineering aspects. Just for example: ALL the meshed side panels (including the front) are fixed with rubber gaskets and SCREWS! ? Yeah! Actual SCREWS made from real metal! No glue, plastic nubs or friction welding! That is so great for all the modders out there. Want to put some custom panels? No problem!
Internals side view:
Front with 200mm fan (intake)
Removable PSU mount
Sliding mechanism (plastic) of the "core" (super smooth)
What I didn't like
I would have preferred they selling the case a bit more expensive and shipping it with a PWM fan. Or selling it cheaper and not including a fan at all.
Now the most important of all questions: Can the front aluminum panel be removed to improve airflow?
YES, super easy. It even doesn't look to bad and you can still use the front-panel screws to cover the four holes. Just get some M3 nuts and you're done. (and yes, the front is real aluminum. not plastic.)
Ok, that's it for now.
Although I think a thermal test is not necessary with this enclosure I'll probably do it anyways (next week some time).
If you have specific questions, just let me know.
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Build and Thermal Test Update
Building in the V8 is straight forward but there are a few things I noticed:
- The I/O cutout and the distance of the MOBO to the I/O shield is a bit too large so my I/O shield was sitting very loose
- JONSBO made a few clever positioned cutouts to reach connectors on your MOBO but then some cutouts like for the PSU cables are a bit too small for my taste
- The AC power cord comes only with 0.75sqmm wires and its not an elbow style plug. That's just...
- The GPU shield cutout seems a bit too small. At least with the GPUs I tested I could not use some of the DP connectors.
- Again, the case is really large. Good thing is, you have lots of space to mod the case and e.g. put some custom liquid-cooling components in.
Size Comparison with RCC-MID1 Case
Stress Test Thermal Test Results
- 3800X with AXP90 full copper
- inno3D RTX2080 Super OC
- All Bios and Fan Settings at Standard
CPU: ΔT 62°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
Test 2: Removed front Panel
CPU: ΔT 63°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
Test 3: Removed front panel and closed off all side vents
CPU: ΔT 60°C max.
GPU: ΔT 58°C max.
Reference: RCC-BIG1 thermals with same configuration
CPU: ΔT 60°C max.
GPU: ΔT 60°C max.
My personal opinion:
The V8 is a great case for the price I paid and thermals are totally fine the way it is. But my tests have shown that many vents do not necessarily mean better temps. Most of the air coming from the big intake fan is exhausted right away through the vents on the sides of the case so its actually pretty useless unless you would close off the sides and create a real wind-tunnel air flow. I guess some big tower cooler with one exhaust fan at the back or at the top would give you much better results even without connecting the front fan at all. The way the case comes out of the box, the front fan mainly just cools the drive cage and pushes hot air from the PSU further into the case.
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