I must say this is the whitest all white meshlicious ive seen so far!
The Utah MeshliciousI must say this is the whitest all white meshlicious ive seen so far!
Wait, does that completely block the display cable passthrough?
Just received mine yesterday and it does not block it completely but nearly... You still can mount it a bit higher though.
Seems like a missed opportunity to not mount it in the top PCIe slots instead IMO. There's much more space there for passing tubing through, and there are already threaded holes that might be made use of. I can't imagine many people will be using the horizontal PCIe slots in a custom loop.
Whether it is called 'wire mesh' or 'perforated round holes', I suppose only the manufacturing method determines it.
Yeah, you're right, apparently I had either misread the initial pics or just misremembered when I wrote that. It's definitely a punched sheet. You still get many of the benefits of wire mesh with thin stamped steel like this though, as the stamped holes are densely enough packed and the metal is thin enough that you still get the structural benefits of the metal between the holes essentially becoming wires. You can see that in how tightly the metal can be bent without significant deformation around the edges. This should still result in excellent airflow, as you avoid the need for thicker metal plating (required for larger holes for structural reasons), keep the panels very strong, and still get a huge open area without the need for adding filters. There's always a balancing act between panel strength and openness, and many of the extremely open Taobao cases for example have extremely soft and flexible panels due to this (also allowing for dust ingress, or children/pets/etc poking stuff into the openings). That's hardly suitable for a mass-market product, so this approach makes more sense IMO. There's also a question of materials - larger holes requiring thicker metal typically also means switching to aluminium due to the sheer weight of steel (and difficulty of manufacturing thick steel plating with a lot of holes), but this again drastically weakens the panels (aluminium is much less springy/stretchy than steel and is more prone to stress fractures, necessitating thicker support structures). Given the excellent thermal characteristics of this case (as seen in reviews) I really don't see how it would have been improved by larger holes.
Yes I have. The riser that comes with it fits fine. The trick is to attach riser to motherboard first, install and then attach GPU side of riser to case then install GPU. The riser does cover up the RGB header near the sound card. Have Fun!
Thank you! I'm using a Radeon RX with an EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 cover. Clearance is a bit less than 1,5 cm between the block and the fans.
I'm also using an ADT-Link DisplayPort Extension (P4T P2 https://aliexpress.com/item/4000308855899.html ) and drafted a bracket for the cable pass-through. Haven't yet printed and verified if it fits, idea is to clip it in from the outside. Maybe it helps: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4897607After getting my build up and running ... man, this case is great. Yes, my most direct comparison is a large and poorly ventilated NZXT H200i. But at least I ran it without its extremely restrictive front panel for the past few months. Moving to a 280mm rad from a 240 obviously has an effect as well (though it's thinner at 30mm vs. 38), and the Arctic P14s are clearly better than the Be Quiet Silent Wings 3s. But still ... this system is so quiet. And takes up so little desk space. And thermals are great. I tightened down the Aquanaut's mounting a bit, which I think helped thermals noticeably, but even accounting for that, this looks absolutely excellent. Building wasn't easy, but most of that was due to me overcomplicating things with my water loop. And in 3-slot mode, there is a shocking amount of cable management space behind the PSU.
I haven't run any real stress tests yet, but I'm currently idling at a reported ~40W CPU package power (but HWInfo64 also reports a 230-260% power reporting deviation, so real-world package power is likely closer to 15-17W - thanks for being so straightforward, ASrock!), GPU at ~30W, with the pump at 1200rpm, the top radiator fan at 1100rpm, and the bottom fan stopped. CPU temps are in the mid-40s (Tctl) and mid-to-high 30s (CCD1 Tdie). Ambient temps (according to my desk clock, so not very accurate) is 28°C, water temp is 33° after the radiator (~1.2 degrees warmer after the GPU, before the rad), and I literally can't hear the system. If I came into the room like this I wouldn't be able to tell if the PC was on or not.
Only (temporary) downside: my DP connector is too long (and my old, crappy monitor doesn't support its native 1440p over HDMI), necessitating some improvisation.
I'm waiting on two of ADT-link's new DP 1.4 extensions (panel mount version, I'll either drill holes for them at the back of the case or make a bracket in the cable pass-through to have quasi-proper rear ports) to alleviate that though. Hopefully AliExpress shipping won't be that slow.
