Completed MJOLNIR: The minimalistic – but not boring – 9.7L Case

[dumplinknet]

Terrible trailer. It does no justice for the case at all.
It's like a 1st grader made this for a professional case.

 

[ricochet]

Terrible trailer. It does no justice for the case at all.

First and opening sentence was perfectly fine. Second and last sentence is completely unneeded and uncalled for... why so unfriendly? why not offer some constructive advice and tips? You know it doesn't cost you a copper penny to be respectful, helpful, and/or nice.

 

[Flyingpepper]

I really hate to say it, but I’m not a fan of that trailer. I would suggest eighty-sixing the Thor animation.

This case has a lot of potential and I think it’s best to be upfront about the trailer since your Kickstarter will be live soon.

 

[dlal1520]

I agree the trailer doesn't have the most impact in showing off the case / time frames for the project, though the work is appreciated.

Also with the 92mm aio no longer on the market (asetek removing it from their line up) what do you guys have in store as a back up plan for higher tdp cpus (though im not sure if the 50mm cap on cpu cooler will cause an issue in the first place). On the chance it is not enough, have you considered widening to 120mm aio support? I know the ghost s1 has this support and still keeps your goal of small foot print. Plus having more cooling space will greatly help in the thermal issues that may arise with the venting the design has at the moment.

Keep up the great work!

 

[chyll2]

Not buying the case but really bad trailer. The Thor ruins it. I even expected the smirk at the end. Lol.

The trailer made a premium product look cheap.

 

[JDK]

I also think the trailer doesn't do the case any justice.

You have a wonderful looking product, which cries for a video like the one for the latest Microsoft Surface Pro 6/Laptop 2.

Personally, I would leave Thor out of this, and maybe finish the trailer with a render of the case and Mjöllnir (the hammer) either just sitting there right beside it with a decent lightning effect, or falling down from the sky (with some lightning) right beside it.

Regarding your Kickstarter campaign and order process: don't forget us non-US citizens

 

[AlexTzone]

Thanks for your honesty guys. We’ll make a new one, cleaner and more focused on MJOLNIR I. The current trailer will be renamed to “MJOLNIR I - Trailer [Nord Edition]” or something similar.

 

[macbosco]

For the trailer suggest less focus on Thor, and more on the product. Personally I don't mind no Thor at all in the video, name of the case "Mjonir" gives it away enough?

 

[AlexTzone]

For the trailer suggest less focus on Thor, and more on the product. Personally I don't mind no Thor at all in the video, name of the case "Mjonir" gives it away enough?

Thanks for the feedback buddy! Next trailer will be 100% MJOLNIR I, no filler

 

[Tazpr]

Thanks for the feedback buddy! Next trailer will be 100% MJOLNIR I, no filler

Keeping a close eye on this project, after I had to pull out of the Louqe Ghost due to the time it was taking I'm back at looking at high end enclosures.

May I ask, if I were to back this case, I would be transferring my system from my DanCases A4, can you confirm if an EVGA GTX1080ti FTW3 with an Asetek 545LC will fit together in the case? I already have both of these but I am struggling to fit them both in my V2 A4-SFX.

If both do fit in this case then I think I'd be willing to take the chance on it since it's a stunningly designed case and I think your team has done a very great job designing this case.

 

[K888D]

Agree with most the comments here. I really like the case, but the trailer doesn't show enough of it in proportion to the length of the video. Larger text on screen for longer as well would help.

 

[rudy44]

Hmmm, possibly if you don't use a case fan below the PSU. Otherwise it's either 2 x 7mm or 1 x 15 mm

would the case have sufficient airflow without the case fan? I'm worried about temperatures.

 

[LegendsofMace]

Oh no, where did you see this info?

From Asetek's website. Other people have emailed their staff as well and got a reply that it was discontinued. Will there be another option for an AIO in this case?

 

[AlexTzone]

This looks great! But one question: do you plan to mass manufacture it on China? Cuz it seems like PC Cases manufactured there and shipped to U.S will have to pay 25% taxes, starting from next year (check link). If yes, will I have to pay the extra tax, or you guys will cover it?

Also, I'd really appreciate some Youtubers reviews before the KS. It would raise my confidence on the case having external medias showing it/running thermal tests. Have you tried contacting some of them, like Linus and HardwareCanucks?

Edit: btw, here is the discussion about Asetek 545LC discontinuation. It's a shame, as I'd really like to use an AIO on this case. Any other option you would recommend?

Someone in another thread went to Aseteks website and the 545lc website redirect returns a 404.

They contacted support and support told them it’s been discontinued.

I agree the trailer doesn't have the most impact in showing off the case / time frames for the project, though the work is appreciated.

Also with the 92mm aio no longer on the market (asetek removing it from their line up) what do you guys have in store as a back up plan for higher tdp cpus (though im not sure if the 50mm cap on cpu cooler will cause an issue in the first place). On the chance it is not enough, have you considered widening to 120mm aio support? I know the ghost s1 has this support and still keeps your goal of small foot print. Plus having more cooling space will greatly help in the thermal issues that may arise with the venting the design has at the moment.

Keep up the great work!

From Asetek's website. Other people have emailed their staff as well and got a reply that it was discontinued. Will there be another option for an AIO in this case?

We have started working on a 120 mm AIO solution in the PSU area, as suggested by somebody here already This will limit GPU length though

Keeping a close eye on this project, after I had to pull out of the Louqe Ghost due to the time it was taking I'm back at looking at high end enclosures.

May I ask, if I were to back this case, I would be transferring my system from my DanCases A4, can you confirm if an EVGA GTX1080ti FTW3 with an Asetek 545LC will fit together in the case? I already have both of these but I am struggling to fit them both in my V2 A4-SFX.

If both do fit in this case then I think I'd be willing to take the chance on it since it's a stunningly designed case and I think your team has done a very great job designing this case.

We have not tested this combination (ASETEK 545 LC & FTW3) yet, so I can't guarantee it. Do you perhaps have some measurements of the FTW3? I can check the model if you do have them

would the case have sufficient airflow without the case fan? I'm worried about temperatures.

We recommend using a case fan. We'll test both with/without a case fan once the prototype is finished

 

[dlal1520]

Im not sure if limiting the gpu size to fit the 120mm aio is the best solution. Possibly widening the case slightly should allow for maximum allowance for hardware while maintaining the minimalist goals you guys had from the beginning? I could just be speaking for myself but I think many would be in support for a slightly larger case to allow both the 120mm and reference size gpus.

 

[FoskcoRS5]

Im not sure if limiting the gpu size to fit the 120mm aio is the best solution. Possibly widening the case slightly should allow for maximum allowance for hardware while maintaining the minimalist goals you guys had from the beginning? I could just be speaking for myself but I think many would be in support for a slightly larger case to allow both the 120mm and reference size gpus.

Going from 92mm to 120mm would increase width by 28mm and 120mm fans are x15 vs the 92mm fans 14mm. Adding 30mm to the width (15mm for each side) is pretty significant when the chassis width is 125mm, nearly 25% increase.

 

[AlexTzone]

Im not sure if limiting the gpu size to fit the 120mm aio is the best solution. Possibly widening the case slightly should allow for maximum allowance for hardware while maintaining the minimalist goals you guys had from the beginning? I could just be speaking for myself but I think many would be in support for a slightly larger case to allow both the 120mm and reference size gpus.

Going from 92mm to 120mm would increase width by 28mm and 120mm fans are x15 vs the 92mm fans 14mm. Adding 30mm to the width (15mm for each side) is pretty significant when the chassis width is 125mm, nearly 25% increase.

My thoughts as well. While it may seem that the chassis is almost wide enough (125 mm), please keep in mind that wall thickness is 5 mm and there is radius at the corners. What we have to work with is 125 - 2*5 (wall thickness) - 2*5 (radius) - outer support bars on the internal frame = 99 mm.

 

[Windfall]

My thoughts as well. While it may seem that the chassis is almost wide enough (125 mm), please keep in mind that wall thickness is 5 mm and there is radius at the corners. What we have to work with is 125 - 2*5 (wall thickness) - 2*5 (radius) - outer support bars on the internal frame = 98 mm.

The Astek 92 MM aio has been sadly discontinued.

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/asetek-discontinuing-92mm-aio.9235/

 

[FoskcoRS5]

The Astek 92 MM aio has been sadly discontinued.

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/asetek-discontinuing-92mm-aio.9235/

This has already been covered in the previous ten posts.

 

[FoskcoRS5]

My thoughts as well. While it may seem that the chassis is almost wide enough (125 mm), please keep in mind that wall thickness is 5 mm and there is radius at the corners. What we have to work with is 125 - 2*5 (wall thickness) - 2*5 (radius) - outer support bars on the internal frame = 99 mm.

I didn’t even think about bend radius, panel thickness, and frame.

The DAN C4 has a width of 127.3mm.

You guys bending space and time are just straight wizards.