So will the kraken M22 with the noctua fan be compatible? Really hope so, cause that is my dream for this case!
I currently have a M22 + 15 mm Noctua fan in one of the prototypes, but it has very thick tubes which makes it hard to work with. I think a Corsair H55/H60 + 25 mm Noctua fan + 15 mm fan under the Motherboard is a better option from a performance angle.
It may be possible to squeeze in a M22 with 25 mm fan if you have very good cable management skills.
The case looks awesome, good work!
A question regarding the glass panels: will that version still come with a metal top panel? I think it would be a bad idea to have no ventilation at all on the top side...
I recall reading on a previous update that the glass top is now gone. Only the ventilated aluminium top panel will be available.
Yes exactly, the metal top panel has ventilation
Glad the LED strips have a super high LED density. Looks awesome.
Thanks man, we're not cheaping out on those LEDs
This setup looks much better compared to the previous one, mostly due to the fact that you don't observe the strips directly!
This is probably a dumb request, but I'll regret it terribly if I don't at least ask... I know your recommendation is to have an AIO on the CPU and a blower card for the case version with glass sides, but the thought of a blower card screaming at 3k RPM during games doesn't sound particularly appealing. In my dreams I would be using the spot for the 140mm rad for the GPU and the CPU would be air cooled. I was wondering if you could test something like a fanless Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP with a 140x15mm fan blowing up through it like the demo'd setup for the Sliger 550. I'd greatly appreciate it to know if this setup would be a viable build. (The Shadow Rock heatsink is 50.4mm tall and the site lists compatibility for 51mm coolers. It may not fit, but there's probably something similar enough. I secretly wish the 2mm wasn't shifted to the GPU side a couple months ago.)
On that note, I know it was probably enough of a struggle as is to increase the clearance on the bottom to allow for a 280x23mm rad, but it seems like a crying shame to be 2mm away from allowing 140x25mm fan compatibility! A 15mm vs. 25mm tall fan could have a large effect on how viable the above style build would be. Thanks for listening.
I really appreciate that you ask such questions, without community input this case would have been a shadow of what it is today! However, the limitation is 120mm, not 140mm
Just out of curiosity: is there a particular reason why you decided to place the AIO for the CPU at the bottom of the case? Wouldn't it be more efficient to directly eject the hot air at the top? I know, the case can be swapped, so this is not really an issue.
However, some graphics gards have nice LED illumination of the logo on the side (e.g. on
this card), which is impossible to see the way the case is designed. If the AIO was on top, the graphics card could be at the very bottom and hence the LEDs would be visible through the side panel.
[edit] When the GPU is upside down, is it true that it will only be held in place by two screws on the outside, hence a single point of support? The PCI-E connector will hardly be enough to counteract the torque from the card.
Or am I missing something?
No particular reason, just felt right
You can always make up for the swap-lost-lighting with MJOLNIR's built in lighting
Regarding fixture of the GPU, it sits very very tight even without screws; as a matter of fact I haven't bothered to fix it with screws in our prototypes. We'll have to gauge what independent reviewers think about it, but we may end up removing those screws all together. More on this later
I rechecked the brackets's dimension, it is 140mm wide
Can we get something like a 3D print file to make it possible? Because there is no such adapter available. Most of them are made for 3.5 disk and thus very large in size.
Interesting idea, we can definitely work on some 3D-printable tings for MJOLNIR once the production is up an running
when will kickstarter again?
Something like 3-4 months depending on how fast our email list grows
Once it's about 4x as big as when we first launched we'll be ready for a relaunch.
@AlexTzone can you give the measurements for the following?
frame height
frame width
distance from the edge of the motherboard to the inner part of the front panel
Thanks!
I'm weary of giving out exact dimensions right now, what do you want to use them for?
What do you think about installing an exhaust fan here? When aio and aluminum panels were applied.
Maybe a 92x15mm fan or 80x10mm fan might fit. It most likely will have to be zip tied to the side panel. Plus that fan will most likely not be cooling anything of importance as there will most likely be no room above the cooler block/ vrm area. Maybe it cools an M.2 heatsink at most?
I'm quite sure that it will not fit
A better option is 120 mm aio + fan under the motherboard.
