Haven't done much work on it tbh. I probably should, see how far I can go with it. It's got potential.@Necere Any chance you have any updates about the recent concept? Or is it JUST a concept you don't intend to move forward? The case threads I'm interested in (this thread and the Dan-C4) have gone stagnant, so I figured I'd at least ask.
A riser is required, yes.Is there any chance you can post the renderings showing the rear IO? Does this concept use any kind of riser for the GPU or is that not needed? Love the design!
It's just a cleaner look without visible screws. IMO screws make it look less refined, more industrial and/or like a DIY job.I don’t mind a more difficult slide on mount, but why is everyone so averse to simple screwed on panels a la CaseLabs BH series. Could probably open up some creative opportunities.
In principle, sure. Motherboard I/O has to point down like the previous vertical concept though, otherwise the airflow doesn't work:Any chance you could make that a vertical tower itx case?
I'm thinking I may have to bump the length by 30mm to open up long GPU support. So many people use longer cards that you're really shooting yourself in the foot by not supporting them. This also gives you some room to move the top rad forward and helps with tube routing.
Pic of +30mm (340mm) and rear I/O:
This does push the volume to 11.4L however.
I'm thinking I may have to bump the length by 30mm to open up long GPU support. So many people use longer cards that you're really shooting yourself in the foot by not supporting them. This also gives you some room to move the top rad forward and helps with tube routing.
Pic of +30mm (340mm) and rear I/O:
This does push the volume to 11.4L however.
I think both points are debatable. I've purposely factored in about a slot's worth of space (~20mm) between the GPU and window to allow its fan(s) to breathe. That's not as much as would be ideal, but it's not completely choking it, either. With the intake and exhaust fans moving a steady flow of air through the case, an axial fan GPU might actually do okay.But also consider that thermals will be pretty bad if you use an open-air card, so it shouldn't be recommended. I think there are a lot more reference-sized cards than non-reference.
I mean... someone must be buying them, or else manufacturers wouldn't keep selling them. I think it's true though that 120mm AIOs have been supplanted to some extent by 140 and 240 sizes.Especially CPU coolers, almost no one uses 120mm AIOs unless you need it specifically for a case like this.
I can appreciate their value for people that have very limited desk/floor space to work with, but where height isn't a concern. I'm probably not going to take that direction here, but I can see the utility of it.Not a fan of the vertical design, I don't know why these are popular. That extra cable clearance seems like a massive waste of space.
Yeah, in principle +30mm would allow for a reference card and a 30mm thick rad up front, for a dual rad setup. It's possible even at the shorter length, just with short cards rather than reference (though that's of limited value since most hybrid AIO cards are reference size).With the case extension, and potential for a radiator in the front, would that leave enough room to have a dual 120mm rad setup? One in the front, and the other in the original rear/top slot? That would make this even more interesting than it already is!
Not a fan of the vertical design, I don't know why these are popular. That extra cable clearance seems like a massive waste of space.
And for something a little different, how about another vertical case?
I was thinking about the Corsair One and vertical cases more generally (had something to do with the Mach One launch, I'm sure), and knocked this thing out. Typical back-to-back layout, unusual only really for the vertical orientation with the rear I/O at the bottom and a 140mm exhaust fan at the top. Air in through the sides and out through the top, aided by the fan, benefits overall system cooling and potentially keeps noise levels lower.
The bottom cap ideally would be rubberized plastic or something else nonmetallic so as to not block wifi/bluetooth transmission.
Specs:
- Dimensions: 430x150x190mm, 12.3L
- CPU cooler: 65~70mm
- GPU: 300mm+ long, 140mm+ tall
- PSU: SFX only (no SFX-L)
- Drives: 1-2x 2.5", slim optical drive
- Fans: 1x 140mm top
At the current width, it could only support a 92mm fan in the rear. Moving up to 120mm would require adding 20mm to the width, which kind of kills the proportions IMO.What are the options for the rear fan? I overall like it (cause I love aircooling) but from my observation, people really love their AIO.
There may be space for a single 2.5" drive, but there'd be cables from the front I/O running through that area as well, so not a ton of room to play with.Can you make a housing around the SFX PSU to maximize space around it and mount the 2.5 drives there.
I'd say if you could eek out an extra 5mm for a Cryorig H7, that would make this an excellent choice. Of course that may push it out of sffpc range though.So I've been thinking about the latest generation of GPUs and their ever-growing proportions, and how to accommodate them in an SFF case. Initially I tried increasing the width of the previous concept to allow for triple slot cards, however for that you essentially need four slots (for airflow, assuming a solid window/side panel), and at that point the width was the same as the M1 (160mm), and a riser-based layout no longer makes much sense. So I thought, well, if we need four slots anyway, and a traditional layout makes more sense, why not just do mATX? Which led me to this:
Specs:
- Dimensions: 270x170x360, 16.5L
- CPU cooler: ~140mm
- GPU: ~300mm long, ~140mm tall, triple slot
- PSU: SFX/SFX-L
- Drives: multiple 2.5"/single 3.5" (depending on GPU/cards installed)
- Fans: 140mm front (filtered), 2x120mm (slim) top
Pretty similar layout as the Cerberus, with one less slot (since it's optimized for one big GPU rather than two), and sans any real watercooling support. Fairly straightforward design overall, that should cover what most people would want (big GPU, decent cooling, window option, a few drives, 1-2 extra PCIe slots for expansion), with nothing extra. Thoughts?