Goals of this case:
1. Look Good
Grained anodized aluminum front panel, no visible hardware.
Powder coated aluminum side panels with 5 optional colors (same as Cerberus colors)
2. Stay Cool
Tons of room for cooling, 240mm radiators, 120mm radiators, hybrid GPUs, custom loops, etc.
(need to add support for external reservoir, not in current render)
3. User Build Flexibility
Sides are retained with ballstuds, tops are also ballstuds but use PEM SKC-F's to keep panel gaps aligned.
Lots of optional brackets for short GPU + 3.5" HDD, options for bulk storage up top or bottom for living room PC builds, ultra quiet low speed fan setups, etc.
Lastly: Bifurcation -> Splitting of 16x PCIe 3.0 into two PCIe 8x 3.0 slots.
Ideal for SLI / Crossfire, streamer setups with GPU + capture card, or GPU + PCIe NVME RAID cards like ASUS HyperX: https://www.asus.com/Motherboard-Accessory/HYPER-M-2-X16-CARD/
Bifurcation does not affect GPU performance:
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2488-pci-e-3-x8-vs-x16-performance-impact-on-gpus
Supported by all new Z370, some Z270, few Z170, Q170, (one Z97 chipset,) and both ASROCK X99 and X299 ITX boards.
4. Small Footprint (not the smallest by volume)
Idea is to minimize the amount of space taken up on the desk, so this case is pretty tall. Height is necessary for GPU water blocks and being able to work with thicker radiators in either push, pull, or push+pull configurations.
5. Inexpensive and in-stock
Goal is <$300 for bifurcated version, and <$225 for single slot version, and not to have 6 month wait lists. You buy it, you have it that week. Manufactured in the US, shipped from Reno Nevada USA.
Community Input
I'm ignorant when it comes to water cooling, all input is welcome. Change I have under consideration is moving the whole inner tray up to allow more room on bottom for a second 240mm radiator on bottom, but it will make things up top pretty constrained - but may be a good thing.
More feedback the better, want to have this shipping for Christmas.
1. Look Good
Grained anodized aluminum front panel, no visible hardware.
Powder coated aluminum side panels with 5 optional colors (same as Cerberus colors)
2. Stay Cool
Tons of room for cooling, 240mm radiators, 120mm radiators, hybrid GPUs, custom loops, etc.
(need to add support for external reservoir, not in current render)
3. User Build Flexibility
Sides are retained with ballstuds, tops are also ballstuds but use PEM SKC-F's to keep panel gaps aligned.
Lots of optional brackets for short GPU + 3.5" HDD, options for bulk storage up top or bottom for living room PC builds, ultra quiet low speed fan setups, etc.
Lastly: Bifurcation -> Splitting of 16x PCIe 3.0 into two PCIe 8x 3.0 slots.
Ideal for SLI / Crossfire, streamer setups with GPU + capture card, or GPU + PCIe NVME RAID cards like ASUS HyperX: https://www.asus.com/Motherboard-Accessory/HYPER-M-2-X16-CARD/
Bifurcation does not affect GPU performance:
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2488-pci-e-3-x8-vs-x16-performance-impact-on-gpus
Supported by all new Z370, some Z270, few Z170, Q170, (one Z97 chipset,) and both ASROCK X99 and X299 ITX boards.
4. Small Footprint (not the smallest by volume)
Idea is to minimize the amount of space taken up on the desk, so this case is pretty tall. Height is necessary for GPU water blocks and being able to work with thicker radiators in either push, pull, or push+pull configurations.
5. Inexpensive and in-stock
Goal is <$300 for bifurcated version, and <$225 for single slot version, and not to have 6 month wait lists. You buy it, you have it that week. Manufactured in the US, shipped from Reno Nevada USA.
Community Input
I'm ignorant when it comes to water cooling, all input is welcome. Change I have under consideration is moving the whole inner tray up to allow more room on bottom for a second 240mm radiator on bottom, but it will make things up top pretty constrained - but may be a good thing.
More feedback the better, want to have this shipping for Christmas.
