Which case is which?
Correct, with the fans blowing from bottom to top, and no vents on the side it opens up a lot of bigger coolers than the A4 or Ghost allow.
Also had this album I posted over at /r/sffpc to show a few more pictures
My motherboard was DOA, so I can't test anything this weekend without taking apart a PC I'm using. =/
Does that mean that there's no fan actually attached to the heatsink itself and the heat dissipation is entirely done by the case fan below?
@KSliger is this coming in slate grey like the Cerberus too?
Hey @KSliger, sorry for taking you away from working on the actual case - super excited for it, and amplified by not realizing it existed until you posted in /r/sffpc.
What do you recommend for those of us who want the handle, but also want the case ASAP? Can we support you by putting in a pre-order of sorts on the handle part? What's most helpful to you to gauge interest and keep orders/comms straight?
Thank you!
Could possibly take the fans/shroud off a 3 slot GPU and cool both CPU and GPU with just two 120mm fans. I will have to test.
Trying to decide between grey and bringing back Ecru, taking pictures today - will likely take a vote.
Yep! Hated the fan noise from the Cyorig C7, so jerry rigged my Shadow Rock LP without a fan - amazing how quiet it ran my OC 9600K without hitting over 78C in burn in test. Mind that is with really cheap bulk crappy thermal paste and no de-lid.
Could possibly take the fans/shroud off a 3 slot GPU and cool both CPU and GPU with just two 120mm fans. I will have to test.
Nothing yet, I was going to edit the OP for this thread to be for 550/560 and make a new thread for 570/580. But might just make this one thread about all 4 since they're all so close.
Hmm by the looks of it, the 560 might support 140mm fans on the bottom rather than just 120mm due to the increased with.
Since the 550/560 are so similar, do you plan for them to release simultaneously?
From the reddit forum he said to expect the 560 (3-slot) a week or two after release of 550. Here's also a handy breakdown to confirm your suspicions of the 140mm fan.
SM550: 2 slot, air cooled (2x 120mm fans)
SM560: 3 slot, air cooled (2x 140mm fans)
SM570: 2 slot, 240mm AIO on top + 2x 120mm fans in bottom (4x 120mm fans total)
SM580: 3 slot, 280mm AIO on top + 2x 140mm fans in bottom (4x 140mm fans total)
Since the cooler height is 56mm for the 2 slot cases, and 75mm for the 3 slot cases, I'm tempted to opt for the 3 slot case just so that I can stuff in a Noctua L12s in there for cooling, and the extra GPU slot will allow for some of the thicker graphics cards that have been coming out recently to fit without any worries.
But then again, the passively cooled Dark Rock LP with 2 x 120mm case fans looks so sleek, and it seems like its working well for @KSliger. Decisions, decisions...
Can't wait to see the product page for these cases!
Hmm by the looks of it, the 560 might support 140mm fans on the bottom rather than just 120mm due to the increased with.
Since the 550/560 are so similar, do you plan for them to release simultaneously?
So I'm guessing no Ecru?
No it's coming back, just no pictures yet. We will also be offering unpainted for DIY people. Those are the two most common requests.
If you do order go ahead and check out as black, reply to the order confirmation that you want Ecru or unpainted, and we'll make it happen!