Could we get a photo of the Mach One next to the other three cases you have there? The A4, M1, and S4. Would make a nice shot for size/footprint comparison!
The Chimera MachOne: For the pros. Small meets flexible.
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What a brilliant addition to the sff lab squad.
Fucking beautiful.
Fucking beautiful.
Wow, its smaller than I thought. Showing everyone else how its done 
Congrats guys, looking forward to release date, and of course building in one.
Congrats guys, looking forward to release date, and of course building in one.
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We're working on providing detailed measurements with respect to component compatibility, and will post those as soon as we can!
Imagine Gear Two as the same as Gear One, but we mount the GPU floating above the motherboard, rather than having it socketed in. This is beneficial for two reasons: the width (really the height) of the card is no longer limited by the width of the chassis, and since you've relocated the GPU away from the front of the case you now have room to put other hardware there instead, like fans or a radiator.
With Gear Three, we are mounting everything in the center of the enclosure. The motherboard is on one side, and the GPU (and other PCI devices, if you wish) are behind it. This is somewhat similar to how the A4-SFX or the Loque Ghost S1 orients the components, though the MachOne is vertical and has a lot of space up front for fans and a radiator in this arrangement.
Anyways, we will work on some images of 3D models that illustrate each of these, to better convey how the layouts work!
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Is there a full aluminum version? I don't need a Window Side Panel,please give me some accurate information,thank you.
Is there a full aluminum version? I don't need a Window Side Panel,please give me some accurate information,thank you.
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Damn you Chimera, I thought I was done with my watercooling bug but I see this case and all I can think is oh baby where is my wallet.
Wow, its smaller than I thought. Showing everyone else how its done
Congrats guys, looking forward to release date, and of course building in one.
^This and This^
Show the big players that the small players do small the best!
Outstanding work Gentleman!
Heaps of cheers and applause.
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Great design! Reminds me of the Corsair One, but the ability to use mATX boards makes this case much more appealing. I presume the 5.25" bay won't be usable when in "Gear one" configuration with a GPU?
I was probably too excited to notice, but where is the power button? Any planned io near the bottom of case for ease of access?
so I was only a third right in my layout guesses O_O
anyways, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!
anyways, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!
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Yes, windows will not be mandatory. (I’d also note, just for reference, that only builds in the third arrangement will make sense to use dual-windows for)
For you, j0rd, I’ll find a way
But we will likely stick to silver and black as standard.The 5.25” bay isn’t a full bay depth-wise for any of the configurations, since it would interfere with the vertical I/O. That said, it is equally usable for any of the configurations, so irrespective of the hardware layout you use below, you could put a pump/reservoir combo or some other devices.
Good eye! The current prototype has no I/O currently. We’re thinking about the right ports to include, and the right bottom, but would likely place that at the top someplace.
We’re actually considering making the I/O ports optional given that the logical place to put it would be right by where the rear I/O already is, but we haven’t made any hard decisions around that yet.
Yes, up to 280x60mm radiators, for people overclocking HEDT.
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Quick size comparison in b/w, with obligatory coke can added:
Why this design? Were there any other sketches/prototypes?
To be blunt and honest, it feels so Junior compared to premium cases such as Dan's A4, Skyreach and the Ncase. It also looks uninspired/uninnovative, to be honest.
I guess I had way too much expectation.
Am I alone in this opinion? Anyone?
To be blunt and honest, it feels so Junior compared to premium cases such as Dan's A4, Skyreach and the Ncase. It also looks uninspired/uninnovative, to be honest.
I guess I had way too much expectation.
Am I alone in this opinion? Anyone?
We might do a podcast / discord and address some of the questions.
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