Production Velka series cases for ultra compact and portable desktops

[jpark113]

I can accept a pre-order starting probably less than a week from now if you want guaranteed availability and are patient. My guess would be December for final shipping based on the time the previous batch took. In this kind of environment, I can only share my guess as opposed to even giving an estimate.


@Narbles It looks like you need a replacement part. Can you contact me over email with your order number?

If the pre-orders for velka 3 are available starting next week, will they be first come first serve? I’ve been eyeing the velka 3 and k39 for a few months now but I don’t want to compromise on quality and would much rather wait in line for a velka 3.
Or if you have some b-stock such as scratched ones / imperfect paint that you could sell i’d be happy to buy.

 

[labmonke101]

How in the hell do you install the ribbon cable? I have been trying for hours!?!?

it’s wildly difficult, watch some origami videos on YouTube and then try to just match how it looks in the manual

 

[Wenzell]

any pcie 4.0 compatible risers?

 

[Fueled By Yams]

Wooh, just finished building in the Velka 5. I knew it would be difficult but damn... still not horrible by any stretch. The hiccups I came across were, as I expected, my fault. However @VELKASE Michael I seem to be missing my power button. It didn't come with my case-- would you mind telling me the size so I can buy a replacement?

 

[VELKASE Michael]

Wooh, just finished building in the Velka 5. I knew it would be difficult but damn... still not horrible by any stretch. The hiccups I came across were, as I expected, my fault. However @VELKASE Michael I seem to be missing my power button. It didn't come with my case-- would you mind telling me the size so I can buy a replacement?

Sorry, it is 12 mm in diameter but I can send the one that should have been included if you contact me privately with your order number.

How in the hell do you install the ribbon cable? I have been trying for hours!?!?

Do you still need help with this? Is it the PCIe cable? I will need to improve the instructions in the manual.

If the pre-orders for velka 3 are available starting next week, will they be first come first serve? I’ve been eyeing the velka 3 and k39 for a few months now but I don’t want to compromise on quality and would much rather wait in line for a velka 3.
Or if you have some b-stock such as scratched ones / imperfect paint that you could sell i’d be happy to buy.

Velka 3 pre-orders will start this Sunday at 16:00 UTC. Shipping should happen roughly around December-January (it is of course in my interest to get them ready sooner) but there are no guarantees on that. It should be easy to get an order in if you are willing to wait and are flexible on delivery time.

 

[archagon]

@VELKASE Michael Could you confirm that the case has 5mm of space in the direction of the fan, for the 40.9mm card? (If the side panels aren't offset.)

 

[VELKASE Michael]

@VELKASE Michael Could you confirm that the case has 5mm of space in the direction of the fan, for the 40.9mm card? (If the side panels aren't offset.)

It does not. You only have 1 mm past the PCI bracket

 

[archagon]

That's too bad. Even with the 4mm offset it sounds like it won't be enough. (~36mm + 4mm.) I guess it's down to the Founder's (with questionable cooling) or the Asus Turbo (whenever that gets released).

 

[labmonke101]

@VELKASE Michael

can you confirm cable lengths for the VK7 v2?

 

[Dofu]

For everyone that has finished their builds in a velka 7, Can you tell me your temps while gaming? Im running a ryzen 3700x with a alpenfohn blackridge cooler that runs around 80c while playing valorant. My rtx 2070 super is around 60c

 

[Dofu]

I also have the blackridge fan positioned as exhaust. Couldn't flip it due to a bad screwdriver. New one coming soon.

 

[aaaadrian]

Hey guys checkout my new post for my Velka 3 build!

Log - Velka 3 rev 2.0 Build

Hi everyone, I received my new Velka 3 case today and couldn't wait to try it out so I decided to move the internals of my Sentry 2.0 build into the new case. The build process is very challenging but I'm very happy with the case itself, the build quality and the final product and I want to...

smallformfactor.net

 

[archagon]

Thanks for all the info @VELKASE Michael! One more question:

Flipping the SFX PSU in a Velka 7 is not always possible because this piece that connects the motherboard tray to the bottom can interfere with the cables. It would be safer to plan around having the intake fan facing the outside of the case. That piece can be removed, but the tray would be less stable.

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Under what circumstances can this piece interfere with the cables? Shouldn't the cables be able to bend in both directions?

I'm specifically thinking of a modular PSU like this one, with thin cables: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...pply-Units-Advanced/SF-Series/p/CP-9020186-NA

Do you envision being able to flip something like that?

Also, what do you think about the possibility of drilling some holes (large circular one + screw holes) in that structural piece and mounting a fan in there? Too crazy? Not enough room, maybe?

 

[archagon]

Oh, wait, I see the problem. The PSU goes all the way down, and the cables might end up to the left of the structural piece. How much space is in that gap?

 

[archagon]

Between the structural piece and the side of the case, I mean. (This will help me shop for the right PSU.)

 

[buffcorrell]

Hey, ran into an issue after I've finished building - sorry if it's slightly off-topic, just wanna verify if it sounds like it's either my drivers/windows installation or if I've botched the ribbon cable

- Running a ZOTAC 2070 mini + B450-I
- Ran SysPrep so I could boot with the same Windows Installation from Intel -> AMD mobo
- On boot, if there's nothing plugged into the HDMI port but a DisplayPort cable is in, it will POST/show the bios, black screen when booting into Windows
- Windows will not recognise anything plugged into either DisplayPort, only via HDMI

As it POSTs, surely the cable is fine? Has anyone else ran into this/can suggest any solutions?

 

[kroken]

so for now velka 7 will probably do 3080 FE but hopefully other 3080 will fit too..

 

[labmonke101]

so for now velka 7 will probably do 3080 FE but hopefully other 3080 will fit too..

Only the 3080 FE will fit for sure at this point

 

[kroken]

Only the 3080 FE will fit for sure at this point

it will fit but i doubt the results will be good with the FE fan setup.

 

[jpark113]

Preorder placed! I’m excited for the black shortened cables as well