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Valantar

Shrink Ray Wielder
Jan 20, 2018
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Basically most SFF cases nowadays adapt this solid-front-panel design unfortunately.
Don't they all pretty much compensate for that with a bottom-to-top airflow layout? If designing for that and putting fans in the right places, adding vents on the front might help cooling, but it could also swing the other way by increasing turbulence and dead zones.
 

Skripka

Cat-Dog Perch Manager
May 18, 2020
443
543
Wow! The b6 is interesting. I don't like the X design, and the front panel looks choked for air, but besides that, it looks sleek. It looks like it doesn't support 3 slot GPU. Is it 2 slot or 2.5?
I think 63mm is around 2.5

The case has 2x PCIe bracket slots...in terms of card height--it could probably support a 3-slot card.Measuring with a caliper from the top of my proper-two-slot-card to the outside of the case (not perfect I know, but expedient), it is about 30mm....subtract 3mm for the unibody thiickness, and probably 1-2mm for the cheesegrater-plate below that. about 25mm in excess of a proper 2-slot card.

Note, I'm using v2 of this case, there are two different versions of B6 made; it is slightly larger in all dimensions than v1, has slightly different fan config, re-organized 'front panel' ports/buttons
 

jaeparku

Cable-Tie Ninja
Oct 19, 2018
230
116
Basically most SFF cases nowadays adapt this solid-front-panel design unfortunately.

yeah that's a good point. I guess i just noticed it a lot more because it seems like acrylic/glass in the front instead of the usual solid panel
 

fk2tame

Efficiency Noob
Dec 12, 2018
5
2
Hey guys, any suggestion in Taobao for case like Sliger SM560 (can fit top exhaust fans and bottom intake, windowed side panel)
 

tinyitx

Shrink Ray Wielder
Jan 25, 2018
2,279
2,338
Hey guys, any suggestion in Taobao for case like Sliger SM560 (can fit top exhaust fans and bottom intake, windowed side panel)
Check out Captain S V2 which looks like meeting all your requirements.
 

fk2tame

Efficiency Noob
Dec 12, 2018
5
2
Check out Captain S V2 which looks like meeting all your requirements.
But this case can fit radiator. I'm looking to put fans only like Sliger SM560. For side panel, windowed or vented is okey.
 

Pappas

Cable Smoosher
Jul 3, 2019
8
2
I've been comparing S1 clones and I've narrowed it down to a few cases:

1. Acat X1: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.15.b3417484M3ltlR&id=616405946850
698 rmb case
798 rmb case + riser
Power ring led for 20 rmb more
Has black and silver white color

2. AKLLA A4v2: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.37.b3417484M3ltlR&id=613999752946
529 rmb case, the riser can be purchased for 99 rmb for a total of 628 rmb
No black or white color anymore, only space grey and white
No sliding side panel (snap on)
Slightly larger than Acat X1 and Kevcase
Apparently v1 was mediocre at best not sure about v2 as I haven't found much info on that

3. Kevcase v1.1 Youth: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.26.b3417484M3ltlR&id=615655235485
Used to be 499 rmb, now it's 599 rmb plus 100 rmb for riser (total 699 rmb)
Only silver white with a black top which makes it the least appealing price-wise and visually to me out of the 3

Does anyone know which one is the best? I'm leaning to get the Acat X1 simply because it has the color I want (black) and from reviews, it seems like the quality is pretty decent but it is also the most expensive out of the 3.

On another note, are there clones of the FormD T1?
do we know if any of these cases will fit the NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition? From the research I've done so far it seems that the kevcase is the best quality for price, however, the selection is obviously very limited. Where did you see the riser cable option? I thought that was needed to be purchased separately.
 

Krytical

Efficiency Noob
Sep 4, 2020
5
2
do we know if any of these cases will fit the NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition? From the research I've done so far it seems that the kevcase is the best quality for price, however, the selection is obviously very limited. Where did you see the riser cable option? I thought that was needed to be purchased separately.

For the CPU cooler height, Acat X1 supports 67mm and AKLLA A4v2 is apparently adjustable between 68mm and 75mm. I'm not sure about the kevcase one, you'll have to ask the seller.

I agree that kevcase is probably best for the price though a bit less now since the price went up 100 rmb but the limited colors make it not worth for me. You're right about the riser cable, you'll have to purchase it separately. You can message Kevcase to purchase a riser cable, I just estimated the cost based off of other sellers who actually have a riser cable option.
 

Poblopuablo

King of Cable Management
Jan 14, 2018
816
465
For the CPU cooler height, Acat X1 supports 67mm and AKLLA A4v2 is apparently adjustable between 68mm and 75mm. I'm not sure about the kevcase one, you'll have to ask the seller.

I agree that kevcase is probably best for the price though a bit less now since the price went up 100 rmb but the limited colors make it not worth for me. You're right about the riser cable, you'll have to purchase it separately. You can message Kevcase to purchase a riser cable, I just estimated the cost based off of other sellers who actually have a riser cable option.
The upcoming id-cooling is-60

There is some discussion about it here:

 

prayogahs

Airflow Optimizer
Apr 21, 2019
236
343
ZS Cases is making V3 for ZS-A4. The size has increased from 7.5L to 8.3L to support 3 slot cards. It will have 5 position of adjustable CPU cooler height and GPU thickness. It has added support for up to 3 x 120mm fans.



Size: 320x134x194mm = 8.3L
GPU: up to 315x140x60mm

A:CPU 49 mm/GPU 60mm
B:CPU 53 mm/GPU 54mm
C:CPU 57 mm/GPU 50mm
D:CPU 61 mm/GPU 46mm
E:CPU 65 mm/GPU 42mm

 

Gilles3000

Airflow Optimizer
Oct 6, 2018
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ZS Cases is making V3 for ZS-A4. The size has increased from 7.5L to 8.3L to support 3 slot cards. It will have 5 position of adjustable CPU cooler height and GPU thickness. It has added support for up to 3 x 120mm fans.

Shame that they did away with the seamless outer shell of the V2, the more granular choice op CPU/GPU cooler height and add cooling is nice though.
 

prayogahs

Airflow Optimizer
Apr 21, 2019
236
343
Shame that they did away with the seamless outer shell of the V2, the more granular choice op CPU/GPU cooler height and add cooling is nice though.
Yeah it was a shame as it was such as sexy case while still being quite compact. Now the size grows a bit similar to Ghost but at least it has 3 slot card support
 

rainmaker33

Average Stuffer
May 8, 2020
61
37
Shame that they did away with the seamless outer shell of the V2, the more granular choice op CPU/GPU cooler height and add cooling is nice though.

I read many mentioned that it was a pain in the ass to install the V2 with the seamless case. Cables would get caught easily. Some videos shows the builder adding a piece of paper to prevent the cables from getting caught while dropping the build into the shell.
 

prayogahs

Airflow Optimizer
Apr 21, 2019
236
343


ZS is also updating their ZS-A4L SFX half sandwich case to V2. Main change is it is smaller compared to V1. From 7.6L to 6.7L at 188x134x266mm
No information on clearances yet but should be similar to V1 and other cases with this layout. Will be available in October 2020


EDIT:
ZZAW is also releasing a new case called B3. It is an MATX case that is similar layout to Metalfish S5 and Captain S. V3.
Size: 336x161x274.5mm = 14.85L



 
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