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jlee0665

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Jul 11, 2020
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I have a friend overseas in China right now willing to ship me a case from TaoBao. Is there a compiled list somewhere of available TaoBao cases based on features or quality? I'm looking for a Dan A4 style case compatible with larger CPU cooler and GPU thickness (so like a Ghost S1). I'm probably not going to watercool but wouldn't be opposed to having the option it if the case is made well and not unreasonably large relative to SFF standards.

After reading my post... I guess what I'm looking for is a decent quality Ghost S1 + tophat clone.
 
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thelaughingman

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Jul 14, 2018
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After reading my post... I guess what I'm looking for is a decent quality Ghost S1 + tophat clone.
Filtering your need from SFF Master List - Sandwich Style, GPU (>=270mm long, >=45mm thick), SFX PSU and excluding Western designers/manufacturers and this is what you're left with
SellerCaseImageStyleCase Length (mm)Case Width (mm)Case Height (mm)Volume (L)Footprint (cm2)Weight (kg)Side PanelCase MaterialCPU Cooler Height (mm)AIO / Radiator SupportGPU RiserGPU Length (mm)GPU Width (mm)GPU Height / Thickness (mm)PCIe SlotLP PCIe SlotMotherboardPSU2.5" Drive3.5" Drive5.25" Drive40 mm Fan60 mm Fan80 mm Fan92 mm Fan120 mm Fan140 mm Fan180 mm Fan200 mm FanPrice (CNY)Price (USD)ResourcesStatus
Dream CaseD1FX (old)Sandwich3101201806.70372.00?SteelSteel50-Y310125472-mITXSFX1----------230.0032.20
Dream CaseD1FX (new)Sandwich3101301807.25403.00?SteelSteel62-Y310142502-mITXSFX / SFX-L2----------238.0033.32
祖传黑店ZS-A4 V2 (2.75 slot mode)Sandwich3161291857.54407.641.7Aluminium6061-T6 Al48-Y31114154.52-mITXSFX / SFX-L0 to 2-----0 to 10 to 1---850.00119.00
Formula CaseX1Sandwich3101341827.56415.402.6Alu / Glass4mm Al65240 /w top hatY306130462-mITXSFX / SFX-L60 to 1-----0 to 2---1,388.00194.32
WDEAN DORAR1SSandwich3101401847.99434.00?AluminiumAluminium68120Y306150482-mITXSFX / SFX-L1------1---798.00111.72
Sirius Case / 天狼星机箱T50 (new)Sandwich311126.5209.68.25393.420.9Acrylic / Al1.5-2mm 5052 Al58-Y307134522-mITX / mDTXSFX1-----3----199.0027.86
WDEAN DORAD1SSandwich3221401848.29450.802.8AluminiumAluminium65240 /w L top hatY308145472-mITXSFX / SFX-L1 to 3------0 to 1---1,388.00194.32
祖传黑店ZS-A4 V3Sandwich3201341948.32428.80?AluminiumAluminium65-Y315145602-mITXSFX??-----3---900.00126.00
Acat机箱X1Sandwich3201401888.42448.002.5Aluminium3-4mm Al67240 /w top hatY310135482-mITXSFX / SFX-L0 to 60 to 1-----1 to 3---498.0069.72
ITX工房Ghost S1 (clone)Sandwich3221401888.48450.80?AluminiumAluminium66240 /w top hatY305144452-mITXSFX / SFX-L?------0 to 1---399.0055.86
KEVCASESV1Sandwich3221401888.48450.80?AluminiumAl + SECC Steel66240 /w top hatY305144452-mITXSFX / SFX-L2------0 to 1---899.00125.86
KEVCASESV1.1Sandwich3221401888.48450.80?AluminiumAluminium66240 /w top hatY305144452-mITXSFX / SFX-L2------0 to 1---599.0083.86
Sirius Case / 天狼星机箱T20 / Nova1024Sandwich3081362048.55418.881.9Acrylic / Glass / Alu3mm 6061 Al55-Y305130502-mITXSFX1 to 3-----3----382.0053.48
Warhead DesignSans (A)Sandwich3231302058.61419.90?AluminiumAluminium55120 / 240Y315150452-mITXSFX20 to 1-----1 to 2---499.0069.86
Warhead DesignSans (B)Sandwich3231302058.61419.90?AluminiumAluminium45120 / 240Y315150592-mITXSFX20 to 1-0 to 3---1 to 2---499.0069.86
魔神科技电脑机箱城飞优浦 Ghost S1 (standard)Sandwich3201451908.82464.002.5AluminiumAluminium67-Y31013549.52-mITXSFX / SFX-L3------1---599.0083.86
CriticalCP-1Sandwich3211382018.90442.98?Aluminium2mm 5052 Al47-Y316155552-mITXSFX1-----11---399.0055.86
MPCGA4 S1Sandwich3201402008.96448.00?Aluminium3mm 6061 Al60240 /w top hatY305145502-mITXSFX2----------1,099.00153.86
臻致设计的工业与艺术PDL-JX-B1/2/3Sandwich3451381939.19476.101.25Aluminium3mm 6061 Al60-Y331140562-mITXSFX / SFX-L11---------1,099.00153.86
Ultra CivilzA4FSandwich3081392159.20428.12?Alu / Glass?Aluminium68-Y300?452-mITXSFX3-----21---999.00139.86
Seven.CMEFL-A4Sandwich3151402109.26441.00?AluminiumAluminium50-Y308140542-mITXSFX / SFX-L3------1---588.0082.32
Warhead DesignMicroSandwich3151292309.35406.35?AluminiumAluminium55240Y300?522-mITXSFX2------2---899.00125.86
臻致设计的工业与艺术PDL-JX-A1/2/3Sandwich3451431939.52493.351.25Aluminium3mm 6061 Al60-Y331140562-mITXSFX / SFX-L11---------800.00112.00
深圳好玩数码Zapustar X02Sandwich3201362209.57435.20?Alu / Acrylic2mm Al70-Y300?462-mITX / mDTX (196x170)SFX1------2---300.0042.00
魔神科技电脑机箱城飞优浦 Ghost S1 (air cool)Sandwich3201452109.74464.002.5AluminiumAluminium67-Y31013549.52-mITXSFX / SFX-L3------3---699.0097.86
LZmodDS-A4-V1Sandwich3321402109.76464.80?Glass / AluAluminium64.62-Y318?552-mITXSFX3------2---899.00125.86
AKKLAA4 V2 (air cool)Sandwich3351551909.87519.252.5Aluminium2mm 6061 Al + 2mm Steel75-Y330140582-mITXSFX / SFX-L / ATX5------0 to 20 to 2--499.0069.86
GEEEKA50 PlusSandwich3321392149.88461.48?AcrylicAcrylic + Al frame68-Y305147482-mITXSFX / SFX-L0 to 2-----2 to 3-----69.00
I have owned the Formula X1 and its quality is fantastic but it is pricey for a clone. So my pick right now would be the Acat X1 or the ZS-A4v3
 

jlee0665

Cable Smoosher
Jul 11, 2020
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Thanks @thelaughingman. I noticed that the KevCase V1.1 is offered from a seller that ships directly to the USA, thereby skipping any necessity for a middle man (whether that be a friend overseas or a TaoBao agent like SuperBuy). The total cost to the USA seems to be about $115 delivered. Is there any reason to go with another case like the Acat or ZS that you recommended over the KevCase V1.1 given the price and convenience?
 

thelaughingman

SFF Guru
Jul 14, 2018
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Thanks @thelaughingman. I noticed that the KevCase V1.1 is offered from a seller that ships directly to the USA, thereby skipping any necessity for a middle man (whether that be a friend overseas or a TaoBao agent like SuperBuy). The total cost to the USA seems to be about $115 delivered. Is there any reason to go with another case like the Acat or ZS that you recommended over the KevCase V1.1 given the price and convenience?
IIRC Acat is of higher quality than Kev (Acat is related to Formula, just targeting lower tier of quality) and ZS A4v3 has really good design (flexible spine location to adjust CPU-GPU chamber width to your need). Whereas the Kevcase is just a copy with no standout feature or claim to high quality.
 

Knowone12

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New User
Oct 3, 2020
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Thanks @thelaughingman. I noticed that the KevCase V1.1 is offered from a seller that ships directly to the USA, thereby skipping any necessity for a middle man (whether that be a friend overseas or a TaoBao agent like SuperBuy). The total cost to the USA seems to be about $115 delivered. Is there any reason to go with another case like the Acat or ZS that you recommended over the KevCase V1.1 given the price and convenience?

here is a video comparing formula x1 to the kevcase and aklla.


how do you purchase from kevcase with direct shipping to USA?? i thought taobao required an agent?
 
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prayogahs

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Apr 21, 2019
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I think they meant to order through Taobao website directly and use its own shipping rather than a separate agent like Superbuy or Bhiner.

All of my orders from Taobao is directly from them and ship to HK. They can also ship to many countries. The problem is you have to get used to Chinese, navigate the confusing website and Google Translate a lot so its not easy.
 

b0ykie

Cable Smoosher
Oct 15, 2020
12
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For those wondering, sometimes it is cheaper to use a agent/forwarder service because they consolidate the items if you're buying multiple items so it would be much cheaper than direct shipping from Taobao themselves since those items won't be consolidated.
 

prayogahs

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For those wondering, sometimes it is cheaper to use a agent/forwarder service because they consolidate the items if you're buying multiple items so it would be much cheaper than direct shipping from Taobao themselves since those items won't be consolidated.
Taobao also has consolidation warehouse so you can still choose between direct shipping of each item or choose to consolidate them, just like what the agents do
 

SilverJS

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Feb 8, 2018
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Taobao also has consolidation warehouse so you can still choose between direct shipping of each item or choose to consolidate them, just like what the agents do

Has anybody actually used this? I've been meaning to research this a bit more. I know that Taobao touts this service now on their web site when you visit, but I'm just not sure if it works well or what. Of course, for us plebes who don't speak Chinese, we'd constantly have to use Google Translate or some such...
 

prayogahs

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Has anybody actually used this? I've been meaning to research this a bit more. I know that Taobao touts this service now on their web site when you visit, but I'm just not sure if it works well or what. Of course, for us plebes who don't speak Chinese, we'd constantly have to use Google Translate or some such...
Yeah I have used it to consolidate several items to save shipping cost to Hong Kong. They will weigh the package when it arrives at the warehouse and store it for 20 days. Its quite a convoluted process though even when I use Google Translate so its not easy when you don't understand any Chinese.

The difference with agents like Superbuy is that they do not send you any photos of the product so you wont know whether there are quality issues of the cases until you actually receive them. With Superbuy, at least you can identify any issues early and ask them to communicate with the seller to return or replace the package.
 

Skripka

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Has anybody actually used this? I've been meaning to research this a bit more. I know that Taobao touts this service now on their web site when you visit, but I'm just not sure if it works well or what. Of course, for us plebes who don't speak Chinese, we'd constantly have to use Google Translate or some such...

FYI....my Chinese friends tell me most Taobao sellers don't bother with international shipping.
 

prayogahs

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FYI....my Chinese friends tell me most Taobao sellers don't bother with international shipping.
They dont. All they care is just local shipping to the Taobao warehouse and let them handle international shipping from there. Same thing with Superbuy really.
 

jlee0665

Cable Smoosher
Jul 11, 2020
9
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What would be the smallest case that supports a 240mm AIO? With the current 11/1 holiday sale there is no better time to buy than now!

I have my eye on the AKLLA A4 V2 which has 2 options for AIO support, either base + tophat that is 12.8L, or the all in one model that's 12L. I'm wondering if I can do better than 12L.

how do you purchase from kevcase with direct shipping to USA?? i thought taobao required an agent?

I'm not entirely sure, but I think it is what my fellow SFFers have eluded to where TaoBao's warehouse handles international shipping. I was told there would be 2 shipping costs, 1 to the warehouse and 1 to the USA. TaoBao warehouse to USA is only about $15 for one of these cases. I assume all shipping costs will be similar given that the sizes of most of the cases are also similar.
 
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Noryss

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Nov 1, 2020
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XWORKS X32 (3.5L)

Small open case with Flex ATX PSU half sandwich layout
359 RMB
175x100x200mm (3.5L)

im new around here, and I’m very interested in buying this case, but I’m having difficulties with the checkout-shipping section of taobao.
Can Anyone share any insights?
 

Valantar

Shrink Ray Wielder
Jan 20, 2018
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im new around here, and I’m very interested in buying this case, but I’m having difficulties with the checkout-shipping section of taobao.
Can Anyone share any insights?
Most people outside of China use a shipping agent like Superbuy, rather than buying directly from Taobao - most TB sellers don't have international shipping, and an agent can help with communication with the seller etc.
 

JordanElliot

Efficiency Noob
Feb 14, 2020
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Finished build. Sorry for the bad photo though EDIT: and bad cable management..

Hey Prayogahs, I was looking through old posts and found this!

I wanted to ask you how like the Seven.CME M1 (12.8L). I've scoured the SFF google sheet looking for something similar to the original Ncase M1 (size+compatibility) and I'm like 90% settled on this one, but there is so little information/reviews. How is the build quality? Would you happen to have any more pics of your build? Do you remember how much you paid for shipping? And have you ever tried to fit a 120/240 AIO in there? Looks like there might be room on the top or back of the case.

Or if anyone else has any info about this case or the 10L variant (videos, pics, anything) I would love to take a look before I finally pull the trigger via Superbuy.

Thanks!