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Stalled Winter One -- 15.6L SFF case, 3090 Support, 3-slot GPUs, dual 280mm radiators, CFD Optimized Design
- Thread starter WinterCharm
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I will. I have a SF750 on pre order and almost all the custom cabling supplies. I'm not a big fan of individually sleeved cables since they add too much bulk. I want to do something like Silverstone's flat cables since they have the cleanest look and take up the least amount of space. Guessing solely on WinterCharm's build video: 24 pin will be a very short maybe six inch cable and will be bent over the top of the power supply so that it sits between the power supply and the case, ATX12 will also follow the same path as the 24 pin but will extend further, the two or three PCIe cables will be about about 8 inches long and will be mounted on the fan side of the power supply perpendicular to the front panel.btw, anyone planning on using custom cables and has put in some thought on length yet? I guess when I go all the way, might aswell get some nice cables and get rid of that 12-pin adapter
I want to do spring contacts for the fans along with a shroud that hides the main body of the fans exposing only the fan blades. Not sure how I'm going to do this but its an idea. The main reason for this is because I don't like cables and if I can reduce the amount of cables I can see the better. I also don't want to make any modifications to the case nor the fans, mods that can be reversed are fine. Noctua fans aren't cheap and I will not cut the wires on them. I also love the idea of being able to remove the top and bottom panels without removing an fan cables. I can glue the spring contacts to the front panel and can route them to the motherboard with the power button cable.
I actually like the 12 pin connector since its a little smaller than two eight pins and is a single small connector instead of two large. I like the idea of one big connector rather than two split connectors.
im guessing it could be from people who double ordered but no longer feel they need to due to being so close to the goal with over a day left.
We did it, the Kickstarter is officially FUNDED! Prepare your dual 280mm radiators and make your components get a taste of the Winter One! With just 31 hours left, we did it! LTT hurry up and get your video out already...
Spreading the Word:
This is awesome. Thank you for helping to spread the word <3. Let's be careful to not brigade another creator. If one person wants to mention it and a bunch of people want to thumbs-up the comment, that would be okay. I just want to be careful that we aren't being obnoxious or annoying.
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More Than One:
That's hugely appreciated. But also, (and this is addressed to no one in particular) please avoid over-committing. I don't want me to be the reason any of you experience financial hardship <3
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Ordering and General Questions:
Thank you for backing Winter One <3
When the kickstarter is over, they will send out a survey asking for everyone's addresses, and give that list to me.
The case was designed around the GTS 280, so I can confirm it fits.
You got *very* lucky, as someone else cancelled their order. Nicely done.
I'm not sure when Linus will be releasing the video, as they didn't give me a timeline after telling me it was delayed.
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That Crazy Bulk Order
So I was curious enough that I messaged them and had a video call with them. Turns out they're an Architectural Firm. They needed powerful, quiet, well-designed computer cases that also look fantastic and are very compact. They gave me a video tour of the office space they'll go into, and basically the long and short of it is they often work with clients, in real-time and have CAD or Rendering work going. Workstations are loud, hard to hide, and really obnoxious, and they wanted something they / clients wouldn't have to yell over.
It actually sounds far less crazy than I thought it would be at first. ^-^ I didn't realize there was such a market for quiet, dense, and powerful machines, but it makes sense if you're a high end firm, and the average client is giving you a multimillion dollar project, that you might want to make sure their in-office appointments are pleasant.
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Optimum Tech
One of the (interesting) benefits of stepping up the Marketing Campaign, was Optimum Tech actually got back to me! We talked for a bit, and basically, due to the last prototype he reviewed for a Kickstarter, and how it's been a complete mess -- That project (won't be named), ruined it for everyone. Classic case of "This is why we cannot have nice things"... going forward OT will no longer review Beta versions of *any* case, afaik. He said he would review Winter One after a few batches were produced...
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Ooooh, I cannot wait to see what you'll create in this case
Orders for Batch Two will open later, yes
That is correct!!! 18.5cm double reverse.
The poster is exactly what you think it is. It'll be a dark blue 30cm x 25cm poster, with a blueprint exploded view of Winter One, signed by me. Limited edition, and will only ever be made for the kickstarter
Bit of guerrilla marketing. Target audience so why not
OT just released a video on 5950x + 3090 in T1 and that it's not really working out thermally - let's go WinterArmy bomb the comments
This is awesome. Thank you for helping to spread the word <3. Let's be careful to not brigade another creator. If one person wants to mention it and a bunch of people want to thumbs-up the comment, that would be okay. I just want to be careful that we aren't being obnoxious or annoying.
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More Than One:
That's hugely appreciated. But also, (and this is addressed to no one in particular) please avoid over-committing. I don't want me to be the reason any of you experience financial hardship <3
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Ordering and General Questions:
Thank you for backing Winter One <3
When the kickstarter is over, they will send out a survey asking for everyone's addresses, and give that list to me.
The case was designed around the GTS 280, so I can confirm it fits.
I don't know how but I've managed to get the dream discount (someone withdrew?). Happy to back the project
You got *very* lucky, as someone else cancelled their order. Nicely done.
I'm not sure when Linus will be releasing the video, as they didn't give me a timeline after telling me it was delayed.
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That Crazy Bulk Order
Maybe they wanted to host a Winter One giveaway... or they wanted to have an excuse to support the fundraising
So I was curious enough that I messaged them and had a video call with them. Turns out they're an Architectural Firm. They needed powerful, quiet, well-designed computer cases that also look fantastic and are very compact. They gave me a video tour of the office space they'll go into, and basically the long and short of it is they often work with clients, in real-time and have CAD or Rendering work going. Workstations are loud, hard to hide, and really obnoxious, and they wanted something they / clients wouldn't have to yell over.
It actually sounds far less crazy than I thought it would be at first. ^-^ I didn't realize there was such a market for quiet, dense, and powerful machines, but it makes sense if you're a high end firm, and the average client is giving you a multimillion dollar project, that you might want to make sure their in-office appointments are pleasant.
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Optimum Tech
One of the (interesting) benefits of stepping up the Marketing Campaign, was Optimum Tech actually got back to me! We talked for a bit, and basically, due to the last prototype he reviewed for a Kickstarter, and how it's been a complete mess -- That project (won't be named), ruined it for everyone. Classic case of "This is why we cannot have nice things"... going forward OT will no longer review Beta versions of *any* case, afaik. He said he would review Winter One after a few batches were produced...
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Other Replies:
Ooooh, I cannot wait to see what you'll create in this case
Orders for Batch Two will open later, yes
That is correct!!! 18.5cm double reverse.
The poster is exactly what you think it is. It'll be a dark blue 30cm x 25cm poster, with a blueprint exploded view of Winter One, signed by me. Limited edition, and will only ever be made for the kickstarter
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The poster is exactly what you think it is. It'll be a dark blue 30cm x 25cm poster, with a blueprint exploded view of Winter One, signed by me. Limited edition, and will only ever be made for the kickstarter
In for a penny then
I'm going to wait until the campaign is officially finished, before editing the tag, if that's okay.
Is it in production already? As in some really early orders can be shipped in November.
Right now I have a validation prototype on the way, Manufacturers have already been told to prepare, based on where the KS is sitting right now.
@WinterCharm Congratulation! I am so happy this project is a success, not just because I will be getting one, but also I am just happy to see your hard work paying off. Now to save up for the rest of the pc build.
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-looks around- hey, guys, where'd all the 280 radiators go???
I think this case is targeting a niche, custom loop market... I mean almost no one uses two 280mm radiators just to cool their CPU...
Quick note: for those of you wondering, we are currently sitting at ~200 case orders (some people have ordered more than one) so don't go by the backer count when trying to evaluate that stretch goal.
There is also a bit of a backup plan if we don't reach 300, to still accommodate silver cases. We'll announce more tonight in an official announcement / backer update
Right now, no. I'm currently considering how to do it. The reason for leaving it unsleeved was to make it easier to desolder the keyswitch, in case you want to put a different one in there. Even if we sleeved it, I would want to leave the ends exposed to facilitate this, so I'm not sure if there's as much point to doing so.
Curious to hear everyone's thoughts on that.
I just want it to be all black. sleeved or not. If you can’t make both black then I’ll paint it black.
