@WinterCharm Is it possible to modify your order? I wanted to also get the drive cage but forgot to include it.
Please Message me on Kickstarter, and I'll see what I can do. I think there's a *little* bit of time to modify your pledge, but I'm not sure of the specifics. If we have to go around the Kickstarter system to do it, I'm okay with that, so it'll be your decision.
Any idea if this will fit?
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Per OptimumTech with fittings it's 81mm or 72mm with low profile, and the apogee is 74mm with fittings and 81mm with low profile, so it should be ok?
I wondered the same thing and after looking it over, it will not fit, or it will be very tight. To be safe it is recommended to go with the Aquanaut block instead.
Clearance above the CPU is
70mm. I couldn't make the standoffs as short as I wanted (cosmetic motherboard backplates almost breaking ITX spec is the main reason). Shorter standoffs to achieve 72mm clearance would mean everyone would need to do Motherboard surgery and remove those backplates... for the sake of people's sanity, I decided not to do that.
@WinterCharm from which country the case will be sent? Also there is a mention in first post that there is a place for quadro - where is it positioned?
Cases will ship from the United States.
Quadro mounts to lower Arm, quite centrally located in the case, where there is lots of cable management available.
When will new orders be accepted? Batch two is a January delivery date so does that mean new orders will open in December? I’m just hoping that when LTT and maybe other tech sites review the case there might be new demand and 300 cases is reached as early as possible.
Late Dec / Early January, for delivery in Jan / Feb. Of those orders, the Kickstarter orders will ship
first. (they were ordered first and get priority), rest will ship a bit later. This will be the first true test of supply chain optimizations I've worked on, hence the wider range of possible shipping dates. I'll be more specific once I have more data.
@WinterCharm is it possible to get customs VAT taxes for EU-Buyers sorted out at the shipping? Some companies do this (Nouvolo Aquanaut is doing it), pay tax before hand, it gets faster to arrive and less trouble. Some companies such as DHL even take fees for customs clearing, which will make this a very expensive and tough process.
Agreed, this can help us out greatly. There is an extra customs handling fee that can be around 20-50 euros depending on the item.
I will speak to my courier / distributor to see what can be done to make this process as smooth as possible. I would love to make customs clearing a non-issue for everyone.
An additional question - is there a quantifiable sound difference between solid and vented panels? I'm keen on the new 6800xt sapphire nitro but it's 55.3 mm thick, (2.7 slot) whereas the AIB models are about 50 mm (2.5 slot).
It's a few dBa. (22dBa vs 25dBa) with noctua fans.
The noise delta will depend heavily on what fans these cards are using. Vented is going to be better if you go with a 2.7 slot card, but also a bit louder. My advice is wait for reviews, and pick up the quietest card, and go vented, so you get the best performance at a lower volume. If you want to prioritize silence, consider going with a solid panel, and the quietest possible card, but if that card is too close to the panel, thermals might suffer.