Stalled Z-CASE P50 v1.1: Innovative console-style SFF PC case

[BernardoZ]

Hey guys! I'm starting to plan the v2 prototype build, and here is one of the ideas I had:

What build would you like to see in v2 prototype? Temp tests will be made on it too.

PS: this pic is just a photoshopped render. The real unit will arrive in a few weeks.

Cheers

 

[Marwan]

Have you made any design update?

 

[BernardoZ]

Have you made any design update?

Hey Marwan. Here are some of the changes made in v2:

Also, there were some minor tolerance fixes and improvements.

We wanted to add a lot of extra cool things, but will leave them for after the Kickstarter campaign, as we are too close to it already (early July).

I will elaborate more about everything, when v2 prototypes arrive. Cheers!

 

[Poblopuablo]

Really wish it supported sfx. :/ Looks awesome!!

 

[Sashby]

What version will Kickstarter backers receive, V1 or V2?

 

[BernardoZ]

What version will Kickstarter backers receive, V1 or V2?

When I say v1 and v2, I'm refering to prototype versions, not final versions. Each prototype has some improvements over the last version.

We are currently working on the v2, and there might even be a v3 version before the Kickstarter, we'll see.

Cheers!

 

[BernardoZ]

Small update: trying a new logo for the company

 

[theGryphon]

Small update: trying a new logo for the company

Why don't you extend the outer edge on the right hand side too? I think it would look better symmetric, and your Z would still be eminent.

 

[BernardoZ]

Also, we have some REALLY exciting news to share. I'm hoping to confirm it in a few weeks, so stay tuned.

We are almost there, guys! Here is a sneak-peak:

More pics and info coming in the following days

 

[BernardoZ]

Hey guys!

As a few of you may know, we got a "partnership" with Cryorig 1 month ago, and they are showing our Z-CASE P50 on their Computex booth to display the C7 Cu cpu cooler.

Kevin (our company designer, aka @3feetcat ) is on the show right now, helping spread our project there.

We have a lot of news to share soon, but in the meantime, enjoy some pics from Day 1:


Cheers, Bernardo

 

[rfarmer]

Looking very good.

 

[owliwar]

heyy that's awesome

congrats!!

 

[Feingeist]

Awesome, and nice pictures...
Have a good time at Comutex
Greetings from Germany
Bert

 

[Mortis Angelus]

Steve was there. Didn't cover or comment on the case. #feelsbadman

Also only youtuber to have made any video about cryorig... I guess this is what happens when Science Studio is not attending; he is quite the cryorig fan.

 

[owliwar]

hey I found some random youtuber that stoped by at the Cryorig booth, only a few secconds of this case but its something

 

[Mortis Angelus]

hey I found some random youtuber that stoped by at the Cryorig booth, only a few secconds of this case but its something

Thanks for the video!

Looking at this video and actually seeing the cooler in the case, I really have my doubts about getting proper air-flow into this case for the CPU-fan. While it certainly fits, the space between the glass and cooler is really narrow. It might be that Lian Li have already figured this out with the PC-O5-cases; while it wastes space in many other directions, the thickness might have been beneficial for cooling. I don't know.... Just my thoughts after seeing this.

 

[BernardoZ]

Steve was there. Didn't cover or comment on the case. #feelsbadman

Our case is not really a Cryorig product, so it's understandable that their crew didn't allow the youtubers to talk much about it.
But it's cool, we got some really nice contacts on Computex

hey I found some random youtuber that stoped by at the Cryorig booth, only a few secconds of this case but its something

Thanks for the link, I hadn't seen this video! If anyone is interested, you can check our case at 2:42 of this video

Thanks for the video!

Looking at this video and actually seeing the cooler in the case, I really have my doubts about getting proper air-flow into this case for the CPU-fan. While it certainly fits, the space between the glass and cooler is really narrow. It might be that Lian Li have already figured this out with the PC-O5-cases; while it wastes space in many other directions, the thickness might have been beneficial for cooling. I don't know.... Just my thoughts after seeing this.

We haven't made many tests yet, so we will still make sure about the ideal distance between the chassis and the glass panel. This case was just for showing purposes, please wait for the proper temp tests

 

[BernardoZ]

@Mortis Angelus Check this screenshot:

As you can see, there is almost no glass elevation on this unit (I think we used 1-3mm spacers), since this was just for showing purposes.

In the final version we'll include different sized spacers (probably 5, 10 and 15mm), so the user can choose the elevation depending on his hardware.
I believe you need 10-15mm clearance when using the C7/C7 Cu cooler, we'll make some tests soon

 

[confusis]

Just a quick look here: https://smallformfactor.net/news/spotted-z-cases-computex-2018

 

[Mortis Angelus]

Just a quick look here: https://smallformfactor.net/news/spotted-z-cases-computex-2018

@BernardoZ

Lol.. I didn't notice this before, but is that a Quadro GPU in there?