Malaphax Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I've got two words for you "Truss Aesthetics." https://cougargaming.com/us/products/cases/conquer_essence/?urllang=us&url_1=us/products/cases/conquer_essence This is the full sized version it's based on - which somehow looks even worse. https://cougargaming.com/us/products/cases/conquer/?urllang=us&url_1=us/products/cases/conquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Malaphax said: I've got two words for you "Truss Aesthetics." https://cougargaming.com/us/products/cases/conquer_essence/?urllang=us&url_1=us/products/cases/conquer_essence This is the full sized version it's based on - which somehow looks even worse. https://cougargaming.com/us/products/cases/conquer/?urllang=us&url_1=us/products/cases/conquer This is why we need roe vs wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Looks like there are several B-450 motherboards in both MATX and MITX formats releasing very soon. https://videocardz.com/76749/asrock-asus-gigabyte-and-msi-b450-motherboards-pictured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Neat little MITX case. https://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Riser cables/adapters always scare me a little bit but plenty of people use them and overall that case looks decent. I would probably reverse the top fans though from what they are showing so they are intakes to take full advantage of the dust filter up there and there is lots of exhaust with those semi-open sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I have some personal issues with risers and vertical mounted GPUs but mostly because of the thermal performance taking a nosedive when you mount a GPU like that. At least this particular setup has the GPU segregated from the CPU/RAM so hopefully some of the cool air flows directly to that side of the case. I think this is another design that could benefit from a simple steel side panel with vents to allow intake for the GPU. Bonus points if they managed to put a dust cover on the side panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Factal's Core 500 may be ugly, and 2 slots won't be enough for the next gen of GPUs, but it's still one of the few small box style cases that checks all feature boxes I want. http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/core-series/core-500 Fit's a 240 AIO cpu cooler and is mounted above the motherboard so it blows on VRM that may get hot Dust filters on every intake Open vents right by the GPU area Fits ATX power supply (although STX or STX-L is probably a good idea) No pointle$$ lighting Correctly priced: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 CoolerMaster MasterBox Q500L http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/masterbox-q500l/ Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 The modular design is really nice, they'll supposedly be releasing a slightly more premium version the Q500P sometime later this year. It's an impressive design with some limiting factors for GPU/PSU length but it's one of the smallest ATX cases I've seen which is a nice trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted May 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 https://www.newegg.com/black-metallic-gear-neo-series-mini-itx-case/p/N82E16811861003 I know that the ribbon cables for the GPU have been getting use in a few ITX cases but I'm not sure I've seen it used like that before. Kind of an odd design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Silverstone LD03 - https://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=855&area=en I guess this is new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 https://www.nzxt.com/product-overview/h1 New itx case from nzxt. Doing the vertical thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 New SFF cooler from ID Cooling. Claims it can handle 130W while being low profile and with a 92mm fan. I would like to see that tested. I also want to know how it would perform with a top down 120mm. http://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/205/name/IS-47K Cooler Master working a new SFF case. Looks similar to some of the boutique SFF cases out there but I bet it will be a lot cheaper. Does not look like it will have dust filters though. SFX PSUs are lot better quality and more powerful than ever before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted August 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 9:09 AM, kuhla said: New SFF cooler from ID Cooling. Claims it can handle 130W while being low profile and with a 92mm fan. I would like to see that tested. I also want to know how it would perform with a top down 120mm. http://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/205/name/IS-47K Cooler Master working a new SFF case. Looks similar to some of the boutique SFF cases out there but I bet it will be a lot cheaper. Does not look like it will have dust filters though. SFX PSUs are lot better quality and more powerful than ever before. https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/?filter=8450/#!/Size=Mini ITX NR200 and NR200P. Apparently goes for $80-$100. The boutique cases it competes with are much more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 10:19 AM, kuhla said: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/?filter=8450/#!/Size=Mini ITX NR200 and NR200P. Apparently goes for $80-$100. The boutique cases it competes with are much more expensive. I probably should have just posted a video review when I made that post. This does seem like a really well rounded ITX case option. Good job Cooler Master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 I guess Silverstone came out with some new SFF cases. SUGO 15 - https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=953&area=en SUGO 14 - https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=932&area=en Some neat ideas but nothing crazy. I would definitely prefer the vertical placement aesthetically even though airflow I think makes more sense from a horizontal placement. Always happy to see real dust filters. Just checked the prices on Amazon and they are both like $120+ so not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 https://hyte.com/revolt3-lp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 newegg - https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=SSUPD product page - https://www.ssupd.co/products/meshlicious Interesting and the price is not completely ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi2155 Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 https://global.aorus.com/blog-detail.php?i=1067 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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