Cases, Cooling & PSU - Page 22

NZXT has just unveiled their new Limited Edition H700 PUBG case, something the company teamed with PUBG Corporation and Gamers Outreach on, in order to recreate the look of the airdrop from Battlegrounds.

There will only be 2000 of the new H700 PUBG cases made, with 10% of the sales of the cases donated to Gamers Outreach, a charity that donates equipment, technology, and more to kids going through treatment in hospital.

Just as graphics card prices begin to settle with a nice 25% discount on Amazon from the highs of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti costing you $1600 and AMD's flagship Radeon RX Vega 64 making you burn $2100... Alphacool is here to save the day with a new 12 x GPU mining rig open air frame.

Alphacool's Mining Rig 12 open air frame case can take not just one motherboard, but two, and some mounting for serious watercooling setups. You can use 6 x 360mm radiators and mount them on the Alphacool Mining Rig 12, while two reservoirs can be placed with positioning for their respective pumps.

Alphacool takes mining rigs to the next level by making them water cooling friendly, with the company using different NexXxoS radiators, Eisbecher reservoirs, and various pumps.

Corsair hasn't had a super ridiculously high-end chassis since the Obsidian 900D which was released all the way back in 2013, before RGBs went mainstream, and now we're seeing a tease of the unannounced Obsidian 1000D chassis.

The new Corsair Obsidian 1000D is a beast, with the super-tower costing $500 and already listed early on Amazon. We should expect a beautiful style that is mixed with curved tempered glass, matte black aluminum, and RGB LEDs throughout. Inside, it's a bevy of ultimate enthusiast options.

Corsair has the front, sides, and top panels all made using curved tempered glass with aluminum inserts that allows for discrete air inlets for a bunch of fan mounts inside.

In Win has announced its new 2018 Mod in Taiwan 2.0 event, something that is now open to case modders and will see the winning case mod mass produced by In Win.

The company has a total prize pool worth $12,000 as well as the notoriety of having In Win mass produce the best case mod, which is pretty awesome.

As for the prize pool, you definitely can't complain about this: In Win are giving away some pretty decked out custom gaming machines packing either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti or GTX 1070. The #1 prize winner also takes home $3000, while second place scores a cool $1000.

Getting lonely? Feel like talking to someone, or something to keep you company? Thermaltake have the perfect companion for you with the world's first AI voice-controlled power supply. Thermaltake have introduced 'AI Voice Control' to their DPS G Mobile APP, this allows users to control functions and access parameters of their power supply via voice control on their mobile app.

The best part of Thermaltake's Al Voice Control is that you won't have to purchase a new PSU, assuming you already own a Toughpower iRGB PLUS Titanium or Platinum power supply that is. Thermaltake have stated that only iOS users presently have this feature, Android users will have to wait just a bit longer for AI Voice Control to be introduced to the DPS G Mobile APP.

Voice Control allows users complete control of their PSU including turning power on and off, RGB settings (mode/color/brightness and speed) and PC off remote control. The app is also able to feedback from their PSU in regards to key parameters including efficiency, fan speed, wattage, voltage, temperature, total usage time/kWh/electricity cost, CPU/VGA's historical temperature, real-time PSU abnormalities and more.

InWin had a huge CES this year, unveiling a slew of new products and teaming with ASUS on a TUG Gaming-specific chassis; the InWin 101 TUF Gaming chassis.

Starting with the new 101 TUF Gaming PC chassis, which InWin says has a "fresh new look" thanks to its ASUS TUF Gaming motherboard design, which sports a "fresh coat of orange-yellow" that provides a beautiful style that compliments the ASUS TUF Gaming motherboards.

Then InWin gets into the curves with their new 915 chassis being their latest full-tower E-ATX case that is "uniquely curved" and features RGB lighting, of course. InWin's new 915 features tinted tempered glass side panels, and rocks a top panel that automatically rises to increase airflow when you're gaming... or mining.

CES 2018 - SilverStone is going into SFFPCs strong with their VT03 Micro-STX case. The Micro-STX form factor allows for desktop CPUs and MXM based CPUs to work together in a very tiny case.

Many Micro-STX motherboards have external PSUs, just as a notebook would, but they carry desktop sockets and MXM card slots, so they can offer high performance computing. The VT03 had an ASRock LGA1151 STX motherboard with a GTX 1070 MXM GPU loaded into it.

SilverStone also showed us two beefed up Strider Platinum 1000W and 1200W PSUs, both are rated 80 Plus Platinum. They are both single rail PSUs, which makes them great for overclocking. They are also are fully modular, which is great for cable management and modding.

CES 2018 - Hot on the heels of the RGB LED craze, Lian-Li is kicking things up a notch with the introduction of two new PC cases with some stellar aesthetics.

The new O11 Dynamic is the first one we will talk about, and it's designed to maximize case performance as well as aesthetics. The O11 Dynamic uses SECC, Aluminum, and temperature glass for build materials. It and supports three 3.5" drives and up to 5 2.5"SSDs. You also get support for up to nine 120mm fans and two 140mm fans.

Lian Li teamed up with overclocker Der8auer and XFastest to custom-mod this monster PC case. We get custom Bitspower watercooling, a bunch of RGB Bora fans, and some amazing water cooling bends. The front reservoir is also custom. The O11 Dynamic will cost $129.99.

CES 2018 - DEEPCOOL has revealed its new AIO cooler with RGB lighting at the trade show in Las Vegas - the Captain 240EX RGB.

The Captain 240EX RGB (what a name!) is a closed-loop liquid CPU cooler with (you guessed it) a 240mm radiator and dual fans. The company also launched the TR4 version of the AIO cooler, which can be used with more CPUs including the latest hardware from Intel and AMD.

RGB lighting adorns the Captain 240EX RGB that can be customized and controlled on-the-fly by software or directly with a controller. DEEPCOOL is also offering a custom "Electro Limited Edition" version of the cooler that comes in ivory or ebony, and will be purchasable in May 2018.

CES 2018 - Cooler Master shows off its new range of thermal solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The latest coolers from Cooler Master include the MasterAir G100M air cooler, which uses the company's unified Heat Column design to ensure your CPU stays nice and cool while under load. The G100M is a low-profile cooler that also features smart add-ons like thermal detection and RGB lighting.

Cooler Master with 25 years of innovation in thermal design and production, unveils a wide range of cooling products that is set to redefine liquid and air cooling. There is the revolutionary design in heat transfer with the Heat Column that allows exceptional performance in low-profile coolers. Smart features such as thermal detection and addressable RGB LED in liquid and air coolers offer users many options from Cooler Master. And increase co-development cooling products, puts Cooler Master at the forefront of thermal design.

DEEPCOOL has unveiled what they're heralding as the world-first smart PC case that allows gamers to customize RGB lighting and heat dissipation systems through an app you can load on your smartphone.

The new QUADSTELLAR case not only rocks a super-stylish design, but it can house some of the highest-end PC compeonts in the world, including a huge E-ATX motherboard and multi-GPU set ups. It'll also handle high-end PSUs for all those graphics cards and cooling components, with four independent compartments to "eliminate inter-compartment heat dissipation interference to achieve maximum cooling efficiency".

DEEPCOOL built the next-gen QUADSTELLAR gaming PC case for enthusiasts, with their new app letting people enjoy dynamic management of the lighting inside of the case, heat dissipation, and active thermal control components.

In a highly-competitive market of mid-tower cases, its easy to get lost in the vast range of products on offer. SilverStone have added to the sea of products with upcoming release of the Primera PM02 case, this mid-tower case features your typical tempered glass side panel, great connectivity and a hypnotizing front design, but doesn't stand out from the crowd.

Featuring a mesh-like front, that is both bold yet aesthetically pleasing in appearance, the Primera PM02 is available in two color options- black with red highlights, or white with black highlights. The appearance is finished off with a full-sized tempered glass panel that looks fantastic.

Supporting graphics cards up to 415mm in length, the PM02 also supports CPU coolers up to 167mm and PSUs up to 190mm that is hidden away within the PSU shroud that also can house up to 3 HDD's. Storage support also features an additional three 2.5" drives hidden away behind the motherboard tray. Pre-installed with 3x120mm fans are included up the front and 1x120mm fan in the rear, with SilverStone's latest case allowing the ability to house up to six 120mm fans for excellent ventilation. Whilst on the topic of cooling, the PM02 can support up to 360mm radiator in the front, 140mm radiator in the rear and 2x120mm or up to 1x 280mm radiator up the top.

Sharkoon have introduced two new micro-ATX cases, the compact S1000 and S1000 Window. If you guessed that the only difference between the two models is an acrylic side window? You'd be wrong, slightly. The S1000 Window features an acrylic side window as well as a pre-installed 120mm blue LED fan on the rear of the case. The S1000 range is set to include an integrated shroud for power supplies and hard drives, creating clean and elegant look for your build.

Both case versions include a removable dust filters and pre-installed 120mm fan at the front for air intake, behind those fans is sufficient room for a 240mm radiator or if the 5.25" drive bay is removed, the S1000 can house a 280mm radiator. The front panel is home to a traditional setup that includes two USB 3.0 ports, microphone and headphone connectors. The S1000 can house a CPU cooler up to 155mm high with the S1000 Window able to house 150mm high. Both version can hold up to 400mm long graphics cards and fit 2x 2.5" SSD's and 2x 3.5" HDDs.

The Sharkoon S1000 range is available now

For all the miners out there, FSP understand your needs, and have became the first to release the FSP2000-A0AGPBI 2000-watt power supply that is dedicated to mining. The FSP2000-A0AGPBI features a few, well... more than a few, 16 sets of PCI-E 6+2 PIN slots that allow for 16 graphics cards to me powered by this single PSU.

This 80PLUS platinum certified is an industrial grade power supply that has passed high temperature and humidity tolerance, overvoltage, overcurrent and long-term operation tests to ensure this PSU can handle the harshest severe mining environments. This PSU also utilizes a unique active PFC (Power Factor Correction) circuit design with its high-load electrical components that is exceptional for high wattages applications.

EVGA have introduced their latest mid-tower case range that is designed with aesthetics and functionality in mind, introducing the DG-7 range. With the ability to include tempered glass panel for up to 3 sides, the DG-7 range offers a vast range of options and designs that create a great all-round case.

The DG-7 range is all about options, with the ability to mount your GPU vertically that can be displayed via your tempered glass panel, full RGB control thanks to the DG-7's control board that can sync up your systems RGB lighting and small additions that allow for a versatile build such as PSU shroud, built-in cable management and hidden hard drive trays. While K-Boost allows for optimum performance at the press of a button, this button allows for easy overclocking of your CPU and GPU to achieve the most out of your system.

Available in black or white and in 4 models with 3 year warranty, you can pre-order your new case from here

You may have noticed I'm a big fan of the be quiet! product range, so naturally I get a bit excited when they release a new product and this is no exception. Be quiet! have announced the release of the Dark Base 700 mid-tower case, the smaller sibling of the Dark Base 900 range. The Dark Base 700 targets enthusiasts and high-end systems thanks to the use of premium materials and a versatile, modular design.

There's nothing obvious that makes the Dark Base 700 stand out from the vast range of mid-tower cases on the market, but dive deeper and you will appreciate the high-quality finish, elegant design and subtle differences that people associate with be quiet! The Dark Base 700 features 4mm tempered glass panel and 1.2mm thick aluminium and steel frame that is somewhat expected with premium cases in this day and age. There is a sleek looking lighting strip embedded down each side of the front of the case that doesn't take attention away from the rest of the design and best of all, this strip can be controlled by supported motherboards and lighting controllers. The front fascia is finished with a brushed-aluminium covered plastic panel that provide a simple, yet beautiful design.

The modular design of the Dark Base 700 allows for extreme flexibility with your build that offers builders various build options. Cable management covers are provided to cover unused HDD slots, the back of the motherboard provides mounting brackets for up to three SSD's and two HDD cages can be positioned underneath the PSU shroud. The PSU shroud has four removable segments, this allows for a range of builds including longer front radiators and builds focusing on air flow efficiency. The Dark Base 700 even allows for vertically mounted graphics cards via an optional mounting slot. Finally, two pre-installed SilentWings 3 140 mm PWM fans offer unrivaled and uncompromising cooling performance with space to house up to nine 120mm fans.

CRYORIG is set to enter the PC case market with an innovative, and fresh design. The CRYORIG Taku PC monitor stand ITX case has been in development for over 2 years, with 1 year of the development phase with manufacturing partner and case experts, Lian Li. The Taku is a innovative hybrid design that incorporates a monitor stand with a high-end ITX form factor PC case to create an creative and unique design.

The benefits are obvious, the Taku's space-saving design allows users to place their monitor, keyboard and PC hardware in a vertical layout, perfect for users where desk space is at a premium. The CRYORIG Taku can house GPU's up to 280mm, SFX or SFX-L power supplies, ITX form factor motherboards and up to 3 HDD's (1 x 3.5" and 2 x 2.5"). The chassis is able to support monitors up to 15 kg, full-sized keyboard underneath the stand and also features a system try that is capable of sliding out for easy installation of PC components.

Some of the keen observers may remember that the Taku was originally a Kickstarter project that failed to achieve funding, however there was enough interest in the product that led to CRYORIG continuing development. CRYORIG used valuable information and feedback from its failed Kickstarter project to improve the Taku. CRYORIG plan to release the Taku to USA, Japan and Taiwan this December, with other releases in other markets to follow in early 2018. The Taku has a RRP of $299.

There are some amazing case mods that are made a few times a year, but one of the highlights of 2017 would have to be 'JUNKRAT' by Stephen Hoad of Tech Modified, with his latest construction winning the first place in the LDLC Modding competition and on show at Paris Games Week recently.

This amazing Junkrat mod was made inside of the Fractal Design Meshify C case with the Fractal Design Integra M 750W PSU. EK Water Blocks components are used throughout for everything water cooling related, while it all goes into the MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard.

Accompanying that hardware was the Core i5-7600K CPU, 32GB of G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 RAM, an MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING graphics card, and Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB SSD.

Lian Li have announced an all-new series of PC cases, the Alpha series. Lian Li are famous for their traditional, high-quality PC case designs, the Alpha series introduces Lian Li to the mainstream market by combining Lian Li's unique design elements with a traditional mono-space PC case. This is achieved with 4mm thick tempered glass panels all-round, excellent water-cooling potential and three 120mm RGB fans with an RGB strip on the front panel to really enhance the Alpha's appearance.

The Alpha 330 and 550 both feature tempered glass panels on the top, bottom and each side, with one slight exception- The Alpha 330's tempered glass panels is flush with the top of the case, while the Alpha 550 features a metal strip border. The 550 can also house a larger radiator, other than that both models are identical with 1mm SECC steel frame, magnetic dust filters, PSU shroud, ability to vertically mount GPU's, 8 PCI expansion slots, multiple chamber design, three 120mm RGB fans and a 120mm rear mounted fan (rear fan isn't RGB). Water cooling is no problem for either the Alpha 330 or 550, with both supporting up to 420mm radiator at the front of the chassis.

Lian Li offer both models in Black or white, with the Alpha 330 priced at $109 and the 550 at $179.

CORSAIR are introducing tempered glass to the Carbide Series SPEC-04 mid-tower range, with the new Carbide Series SPEC-04 Tempered Glass case, and it's everything you expect from CORSAIR- stylish, functionality and a great price. Featuring a huge tempered glass side panel, the SPEC-04 is more than just looks with room for five 120mm fans, room for 240mm liquid CPU cooler and able to house three 3.5" drives and two 2.5" drives.

The SPEC-04 is all about building the perfect PC, CORSAIR know this and have created the perfect blend of cooling performance with a wealth of features. A side-mounted I/O panel is hidden away from sight, but is accessible for high-speed USB 3.0 options. Running multiple GPU's in SLI or CrossFire? No problem, the SPEC-04 has ample space. These features are complimented by a tempered glass side panel that allows you to showcase your build.

The CORSAIR Carbide Series SPEC-04 Tempered Glass Case is available now and is priced at $60.