CeBIT: Corsair raids the chassis market: competitors beware?

[Wade]

Nice chassis. Imagine a Corsair designed SFF case. Yummy.

[Mav451]

We're looking into it as we speak. We might release future variants of the case targeted towards specific uses, like large diameter top/side panel fans, etc. But right now the case doesn't allow for a large top exhaust for a 230mm fan.

Keep in mind the version at CEBIT is a pre-tooling prototype and the overall features and design might change a bit between now and launch.

Should everything work out we hope to have the case in stores in early May.

Heh the guy on the Hexus vid said something to the tune of 20-25 "key changes." I'm also interested on having a large top exhaust (or intake - e.g. Silverstone airflow). It doesn't matter if it isn't 230mm, just as long as it's big, e.g. 180mm. Since I'm not really interested in W/Cing, it is a particular sticking point.

[Redbeard]

Heh the guy on the Hexus vid said something to the tune of 20-25 "key changes." I'm also interested on having a large top exhaust (or intake - e.g. Silverstone airflow). It doesn't matter if it isn't 230mm, just as long as it's big, e.g. 180mm. Since I'm not really interested in W/Cing, it is a particular sticking point.

The exhaust won't change much, the layout of the case doesn't allow for a large diameter exhaust fan on this version. That's not to say we won't launch a future version, but right now we felt that when it came down to costs, the version we have now is going to appeal to the larger majority.

Gareth (guy interviewed in the hexus video, and our main tech guy in the UK) is right - we have some changes for the tooled version and we'll likely make a few more changes before it hits the streets.

[Donnie27]

The exhaust won't change much, the layout of the case doesn't allow for a large diameter exhaust fan on this version. That's not to say we won't launch a future version, but right now we felt that when it came down to costs, the version we have now is going to appeal to the larger majority.

Gareth (guy interviewed in the hexus video, and our main tech guy in the UK) is right - we have some changes for the tooled version and we'll likely make a few more changes before it hits the streets.

I hope you guys change the price LOL! At $300 the comptition has almost nothing to beware of.

[Redbeard]

I hope you guys change the price LOL! At $300 the comptition has almost nothing to beware of.

Depends which competition we're talking about! hahaha...

The guys selling $99 cases don't have anything to worry about....yet.

[FischOderAal]

Redbeard, imho you really should change the top fans so that you could mount a triple-rad without even modding the case. Would get you some sales I'd guess. We're not speaking here of a 08/15 case, but one for enthusiasts. So I think such things matter although the amount of wc-setups is quite small.

€dith: 08/15 is a german idiom for standard/regular things.

[Blacky]

The cable management looks wonderful. March/April timeframe eh, sounds good to me.

Redbeard: Interesting, so would a 120.2 radiator down below be a possibility? That would rank this up there with the TJ07 in terms of no-modification radiator readiness.

I totally support this another case like TJ07 would be wonderful and probably a good seller , this case and TJ07 have similar price tag should be a good competition if only could have has this feature!

[Redbeard]

Redbeard, imho you really should change the top fans so that you could mount a triple-rad without even modding the case. Would get you some sales I'd guess. We're not speaking here of a 08/15 case, but one for enthusiasts. So I think such things matter although the amount of wc-setups is quite small.

Already done on the final version.

[Alex Suraci]

Already done on the final version.

How about a 120.2 down below in the PSU area?

[cobra_kai]

Very impressive, I like this case a lot, especially the cable management features and the hot swap drive bays. It definitely looks like there would be room for a 120.2 rad in the bottom next to the PSU, but again it's difficult to say without being able to measure it.

Also 250-300 dollars is not at all unreasonable for a high quality case like this that is aimed at competing with the likes of high end lian lis and tj07.

[iddqd]

Harddrive operating temps aren't supposed to be under 40°... they oil lubricates best at something over 50°C.

sure, but if you stack like 5 hard drives without any cooling the one in the middle can easily push 75+

[FischOderAal]

Already done on the final version.

Cool Thanks

[breathemetal]

Looks sweet!

[tomb18]

How about a 120.2 down below in the PSU area?

+10!!!

Seriously, you need to make the bottom set of bays removable so that one can put a 2x120 rad down there! Also, if you could mount the power supply vertically, then one could also fit another 3x120 or 4x120 rad down at the bottom with an appropriatye grill on the side of the case.

[gatecrasherlok]

First impressions from the links provided are promising indeed. Hot swap HDD's lots of cable management. A black interior which is an added bonus and plenty of work space it seems for the people who like to go in the cases and do mods regularly.

[Blacky]

Make the psu chamber a bit more taller so the psu can go 90 degree instead, and will look more like the TJ07 chamber making it able to put more rads (can you ay another 120.3 ??) down there! and this would be everyone's dream case (including mine)

[Mabyboi]

so many little things that they did with the case that just made it beautiful well done imo.

[Alex Suraci]

I just realized that the drive bays start a little further down, seemingly to ensure a 120.3 radiator up top doesn't get in the way. Awesome.

[Mean Machine]

Why not leave Lian-Li alone at having boring-looking cases with windows? I don't see anything special with this, but I know everyone's going to buy it just because it says Corsair.

[Alex Suraci]

Why not leave Lian-Li alone at having boring-looking cases with windows? I don't see anything special with this, but I know everyone's going to buy it just because it says Corsair.

Sorry, I'll take elegance over steroid-pumping humvee-riding cases like the Antec of HAF any day of the week. Especially when it's coupled with so many nice features as this one has, like perfect cable management, hot-swapped drive bays, and water cooling capabilities.

It doesn't have to look like it eats babies and nails for breakfast, it just has to get the job done well, and this one does that just fine with a nice understated aesthetic.

Why would someone buy it just because it says Corsair? This is their first case. And even if that were the situation, what's wrong with that? If a company has provided good products in the past, why not buy one to support them further if you expect you'll get a good product out of it?

[BrokeDown]

Is the final version going to have the same size side window? Personally, I don't like seeing the PSU, just the MB area. Any option for a non-window version?

[ChaosMinionX]

Gonna be my next case!

[Humminn55]

A suggestion or two......please resist the temptation to top mount the USB/audio front outputs. While that may seem to be logical position, it really is not as convenient as front mounted.....unless a door is involved. Honestly, side mounted on the window side would seem to be an even more logical position, but what do I know.

Also, please space the front external USB mounts further apart than most do....not every USB drive is ultra slim. Take your own brand, a tad wider than normal and fitting two together, side by side, in some cases' USB front ports is almost impossible.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

guys you could really make a killing with this case design, mad props

[aiya]

Very nice design, like that its all black on the inside and internal 3x120 rad ability