CeBIT: Corsair raids the chassis market: competitors beware?

[johnp1983]

Hello Red Beard,

Can U confirm that at Computex we'll see detailed pictures about the final build of this case?

Thanx!

[Brandito]

i hope it's better than the typical press release (which generally just seem like a confirmation that a product exists and is coming)

pictures, detailed specs, THAT's what i'll be hoping for.

also, why am i still not receiving thread updates in my inbox?

[johnp1983]

i hope it's better than the typical press release (which generally just seem like a confirmation that a product exists and is coming)

pictures, detailed specs, THAT's what i'll be hoping for.

also, why am i still not receiving thread updates in my inbox?

Yeah,

that's the same 4 me!

[Scubar]

Some changes i would make. Remove the 120mm fan thats mounted on the midplate facing up. It just looks out of place. Hide the rubber grommets for cables behind where the motherboard will be and use longer standoffs. Cables appearing out of the rubber grommets looks ugly. Could possibly put a HDD section in the bottom aswell as or instead of the other one as there is alot of unused room between the PSU and the front of the case.

[Redbeard]

Some changes i would make. Remove the 120mm fan thats mounted on the midplate facing up. It just looks out of place. Hide the rubber grommets for cables behind where the motherboard will be and use longer standoffs. Cables appearing out of the rubber grommets looks ugly. Could possibly put a HDD section in the bottom aswell as or instead of the other one as there is alot of unused room between the PSU and the front of the case.

Fan has been moved to underneath where it sits, and it's a 140mm, not a 120mm.

Also, the longer standoffs is not a possibility due to the current tooling of the case. I think the rubber grommets look pretty sweet actually, compared to what most other cable routing jobs look like.

And there is a HDD section in the front bottom of the case with room for 2 3.5" drives.




For the other questions - yes, there will be detailed photos and data coming from Computex. I built two systems here, one with a really sweet watercooling rig and another with 3-way SLI GTX 280s and some nifty cable routing.

You'll see them in Computex pictures. They're probably en route right now.

[Blacky]

woot! can't wait to see it! this is my next case !

[Terru]

I'm living in Taibei now, so I will find a way to get into the show. Do you know which hall you will be in?

I know every tech site on the web will take pics, but I might as well offer to take some of my own. I hope it looks as good as the original mock-up!

[johnp1983]

Fan has been moved to underneath where it sits, and it's a 140mm, not a 120mm.

Also, the longer standoffs is not a possibility due to the current tooling of the case. I think the rubber grommets look pretty sweet actually, compared to what most other cable routing jobs look like.

And there is a HDD section in the front bottom of the case with room for 2 3.5" drives.




For the other questions - yes, there will be detailed photos and data coming from Computex. I built two systems here, one with a really sweet watercooling rig and another with 3-way SLI GTX 280s and some nifty cable routing.

You'll see them in Computex pictures. They're probably en route right now.

WOW...

thanx 4 the answer Yellow Beard.

Actually you got me...

[Nuance]

So...any updates and "official" pictures?

[LuckyNV]

We'll know VERY soon at Computex 2009 June 2-6th

[Brandito]

We'll know VERY soon at Computex 2009 June 2-6th

the suspense, it is killing me!

is computex usually the same time as E3?

[Nuance]

Oh - haha, my fault. I thought Computex was this weekend. Sorry.

[johnp1983]

Finally... Computex is coming...

[Redbeard]

Hey guys:

http://corsair.com/products/800d/default.aspx

[redphil]

Nice, nice. A real dream of a case.
Any information about pricing / availability yes?

[johnp1983]

That's very cool... really good thinked case.

Next step is to see a full mounted system inside it.

[JohnMike]

Hey guys:

http://corsair.com/products/800d/default.aspx

Great work!

I'm a candidate to own this case, but i have a important question about this case... Where can i put my Falcon SSD Raid0?!.... I believe those hot-swap drive bay won't work with SSD, they don't have the same standard has a hard-drives.

[Redbeard]

Great work!

I'm a candidate to own this case, but i have a important question about this case... Where can i put my Falcon SSD Raid0?!.... I believe those hot-swap drive bay won't work with SSD, they don't have the same standard has a hard-drives.

They will if you use something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817994064

We did this for Computex with 4x Corsair P256 SSDs in Raid 0.

[Brandito]

liking the changes, VERY nice!!

i see it says 4 fans are included, however i count just 3. the intake on the bottom, the rear exhaust, and the intake for the hot swap bays. where is number 4? at first i assumed one was included at the top, but it then goes on to say that there's room for 3 MORE 120mm fans suggesting there's another fan somewhere else?

edit: i'm guessing the hotswap bays use a push pull fan setup? there must be another 140mm fan on the other side. either than or possibly one at the very bottom of the case where the other two 3.5" bays are?

edit edit: hmm, something else i didn't see, you guys added the ability to mount a 120mm fan on the lower 3.5" bays in the same orientation as the hotswap bays fan, this suggests that my second guess for the hidden 140mm fan is wrong. either way that's a nice little bonus feature you added their

another question though, does the cover for the hotswap bays pc board allow you to still plug in power connectors and sata connectors while it's on? i'm guessing if it does you'll need all right angle connectors, which isn't a huge deal for the ability to hide all that wiring, that's easily the ugliest cluster of wires in my case right now.

ok, i'm realizing i still have a lot of questions, so forgive me, you talked about filters in a previous post, where might they be? i think i can see where one might be for the psu under the case, possibly pulled out from the rear, are there any others or does that one extend the entire length of the mesh area at the bottom of the case?

[Mabyboi]

anyone else hoping for a mid-tower version of this? maybe for some of us who have to cram it in a university dorm room? anyone know of a case identical to this, but mid-tower? thanks!

[Redbeard]

liking the changes, VERY nice!!

i see it says 4 fans are included, however i count just 3. the intake on the bottom, the rear exhaust, and the intake for the hot swap bays. where is number 4? at first i assumed one was included at the top, but it then goes on to say that there's room for 3 MORE 120mm fans suggesting there's another fan somewhere else?

That's a typo. 3 140mm fans are included.

another question though, does the cover for the hotswap bays pc board allow you to still plug in power connectors and sata connectors while it's on? i'm guessing if it does you'll need all right angle connectors, which isn't a huge deal for the ability to hide all that wiring, that's easily the ugliest cluster of wires in my case right now.

The case comes with four 4 right angle SATA data cables and a SATA power adapter pre-spaced for the backplane.

ok, i'm realizing i still have a lot of questions, so forgive me, you talked about filters in a previous post, where might they be? i think i can see where one might be for the psu under the case, possibly pulled out from the rear, are there any others or does that one extend the entire length of the mesh area at the bottom of the case?

The filter extends the length of the intake at the bottom of the case.

[breathemetal]

eta?

[MomijiTMO]

I love this LiLi inspired case. Gimme!

[Brandito]

That's a typo. 3 140mm fans are included.



The case comes with four 4 right angle SATA data cables and a SATA power adapter pre-spaced for the backplane.



The filter extends the length of the intake at the bottom of the case.

oh wow, it just keeps getting better.

assuming they'll be black sata connectors? are they right angle at both ends? i'm hoping not as most mobos i would imagine would have conflicts with that as is the case with mine.

the power adapter adapts a standard 4 pin molex connector i'd guess?

i'm a man of details, what can i say? from the sounds and looks of it so are the people at corsair. this case packs more features and added little details than any case i've ever seen.

[Redbeard]

oh wow, it just keeps getting better.

assuming they'll be black sata connectors? are they right angle at both ends? i'm hoping not as most mobos i would imagine would have conflicts with that as is the case with mine.

the power adapter adapts a standard 4 pin molex connector i'd guess?

i'm a man of details, what can i say? from the sounds and looks of it so are the people at corsair. this case packs more features and added little details than any case i've ever seen.

Right angle on one end, straight on the other. All connectors are black.

The power adapter is 1-SATA male to 4-SATA female to connect a single SATA power connector to all 4 drive ports. Here's some images to give you guys some scale of the case and how it all hooks up.