Actually I'm a Cooler Master fanboy. And I just brought this yesterday to replace my CM N400.
How can regular cases compete?
Xavier Jones
Logan Phillips
Full tower fags compensating for small dicks
Jackson Collins
tree trunk dick here
Zachary Rodriguez
>more expensive outright than a full tower
>complete lack of expandability making it exponentially more expensive over time as entire platform upgrades are necessary to keep up with new tech
I will concede it makes for an attractive HTPC streaming machine though
Chase Martinez
>ultra SFF cases are all like $200
>varying quality
>low on features
>ugly MUH MAC PLAIN ALUMINUM AESTHETIC
Are SFF cases a terrible mistake?
Kayden Morgan
Yeah, I don't disagree but how often do people actually upgrade just 1 component?
I've been theory-crafting how to do a full custom loop in this thing but you'd pretty much need pic related. That and the fact it probably wouldn't even be any quieter than an aircooled setup (esp. at idle) makes the whole idea pretty pointless.
Evan Robinson
Wow, this is a very interesting little solution, thanks for bringing this to my attention. Just doing a quick google on the Eisberg Solo seems to indicate its noise isn't too bad on a single CPU block/240 rad, but I imagine one of these pushing through a GPU block as well would put a bit more load, therefore noise into the system at idle, although it'd significantly cut fan noise under high graphics loads.
And yes, I too also have a secret desire to do a full loop in an ITX setup. Fractal Define Nano or NZXT Manta make sense, but still a little big IMO. I'd love to apply it to something like a Phanteks Shift. I reckon it could be done with a shorter "mini" GPU, a pair of 120mm slim rads and a DDC100 pump/res combo.
Parker Peterson
Pump isn't PWM, it can apparently be run at as low as 7V but I dunno. I have an AiO in my current rig and the noise it makes is unbearable, it doesn't sound like it's broken, but it's loud enough to be a bother.
In my imaginary setup I'd need it to push through a cpu and gpu block, as well as 2 120 rads. Can't really imagine it struggling but it could be a bit much.
I've seen quite a few people complain about busted pumps or just loud noise in general from this thing which is really offputting, and it's quite ugly, still, nothing else quite like it so far as I know. I also have no idea how in the fuck you're supposed to properly fill this thing. No matter how you orient the case some part of the loop will always be above the fill port.
Adam Turner
>68mm + fittings
>Louqe Ghost has 66mm for the CPU cooler
Oliver Flores
Good point. Could still use an apogee drive ii though. You'd p much have to forsake a res though, wouldn't be so bad as you could feasibly fill the loop from the radiator.
There's possibly an option of using a mini graphics card and mounting an xspc ion, but I dunno if that'd actually fit in the space and it'd need some custom mounting hardware to not face the wrong way.