As heavy as this case will be, and as expensive as it already is, they should've added casters to the standard package and adjusted the price as needed to cover them.
could not agree more, should include casters because of the fact this thing fully loaded would weigh SO MUCH lol.
Also, no included fans, not cool Corsair, even run of the mill bargain priced cases often include 1 or more 120 or 140mm fans.
nice case and all, but, why do case makers go all glass for like 90+% of "new" chassis is beyond my understanding, probably along the same line as phone makers deciding WE want no headphone jack (even when there are many things that can be used in the 3.5mm jack) and WE want all glass phones (fk that, too damn easy for them to break and makes them extra slippery)
To add to my previous comment to do the case justice in terms of fans they would probably have to include their own high end fans which are not cheap especially if you want reasonably populate this monster. If they would only inlcude 4 fans or include cheaper ones that really wouldn't make sense at all.
No. Noctua is expensive, ugly and over-rated. Thermalright makes fans just as good, if not superior for less coin. Unlike most, they actually use aerodynamicists to design their fan blades.
I will never buy this case but im not aware of any premium case with great case fans. I like Lian Li's approach and now Corsair's to not include fans. If you can swing $500 for a case then you can probably swing another 200 for some Corsair LL140s ML140s or something along those lines. Otherwise them including some SP 120 crap fans no thanks
My most recent thermaltake case (in b4 not a premium case jokes), which is a similar style to this, still included 140mm fans (3 total) for front and rear exhaust. I had an AIO cooler/radiator for the top tray (not populated out of the box), but including zero fans is not really standard. Even if it is only basic/budget fans that are eventually moved or replaced, for $500 I expect there was some wiggle room on the BoM to fit in a few fans.
This would be a cool streamer's case. E-ATX for the game, Mini-ITX for the streaming. Or maybe the other way around, video encoding does take more oomph than gaming at this point.
It'd be cheaper to have two nice $100 cases than a single $500 case, along with the modularity you have in rebuilding and replacing parts for either for upgrades or in the case of something dying.
Oh absolutely. But there's certainly a market for this and even at $500 it will likely sell well and be a centerpiece for some amazing showcase builds. I don't think this is playing to the same market as CaseLabs and Mountain Mods but it is certainly toeing the line between off-the shelf and custom case in terms of the size, features, and flexibility.
Just a suggestion: Anandtech's got an international audience. Please do a bit of translation from your imperial measurements? I've got no idea how long 427" is, but put it into cm and we can talk. For some things, like disk drives, we all understand 2.5" and 3.5", we've seen them often enough. For general measurements, translation would make things easier for the reader. It becomes even weirder when you have switching going on... you can keep your 400mm card in this 427" case, can you?
There is also too much room wasted(exclusive) to itx system and radiators. Drive bays are way too few, not to mention the lack of cooling for 3.5" bays. Plus that it isn't large enough to make it easy to build.
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DanNeely - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
As heavy as this case will be, and as expensive as it already is, they should've added casters to the standard package and adjusted the price as needed to cover them.Dragonstongue - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
could not agree more, should include casters because of the fact this thing fully loaded would weigh SO MUCH lol.Also, no included fans, not cool Corsair, even run of the mill bargain priced cases often include 1 or more 120 or 140mm fans.
nice case and all, but, why do case makers go all glass for like 90+% of "new" chassis is beyond my understanding, probably along the same line as phone makers deciding WE want no headphone jack (even when there are many things that can be used in the 3.5mm jack) and WE want all glass phones (fk that, too damn easy for them to break and makes them extra slippery)
qlum - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
They didn't include fans because this case is mostly meant for big showcase builds and the actual fan setup used in such a case would vary widely.qlum - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
To add to my previous comment to do the case justice in terms of fans they would probably have to include their own high end fans which are not cheap especially if you want reasonably populate this monster. If they would only inlcude 4 fans or include cheaper ones that really wouldn't make sense at all.milkywayer - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
Even if they did include theirs; anyone paying $300ish for a case will be using Premium Noctua fans just for the lower noise at same temps.PhrogChief - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - link
No. Noctua is expensive, ugly and over-rated. Thermalright makes fans just as good, if not superior for less coin. Unlike most, they actually use aerodynamicists to design their fan blades.Hxx - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
I will never buy this case but im not aware of any premium case with great case fans. I like Lian Li's approach and now Corsair's to not include fans. If you can swing $500 for a case then you can probably swing another 200 for some Corsair LL140s ML140s or something along those lines. Otherwise them including some SP 120 crap fans no thanksFullmetalTitan - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - link
My most recent thermaltake case (in b4 not a premium case jokes), which is a similar style to this, still included 140mm fans (3 total) for front and rear exhaust. I had an AIO cooler/radiator for the top tray (not populated out of the box), but including zero fans is not really standard. Even if it is only basic/budget fans that are eventually moved or replaced, for $500 I expect there was some wiggle room on the BoM to fit in a few fans.MrSpadge - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
This case is not for me, but impressive engineering and far beyond one of the usual "me too" cases (not pointing to any specific company here).modulusshift - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - link
This would be a cool streamer's case. E-ATX for the game, Mini-ITX for the streaming. Or maybe the other way around, video encoding does take more oomph than gaming at this point.JoeyJoJo123 - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - link
It'd be cheaper to have two nice $100 cases than a single $500 case, along with the modularity you have in rebuilding and replacing parts for either for upgrades or in the case of something dying.This item only exists for luxury.
WithoutWeakness - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - link
Oh absolutely. But there's certainly a market for this and even at $500 it will likely sell well and be a centerpiece for some amazing showcase builds. I don't think this is playing to the same market as CaseLabs and Mountain Mods but it is certainly toeing the line between off-the shelf and custom case in terms of the size, features, and flexibility.Pork@III - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - link
Joe (D)427.3" :o Across Earth to Moon :)Carmen00 - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - link
Just a suggestion: Anandtech's got an international audience. Please do a bit of translation from your imperial measurements? I've got no idea how long 427" is, but put it into cm and we can talk. For some things, like disk drives, we all understand 2.5" and 3.5", we've seen them often enough. For general measurements, translation would make things easier for the reader. It becomes even weirder when you have switching going on... you can keep your 400mm card in this 427" case, can you?mzocyteae - Monday, May 28, 2018 - link
There is also too much room wasted(exclusive) to itx system and radiators.Drive bays are way too few, not to mention the lack of cooling for 3.5" bays.
Plus that it isn't large enough to make it easy to build.