New SFF gamers case: presentation and advices

Just thought I'd share this bit of info for the powerbuilders. Silverstone is coming out with a strider plus series, the biggest of which comes out at 1000W, is modular, and has optional short cables you can buy for it just for sff building. It is 160mm in length, just fitting this cases requirements.
 
That would be perfect if you need 1000W. I can't wait to test it with a crossfire of 5870 maybe? Although a good 650W will be plenty. A crossfire of 5970 will do a better use of it.:p

NEWS: first pictures of pre production DA BOX planned for Tuesday NOV 17th.
 
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Yea... silverstone's are pricey... but if you're already running something that requires a 1000 watt PSU you probably aren't too concerned about price anyways... just mah opinion...
 
Blazestorm said:
Yea... silverstone's are pricey... but if you're already running something that requires a 1000 watt PSU you probably aren't too concerned about price anyways... just mah opinion...
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Yeah, a 1Kw rig is running a couple of hefty video cards has some money tied up in it. I would imagine the PSU would last a good many years ensuring a lot of future use I imagine. Given some time they might lower the price some as well.
 
I registered to post here.

1-I want 1.
2-That front is fugly, particularly the buttons
3-If we get the non-window one, does it have vents on that side? can we get an all black windowless one? Red inside?

Count me in. I'm doing a red and black micro build.

Thanks...

Edit: Any chance I can get a .3DS model of the design? I want to check out possible build options.
 
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I just emailed you a couple of days ago (you answered me pretty quickly), and I had a couple of more questioned, and I realized I probably should just ask on the board so that everyone else has the info too.

I asked about the watercooling capability of the case, to which you replied:

Everything is possible if you'd like to mod. It's a tough question because when you watercool your equipment, you gain some volume in some areas but you also need this new saved volume for reservoirs and other stuff like that.
In theory, you can mount 25mm thick fans everywhere in the case, except for the 60mm fan for the RAM.
It has 2 holes in the back of the MB tray for water cooling hose, this is why we listed it water cooling compatible.
Depending on the lengh of your GPU, you have some space in the front of the case. Or you could attach it anywhere you'd like to (over the CPU for exemple because you wouldn't need all the volume we allowed for large aircooled heatsinks).

Doing some more planning, and looking at the pics I think it's mostly viable to do the waterloop with minimal modding.

There looks to be plenty of room behind the rearmost 120mm fan. I was wondering, what is the clearance is for the other 120mm in your core i5 build? Also, where does the second 92mm fan go?

Right now my plan is to go without a reservoir (use a T-line). Place a radiator where you have that rearmost fan in the pictures with a fan behind it and a long set of bolts to attach the pump so that it is attached over the chipset waterblock, and if possible get a second 120mm rad and maybe 1-2 92mm rads depending on the space. Any input you have on plan is, of course, welcome.
 
Steeeeve said:
Where are our pictures?
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Hi Steve, I know, it's not like me not to provide what I promised on time. The reason is that the case is being reviewed and that I don't personally have it on hand until later this week.
But you'll have pictures tomorrow for sure, or late tonight if I find enough time and energy.;)
 
Shiny said:
There looks to be plenty of room behind the rearmost 120mm fan. I was wondering, what is the clearance is for the other 120mm in your core i5 build? Also, where does the second 92mm fan go?

Right now my plan is to go without a reservoir (use a T-line). Place a radiator where you have that rearmost fan in the pictures with a fan behind it and a long set of bolts to attach the pump so that it is attached over the chipset waterblock, and if possible get a second 120mm rad and maybe 1-2 92mm rads depending on the space. Any input you have on plan is, of course, welcome.
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Unfortunately, the i5 is not my built. It's the other guy testing it. I'm not sure what clearance we are talking about for the 120mm fan. If I'm not mistaking, if you watercool the i5, the big heatsink would be gone, so you don't really have clearance problems for your rear 120mm fan. Or you could use the side 140mm fan if you'd like to (Check pictures tomorrow).
The 2 92mm fans go: 1 in front of the HDD, 1 on the front of the case.
If you have everything water cooled, you could mount your pump over the chipset waterblock.
 
lillimon04 said:
Tomorrow correct? Also What reviewer did you send it to?
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I can not disclose it now, but this first sample went to Europe and it will be published online and on paper.
And yes, I'll try to have some pictures up for you by tomorrow.
 
Tonight, I'm posting a picture of DA BOX with a ATI HD5970 !!!!.:D
It is so beautiful, I'm going to cry:p.
 
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It's great that DaBox can house a 5890, but it doesn't change the fact that GPU manufacturers have completely lost their minds with the size of their boards... I mean come on. OK the 5890 is a 2-GPU board, so I can kind of understand (even though nVidia, on 55nm, managed to keep at 10.5"). But the 5870? 10.5"+shroud overhang? Ridiculous. Really.
 
That's it. The ATI HD 5970 in DA BOX.
Courtesy of Canard PC.
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So yes, it fits, like promised! With the 92mm fan on the front. For a SLI of 5970 of course.:p
I will post the set up as soon as I get the details.
 
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Crazy tight fit, but still nice :D

If you were crafty you could shorten all your PSU cables and have just the right length, so no bundles would be piled up.
 
mattinv said:
That's it. The ATI HD 5890 in DA BOX.
Courtesy of Canard PC. So yes, it fits, like promised! With the 92mm fan on the front. For a SLI of 5890 of course.:p
I will post the set up as soon as I get the details.
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You mean Crossfire 5970s? :)
 
NichoTL said:
It's great that DaBox can house a 5890, but it doesn't change the fact that GPU manufacturers have completely lost their minds with the size of their boards... I mean come on. OK the 5890 is a 2-GPU board, so I can kind of understand (even though nVidia, on 55nm, managed to keep at 10.5"). But the 5870? 10.5"+shroud overhang? Ridiculous. Really.
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I for one, understand why.

First of all, despite die shrinks, the actual chips are getting bigger because the number of transistors are increasing faster than the die is shrinking.

Secondly, they keep adding more and more VRAM, and other various things, which all take space.

Thirdly, cooling. These things run hot even at this size of a cooler, and they have copper heatpipes and everything. I'm tired of people saying we need to go back to single-slot. I'd like to see a single-slot i7, which isn't half as powerful as one of these things.
 
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I for one, understand why.

First of all, despite die shrinks, the actual chips are getting bigger because the number of transistors are increasing faster than the die is shrinking.

Secondly, they keep adding more and more VRAM, and other various things, which all take space.

Thirdly, cooling. These things run hot even at this size of a cooler, and they have copper heatpipes and everything. I'm tired of people saying we need to go back to single-slot. I'd like to see a single-slot i7, which isn't half as powerful as one of these things.
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I am not completely silly, you know. Of course I understand why they become bigger. I'm lamenting the architectural/strategic choices made by AMD and nVidia that push the enveloppe of their GPUs. They are going in the opposite direction of most of the rest of the industry.
 
mattinv,

What keeps the bottom of this case from getting scratched?
I may be planning on including this for a new lanbox build and well with a case thats getting moved around alot, without feet that nice finish gets all scratched up.
 
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I am not completely silly, you know. Of course I understand why they become bigger. I'm lamenting the architectural/strategic choices made by AMD and nVidia that push the enveloppe of their GPUs. They are going in the opposite direction of most of the rest of the industry.
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Well, that all depends on the GPU. High-end is always going to be bigger. If you look at the PCB, there is very little room between components, and even if they did, they couldn't shrink because they need the cooler space. I'm impressed they have managed to do as good on temps as they have, considering these coolers compared to the towers used for less powerful CPUs.
 
NichoTL said:
I am not completely silly, you know. Of course I understand why they become bigger. I'm lamenting the architectural/strategic choices made by AMD and nVidia that push the enveloppe of their GPUs. They are going in the opposite direction of most of the rest of the industry.
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The midrange cards are becoming more efficient and less power hungry. Take a look at the 5770 for example. It performs almost as well as a 4870, but consumes less than 2/3 the electrical power. To look at it another way, it consumes about the same amount of power as an 8800GT, but has maybe double the processing power. And it's shorter than the 4870 that it replaces.
 
@ Mattinv, i see your company is based in oregon, but sales is from france?

I am interested in this case, and i would like to know what retailers will be selling the case from the onset.
 
Hi Everybody,

Yes, it is design and made in the USA, and it will be distributed in the USA and EU. We have a big client in France, and some of the testing is there also, so this is why you got this picture from there (and others).
The review, not right a way. The first one will be a preview, and the reviews will come later. We still have to fix some very small issues that are not visible on the pictures but that are important to us, and would probably be to you.
 
Very nice.

So the final version will have 2x 120mm fans, 2x 92mm, 1x 60mm, and a 140mm fan?
 
Even though I'm a tower kind of guy, props to the creators, that case looks good.
 
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