Jonsbo USA is up!

I dunno, the only ITX chassis they list comes in at 22.75 liters, not exactly SFF…
 
Boil said:
I dunno, the only ITX chassis they list comes in at 22.75 liters, not exactly SFF…
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It's about the coolers, not the cases. ;)

Edit: just sent them an email asking about the hp-400 ZONE. We're see what they say.
 
Holy cow, I got a reply already:

Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in Jonsbo products!

We do have another big order arriving mid-year and we should have the HP-400 Heatsink depending on our stock availability in the factory.

We are hoping to be fully stocked mid-year for more product models and options.

Thank you, please let me know if you have any further questions, and I will be glad to assist.
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Boil said:
I dunno, the only ITX chassis they list comes in at 22.75 liters, not exactly SFF…
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They have many other SFF chassis.. the site just opened, so I suspect they'll have more supply incoming for other various models over the next few months. I figured it was worth mentioning here.
 
I like the layout of their VR1 case. It's just too bad that the case was made to be large enough to fit a standard ATX power supply. Maybe they will make a VR1 mini someday.
 
Regarding coolers and cases, if you do not want to make a compromise with your coolers then the Jonsbo U2 is 16L and fits every air cooler out there without wasting space on drive bays. And it's just deep enough to fit the Zotac 1080 Mini as well.
 
chx said:
Regarding coolers and cases, if you do not want to make a compromise with your coolers then the Jonsbo U2 is 16L and fits every air cooler out there without wasting space on drive bays. And it's just deep enough to fit the Zotac 1080 Mini as well.
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The U2 is too big for what it holds & I don't really like the minimal amount of air intake I am seeing…

I like the looks of the U1 Plus more, but it has some issues…

PSU up top, I don't like… Top-heavy chassis & thickest cable up top as well…

The bottom air intake (filtered is nice) is mainly used by the GPU, and the meager front/side intake seems inadequate…?

And mounting holes for two 80mm fans seems like it would fit where there is the single set…?

I dunno, I just want to see something like the Spartan Jr. but a bit deeper for the Zotac 1080 Mini…

Unless Nvidia could see their way clear to make us some Titan Xp ITX GPUs (w/HBM2…?)

The substantial front air intake & good exhaust is what I would like to se in a compact SFF SFX-based ITX chassis…!
 
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Boil said:
The U2 is too big for what it holds & I don't really like the minimal amount of air intake I am seeing…

I like the looks of the U1 Plus more, but it has some issues…

PSU up top, I don't like… Top-heavy chassis & thickest cable up top as well…

The bottom air intake (filtered is nice) is mainly used by the GPU, and the meager front/side intake seems inadequate…?

And mounting holes for two 80mm fans seems like it would fit where there is the single set…?

I dunno, I just want to see something like the Spartan Jr. but a bit deeper for the Zotac 180 Mini…

Unless Nvidia could see their way clear to make us some Titan Xp ITX GPUs (w/HBM2…?)

The substantial front air intake & good exhaust is what I would like to se in a compact SFF SFX-based ITX chassis…!
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Zotac 1080 Mini will fit. I have the U1 Plus and took measurements. The official length of the 1080 mini is 208mm per SFF Network using digital calipers. I measured the max graphics card length in the U1 Plus at a little over 210mm. :) I'm just waiting for the 1080 mini Newegg Ebay listing to drop back down to $469 to pick one up. (possibly requires removal of the side USB to fit, or a slight trim of the cooler shroud on the card)





edit: It fits, no permanent modifications necessary.

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darksable said:
It's about the coolers, not the cases. ;)

Edit: just sent them an email asking about the hp-400 ZONE. We're see what they say.
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The HP-400 isn't so great. The fan clip seems a bit loose and performance is just ok. The IS-40 v3 performs much better for the same price. The HP-625 I have performs pretty darn well and the Jonsbo FR series fans are pretty quiet though.
 
IntoxicatedPuma said:
The HP-400 isn't so great. The fan clip seems a bit loose and performance is just ok. The IS-40 v3 performs much better for the same price. The HP-625 I have performs pretty darn well and the Jonsbo FR series fans are pretty quiet though.
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Huh, haven't seen anyone who had experience with them, thanks for the input. :)

If you can, where would you rank the IS-40 v3 in accordance with, say, a Noctua L9i?
 
I really like the VR1 ITX and VR2 MATX. I wish they had focused on SFX PSU spacing for the VR1, but I do like the fact I can put some foam on the top panel and absorb some fan noise. I'd really like to see them do an ITX+SFX+SFF Graphics card build with tempered glass sides.
 
darksable said:
Huh, haven't seen anyone who had experience with them, thanks for the input. :)

If you can, where would you rank the IS-40 v3 in accordance with, say, a Noctua L9i?
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I don't have an L9i to compare with, but the performance of the IS-40 v3 is the same as the Silverstone AR06 if you don't care about fan speed. Even with the fan speed turned down a bit, performance is still about in line with an AR06 however. The ID-Cooling fan will run up to 3000rpm while the Silverstone only reaches 2500rpm however. If you put the L9i fan on the IS-40 v3 you'll get pretty good performance too.


Tested @ 4.0ghz 1.174v on a Pentium G3258, fan speed set to full:

(Temps above Ambient given)
Noctua NH-U9S (Single Fan) - 33C
Jonsbo HP-625 - 36C
ID-Cooling IS-40 v3 - 37C
Silverstone AR06 - 37.5C
Intel Haswell stock cooler - 40.5C
Jonsbo HP400 - 42C
Silverstone AR05 - 42C
ID-Cooling IS-40 - 42.5C
Coolermaster V200/Vortex 211P - 48C
 
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Well, man, as a Chinese, I am so happy I can buy Jonsbo in US. On the other hand, the price is quite high, comsidering VR1 sells at price about 90 dollars (less than 600 RMB) in CHINA. BTW, in some Chinese forum, people found out VR1 has quite high temp at the top of the case, since basically every component will deliver the heat to the top.

Anyway, it is always good to have a more option. But I may wait Jonsbo release C and U series in US, especially C2 (150RMB~25 dollars) and U1 plus(400RMB~60 dollars) with better retail price
 
The C2 has the same heat at top of the case issue. Even with a Haswell Pentium running in my NAS and the HP-625 cooling it, the case gets fairly warm. My C3 also can get warm but at least the fan exhausts pretty well. I also had a build a few years ago in the U3 but it had pretty good temps. RM2 also isn't bad with the vents added on the top, I hope Jonsbo did the ventilation on the C2 and C3.
 
https://jonsbousa.com/mod1-red-2/

at the rear bottom of the MOD 1 series, is it possible to insert a 5.25 drive at that spot, assuming I don't use any water cooling? And perhaps mount a short vertical plate on the side, and then drill 2 holes to screw the 5.25 drive to the case? what do you guys think?
 
Hmmm, it should be, but I don't think there's a way to do it while still keeping the aesthetics.
 
Their website seems to be broken.

I did find them listed on Amazon, but they look brand new and only offer one case:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B06ZZXD5WB

Edit - 2 cases and tons of fans.

Would really like to find an RM3 Red at a reasonable price...
 
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DoubleTap said:
Their website seems to be broken.

I did find them listed on Amazon, but they look brand new and only offer one case:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B06ZZXD5WB

Edit - 2 cases and tons of fans.

Would really like to find an RM3 Red at a reasonable price...
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You can forget it! A post on the SFF Reddit suggested the US distributor had called it quits with Jonsbo because of unspecified issues. It did not sound like an amicable split.
 
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Yup, they are done with Jonsbo. The US distributor claimed that Jonsbo was being untruthful with them and screwing them over on business dealings. (as I heard over on SFF Network Forums)
 
Just when I was thinking I they could help me get over my Ncase fever...
 
The only thing to cure Ncase fever is, well, an Ncase M1...!
 
w1retap said:
Yup, they are done with Jonsbo. The US distributor claimed that Jonsbo was being untruthful with them and screwing them over on business dealings. (as I heard over on SFF Network Forums)
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is there a link to the drama?
 
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