New and upcoming case releases
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I like this GPU Display case. Not so much for the Display part, but the neat modularity. Of plugging in a new GPU without opening a case, or attaching any wires:
View: https://youtu.be/EgUtAo6mlws?si=HO7foME4kgsZZliI&t=462
View: https://youtu.be/EgUtAo6mlws?si=HO7foME4kgsZZliI&t=462
Read one early review of the Fractal Design Mood (in Swedish). Only real complaint is that max GPU thickness is 56mm, which translates to 2.75 slots, and some high-end cards are even thicker (notably 4090 Founder's). Other than that, cooling performance is very good with that massive 180mm fan and place for 280mm radiator for the CPU.
Ooooooo, good to know. GPU thickness limitation is a bummer but given the goal of a mini-ITX chassis with a smaller (rather than larger) footprint... well... still seems like a few millimeters short. Will have to keep an eye out for more reviews?
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TIL they're making a chair also! If it's as good as their cases, I'll probably buy one.Speaking of Fractal, they have been experimenting with new materials again:
Mood
www.fractal-design.com
4060 is just 115W - that can go into anything. One of the GPUs tested in Swedish was a 6700XT, a 230W card, and it worked fantastically in the Mood. 230W is a 4070 Super if you go modern Nvidia, which also happens to be the best price-performance they have at the moment. That seems like a match made in heaven.
the review, if anyone wants to do machine translation and read it:
Fractal Design Mood – välventilerat chassi som faller på mållinjen - Test
Bolagets textilklädda SFF-chassi bjuder på ypperlig ventilation men faller på sitt begränsade grafikkortsstöd samt höga prislapp.
GN 2024 case update.
I kind of like the Lian Li LC 207, with it's interesting approach to getting more GPU cooling. I like cases that make GPU cooling a priority:
View: https://youtu.be/eltDIwn0aQ8?si=5DamWxEfwkoPTPcm&t=163
I kind of like the Lian Li LC 207, with it's interesting approach to getting more GPU cooling. I like cases that make GPU cooling a priority:
View: https://youtu.be/eltDIwn0aQ8?si=5DamWxEfwkoPTPcm&t=163
Dedicated GPU cooling generally requires bottom fan placement, and the PSU is normally in the way unless you move it to the top (Fractal Torrent) or do a dual chamber aquarium which moves it behind the motherboard.
My favorite setup is to have the PSU top-front - in front of the motherboard, above the GPU - exhausting upwards. GPU can then suck in air all along the bottom.