Nexus Launches Edge Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: July 14, 2009 - 3:34 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.nexustek.nl/NXS-Nexus_EDGE_full_tower_case_with_noise_absor... Nexus has launched Edge, a full-tower case equipped with eight 5 ¼” external bays, one 3 ½” internal bay, nine 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards and watercooling support. It has an aluminum front door, features screwless mechanisms for hard drive installation and acoustic foams on the side panels to reduce noise. As for cooling, Edge comes with three 140-mm fans (one on the top panel, one on the rear panel and another in front of the hard disk cage) and places for installation of two optional fans. This case has two USB and one eSATA ports. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Thermaltake Unveils Element G Mid-tower Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 17, 2009 - 3:16 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.thermaltake.com/product_info.aspx?PARENT_CID=C_00001439&id=... Thermaltake has just increased its Element line-up with the launch of Element G mid-tower case (VL10001W2Z). Equipped with three 5 ¼” external bays, seven 3 ½” internal bays and two 2 ½” internal bays, this case targeted to gamers has seven slots for expansion cards and supports a watercooling solution. As for cooling, Element G features two 120-mm fans (one on the front panel and other on the top panel; fan speed ranging from 600 rpm to 800 rpm; maximum noise level of 14 dBA), one 140-mm rear fan (fan speed of 1,000 rpm and maximum noise level of 14 dBA), one 230-mm side fan (fan speed ranging from 600 rpm to 800 rpm; maximum noise level of 15 dBA) and places to install two 120-mm fans on the front panel and two 60-mm fans on the rear panel. All fans glow in six different colors and are controlled according to user’s preference from a knob located on top panel that is also used for controlling the speed of the fans. This case also has four USB ports, a security lock for keyboard and mouse and tool-less mechanisms for optical and hard drive and daughter cards installation. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge   click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Scythe Announces FenrisWolf Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 15, 2009 - 12:21 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/pc-case/fenriswolf.html Scythe has announced the launch of FenrisWolf (SCFW-1000), an aluminum mid-tower case designed in collaboration with the well-known German CaseModder Benjamin "benny" Franz. This case features five 5 ¼”external bays, one 3 ½” internal bay, four 3 ½” internal bays, two 120-mm fans (800 rpm), watercooling support, two USB ports, one eSATA port and audio connectors. FenrisWolf weights 13.23 lbs (6 Kg), measures 20.75” x 7.99” x 17.91” or 52.7 cm x 20.3 cm x 45.5 cm (L x W x H) and costs USD 195. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Antec Launches Mini Skeleton-90 Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 10, 2009 - 11:54 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Antec-1001245.html Antec has launched a miniaturized version of its Skeleton case (that looks more like a portable stove than with a PC case) called Mini Skeleton-90. This new little case measures 7.5" x 8.3" x 9.1" or 19 cm x 21 cm x 23 cm (H x W x D), weights 5.5 lbs (2.5 Kg), has a 5 ¼” external bay, four 2.5” internal bays, a top 150-mm fan (with 3-speed control; glow in blue when turned on), a rear 70-mm fan, two USB ports and audio connectors. Mini Skeleton-90 supports Mini-ITX motherboards installation and is  priced at USD 119. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (2) top

Corsair Debuts Obsidian 800D Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 2, 2009 - 11:53 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://corsair.com/news/press_release.aspx?id=991407 Corsair has entered into the PC case market with the launched of Obsidian 800D (CC800DW). Built-up in brushed aluminum, this full-tower case features five 5 ¼” external bays, six 3 ½” internal bays (four of them using hot-swap connectors), seven slots for expansion cards, three 140-mm fans, support for up to 120-mm optional fans, four USB ports, one FireWire port, audio connectors, acrylic side window, a cut-out section in the motherboard tray for easy CPU cooler installation and screwless mechanism of hard drive installation. Obsidian 800D will reach the market next month priced at USD 229. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge   click to enlarge   click to enlarge   click to enlarge   click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Patriot Launches HDD/SSD Enclosures

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 28, 2009 - 11:09 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/groupdetailp.jsp?prodgroupid=125... Patriot has launched two HDD/SSD enclosures, Convoy and Convoy XL. Convoy is a 3.5” internal device, taking one of the 3 ½” internal bays on the computer case, can hold two 2.5” HDD/SSD drives and has SATA-300 and USB interfaces. Convoy XL, on the other hand, is an external device, can house two 2.5” HDD/SSD drives, has USB and eSATA interfaces and comes with a built-in RAID controller (RAID 0, 1). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Convoy enclosure. click to enlarge Convoy XL enclosure. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

Thermaltake Unveils Element T Mid-tower Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 19, 2009 - 11:55 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.thermaltake.com/product_info.aspx?PARENT_CID=C_00001437&id=... Thermaltake has just increased its Element line-up with the launch of Element T mid-tower case (VK90001N2Z). Equipped with three 5 ¼” external bays, one 3 ½” external bay, six 3 ½” internal bays and one 2 ½” internal bay, this case targeted to gamers has seven slots for expansion cards and supports a watercooling solution. As for cooling, Element T features a 120-mm fan (1,400 rpm; 17 dBA) on the rear panel, a 200-mm fan (800 rpm; 14 dBA) on the top panel and places to install a 120- or 230-mm fan on the side panel and one 120-mm, 140-mm or 200-mm fan on the frontal panel. This case also has two USB ports, a security lock for keyboard and mouse and tool-less mechanisms for optical and hard drive and daughter cards installation. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge   click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

NZXT Debuts Beta Mid-Tower Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 6, 2009 - 8:19 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/products/beta NZXT has increased its Classic series with the launch of Beta, a steel mid-tower case with plastic frontal panel featuring four 5 ¼” external bays, five 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards, watercooling support, a 120-mm frontal fan (that glows in blue when turned on), holders for three 120-mm optional fans (one rear and two side fans), tool-less mechanisms for optical and hard drive installation, two USB ports, one eSATA port and audio connectors. According to NZXT Beta case will reach the market later this month costing USD 49.99.   click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Cooler Master Unleashes HAF 922 Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: April 30, 2009 - 8:53 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.coolermaster.com/news/hotnews_content.php?language=en&year=... Cooler Master has just officially launched HAF 922, a steel mid-tower case equipped with five 5 ¼” external bays (one of them could be converted to 3 ½” bay), five 3 ½” internal bays, one 3 ½” external bay, seven slots for expansion cards, one 200-mm frontal fan (700 rpm / 19 dBA), one 200-mm top fan (700 rpm / 19 dBA), one 120-mm rear fan (1,200 rpm / 17 dBA), one 120- or 140-mm bottom fan (optional) and one 120- or 140-mm side fan (optional). This case also comes with two USB ports, one eSATA port, audio connectors, watercooling support and tool-less mechanisms. No word on pricing and availability.         Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

ASUS Unveils VENTO TA-M2 Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: April 15, 2009 - 12:27 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.asus.com/News.aspx?N_ID=Tizzi2y1VxWnSNRm ASUS has introduced VENTO TA-M2, a mid-tower case equipped with four 5 ¼” external bays, one 3 ½” external bay, four 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards (using tool-less mechanisms) and a top panel with two USB ports, audio connectors and a eSATA port (optional). As for cooling, this case has a 120-mm frontal fan (that glows in blue), a 120-mm rear fan and two 120-mm side fans (optional). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Lian Li Launches ARMORSUIT PC-P50 Gaming Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: April 13, 2009 - 4:53 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=321&cl_... Lian Li has just unveiled its newest gaming case within ARMORSUIT series, PC-P50. It is an aluminum mid-tower case equipped with nine 5 ¼” external bays, three 3 ½” internal bays (taking 5 ¼” bays), eight slots for expansion cards, one 120-mm frontal fan (speed of 1,200 rpm), two 120-mm top fans (speed of 1,000 rpm), one 120-mm rear fan (speed of 1,500 rpm), two USB ports and audio connectors. PC-P50 also features tool-less mechanism for expansion card installation, watercooling support and a removable anti-vibration HDD cage to avoid natural vibration produced by the hard drive propagating to the chassis. According to the manufacturer this case will reach the market by the end of this month in two flavors: standard (USD 170) and AMD-themed version (USD 240). click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Chieftec Announces Gaming Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 30, 2009 - 2:20 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.chieftec.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&I... Chieftec has announced its newest gaming case in their Dragon series, CH-07. It’s a mid-tower case featuring four 5 ¼” external bays, six 3 ½” internal bays, one 120-mm front fan (blue LED), two 120-mm top fans (blue LED), one 220-mm side fan, a 120-mm rear fan (optional), two USB ports, one eSATA port and audio connectors. CH-07 weights 24.25 lbs or 11 Kg (without power supply) and measures 21.25” x 7.97” x 18.89” or 54 cm x 20.5 cm x 48 cm (H x W x D). No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Lian Li Launches PC-C39 HTPC Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 27, 2009 - 12:50 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=316&cl_... Lian Li has just launched PC-C39, an aluminum HTPC case (Home Theater PCs; designed to be used in computers connected to home theater systems in order to play movies and music) equipped with one 5 ¼” external bay, two 3 ½” internal bays, four slots for expansion cards, two 70-mm rear fans (1,500 rpm), two USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire port and audio connectors. PC-C39 measures 17.12” x 3.81" x 15.74” or 43.5 cm x 9.7 cm x 40 cm (W x H x D), weights 8 lbs (3.65 Kg), is available in black or silver and comes with a remote control. According to Lian Li PC-C39 case will reach the market by the end of May costing USD 120. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Lian Li Launches PC-B10 Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 24, 2009 - 1:57 PM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.lian-li.com Lian Li has launched PC-B10, an aluminum Micro-ATX case equipped with five 5 ¼” external bays, one 3 ½” external bay (optional), four 3 ½” internal bays for hard disks in an anti-vibration cage, and seven slots for expansion cards (using tool-less mechanisms). As for cooling, PC-B10 has two front fans (one of 140-mm working at 900 rpm and other of 120-mm working at 1,500 rpm). On its top panel you can find two USB ports, a Firewire port and audio connectors. PC-B10 case will be available by the and of April costing USD 250. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

NZXT Launches Panzerbox Case

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 20, 2009 - 6:38 AM PST Category: Case More Info: http://www.nzxt.com/products/panzerbox NZXT has just announced Panzerbox mid-tower case. Built in aluminum, this case features three 5 ¼” external bays, four 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards, two 190-mm fans (front and top) working at 1,100 rpm and supports an optional 120-mm rear fan. The Panzerbox is expected to reach the market late April at about USD 119.99. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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