The Apollo SE is a 17.4L reference layout mATX / ITX case. The case is constructed of CNC aluminium for exterior panels and stainless steel for internal frame. It supports reference and inverted reference layouts. Case priced between US309~359 inc delivery, depending on configuration and colour. See McPrue webstore for more details. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Apollo SE MATERIALS CNC Anodised Aluminium (panels), Stainless Steel (internal frame) DIMENSIONS 360×186.6×265mm (L×W×H) without case feet VOLUME 17.8 Litres CASE I/O Power Button, USB 3.2 …
NCASE M2
The NCASE M2 is a revision/offshoot of the M1EVO Mini-ITX case. The case is priced at US$165 for flatpack kit and $190 for assembled kit. The M2 was originally intended as M1EVO v2, however was rebranded to NCASE M2. For all intent and purpose, it’s an improvement on the M1EVO v1.X. See manufacturers site for more details. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL M2 V1.0 MATERIALS Anodised Aluminium,Steel DIMENSIONS 366×166×258mm (L×W×H) VOLUME 15.67 Litres CASE I/O Power Button, 2x USB-A, 1x USB-C, HDD LED …
Fractal Terra
Fractal Terra is a small aluminium sandwich layout Mini-ITX case at 11.4L in volume. It features swing arm, quick release side panels and adjustable internal spine for better hardware compatibility. It’s priced at US$179 and availability in most regions. Fractal Terra on Amazon (paid link) SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Terra MATERIALS Aluminium, Steel, Woodgrain DIMENSIONS 343×153×218mm (L×W×H) VOLUME 11.4 Litres (external volume, inc feet) COLOURS Graphite, Silver, Jade CASE I/O 1x USB Type-C 20Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2), 1x USB Type-A 5Gbps …
Enhance ENP-8345L Review
The ENP-8345L is Enhance Electronics first native modular Flex-ATX power supply. The model featured below is customised for Overtek. It features a 450W rating, short silicone cables for better management in ultra small form factor systems, platinum efficiency and 3 year warranty. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL ENP-8345L-OVT MANUFACTURER (OEM) Enhance Electronics FORM FACTOR Flex-ATX CERTIFICATION 80+ Platinum DIMENSIONS 165×81.5×40.5mm (L×W×D) WATTAGE 450W OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0°C~40°C SAFETY – Overload Protection– Over Voltage Protection– Short Circuit Protection FAN SPECIFICATIONS 40x20mm (Yate Loon D40BM-12C) CONNECTORS …
Low Profile Cooler Comparisons “Mega Charts”
We created these CPU cooler comparison mega charts as an easy way to catalogue and compare low profile cooler performance across different CPU and/or platforms. We have also included some tower coolers and AIO liquid coolers for reference. CPU COOLERS TESTING Testing is carried out on the BC1 Mini (open testbench), in 20°C ambient room temperature. We noise normalise cooler fan speeds to 35dB(A) at distance of 50cm to best of our ability. This helps eliminate brute force cooling from …
120mm Slim Fan Comparison
We tested some of the most popular slim 120mm fans, including those from Noctua, SilverStone, DeepCool and IDCOOLING. TESTING Testing was carried out using Cinebench R23 multicore (stability test), for period of 30 minutes. This provides worse case scenario and thermals overtime data. Our fan testing data is only applicable to the AM5 platform. CASE Streacom DA6 MOTHERBOARD Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi (paid link) CPU R7 7800X3D (paid link) CPU COOLER DeepCool AN600 (paid link) GPU RTX 4080 Super FE (paid …
The History of FormD
FormD was a two-man operation that began in late 2018 as a project to design the ultimate small form factor PC case. The original prototype was called SidearmD SA4, which later became the FormD T1 and sold via Formdworks.com FromD T1 (the T comes from the front panel design, but is also a reference to Terminator-1000 or T-1000). The T1 was originally designed with the intention for the radiator to be located at the bottom of the case. This design …
NCASE T1
The T1 v2.5 is a slightly modified version of the FormD T1 v2.1, under the NCASE portfolio. Case pricing starts at US$185 for black variant, $215 for gunmetal and pricing for white being subject to change as just placeholder. Check out the T1 collection on NCASE store. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL FormD T1 v2.1 (Sandwich Kit) T1 v2.5 (Sandwich Kit) OVERVIEW T1 – Sandwich Kit allows for better graphics card compatibility & more build configurations vs. reference kit. T1 v2.5 (Sandwich Kit) …
NR200P v2
The NR200P v2 is a steel, vertical GPU layout ITX case at 18.25L in volume. The NR200 v2 keeps mostly to the original aesthetics, with little NCORE mixed in. It features a number of compatibility changes, include moving radiator support from side to the top of the case and vertical GPU only support. This means CPU air cooler / pump block clearance is limited to 67mm. The NR200P v2 is available through Amazon. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NR200P NR200P v2 OVERVIEW — …
Before buying the Legion Go
The Lenovo Legion Go is a solid piece of kit on paper, but there are some important factors to consider before buying. The specs of the device do not tell the full picture and we’ll do our best to share our real world experiences using the Legion Go. SPECIFICATIONS DIMENSIONS 298.83×40.7×131mm WEIGHT 640g (854g w/ controllers attached) BATTERY Base: 49.2WHr (w/ Super Rapid Charge) Controller: 900mah AUDIO 2x 2W Speakers + Dual-array near-field microphone CONNECTIVITY WiFi 6E* 802.11AX + Bluetooth® …