The highlights of this confrontation are all small, but pay attention to their outstanding expandability.
■ Balanced Frontline Corsair Carbide Quiet 400Q Compact Mid-Tower Case
■ Design-oriented type has also evolved In Win 805 IW-CF05B
■ High workability is notable NZXT S340 Razer-SPECIAL EDITION
ATX-compatible PC cases have become larger and larger in size as the case itself has become more sophisticated and the parts to be incorporated have become larger. The width of a middle tower case is generally 20 to 22 cm, and the depth and height are generally 50 cm or more, but a decade ago it was about the size of a server case.
In response to this trend, the latest trend is that it is relatively small and easy to handle, while maintaining the expandability that allows large parts to be incorporated. By omitting the 5-inch bay, the three products of this type introduced this time have achieved a considerably short depth for a recent ATX compatible PC case, and can be placed anywhere.
In addition, by eliminating the 5-inch bay, the degree of freedom in layout near the front is increased, and while the housing is downsized, it is easy to incorporate large fans and water-cooled radiators.
■ In Win Development 805 IW-CF05B Actual selling price: around 19,000 yen
Specification ● Standard: ATX ● Type: Emphasis on quietness ● Backside wiring: Compatible ● Color: Black ● Attached power supply: None ● Bay: 3.5 / 2.5 inch shadow x 2, 2.5 inch shadow x 2 ● Supported CPU cooler height: Maximum 156mm ● Standard mounting fan: 12cm square x 1 (rear) ● Additional mountable fan: 14 / 12cm square x 2 (front), 12cm square x 2 (bottom) ● Body size (W x D x H): 205 x 455 x 476 mm ● Weight: 6.85 kg
The interior is wide and easy to assemble, but consideration is given to cable arrangement.
PC cases with acrylic panels built into the side plates are not uncommon anymore. However, this 805 uses tempered glass on both sides and the front panel, and has a bolder structure than the inside can be seen clearly.
By default, there is no place to emit light, but if you incorporate a fan, video card, LED light, etc. that incorporates LEDs that can be changed to various colors, which has been increasing recently, you can make a beautiful PC that leaks a little light from the inside.
The structure inside the PC case is about a 3.5 / 2.5 inch shadow bay installed near the front. Therefore, the inside is quite large and the workability is excellent. Two 12 cm square fans and a radiator for water cooling can be installed on the bottom, and there is a large space for collecting excess power cables.
However, since the plates on both sides are tempered glass and there is no cover to hide the cable, the wiring situation can be seen from the outside. The sense of cable management is also questioned, such as minimizing the number of cables and devising ways to organize them.
The top plate and side plates are made of tempered glass, and the top plate is made of aluminum, providing a highly sealed structure. The intake port is only the fan mounter on the bottom, so it is difficult to enhance the cooling performance. Looking at the actual verification results, the CPU temperature and GPU temperature were slightly higher than those of other PC cases. However, it is very quiet, so it is suitable for quiet PCs. (Ryosuke Takeuchi)
If you incorporate the LED, you can see the inside of the beautiful illuminated PC with the tempered glass on both sides and the front panel. If you install a fan or light with LED, the depth that the light is radiated through the smoked glass is 6.6 cm shorter than R5. A total of 4 USB ports are installed. The height of 805 is 2.5 cm compared to Define R5. It's getting higher. The depth is 6.6 cm shorter. The motherboard that can be installed is equipped with two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports up to the ATX compatible model, for a total of four USB ports. There is also a headphone and microphone terminal. Check the precautions when installing. SSD can be mounted on the back of the motherboard that can be removed together with the fan mounter. The dustproof filter is mounted on the bottom. The fan mounter part mounted on the front has an independent structure. Prepare two mounters that can fix a 2.5-inch SSD on the back side of the motherboard base where it is easy to install an additional fan and water-cooled radiator. In addition, a magnet-type dust filter is installed on the bottom near the front, which is an air intake that allows you to choose from four locations.Since it cannot be pulled out from the bottom of the front, it is necessary to tilt the PC case once when taking it out.Since it has a highly airtight structure, the operating noise under high load is also small.
By default, only one 12 cm square fan is mounted on the back, so it is very quiet if you control this fan. I was also surprised that the sound leakage was overwhelmingly smaller than other PC cases even under heavy load. However, as a matter of course, the cooling performance is low. The CPU temperature is quite high, which makes me feel that the airflow is not enough.
If you don't need to access the bay from the front, it's okay to cover it with glass. Eliminating the 5-inch bay is a good example of how it can transform the design of PC cases. I want to make a beautiful machine by sticking to the internal parts.
■ NZXT S340 Razer-SPECIAL EDITION Actual selling price: around 18,000 yen
Specification ● Standard: ATX ● Type: Emphasis on quietness ● Backside wiring: Compatible ● Color: Black ● Attached power supply: None ● Bay: 3.5 inch shadow x 3, 2.5 inch shadow x 3 ● Supported CPU cooler height: up to 161 mm ● Standard installed fan: 12 cm square x 1 (back), 12 cm square x 1 (top plate) ● Additional mountable fan: 14/12 cm square x 2 (front), 14 cm square x 1 (top plate, 12 cm square x 1) Exclusive) ● Body size (W × D × H): 200 × 432 × 470mm ● Weight: 7.29kg
Accented with three-headed snake and green LED Pay attention to ease of incorporation
In collaboration with leading game device maker Razer, it is a PC case in which the company's corporate color green and its emblem, the three-headed snake, are placed in various places. The base is "S340".
Like the other ATX-compatible PC cases introduced this time, the internal space is widened by omitting the 5-inch bay, and the video card supports up to 36.4 cm, and the radiator supports up to 28 cm class on the front. The space under the motherboard is hidden by a cover. This is a device to hide the remaining part of the cable through the large acrylic panel on the left side plate. It can be said that it is a consideration to design the parts that are not good and to enjoy only the LED light.
The difficulty of embedding is low. As mentioned above, there is no 5-inch bay, so the internal space is quite large, and each part can be installed with plenty of room. In addition, a part of the motherboard base is recessed toward the inside of the PC case, and a thick power cable etc. can be put together here. There are thick slits on both sides of the dent, from which various cables can be pulled out to the surface.
The metal part is processed to be comfortable to the touch, and the acrylic panel is not a transparent type, but is smoked. It is one that has a sense of luxury as a whole and satisfies the desire for ownership. (Ryosuke Takeuchi)
The bottom and emblem shine with green LED lights The front emblem and bottom have green LED lights built in. It is beautiful that the strong light from the bottom is reflected on the floor and spreads around. Equipped with a switch to turn this LED light on and off near the top plate on the back. Equipped with two USB 3.0 ports that are 8.9 cm shorter than the R5. Compared to the Define R5, the height is S340 Razer-SPECIAL EDITION. It is 1.9 cm higher, but the depth is 8.9 cm shorter. It is equipped with a USB 3.0 port, a microphone, and a headphone jack in front of the top plate. The inside of the USB 3.0 port is also green in Razer color. Check the precautions when incorporating it. Cleaning the dust filter is easy. Fix the 3.5 inch HDD from the front. The surface is smooth to the touch. When the front panel is removed, the dust filter and front fan You can access the mounter. Since the dust filter is only attached with a magnet, when installing the HDD in the 3.5 inch shadow bay under the front fan mounter that can be easily removed and cleaned, it is necessary to remove the front panel and dust filter before screwing. The surface of some enclosures is specially painted and surface-finished.It feels smooth to the touch and feels good.The fan mounted on the top plate has a positive effect on the CPU temperature
Since the fan on the top plate is close to the CPU cooler, the CPU temperature was lower than other PC cases. However, since the fan on the top plate does not have a shield, the operating noise is likely to leak. Looking at the actual verification results, when the case fan was fully rotated, the operating noise was the loudest among the three products tested.
An OC-specification video card equipped with a large cooler can be easily installed. It is also a Razer collaboration model and is ideal for gaming PCs.
Unlike the 805, it has a built-in LED and may be combined with parts that do not shine by itself.
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K (3.5GHz) motherboard: ASUSTeK Z170-A (Intel Z170) Memory: Micron Crucial CT8G4DFD8213 (PC4-17000 DDR4 SDRAM 4GB x 2) Video card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970) ) SSD: Micron Crucial MX200 SSD CT500MX200SSD1 (Serial ATA 3.0, MLC, 500GB) Power supply: Corsair RM550x (550W, ATX, 80PLUS Gold) CPU cooler: Size Grand sickle cross 3 (top flow, 14cm diameter fan) OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit version Room temperature: 21.1 ℃ Idle: Value 10 minutes after OS startup High load: OCCT 4.4.2 POWER SUPPLY Maximum value when the test is operated for 10 minutes Temperature of each part: The software used is HWMonitor 1.28, CPU Is the CPU Temperatures Package, GPU is the GPU Temperatures value, the case fan is connected to "Fan Xpert 3" for full rotation, and "standard"
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[Text by Ryosuke Takeuchi]
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