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Ok, first things first. Let's start to announce it now. There will be a new case coming out, mini ITX, NOT for gaming / overclocking. Fairly small. Olivarius leaked the info, I forgot to tell him to keep i secret for a bit longer;). Nobody was supposed to know about the smaller mini ITX. It's...

The case will be in stock next week. We are just waiting to fill out the last pre orders. Otherwise, you'll notice that the HDD cage for extra hard drive is available. It comes with the rubber grommets and screws. The bag is also here. It is VERY nice, high quality, padded and compatible with...

Hi, The final version is a pre production sample. We only have two samples made... so no BETA testing this time. But it is pretty close to the BETA test samples. The case gets its commercial name: "INFINITY". Release date: January 30th 2011 (the latest). We have been working hard all...

Hi everybody, Just a quick update to let you know that the final samples have been order and that the production will start as soon as it is approved. We have corrected everything we could find that was not sastisfying and added some ;-). Picture of the release case coming as soon as we get...

Yes, the logo will be small and in the right bottom corner. POLL FRONT USB/AUDIO/ESATA port removal? YES OR NO?

Yes, let's take a poll. FRONT USB/AUDIO/ESATA port removal? YES OR NO? Notes: the removal of the ports will not change the capabilities of the case. If you want to mount a second 3.5" HDD, we can either design a new HDD cage that could fit over the CPU area for example. We could also design one...

FRONT PORT REMOVAL Is everybody agreeing on that? because the symmetry is going to be even worst since the actual ports will end up being: 2 audio 2 usb 1 E-Sata Can all the people interested in the case confirm? This is a major decision. I know the case is small and you can easily reach the...

Good morning everybody, dear BETA tester, Here is the latest, up to date list of modifications. - Black anodized aluminum finish - Silver aluminum finish - Two tones case - Rubber Feet - Backgrill removed for 80mm fans. - Add 3mm to MB standoff - Increase PCI slot cut out -...

PLEASE, BETA tester, add to this post. Good morning everybody, dear BETA tester, Here is the latest, up to date list of modifications. - Black anodized aluminum finish - Silver aluminum finish - Two tones case - Rubber Feet - Backgrill removed for 80mm fans. - Add 3mm to MB...

PS: The case will come with BEAUTIFUL rubber feet!! We will make them available for DA BOX also.

PLEASE, BETA tester, add to this post. Good morning everybody, dear BETA tester, I have tried to compile a list of everything you have suggested and you'd like to get done. Let me know what can be added. - Black anodized aluminum finish - Silver aluminum finish - Two tones case - Rubber Feet...

Hi everybody, I'm going to try to collect everything I got and put it together on a thread. We can then all add to it. The objective: to finalize the design by the end of this week so that we can start production soon. I will go through all 30+ pages and collect. Don't expect a posting soon...

Hi Massive, Yes, it's already this way on the final proto. It was supposed to be this way in your guys prototypes but the manufacturer used the wrong cover. Long story short, it was already incorporated but the feature was left out for cost (tooling) reasons during this prototype run...

I think the 4870 is on sale for $89.99 also. Will have to check again.

Lol, yes, the mini ITX makes it a bit more. But the case is free, so at the end, it's almost a win win. I think that you are right, the only way to get to $400 is to drop the 5770 for the 5670. It just sucks because the 5770 is roughly 50% better in quite a few games... In this case, what...

Actually, "MOM" from Lan Gear is very well ventilated with a 120mm fan blowing right on the PSU intake, so I'm not too worry about that. I'd be surprise if it even go over 25C. Plus the 5770 don't draw more than 108 W. The CPU is rated 73W. Let's say 40W for everything else, which is plenty...

Slightly modified. OPTION#3 Case (mini ITX): Lan Gear MOM (Free) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1507180 Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core ($115) ECS H55H-I LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($80)...

No, located in OR. No sales tax.

Slightly modified. OPTION#2 Case (mini ITX): Lan Gear MOM (Free) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1507180 Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core ($115) ECS H55H-I LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Mini ITX Intel Motherboard ($80)...

I'm not sure, it's pretty old and small. My bet: 1440 x 900 (17"). The 5770 will do just fine with that for most games. The mini ITX was because his first PC is small and he wanted to keep that way. Plus I have 1 spare sitting there. Windows XP

Hi everybody, I'm trying to put together a PC for one of my friend. It's a gift for him and my finance are very limited. I'm trying to reuse parts I have on hand from one of his old PC (a Dell), which includes the HDD, screen, keyboard and mouse. Now, I still need the rest. Objective: gaming...

Hi everybody, Working on these front audio ports. I'm not sure where the problem is at this point... It's a big headache!

Hi Ryboto, Yes, anybody with the same problem? It is working just fine on the previous prototypes...:(

It's just its temporary nickname. Not approved yet!:D

Hi evrybody, I think we should try to build a database of store that offers a wide variety of slim drives. Here is my first one: http://www.eeshops.com/bluray-driveburner-laptop-internal-drive-c-10_16.html Panasonic Blu-Ray 6X Burner Writer BD-R DVD Drive UJ240 UJ-240

Interesting, I started to look at BD drive because I need one without a tray for one of the prototype we are working on. I found a good website with an incredible selection of drives from $70 to $300+. I will post it later tonight.

Excellent. Now if we could define exactly how many mm we need to fit it with this heat sink, it would be great. So the next step would be to measure exactly the difference, maybe by setting the card on the side of the case? By looking at it, I would say 5mm to be safe but I'd like to hear from...

No Steve, I tried it and it won't fit. Of course, you could cut an opening and then it would.:D

Could you post a few pictures Machupo? That would help figure out the change to be made. Otherwise, yes, the height of the cut out has already been fixed.

I think it really depends what you put in it. But yes, the shorter the cable, the better it is. And you need to try to use zip-ties everywhere you can to keep it organize. As we get more and more configuration up, we will try to identify what can be done to improve cable management. But the...

Hi DungeaonKeeper, DA BOX (blackheart with window and Classic) is coming out this week. The shop will be different with an address dedicated to EU for shipping and taxes purposes. No worries, it will be coming very soon. I believe it has cleared custom and it is shipping to the distribution...

Yes, we splitted the PSU holder and HDD case to make it easier to install. You should be able to set up all the HDDs in the cage, with cables attached to it like you mentioned, and then add the PSU. Hopefully, the system we developed make it easy enough to mount and unmount. We are trying hard...

We noticed a little conception mistake. To install the card, you might have to remove the "top pin" above your DVI port. . If you look carefully at this picture, it was removed: Then your card should slide easily.

Yes, the I/O cover does bow out a bit because of the paint thickness (we haven't allowed enough clearance). It's an easy to correct detail but it needs to be done. We had a little problem with our double slot GPU: same thing, the paint is making it hard to slide in. We switched the PCi slow...

Anybody tried the rubber grommet for the 3.5" HDD? If somebody could post some nice pictures of the HDD mounted with them and let me know how we are doing for clearance, it would be great!

Hi Machupo, Excellent Feedback. We didn't see that one coming. So we will raise the standoff of 3mm. The cutout has already been increased of 1mm I believe. The paint is so thick that it does make it small enough that it is a pain. Keep sending all that good info. We'll adjust as it...

At least on the CAD drawings, you could mount 2 x 80mm (15mm deep fans) and the top 120mm fan. With a 160mm long PSU. Once again, not tested. But unless we made a mistake, it should fit. It was (originally) for air only. The 120mm fan/H50 mounting bracket was an addition to make the H50 more...

Got it!

Ok, so we can easily add the other holes to the PSU mounts. But, cutting a hole on the top of the case is another issue. More holes means increased cost (some of it being linked to the necessity of keeping the sheet flat), or the use of a pre perforated sheet. It is fairly easy to implement but...

You guys are sick:D. it had to be expected: trying to mount a 1000W PSU in a mini ITX chassis...:p We can of course modify the PSU mounting bracket so that holes patterns are symetrical and you can mount the PSU either way. BUT, you would have to cut an opening on the top of your cover to allow...