MSI this week officially launched its top-of-the-range AMD-based graphics card, the Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G, which it showcased first in late December. The board uses a custom design and comes with a massive cooling system in a bid to maximize its overclocking potential. To feed the beast, its owner will need a PSU that will deliver it up to 300W of power to the board.
MSI’s Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio lineup includes two models: the RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio 16G and the RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G. Both cards use the same printed circuit board (PCB) design featuring a 16-phase voltage regulating module (VRM) as well as a massive 2.7-wide Tri Frozr 2 cooling system with six heat pipes that interconnect several aluminum heatsinks, three Torx 4.0 fans, and has a backplate. Both cards require three eight-pin power connectors and have four display outputs (three DisplayPort 1.4 connectors and one HDMI 2.1 port).
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The non-X version of the boards features a game core clock of 2,015 MHz and a boost clock of up to 2,250 MHz. The maxed-out X version comes with a game frequency of 2105 MHz as well as a boost clock of up to 2,340 MHz, which makes it, on paper, one of the fastest air-cooled Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card available.
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Like other MSI’s Gaming series graphics cards, Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio are designed with overclocking in mind. To that end, they will need a spacious PC chassis as well as a powerful PSU to feed the product with enough juice.
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MSI says that its Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio lineup will be available starting early February worldwide. Given today’s situation with availability of GPUs and add-in-cards, MSI does not disclose MSRPs of its new product family as real-world prices will depend on actual supply.
Phanteks’ P360A is an excellent, affordable residence for a moderate build, and it comes with a whole lot of good-looking RGB too!
For
So much RGB
Includes well-featured standalone D-RGB controller
Chart-leading thermal performance
Excellent case for simple ATX systems
Just $65
Against
Materials are kinda cheap
No real intake filtration
Features and Specifications
Whenever a new case comes out with a price point that’s below $100, I get a little excited. When its $25 below that, it gets me pretty excited. So just imagine my joy when Phanteks sent me the P360A, which carries an MSRP of just $70 but is available for a few dollars less if you shop around.
Add to that an absolutely brilliant, vibrant, and lavish RGB implementation with two fans, an LED strip and a genuinely effective controller. My day has been made, and if you’re in the market for a case for a budget-oriented system but still want it to look good, this case is for you.
Of course, clear shortcuts have been taken to bring this kind of feature set to the table at this price. The sheet metal is quite thin, the paint job on the interior doesn’t ooze quality like more expensive cases, and the case doesn’t even include basic essentials such as a power LED, HDD LED, or a reset switch. There’s no USB Type-C to be found here, either.
However, none of those things really matter at this price – when finished, a system in the P360A genuinely looks good, cools well, and it’s easy to assemble. In case you haven’t guessed yet, the Phanteks P360A is easily deserving of a spot on our Best PC Cases list as Best Budget ATX case. Let’s find out why, shall we?
Specifications
Type
Mid-Tower ATX
Motherboard Support
Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX
Dimensions (HxWxD)
18.5 x 7.8 x 17.7 inches (465 x 200 x 455 mm)
Max GPU Length
15.7 inches (400 mm)
CPU Cooler Height
6.3 inches (160 mm)
Max PSU Length
9.8 inches (250 mm)
External Bays
✗
Internal Bays
2x 3.5-inch
2x 2.5-inch
Expansion Slots
7x
Front I/O
2x USB 3.0, 3.5 mm Audio/Mic Combo
Other
Tempered Glass Panel, D-RGB Controller
Front Fans
2x 130 mm (Up to 2x 140mm, 2x 120mm)
Rear Fans
None (Up to 1x 120mm)
Top Fans
None (Up to 2x 140mm)
Bottom Fans
✗
Side Fans
✗
RGB
Yes, Two Fans, LED Strip, D-RGB Controller Included
Damping
No
Warranty
1 Year
Features
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Touring around the exterior of the Phanteks P360A, it is immediately clear that this is a budget case. The sheet metal and glass panel are thin and the latter doesn’t quite line up with at the back of the case. And the PSU shroud is external, allowing for a smaller glass panel. Regardless, these shortcuts don’t take much away from the final look of the product, as the paint job on the outside is nice. The mesh intake is also well-manufactured, and as you’ll see later, there is a very nice RGB strip along the bottom of the side panel.
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Phanteks doesn’t bother with a power LED, HDD LED or reset switches – all of that costs money and is rarely important anyway, so why bother when the funds can go to RGB instead? Front IO is covered by two USB 3.0 ports and separate headphone and mic jacks. The power button is at the center, and the two buttons you see below the USB ports are the RGB mode and RGB color selectors.
Internal Layout
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Inside the P360A there is space for up to an ATX motherboard and long graphics cards up to 400mm (15.75 inches), so you’ll be able to fit very powerful gaming systems in here. Storage options aren’t lavish, but then again that isn’t the focus of this chassis. There’s room for two 3.5-inch drives that slide in from the front, and two 2.5-inch drives behind the motherboard tray. You can buy an optional third tray to add a third 2.5-inch drive.
You’ll notice that on the interior, the paint job isn’t quite as nice as the outside, but it’s nothing to be concerned about.
The connectivity for the RGB is also found inside. The fans and LED strip all connect through Phanteks’ own 3-pin headers, but a ‘standard’ header is present to connect additional RGB devices not from Phanteks, and you can opt to connect the RGB to your motherboard and override the built-in controller. But in all fairness, what’s here is quite a good controller – there’s no need to shop for a board that has an A-RGB header, which can help you save some money.
Cooling
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Another spot where Phanteks cut costs is in the filtration – or rather, lack thereof. Of course, the marketing lingo is all about how the front panel filters without the need of a filter, but we both know that’s to cut the cost of a real air filter. The front has a 1mm perforation, which should take care of the worst offenders, but stuff will still get through more than a dedicated filter. Of course, the lack of removable filtration will be good for cooling.
That being said, you have to evaluate these things on a per-use-case basis. If you’re like me, and you run your PC for 12+ hours a day, you obviously want to pass on the P360A because you’ll be cleaning out the interior far too often. But if you only play games on it for a couple hours a day or so, the amount of dust that accumulates in the system will be far lower, so won’t be as much of an issue. Fortunately, there is a filter at the top above the radiator exhaust to protect from falling dust and debris, which will protect the system from passive pollution. The power supply also has its own filter to spare cleanup jobs there.
However, cooling is another area where the P360A differs from the P300A. It comes with two RGB fans instead of one non-RGB spinner, and the top radiator mount supports up to 240mm radiators instead of only a 120mm unit – something many buyers may appreciate. Theoretically, the case should also be able to fit a 280mm cooler at the top, but you’ll undoubtedly run into the VRM coolers or tall memory with the vast majority of motherboards, so I’d recommend you stick with a 240mm AIO at the largest.
If you’re dead-set on a 280mm radiator though, you can mount it at the front, but I don’t see why you would want to get rid of the pretty fans that are included.
Unknown hardware enthusiasts have run a burn-in test on Intel’s 11th-Gen Rocket Lake processor to expose its power consumption under extreme loads and compare it to its predecessors from the Comet Lake-S family. It turns out the upcoming Core i9-11900KF CPUs can get extremely hot and power hungry under extreme loads, just like their Comet Lake ancestors. Intel’s upcoming eight-core Core i9-11900KF ‘Rocket Lake-S’ processors can purportedly heat up to 98C and pull 250W of power during stress tests. That means the chips should place well in our CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy, at least one would hope given all that power consumption, but they’ll run hot just like the previous-gen Intel chips.
Although Intel’s latest 10th Generation Core ‘Comet Lake-S’ processors are rated for a 125W TDP, they can actually suck up to 250W ~ 330W of power when they boost on all cores for up to 56 seconds, allowing them to provide their maximum potential in situations where it is actually needed.
Intel’s public-facing specs list power consumption based on the default power level (PL1). There’s a big difference between the default power level and an all-core turbo power level (PL2), so you’ll need an advanced motherboard, a quality PSU, and a capable cooling system to tame the Comet Lake beast. That’s because Intel had to increase the PL2 level on its Comet Lake CPUs in a bid to make them more competitive against AMD’s Ryzen lineup.
Apparently, the same rules apply to Intel’s upcoming eight-core Core i9-11900KF ‘Rocket Lake-S’ processors that can heat up to 98C and pull 250W of power at 1.325V Vcore when running AIDA64’s FPU stress test, according to Chiphell. The test CPU was cooled down using an entry-level 360-mm closed-loop liquid cooling system. The chip’s exact clocks are unknown, but based on leaks, it should run at 3.50GHz by default and boost all of its cores to 4.8 GHz for short periods.
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Being manufactured using a mature 14nm process, Intel’s latest enthusiast-grade processors with eight or ten cores are not exactly energy efficiency champions, which isn’t surprising because this node was not developed for CPUs that combine a high frequency and a high core count.
While the Rocket Lake-S CPU is based on a new microarchitecture and has several other advantages over Comet Lake-S processors, it looks like its thermals and power consumption will be comparable to those of its predecessors, at least as far as stress tests are concerned. Meanwhile, bear in mind that stress tests do not usually reflect real-world workloads, but are meant to reveal the weaknesses of your PC build.
As Intel is getting ready to release its 11th Generation ‘Rocket Lake’ CPUs this April, it has already begun to send its samples to a broad audience of its clients so they could prepare for the launch. As a result, certain test results will inevitably emerge well before full-fledged final hardware reviews show up. That said, the unreleased processors’ current test results should be taken with a grain of salt.
AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs for workstations are prohibitively expensive due to their exclusive capabilities and positioning. Asus this week announced the pricing of its AMD WRX80-based motherboard, and unlike the processors, the platform isn’t too costly by today’s standards. In Europe, it will carry a price tag that is significantly below a psychologically important €1000 level.
The Asus Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WiFi is set to be one of a few retail motherboards carrying AMD’s WRX80 chipset as well as sWRX8 socket that exclusively support AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs. The platform will be available sometime in the first quarter for €868, including VAT, according to a press release published by Hardware-Inside.
Given the price of the Pro WS Sage SE in Europe, it is logical to expect the motherboard to carry an $880 ~ $900 MSRP in the U.S., which is not cheap but is still well below the price of high-end platforms mainstream platforms, like Z490 or Z590, for overclockers and enthusiasts. Comparatively, you get a lot more bang for your buck with this board – especially if you’re looking for the ultimate workstation platform.
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The Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WiFi from Asus is indeed the mother of all motherboards as it has a complete roster of features found in workstations, servers, and enthusiast platforms, all wrapped in a 12-pound package.
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The E-ATX monster comes in black and does not have any RGB LED bling. But to ensure absolute stability and reliability, the Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WiFi is equipped with a 16-phase voltage regulating module (VRM) for the CPU that gets power from three EPS-12V connectors (i.e., the mobo will require an advanced PSU). The VRM is covered with two massive all-black aluminum heatsinks (one of which has a fan), which is adjacent to heatsinks covering the chipset (which is also actively cooled) as well as M.2 slots for SSDs. To further improve cooling and add some rigidity to the mainboard, it has a rather huge backplate.
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AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs support up to 1TB of DDR4 memory as well as 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes, so the board carries seven PCIe x16 slots, three PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots, and two U.2 ports. In addition, the Pro WS Sage SE has eight SATA ports for those who need high-capacity local storage.
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As far as connectivity is concerned, the Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WiFi is a no-compromise product. The motherboard is equipped with a Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth adapter (the Intel AX200), two 10GbE ports controlled by the Intel X550-AT2 chip (one of which connects to a baseband management controller), seven USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A connectors, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, one USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port, and a 7.1-channel audio subsystem.
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As the name of the motherboard suggests, it is positioned for professional workstations, yet ASUS stresses that the Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WiFi is DIY friendly. Whether or not a lot of DIY enthusiasts decide to build a professional workstation with all of its attributes is something that remains to be seen, but at least it is safe to say that they will have such an opportunity when the platform hits the market this February or March.
I would like to thank Thermaltake for supplying the review sample.
Today, we get to review Thermaltake’s The Tower 100, which takes the unique layout and three-windowed approach of The Tower 900 and shrinks it down to a much more manageable size that should appeal to a wider audience. It is available in black or white (called the “Snow Edition”), and we will be reviewing the black variant today. While the name of the chassis is clearly “The Tower 100,” we will refer to it as the “Tower 100” for ease of readability.
Specifications
Thermaltake The Tower 100
Case Type:
Mini-Tower
Material:
Steel, plastic, and tempered glass
Weight:
6.1 kg
Slots:
2
Drive Bays:
2x Internal 2.5/3.5 “ 2x Internal 2.5″
Motherboard Form Factors:
Mini-ITX
Dimensions:
462.8 x 266 x 266 mm
Front Door/Cover:
N/A
Front Fans:
N/A
Rear Fans:
1x 120 / 140 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Top Fans:
1x 120 / 140 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Bottom Fans:
1x 120 / 140 mm (optional)
Side Fans:
N/A
Radiator Top:
1x 120 mm
I/O:
1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Type-C 2x USB 3.0 1x Headphone 1x Microphone
Home/Component/CPU/Alder Lake-S 16-core processor using DDR5 memory spotted on SiSoftware database
João Silva 22 hours ago CPU, Featured Announcement
A new entry for an Alder Lake-S 16-core processor paired with DDR5 memory has been found on the SiSoftware database. Although this isn’t the first entry of an Alder Lake-S processor found in this database, it’s the first time we’ve seen one with DDR5 memory being mentioned.
The SiSoftware entry found by @momomo_us lists a 16-core Alder Lake-S CPU with 32 threads (likely an error), a 1.8GHz base clock and a boost clock of 4.0GHz, which is significantly higher than the previous entry (1.4GHz base). Given that the Alder Lake-S processor architecture features a hybrid design, only the 8x big cores should feature Hyper-threading, therefore, this processor is expected to feature a total of 24 threads. The entry also shows that this processor features 10×1.25MB of L2 cache and 30MB of L3 cache.
The Alder Lake CPU entry also detailed the memory configuration used by the system, reporting that it was using the PC76800 DDR memory specification. Although the PC76800 doesn’t exist yet, the actual memory configuration that the system was running was most likely the PC5-38400, which translates to a memory speed of 4800MHz. There are also some details regarding the built-in iGPU of this Alder Lake processor, which should come with 32 EUs (256 Shadings Units) clocked at 1.5GHz.
Intel Alder Lake-S platform is expected to launch before the end of 2021.
KitGuru says: What kind of performance are you expecting from Intel Alder Lake-S processors? Are you thinking about upgrading your system with Intel’s 10nm desktop CPUs?
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Matthew Wilson 39 mins ago Cases, Featured Tech News
Antec is kicking off 2021 with a new airflow-optimised chassis. The brand new DF700 FLUX is the third case in the new FLUX series, providing advanced ventilation through an F-LUX design.
Due to the rising cooling requirements of high-end CPUs, such as Intel’s 10th Gen Core series or AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series, Antec has been experimenting with new case ideas to improve heat dissipation. Ultimately, the team landed on the F-LUX design, featuring an advanced case structure focused on airflow, combined with 5 pre-installed 120mm fans.
Measuring in at 467mm x 220mm x 486mm (DxWxH), the DF700 FLUX offers an abundance of features that come with Antec’s original F-LUX platform. The F-LUX Platform adopts the design of a powerful ventilation system via the lower right-side panel which pulls cool air into the case through the lower PSU shroud and then up into the main interior. The front panel is designed by adopting a three-dimensional wave-shaped mesh.
The case comes ready-equipped with three 120mm ARGB fans in the front, one 120mm reverse fan on top of the PSU chamber to pull cool air into case through the ventilation at the right-side panel and at the bottom, offering a higher level of GPU cooling performance. Altogether the DF700 FLUX offers space for nine fans. In terms of liquid cooling support, there is space for a 360mm radiator in the front and top of the case, as well as a 120mm radiator on the rear. Maximum supported radiator thickness is 55mm if you mount the fans on the outer side of the radiator.
As a case with included ARGB fans, there is a built-in LED controller, which you can hook up all of your ARGB accessories to for easy controls. Other features include seven expansion slots, space for three 3.5″ HDDs or three 2.5″ SSDs. The front I/O panel includes two USB 3.0 ports, power button, HD Audio and the LED control button. Finally, magnetic dust filters are included at the top, front, bottom and side of the case for easy cleaning.
The Antec DF700 FLUX will be available in Europe soon priced at €86.
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In a strange turn of events, Nvidia quietly launched a new GPU, the GT 1010, a card which is based on five-year-old Pascal architecture. This news was discovered by YouTuber Dapz who also confirmed the existence of the GT 1010 via a live chat with an Nvidia representative. The GT 1010 is aimed towards very basic graphical workloads like 2D / 3D acceleration and Home Theaters so don’t expect this card to be in our Best Graphics Cards of 2021 lineup. But the GT 1010 should be replacing the much older Kepler-based GT 710 with a healthy boost to performance. Luckily you should be able to snag a GT 1010 in the future as Nvidia’s GT series GPUs are largely unaffected by the current graphics card shortage.
If you are wondering why Nvidia is resurrecting the Pascal architecture, it’s due to how the GT series of cards operate in Nvidia’s lineup. The GT series is designed around basic tasks like 2D/3D acceleration and providing additional display outputs for systems. Tasks like these can already be done with older architectures like Pascal, so implementing a much newer architecture into a GT card really isn’t necessary.
The GT 1010 features the same GP108 core as the GT 1030 but disables a third of the shader cores to give the GT 1010 a total of 256 shader cores to work with (compared to the GT 1030 with 384 shader cores).
For memory, the GT 1010 will come with one memory config, 2GB of GDDR5. Unlike the GT 1030 which comes in both GDDR5 and DDR4 variants.
For power, the GT 1010 has a TDP of just 30Ws with a recommend PSU wattage of 200W, so this GPU should be compatible with almost any modern PC or pre-built that has an open PCI-E slot to spare.
Unfortunately, we still don’t have any information on an MSRP; but our best guess is to expect the GT 1010 to cost similar to that of the GT 710 it’s replacing.
I would like to thank Corsair for supplying the review sample.
In this article, we bring you a review of the Corsair 5000D Airflow, which is one of three new full-tower cases based on a brand-new chassis from Corsair. You may also opt for the Corsair iCUE 5000X ARGB or, on the other end of the spectrum, the Corsair 5000D. As the name implies, the Airflow variant comes with vented top and front covers. That said, you may pick between the two black or white/gray color options on any of the three 5000 series variants.
Specifications
Corsair 5000D Airflow
Case Type:
Full-Tower
Material:
Steel, plastic, and tempered glass
Weight:
N/A
Slots:
7+2
Drive Bays:
2x Internal 2.5/3.5″ 4x Internal 2.5″
Motherboard Form Factors:
Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, and E-ATX (305 x 277 mm)
Dimensions:
520 x 245 x 520 mm
Front Door/Cover:
N/A
Front Fans:
3x 120 or 2x 140 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Rear Fans:
1x 120 mm (1x 120 mm fan pre-installed)
Top Fans:
3x 120/2x 140 mm (optional)
Bottom Fans:
N/A
Side Fans:
3x 120 mm
Front Radiator:
360 mm / 280 mm
Rear Radiator:
120 mm
Top Radiator:
360 mm / 280 mm
Bottom Radiator:
N/A
Side Radiator:
360 mm / 240 mm
I/O:
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C 2x USB 3.0 1x Headphone 1x Microphone
Dominic Moass 9 hours ago Cases, Competitions, Cooling, Featured Announcement
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Corsair 5000D AirFlow Case Review
We check out Corsair’s latest case – can it compete with Fractal and Phanteks?
Corsair’s 5000X RGB is a beast of an enclosure, offering a solid foundation for big, majestic RGB builds – but you have to throw in a lot of extra fans for it to make sense over the less-costly Obsidian 4000X.
For
So much tempered glass
Added side intake for better thermal performance
Big, majestic, powerful looks
Easy to work with
Against
Needs extra intake fans to make sense over 4000X
Expensive
Specifications and Features
When Corsair announced its Obsidian 4000 Series cases, we particularly liked the glass 4000X for its superb RGB implementation and clean appearance, but it had one big drawback over the 4000D Airflow: thermals. With the Obsidian 5000X we have on the test bench today, Corsair addresses these concerns with an added intake on the right side of the case to aid the restricted front glass intake.
But priced at $204.99, there’s a steep premium you pay for this performance potential – and I say potential, because the chassis doesn’t come with the added fans you need to get the increase in thermal performance. The real question is, does this new model deserve a spot on our Best PC Cases list?
Specifications
Type
Mid-Tower ATX
Motherboard Support
Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX
Dimensions (HxWxD)
20.5 x 9.6 x 20.5 inches (520 x 245 x 520 mm)
Max GPU Length
16.5 inches (420 mm)
CPU Cooler Height
6.7 inches (170 mm)
Max PSU Length
8.9 inches (225 mm)
External Bays
✗
Internal Bays
4x 3.5-inch; 2x 2.5-inch
Expansion Slots
7x + 2x
Front I/O
2x USB 3.0, USB-C, 3.5 mm Audio/Mic Combo
Other
4x Tempered Glass Panel, Fan PWM Splitter, RGB Controller
Front Fans
3x 120 mm RGB (Up to 2x 140mm, 3x 120mm)
Rear Fans
1x 120mm (Up to 1x 120mm)
Top Fans
None (Up to 2x 140mm, 3x 120mm)
Bottom Fans
✗
Side Fans
None (Up to 3x 120mm)
RGB
Yes, fans & controller
Damping
No
Warranty
2 Years
Features
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Touring around the outside of the chassis, it’s clear that this is a bigger case than the 4000X, and it sits on the larger side of ATX cases. This, of course, is the result of making the case slightly deeper to make room for the side intake, and the case is also slightly taller to make space for thicker radiators at the top.
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Weirdly, despite being a case built for RGB, this dark tint and lavish quantity of glass make the chassis quite elegant. Just beware, the white version of the case doesn’t have nearly as dark a tint, so you’ll have to get a lot craftier to get the internals in that case to look good.
Tempered glass is featured not only on the left side, but also the front, top, and right side of the chassis. The glass comes with quite a dark tint, which although it will hide much of your internal components, does have a few benefits: It hides ugly cables in plain sight. You won’t need to get choosy with a pretty motherboard or GPU, and it masks unused space as well. All you’ll see through these panels is the RGB lighting of your components inside. Of course, you’ll need a lot of RGB if you wish to show off the inside of your PC, but it won’t blind you if you overdo it.
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The front IO resides at the top of the case, and consists of power and reset switches, two USB 3.0 ports, a USB Type-C port, and a headphone/mic combo jack. We typically prefer to see separated jacks for audio instead of combo jacks, but the truth is in general you should avoid using top IO for audio anyway for the best audio, due to interference.
The 5000X’s side panels come off by undoing two thumbscrews at the rear and pulling the back of panels out of their clips. The top and front panels come off simply by gently pulling them out of their clips, off the chassis.
Internal Layout
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Inside the main compartment of the Corsair 5000X, there is room for up to ATX-size motherboards, GPUs up to 420 mm long and CPU coolers up to 170mm tall. The space at the front of the case goes largely unused, though is of course necessary to create the clearance required to add the side intake.
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Peek behind the case under the PSU cover, and you’ll find room for a PSU up to 225 mm in length, along with two 3.5-inch hard drives. The back of the motherboard tray offers three trays for additional 2.5-inch drives, though all-in-all, this setup will leave storage enthusiasts wanting, and I expected more 3.5-inch storage space from a case this big.
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The rear of the system is covered up by a metal door, which will work well to hide the cable clutter to keep things looking clean and tidy through the glass side panel.
Cooling
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When it comes to cooling, I feel like the Corsair 5000X RGB exists mostly because the 4000X RGB was so restricted for intake that thermals suffered. Of course, acoustic performance was great, but it’s the look of the glass that people are after. In that way, the 5000X RGB takes the 4000X RGB with its beautiful glass front panel, keeps it, and adds a side intake pointed away from the user to aid with intake, which should thereby result in great looks, great thermal performance, and decent noise levels – the best of all three worlds. We’ll see how this works out in practice.
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If you want to populate all the fan slots, you’ll be busy for a while as you can fit another three fans on the side, three 120mm spinners at the top (or 2x 140), and another 120mm or 140mm spinner at the rear exhaust. Of course, your AIO will probably take care of the top exhaust, but that still leaves another four fan slots open.
At the back of the motherboard tray there is a fan controller that splits a PWM signal into six headers, and an RGB header. The three included fans are connected to each of these controllers, leaving you room for three more.
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And that’s where the problem comes in with this case. To use the added cooling potential it has over the 4000X, you need to purchase another three fans for the side intake, or else you might as well skip this case and go for the cheaper and smaller 4000X.
Filters are provided on all the fan locations.
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That being said, if you’re buying this for a liquid-cooling build, there is ample radiator space with up to 360mm radiators at the top and front, with a 120mm rad at the rear exhaust. The spec sheet also lists a third 360mm radiator spot at the side intake, but that will only work if you remove the shroud, and you’ll have to keep the radiator thin to avoid running into the GPU.
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For thick radiators, Corsair includes a replacement shroud part to give more space at the front, but you’ll have to either sacrifice the hard drive cage or use a smaller PSU if you go that route.
Supermicro has announced its first workstation based on AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro processor. The new system can pack a CPU with up to 64 cores, up to 2TB of RAM, and up to four double-wide graphics cards or accelerators. The machine is designed for AI/DL, digital content creation, and engineering simulations.
Historically, AMD has been quite keen on winning designs with server makers, but when it comes to workstations from professional suppliers, the company has never been truly profound. Perhaps because high-end/corporate workstations is not exactly a high-volume business and spending resources on winning servers is always more fruitful. Yet, with its Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX-series, AMD clearly wants to enter this market. The Supermicro A+ SuperWorkstation 5014A-TT is the industry’s second workstation based on AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX-series processor after Lenovo’s ThinkStation P620 machine and it actually has an edge over its only rival as it supports more dual-slot PCIe 4.0 x16 cards, according to its manufacturer.
The A+ SuperWorkstation 5014A-TT workstation is based on the AMD WRX80 platform with all of its advantages, such as an eight-channel memory subsystem that supports up to 2TB of DDR4-3200 SDRAM with or without ECC as well as 128 usable PCIe 4.0 lanes. The M12SWA-TF motherboard that powers the workstation carries six PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, four M.2-2280/22110 slots for SSDs, two U.2 sockets, one GbE port (Intel I210AT), one 10GbE connector (Marvell AQC113C), an ASpeed AST2600 baseboard management controller, a TPM 2.0 header, multiple USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A & Type-C ports, and a 7.1-audio codec.
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The machine itself measures 535×222×573 mm and is equipped with an up to 2000W 80Plus Platinum-certified PSU, so it will handle virtually all combinations of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs with any graphics cards, compute accelerators, SSDs, and memory modules available today. Meanwhile, since the A+ SuperWorkstation 5014A-TT is listed as ‘coming soon’, Supermicro does not disclose which add-in cards and storage devices it will offer with the system.
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The manufacturer has not yet disclosed pricing of its A+ SuperWorkstation 5014A-TT machines, but it is logical to expect its MSRP to be comparable to that of Lenovo’s ThinkStation P620.
System builder iBuypower has been crafting eye-catching and often surprisingly affordable systems for gamers and enthusiasts for over two decades now. But the company’s latest Revolt 3 MK3 small-form-factor desktop, announced at CES 2021, is a handle-equipped perforated monolith designed to house powerful components without taking up much desk or floor space.
The previous
Revolt 2
was an oddly shaped and super-stylized showcase PC that put your SATA SSD in a window up front and your GPU at the top. It also looked a bit like a rejected design for a bulky Daft Punk helmet. And 2013’s Revolt 1 looked like…
whatever this looks like
. In retrospect, the clean lines of the vertically oriented Revolt 3 MK3 look stealthy, understated and, well, like a bigger, better-cooled
Xbox Series X
.
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If you don’t like basic black, the 18.4-liter Revolt 3 MK3 will also be available in white when it arrives sometime in the second quarter of 2021. The chassis features a nice swing-out door designed to house a chunky 280mm radiator. That, plus the plethora of perforations and an optional 80mm exhaust fan at the top means there won’t likely be an issue pairing one of the best graphics cards with one of the best CPUs in this system.
We’ll have to wait until we get the system in for testing before we make any judgments about how quiet it will be. But with vents on basically every side, the noise output is going to essentially be down to what components you put in it.
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Of course, this is an ITX case, and you’ll need an SFX or SFX-L PSU to power everything. But iBuypower says that whether you buy a complete system or just the case from the company, it will ship with a 700W SFX-L power supply installed, with pre-routed cables. There looks to be dust filters on all four sides and the top. It will be interesting to see how easy they’ll be to remove and clean. But at least they’re behind metal panels rather than glass, so a little dust buildup won’t be super obvious.
Aside from the flush-mount handle, both sides also have a pop-out arm for hanging a headset or other accessories. The front panel houses a trio of USB 3.2 ports (one USB-C) at the bottom, which is perfect placement if you have the system sitting at your desk.
And for those worried that the white or black design won’t be eye-catching or customizable enough, the company will also offer a swappable colored mesh inlay behind the front panel. There’s no word yet on color options though, and without seeing the system in person yet, it’s unclear how much the color will stand out behind the panel.
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As is often the case with CES announcements, there’s no word yet on price. But we’ll learn that, as well as more details about what hardware the iBuypower Revolt 3 MK3 supports as we get closer to launch, which should be sometime after March. We look forward to getting the iBuypower Revolt 3 MK3 onto our test bench for a full review later this year.
Thermaltake is expanding its case portfolio with the new Divider TG case series. Consisting of four chassis of differing sizes, the new Divider cases are characterised by their tempered glass front panel, triangular tempered glass side panel with a vent, and patented PCIe expansion slot system.
Ranging from ITX to ATX cases, the Divider TG series includes the Divider 500TG, 300TG, 200TG, and 100TG models. Both 500TG and 300TG will be available in both black and white (Snow), while the 200TG and 100TG will only be available in black. The 300TG will have a standard and an ARGB variant, but the 500TG will only be available with ARGB. The smaller 200TG and 100TG will only come in non-ARGB variants.
The first Divider series case to release will be the 300TG, a mid-tower chassis supporting ATX motherboards that allows you to showcase your system thanks to the use of 3mm tempered glass panels. Capable of fitting a graphics card up to 360mm long when a radiator is installed at the front (390mm without it), this case comes with a riser GPU support bracket to avoid any sagging. The “patented rotational PCI-E slots” allows users to mount the graphics cards to their liking, be it horizontally or vertically. Moreover, the 300TG cases come with 2x 2.5/3.5-inch drive bays and 5x 2.5-inch drive bays for your storage devices.
ARGB variants come with 3x ARGB 120mm fans at the front, and another 120mm fan at the rear. The non-ARGB variants only come with a single 120mm fan at the rear. Users can mount up to 3x 120mm fans or 2x 140mm fans on the front, a 120mm fan at the rear, up to 2x 120mm fan on the side, and a 120/140mm fan on the top. Radiator support is fairly similar to the fan support, allowing users to install a 360/280mm front radiator, 240mm radiator on the side, and a 120mm radiator at the rear.
This case features dust filters on the top, bottom, front, and right side panels, preventing dust from getting into your system. The built-in PSU shroud improves the PSU cooling while also hiding the cable clutter. The front I/O panel includes a USB-C 3.2 port, 2x USB-A 3.0 ports, an audio-in 3.5mm jack, and an audio-out 3.5mm jack. The RGB fans can be synchronised through the included ARGB controller and connected to a motherboard compatible with RGB software such as ASRock Polychrome, Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light, and others.
The Thermaltake Divider 300TG cases will launch in February. The remaining Divider TG cases will release later this year. The Divider 300TG will be priced at $79.99, the Divider 300TG Snow at $84.99, the Divider 300TG ARGB for $109.99, and the Divider 300TG ARGB Snow for $114.99.
KitGuru says: Which Divider 300TG chassis would you like to build in? Are you interested in any of the other Divider TG cases?
I would like to thank Thermaltake for supplying the review sample.
The Thermaltake Divider 300 TG ARGB is a mainstream chassis with a clean design that includes a few unique elements. Its focal points are certainly the three ARGB fans behind the front glass panel and the two-part steel and glass side panel. The Thermaltake Divider 300 series is available in either black or white, and interested customers may pick between the ARGB variant or simpler version sporting fewer fans without LEDs. We were given both color variants of the Divider 300 ARGB for review, so you will see a mix of colors used in this article.
Specifications
Thermaltake Divider 300 TG ARGB
Case Type:
Mid-Tower
Material:
Steel and tempered glass
Weight:
8.47 kg
Slots:
7
Drive Bays:
2x Internal 2.5/3.5″ 5x Internal 2.5″
Motherboard Form Factors:
ATX / Micro-ATX / ITX
Dimensions:
475 x 220 x 461 mm
Front Door/Cover:
N/A
Front Fans:
3x 120 or 2x 140 mm (3x 120 mm aRGB fan pre-installed)
Rear Fans:
1x 120 mm (1x 120 mm regular fan pre-installed)
Top Fans:
1x 120/140 mm (optional)
Bottom Fans:
N/A
Side Fans:
2x 120 mm (optional, instead of 3x 2.5″ drives)
I/O:
2x USB 3.0 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C 1x Headphone 1x Microphone
Fan/LED Controller:
Reset used as ARGB control button
Compatibility:
CPU Cooler: 145 mm GPU: 360 mm PSU: 180 mm
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