The case is what interests me (which is no great surprise for anyone who has seen the thread). The case appears to be a custom version of Silverstone’s CS383. There are some interesting changes to the case. One of which is kind of a head scratcher for me.
The front panel is the most significant difference, which apparently has also meant that the front I/O has been relocated to the top panel. I’m guessing this change was to facilitate maximum airflow from the front intake. Indeed if you look at the WS300T60L manual, there is a 3/4 image of the front of the case, which lets you see through the front mesh. It appears that the CS383’s 5.25" bays are now completely unobstructed. Both in terms of the plastic bezel, and the apparent removal of the vertical 5.25" bays support walls.
Internally the most obvious change is that the interior is gray, where as the CS383’s is painted black. I’d actually prefer the gray because I like the retro feel. The PSU shroud has three cable management loops… at least in the manual, which uses product images that differ to what Wendell has (which has two horizontal pillars with screws inserted into them). The MSI’s shroud is also closed / vented at the end. A second PSU can be installed in the front of the CS383 where as the MSI model uses said space for the water cooling gubbins.
The GPU support bracket is another area in which the images in the manual differ to the case that Wendell has. In the manual, the bracket looks the same as the one used by the CS383 but the one in Wendell’s images has just a single slot at the bottom, rather than multiple, staggered slots, extending the entire height of the bracket. The CS383’s bracket also bends at a right angle at the bottom and rests on top of, and is screwed into, the top of the PSU shroud. The MSI model appears to be just screwed into the side. Which in all honesty, would probably make it less of a hassle to remove (depending on whether the MSI’s top panel can just be pulled of like the CS383’s).
It also looks like the motherboard tray extends the full depth of the case. Albeit with venting to allow for an intake from the motherboard side panel. I did wonder why they didn’t do this in the CS383, and integrate the 5.25" mounting into a single sheet of metal but I digress.
Moving round to the rear of the case. At the top, you can see what MSI calls a “System Handle” has been added to the case… man, do I wish my CS383 had one of those. Because it’s a heavy old lump once it has components inside. Even without disks! The rear is also where the biggest head scratcher of a change for me is. The rear fan vent, and the venting to the side of the removable PCIe slot assembly, both appear to have a much finer grate. It’s too late of an hour and my eyes are too weary to count all the holes but it looks like there’s twice as many has the CS383. I wonder whether such a change would have a noticeable effect on such a fancy AI space heater?
Anyway… I meant to be trying to go to sleep!
