The DeepCool Tristellar is an extremely unique case. Some will hate it, some will love it. It has great modding potential for anyone who is looking for a case that will stand out among the others.
Dimensions
L395*W435*H388mm
Weight Net.: 16KG Gross: 19KG
5.25" Drive Bays tray-load Optical Disk Driver
3.5" Drive Bays 2 (all tool-free installation with hot plugging port)
2.5" Drive Bays 3 (all tool-free installation with hot plugging port)
I/O Panel 2×USB3.0/Audio×1/Mic×1
Expansion Slots 3 Slots (1 way)
Cooling Fans Included: 1×90mm Black fan in the VGA cabinOptional:1×120mm fan in the mainboard cabin if liquid radiator not installed. (this fan should blow outward to ensure a good cooling effect)
Seems like a great case,awesome case. But for 400 on Newegg, uff, Might be a bit too much. But I understand why they did it, from a business standpoint. But if it was somewhere in the neighborhood of like 190-220, it would make it a lot more attractive.
All I can think about was some guy making a Tie Fighter out of one of these. That and Logan sound effects at the end. Hopefully somebody posts their mod for this on the forum, whatever it may be. 400 bucks for one seems a bit steep though.
I like it. But because of the way it sits I'd have to keep it on the floor, which I'd hate. Either that or get a new desk along with it as well. Right now that's not the investment I need.
It would be interesting to see whether the individual compartments actually make a difference in terms of heat. Like, comparing this case to a traditional ITX-case with a similar volume and the same fans. This thing will never be more practical than a traditional case, that's for sure, but I would like to see if you maybe get a slight reduction in temps with this weird form factor.
I like the idea but the overclocking on air cooling would be extremely limited and it would take up too much desk real estate and i need that for monitors. overall still a very cool case design. I could see this being use at a place like Battle and Brew to add a little flash to their setup. http://www.battleandbrew.com/press-and-media-night/
Cool concept, but like he said, this is more for the specialty community.
I did have a general question though that this sort of design brought to mind. How will non-SSDs handle the odd (non-horizontal) orientation? I've noticed with some of my older external SATA drives that they really don't like being not flat. The disc drive is likely more of a concern as the disc inserted wouldn't be permanent (IE: not hard mounted) like the platters of an HDD.
After seeing this overview, I now want to build a PC with this case, start a design firm in New York (or some other big city), show it to people and tell them "This is my Mac Pro alternative" when they visit my office.