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Sharkoon PURE STEEL: Minimalist PC Case
With the PURE STEEL, Sharkoon Technologies introduces an ATX midi tower which puts individual creativity into the foreground. The spacious case catches the eye with its minimalist steel body and almost frameless side panel made of tempered glass.
In combination with a power supply tunnel which is situated in the top of the case, the side panel should provide an optimal view of the individualized hardware configuration – including the illuminated fan of the power supply. The blank and inconspicuous front panel can thus become the actual side panel. The case would therefore be appropriate as a hardware showroom to be placed on the table top. Those wishing to put a special frame around their hardware can do so using the steel chassis - with its black or white foundation - as a blank canvass for various modding ideas.
For a worthwhile display of the hardware, the PURE STEEL should also be able to incorporate demanding components such as mainboards with dual or multi-processors, CPU coolers with a maximum height of 16 cm as well as graphic cards with a maximum length of 42 cm. A rubberized support is also pre-installed which prevents any sagging of the graphics card.
The PURE STEEL has a pre-installed 120 mm fan at the back and another on the bottom panel. If the HDD/SSD mounting cover is removed from the side panel, up to six 120 mm fans can be installed. The case has extra-long slots for water cooling compatibility. The bottom of the case has sufficient space for a 360 mm radiator.
The PURE STEEL is also available as an RGB version with a black chassis. This version comes with a total of four pre-installed RGB fans all with addressable LEDs. Three fans are situated on the bottom panel and one at the back. The case has a controller for the RGB fans, and this can be used as a hub, connecting compatible mainboards with up to eight addressable RGB components. The illumination is then controlled via the mainboard software. Alternatively, for mainboards without a connection for addressable RGB, the LED components can be manually controlled using the reset switch on top of the case to select fourteen pre-set lighting effects.
The PURE STEEL is now available in both a black version and white version for a suggested retail price of 59.90 and 64.90 Euros, respectively. The RGB version is also now available at a suggested retail price of 79.90 Euros.
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#5596773 Posted on: 10/16/2018 11:23 AM
Wow this case is just a slightly re tooled IN WIN 101, its even got the same cutout inside for the two side 120mm fans but its blocked by a plate of metal that's screwed in, it also has the same graphics card anti sag bracket in the same spot too.
I do like the glass side panel a little better though, the one thing I don't like about my IN WIN 101 is that the side panel has those cheap looking pull tabs to remove it, its handy for quickly getting inside but they look cheap.
Wow this case is just a slightly re tooled IN WIN 101, its even got the same cutout inside for the two side 120mm fans but its blocked by a plate of metal that's screwed in, it also has the same graphics card anti sag bracket in the same spot too.
I do like the glass side panel a little better though, the one thing I don't like about my IN WIN 101 is that the side panel has those cheap looking pull tabs to remove it, its handy for quickly getting inside but they look cheap.
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#5596774 Posted on: 10/16/2018 11:25 AM
If they kept everything the same as the IN WIN 101, which it looks like they did cause I think I can see the outline of the dust filter on the bottom, the only intake is from the 3 fans on the bottom and there is a slide out removable dust filter on the bottom of the case.
Looks nice, but what about dust filters?
If they kept everything the same as the IN WIN 101, which it looks like they did cause I think I can see the outline of the dust filter on the bottom, the only intake is from the 3 fans on the bottom and there is a slide out removable dust filter on the bottom of the case.
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#5596787 Posted on: 10/16/2018 12:24 PM
If they kept everything the same as the IN WIN 101, which it looks like they did cause I think I can see the outline of the dust filter on the bottom, the only intake is from the 3 fans on the bottom and there is a slide out removable dust filter on the bottom of the case.
I think you will agree that that's kind of lacking.
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#5596790 Posted on: 10/16/2018 12:36 PM
Interesting. How will airflow work in this case? The front panel is complete closed, so I am assuming they are going for bottom to top airflow. But the top looks completely closed as well. So I guess everything is depending on that rear exhaust fan trying to pull out the air coming from the bottom fans going through the graphics card. But there is also the option of adding two fans on the other side panel. From the the photos, looks like you need to remove the plate. And I am not sure what fan configuration should be there. Exhaust or Intake? If the former, all it is going to do is pull out cold air from the right most bottom fan. If the latter, won't do anything. I think it's only useful if you use a radiator there as an exhaust with the cold air from the right most fan helping.
Interesting. How will airflow work in this case? The front panel is complete closed, so I am assuming they are going for bottom to top airflow. But the top looks completely closed as well. So I guess everything is depending on that rear exhaust fan trying to pull out the air coming from the bottom fans going through the graphics card. But there is also the option of adding two fans on the other side panel. From the the photos, looks like you need to remove the plate. And I am not sure what fan configuration should be there. Exhaust or Intake? If the former, all it is going to do is pull out cold air from the right most bottom fan. If the latter, won't do anything. I think it's only useful if you use a radiator there as an exhaust with the cold air from the right most fan helping.
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Looks nice, but what about dust filters?