anyone seen the Cavalier 4 CAV-T04 case

GLO · Post by **GLO** » Tue May 11, 2004 6:19 pm

Has anyone used or seen this Cooler master case?

Are there any other pics of this case with the internals and with the front doors open?

GLO · Post by **GLO** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:39 pm

is this a brand new case?

Post by **Rusty075** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:49 pm

It does look interesting, but I couldn't find any info on it either.

What jumps out at me is the 120mm exhaust fan. That'd be a first for an HTPC case. I'd like to see how they manage that: The back panel is 438mm x 135mm. An ATX motherboard is going to take up 305mm's of that width, leaving only 132mm's left for the 120mm fan, plus the PSU's AC plug. (the mobo can't go right tight to the edge either, so you'll loose several mm's there too)

Could be interesting, but too soon to tell.

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:32 am

I dislike the fact that it's got a proprietary PSU - I generally tend to try to avoid proprietary side, as you bind yourself (for better or worse - usually the latter) to something where you have no choice, no say.

Would be nice to examine the case a little more though.

Post by **Rusty075** » Fri May 14, 2004 5:02 am

Very true, but there's always fan swapping!

I'd be willing to bet that it's 120mm exhaust is actually the PSU itself. Something on the order of an SFX height PSU, but with a 120 on its bottom.

Really frustrating that they have such a skimpy website.

DonP · Post by **DonP** » Tue May 18, 2004 6:44 pm

From people's experience.. any idea when this case might appear in the shops?
I've found it in one place in Holland.. 105 Euros (about 70 in normal money, or 125 USDs), but since I don't speak dutch I'm not sure if these are pre-orders or what.
If anyone has more info than please speak up - I'm torn between this and an Overture.. but I'm worried about the height restrictions and heat problems of the overture. ..and this case looks better me thinks

EDIT: Hot on the heels of that link.. I;ve found a pre-order link in the US.. they claim an ETA of 5/25/04, or 25/5/04 to everyone else

They're asking 160USDs for it.