The time has come to take a look at the new Asterion case from Raijintek
Raijintek Asterion Plus Case Review
Raijintek Asterion Plus Case Review
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The time has come to take a look at the new Asterion case from Raijintek
Raijintek Asterion Plus Case Review
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Ooooh the exterior looks very clean, Kind of reminds me of the EVGA Hardon Air, Sleek lines.
NickOmega
Member
I have to agree that is a rather pretty case.
:rollinglaugh: Whatever floats your boat
:rollinglaugh: Whatever floats your boat
AlienALX
Well-known member
Hear hear. Nice review Gary.
I was bowled over by my Metis for the money it cost. I loved how everything was perfectly symmetrical too so you could orientate it however you wished (inverted, window right or left etc) it really was awesome. And I also loved how it pretty much stripped down into nothing too. No rivets in sight and every single last panel was separate.
The front panel on it is amazing too. 5mm alu IIRC. Sod to cut into though !
I was bowled over by my Metis for the money it cost. I loved how everything was perfectly symmetrical too so you could orientate it however you wished (inverted, window right or left etc) it really was awesome. And I also loved how it pretty much stripped down into nothing too. No rivets in sight and every single last panel was separate.
The front panel on it is amazing too. 5mm alu IIRC. Sod to cut into though !
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
This looks crackin'. You could easily come up with a unique coolant path with some uncommon radiators and still have room with for fan controllers, HDD's, large reservoirs, etc.
Excalabur50
Well-known member
Very nice clean lined case I like it
NickOmega
Member
The tech spec in the review states:
and these images suggest that is correct
However, it will ultimately come down to the design of your radiator and the size of the end tanks.
NickOmega
Member
Yeah I understand what you're saying, that's why I said it would depend on their specific radiator.
For my purposes I'm assuming it's an RX360 in the picture.
The numbers I can find with a quick search online* are:
V1 - 410mm
V2 - 400mm
V3 - 398.5mm
XSPC EX360 Crossflow - 411.5mm
AlphaCool Nexxxos x-flow - 413mm
Black Ice Nemesis xflow - 412mm
In the shot with the radiator in situ, there does appear to be between 10-20mm (perspective is a little off) of further clearance at the rear of the case, whether that would be enough I don't know.
They'd certainly struggle to use a rear fan at all if the radiator itself would fit in the roof.
I'm not telling them it will fit, for obvious reasons, but I'm sure a little research themselves couldn't hurt.
*I'm not claiming accuracy with the numbers, they are just what I found from each initial search.
Agreed! One of the most space-efficient rads I've ever used are Darkside rads, sadly not made anymore. Even their crossflow rad is 406mm long, and I suspect that might be the smallest crossflow 360 out there. I only say that because when Daz started having those produced, the goal was a low-cost no-frills design, with no extra bulk. I can't see how you could make one smaller.
For reference, it's this one: https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/cross-flow-triple-lpx360-extra-slim-radiator/
For reference, it's this one: https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/cross-flow-triple-lpx360-extra-slim-radiator/
NickOmega
Member
I actually really like that radiator; very clean looking if a little thin.
In this instance I just tried to go off the measurements provided to maybe steer them in the right direction.
However, I'm the first to admit that I know very little about watercooling having never done it. I've wanted to for years but I've either never had the finances to justify it or something else has come up and taken priority.
