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hey everyone I'm Steve from gamers Nexis dotnet and today we're talking about the best gaming PC cases of CES 2016 we'll be looking at cases that are flashy structurally sound or purely functional all of which were demonstrated at CES last week during our run-through of the show all of our CES 2016 coverage is brought to you by iWeb powers revolt 2 small form-factor gaming pc we're starting off with in wins reimagined 805 case now fronting an infinity mirror effect on the panelling n1 isn't yet sure if they'll bring the case to market but they said it'd cost about $60 more than the existing 805 planting the case approximately in the $220 range the front panel uses a one-way mirror on the front and that is see-through from from the users perspective and an inset mirror just a quarter inch behind it creating the appearance of a deep front panel with a black hole effect thanks to the LED RGB lighting and that RGB LED strip sits between the two mirrors echoing backwards effectively infinitely in creating that black hole effect the interior of the case is standard and equally matches the existing 805 it's front panel was new at CES and when asked us to request viewers to comment on whether they want to see this design brought to market on top of the existing 805 so post those comments below and what you would pay for it to help them out this was easily one of the flashiest affordable cases at CES the rest of the insanely flashy cases generally ran the hundreds to thousands of dollars range so that makes this one of the more affordable ones this in 1h tower as an example that you're looking at now is being sold via pre-order for $2,400 pretty cool but we're excluding it from this video as one of the best cases because one it was shown at Computex last year too it's really not something that anyone's going to buy anyway check out the channel for more information on this case if you want to see how it works and why it's cool the next case is NZXT it on named mini ITX enclosure the case delivers a smaller form factor while sticking to the standard vertical oriented board layout and NZXT is doing a few unique things here primarily using stamped steel paneling in its curved side panels something that to our knowledge anyway is an industry-first we're not yet allowed to show the inside the case but given NZXT t's history with its h4 40 s to 40 and n 450 it probably has a PSU shroud and focus on cable management though the smaller form factor is certainly a challenge to that the case lacks optical drive bays has made apparent by its single plate face there's obviously no cutouts there for optical drive bays and will better accommodate tight component fit as a result of removing this OD d bay NZXT is going for a mini ITX case that feels more familiar to users of mid towers and the company is investing most in its all steel frame and exterior a merging of NTSC sold mostly plastic design and current mostly steel design philosophies depending on who's asked the cases exterior is the type that's either loved or hated and a lot of our photos were wide angles so that does amplify the bow in effect a little bit speaking of NZXT the success of the s340 one of the best cases we've ever worked with has prompted a follow-on of direct competition Silverstone's new RL 0 5 B enclosures outfitted with a similar tooling there's a PSU shroud on the bottom if you buried 3.5 inch drive spots in the bottom front and they clean layout overall the case is still in the final design stages and silverstone was keen to take press suggestions for improvement at CES so things could certainly change and as with most of siller's Silverstone's products they're focusing on the RL 0 v b4 high cooling performance and airflow underscored with its dual 140 millimeter front intake fans and rear slot for a 120 millimeter fan or radiator shipped empty the case is targeted at the $60 price point making it seriously competitive to similar solutions on the market and it looks like the RL 0 5 B will be cooling focused clean and easily cable managed for budget gaming pcs definitely wanted to pay attention to though I do wish Silverstone would take a page from their competitors books and learn how to name their cases in a way that's a bit more user friendly Silverstone isn't the only company that was inspired by NZXT s340 the fantex Eclipse p400 and p400s cases bear striking resemblance to the s340 the are l05 b and rose wills gun near case the latter two were just announced at this show the PSU shroud and driveway limitations or strip downs seem to be the new trend for 2016 but it's not bad to have options out there between the similar style over all the options altima tell preg you late market prices and establish new standards in the industry neither of which is a bad thing the p400s uses some additional foam padding including optional top panel inserts that block off top ventilation in favor of noise containment fan tax appears to be using sound absorbing material rather than deflection or reflection methods used in some other cases and the P 400 and 400s hosts a PSU shroud in the bottom with drilling for breathability in the PSU compartment optional drive sleds can be mounted in the front of the case in normal drive bay area where a single intake fan is pre installed radiator support is available for at least 240 millimeter radiators in the front and kale management isn't quite as clean as the s3 40 but still good we wish that fan tax would drill out some holes in the top of the PSU shroud though for PCIe cable pass-through is something that currently lacks the P 400 and people are under 2 s will be priced at $70 and $80 for the silent version and buying a white version of the case increases cost and additional $10 on top of that project nine one six is what fan tax is currently calling its next primo case the back of the P nine one six card set primo pro we're not sure if that's actually the name but we're told there is not yet a permanent name for the massive aluminum encased enclosure project nine one six it uses a 5 millimeter aluminum outer shell and rests upon an L shape underside which is somewhat unique the 5 millimeter shell though is the most noteworthy if you're not familiar with cases they're generally maybe a millimeter thick in the outer shell so 5 millimeters is gigantic currently the interior is built a point 8 millimeter steel something that fan tax tells us may change as design iterates and finalizes and the enclosure is one of the heaviest we've worked with recently though is unn measured at this time for weights and is easily one of the largest that's because fantex is sticking its DS tag on project nine one six or dual system and the case will be supported for Mini ITX motherboard and dat ATX motherboard mounting simultaneously the mini ITX board mounts atop the PSU shroud the ATX board in normal vertical layout and then the case fits to power supplies for independent redundant or combined power provision to these systems learn more about this in our separate article and video just search for project nine one six on the website or on the YouTube channel EVGA is huge case may not be for everyone its massive uses a lot of plastic and subscribes a bit to the older philosophies of case design still it's worth paying attention to and makes a few interesting design choices the case is yet unnamed the EVGA uses large plastic paneling in the top front and even rear of the case all grilled for intake and exhaust the rear panel pulls out for cable management at the back of the case and is even equipped with dual rear exhaust fans another oddity that's interesting large radiator support is available in the top and front panels and the front area is concealed by tempered tinted glass with a laser etched EVGA logo that's illuminated with RGB LEDs the PSU shroud uses a mirrored side plate that's got backing LEDs for fan speed control so you can see red and green text for the fan speeds intake and exhaust and it's definitely a weird case and a bit unorthodox and large but worth watching as EVGA develops this behemoth because EVGA quite obviously has been expanding very aggressively into other markets lately and cases could well become a new area that they look at seriously Corsair spec alpha and 400 C accompany the company's existing 600 C case which we already positively reviewed for its chart-topping thermal performance especially with GPUs the spec alpha is more targeted at Asian markets as were the previous spec models and is built atop the spec Oh 2 and spec oh 3 tooling Corsairs got a plastic extrusion that appeals to those non-us markets a bit more than here and retains its usual focus on function and cooling so that will be sold in the u.s. if you want it but it's not their main focus for something cleaner the 400 C follows the 600 C launch is more focused on the US market and reverts the motherboard orientation from the 600 C's interesting inverted layout to a standard ATX layout it also removes the optical drive bay from the 600 C making the total size of the case significantly smaller and reducing case height but retaining a PSU shroud and other 600 C features that's it for this year's CES case roundup as always check out the website for full CES coverage linked in the description below and hit that patreon link in the post roll video to support us directly thanks for watching I'll see you all next time you