Gadgetory

what's up guys this is Dimitri and it seems like in every show silverstone has something interesting to show including CES there were some consum cases new production enclosures and revisions to some of our old favorites perhaps the most interesting though item was this small unassuming little prototype case dubbed ESG 14 let's take a look at it after message from our sponsors the show coverage is possible thanks to Nvidia gigabyte fan techs and NCIX so at the heart the SD 14 uses the same baseline layout as the SG 13 but it has been slightly expanded dimensions wise to accommodate its vertical orientation that orientation means it takes up less space on your desk but also ensures easy access to all your components once all those side panels are removed speaking of this panels and the cases orientation I'm not sure Silverstone realised but this SG 14 prototypes does look a little bit like the thermal text our 900 case but isn't like this mini-me format there are her or some very distinctive features it's black tinted plexi front panels feature very gentle curve while the power and reset and the i/o connectors are at the top so they exit through this little cutout through the back and you can hide them easily for the interior perspective there are more than enough space to work with and there's even space for 11 inch GPUs silverstone did their best to maximize every usable millimeter of the SGS 14 and it also seems like vertical GPU mounting was definitely the trend at this year's show and the SG 14 prototype did exactly that in order to minimize its footprint while maximizing GPU visibility and since this is a very early handmade prototype silverstone would love your feedback about what if anything they should change before this case goes into full production so for example they want LEDs on the inside or do you want it completely plain so that it has the smarter and elegant the sort of darker appeal what do you think of this layout is there anything they should change on the SG 14 let us know in the comments down below moving on let's have a look at the PMO 1 RGB yes the magical CES RGB fairy sprinkled a little bit her pixie dust onto the original PMO 1 but there are also a bunch of other changes for this version many of those changes were actually brought up by us and our video review so thank God to Silverstone actually listening and take notes so what about those changes well for the most part the case remains adhere to the same layout and the successful design but the RGB version receives the new RGB fan grills we'll talk about those later and now a tempered glass window silverstone has taken our advice and removed the screws from the front panel of the pl/1 making it a true tooless design so you can access those fans and the dust filter easily added a module a fan plus RGB controller which is at the back of the case and will eventually be rolling out with the front area module with USB 3.1 gen2 support oh and that side panel with the horse that will actually be offered as an option yeah this is a very targeted for the Chinese market not necessarily gonna be popular in the North American market another major change is the radiator support at the top you're now able to mount dual 140 or 120 member fans right above the frame which was not possible on an original pmo one plus we have now cutouts in that frame so you can mount cable tubing from an AI o or radiator or fans into the inside of the case as for the interior itself it remains largely unchanged other than added RGB strips and defense roller hub expect the PM o 1 RGB to become available in next few weeks for $150 which represents about a $40 premium over its predecessor and now let's talk about the RGB fan grills which are really cool here they are so instead of integrating LEDs directly into the fan housing silverstone decided to create something different these mount on top of your existing fans and give off this unique diffused light rather than something harsh that you get sometimes from illuminated fans so yes they are another component to install and they may be size restricted so for example these are for 140 motor fans only but we all love them they look very unique and say you have to replace the fans you don't actually lose out on any of the illumination portion and they also want to give the short mention to a pretty unique power supply this is the world's first 800 watt PSU that's fully compatible with the chassis that requires an SFX sized power supply not only does it carry certification of 800 watts of continuous operation and a fully modular interface but there is also a t + titanium certified making this enhanced built unit one of the most efficient power supplies on the market right now and according to Silverstone for an 800 watt SFX power supply to be successful or even necessary for that matter they will likely need to be complete rethink in the overhaul in the ITX space and right now even with the most powerful CPU and the GPU on the market jammed into this ITX case power input will never exceed 600 watts so basically this unit has not been built to fulfill the need but rather it could push system designers towards some very unique and high-performance concept and so there you have it a little bit of something for everyone from Silverstone would hope you guys are enjoying our post Show coverage of CES 2017 expect more soon