O11D EVO XL

Dave2150 · 9 Jan 2023 at 08:34

Anyone else excited to order this case? I'm hoping it's released Q1 or Q2 at the latest. Being able to upright mount my 4090 Strix will be lovely, plus not had a removable motherboard tray since the Coolermaster ATCS days!

Hostile_18 · 9 Jan 2023 at 14:43

Yeah it's my next case and I only built in a new O11 XL last week lol.

It's definitely not Q1 though. They seem to be sticking to early Q2.

ncncore · 9 Jan 2023 at 17:56

Such good looking cases, I'm considering the non XL in my short list of cases.

Zeeflyboy · 9 Jan 2023 at 18:14

Yup, but just to temper expectations It seems like it's "first half of 2023... most likely" so I wouldn't expect Q1

Gamers Nexus had a good poke around a prototype here

Hostile_18 · 9 Jan 2023 at 19:11

I do wonder if others coming to the market with a fish tank style (i.e Phantecs NV7) will make them speed up their plans somewhat.

Mr Carrot · 10 Jan 2023 at 12:11

Yes I did wonder if the NV7 announcement would get them to push to market faster?

I would prefer the colour choices available for the o11 evo xl over the NV7 but am not going to wait past end Feb!

Semple · 10 Jan 2023 at 12:26

As someone who's just purchased an O11 Dynamic, I really took a shine to the fanless front as it gives a much cleaner/decluttered impression. Although doesn't look like quite a movement on the market to do away with front facing fans.

Hostile_18 · 10 Jan 2023 at 14:27

Mr Carrot said:
Yes I did wonder if the NV7 announcement would get them to push to market faster?

I would prefer the colour choices available for the o11 evo xl over the NV7 but am not going to wait past end Feb!

I hope so.

The NV7 at first glance looks brilliant. But the back door is unnecessary, and I'm not a fan of the PSU been at the top. Lastly the dead space above the motherboard is huge. I got the O11 XL to make the wait tolerable .

However the D30 fans look amazing. Much better than the Lian Li ones IMO and the ability to reverse the fan direction. I'll be getting a full case of those upon release.

Edit: The more I look at the NV7, the more I like hmmm.

von Humboldt · 11 Jan 2023 at 09:09

Have been looking at the EVO XL and the NV7 too.... but I think I'm edging towards one of the Thermaltake CTEs

Gavster · 11 Jan 2023 at 13:26

I`ll be getting one of these when they are available, I just hope there is a better solution to the upright mounting of the GPU as the 011D EVO was a bit untidy with the cable routing unless you switch it to the left side and invert the motherboard.

Mr Carrot · 11 Jan 2023 at 15:55

Hostile_18 said:
I hope so.

The NV7 at first glance looks brilliant. But the back door is unnecessary, and I'm not a fan of the PSU been at the top. Lastly the dead space above the motherboard is huge. I got the O11 XL to make the wait tolerable .

However the D30 fans look amazing. Much better than the Lian Li ones IMO and the ability to reverse the fan direction. I'll be getting a full case of those upon release.

Edit: The more I look at the NV7, the more I like hmmm.

I love the door, my PC is in the middle of the room so anything to help cable management and pretty up the back of a case is a win win for me!

PSU in the roof I like in principle because I've had to use extensions for the last decade, just stick it in the roof and sidestep that issue.

The fans look great but I just bought 9 be quiet! light wings (6 120 and 3 140) so I can console myself in my slightly less pretty but probably quieter system.....

Hostile_18 · 11 Jan 2023 at 21:36

Funny you should mention that as I currently have 10 lightwings in my PC. I just think the D30 if based on the T30s and joinable will eliminate so many wires.

As for the case I'm going to keep an eye on the Evo XL and this one. Could go either way to be honest.

Noxia · 12 Jan 2023 at 21:22

Maybe if I was going to water cool, but I have the normal 011 dynamic Evo with a 4090 in it and everything else I need and it is never felt too small.

Plus I'm using 140 mm fans which officially do not fit.

Dave2150 · 29 Jan 2023 at 09:28

Noxia said:
Maybe if I was going to water cool, but I have the normal 011 dynamic Evo with a 4090 in it and everything else I need and it is never felt too small.

Plus I'm using 140 mm fans which officially do not fit.

I was close to buying a O11D Evo the other day, though waiting for the XL as I'd like to be able to mount my Strix 4090 horizontally or upright, depending on which I prefer at the time. The removable motherboard tray is also priceless for quick and easy building, I really enjoyed that feature of the Coolermaster ATCS cases back in the day.

I guess it's just the flexibility the XL offers that's so attractive to me. Being able to adjust the motherboard tray height as well, little things like that, mean the world of difference for the way a build will turn out.

Noxia · 29 Jan 2023 at 10:10

Dave2150 said:
I was close to buying a O11D Evo the other day, though waiting for the XL as I'd like to be able to mount my Strix 4090 horizontally or upright, depending on which I prefer at the time. The removable motherboard tray is also priceless for quick and easy building, I really enjoyed that feature of the Coolermaster ATCS cases back in the day.

I guess it's just the flexibility the XL offers that's so attractive to me. Being able to adjust the motherboard tray height as well, little things like that, mean the world of difference for the way a build will turn out.

I had the suprim 4090 mounted horizontally. No issues there. I don't think it would work up right though although I think some be on Reddit has done it.
Flexibility is definitely a plus and is why I chose that case. I don't change components enough to need to worry about some of the other stuff you mentioned however.

Dave2150 · 29 Jan 2023 at 11:08

Noxia said:
I had the suprim 4090 mounted horizontally. No issues there. I don't think it would work up right though although I think some be on Reddit has done it.
Flexibility is definitely a plus and is why I chose that case. I don't change components enough to need to worry about some of the other stuff you mentioned however.

O11D EVO is too small to mount my 4090 Strix upright. Horizontally it's fine, meant to say vertically in the post you quoted. Mounting vertically in the O11D EVO works, though is a bit too cramped for my taste, blocking the AIO/RAM from full view and some of the motherboard (not my rig below, just an example I found):

Being able to simply adjust the motherboard height in the XL case will make this look so much better IMO.

O11D EVO XL is a no brainer for me, so much more flexibility compared to the O11D Evo, just need the thing to be released!

Noxia · 29 Jan 2023 at 11:11

Yeah I get what you mean. I don't think the footprint of the case is that much bigger either but it does give you the extra flexibility. I'd probably have got it were it out when I built my PC.

Dave2150 · 29 Jan 2023 at 11:19

Noxia said:
Yeah I get what you mean. I don't think the footprint of the case is that much bigger either but it does give you the extra flexibility. I'd probably have got it were it out when I built my PC.

I always think when I buy a new case, that it'll last me 10 years+ any many builds. Never works out that way! Had my Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X for 3 years I think, now it seems "ancient" by comparison to the O11's!

Noxia · 29 Jan 2023 at 11:29

Dave2150 said:
I always think when I buy a new case, that it'll last me 10 years+ any many builds. Never works out that way! Had my Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X for 3 years I think, now it seems "ancient" by comparison to the O11's!

Yes after building my last PC. I thought I really don't want to do this again like ever. So I truly believe the case will last me a long time. I really like mini ITX cases but too much hassle.

CodeBeholder · 30 Jan 2023 at 06:12

I'm also super interested in this case, I wish there was more information than just the GN video. Does anyone know if the motherboard tray will support an EATX motherboard?