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gbgt2 · 4 May 2018 at 14:29

I have put 3x NF-S12A 120mm fans in the front (have 280mm rad in the top) but I'm not sure it has made any difference really. Seems about the same as with the stock 140mm fans. I think maybe I picked the wrong fans and should have put in some with better static pressure ..

The front panel is slightly set forward with motherboard mounts under the brackets as well.

floatindolphin · 5 Jun 2018 at 15:16

I've just had delivery of the "special" Overclockers edition, with the honey comb top/front cutouts. It's a blimmin lovely case, can't wait to get my home office pc into it

Simps · 5 Jun 2018 at 15:19

floatindolphin said:
I've just had delivery of the "special" Overclockers edition, with the honey comb top/front cutouts. It's a blimmin lovely case, can't wait to get my home office pc into it

Can't wait for you to post some pictures of it

Worthy · 5 Jun 2018 at 18:08

The Evolv X that was revealed at Computex looks fantastic. I think I'll change my Evolv to one of those when they're released.

Raiden85 · 5 Jun 2018 at 21:03

That Evolv X looks really nice, definitely a nice update over original TG version and I really love that update to hide all the cables, so much cleaner.

Only had the TG Flow Edition from here for a few weeks so no way am I changing again at the moment, airflow on this honeycomb version is great on air with no cooling issues at all, looks nicer in person than in photos

Will eventually change to an AIO as this D14 hides so much of the board. Tempted to change the PSU cables for cable mod ones eventually as well. Very happy with this case though and it big upgrade over the X3 Predator white, cooling was great on that case but was about 5yrs old and the design was looking tacky these days.

Reason why there is a HDD on show as there is two more in the bottom rear, so the third had to go on display

chaparral · 9 Jun 2018 at 11:28

Radeon85 said:
Will eventually change to an AIO as this D14 hides so much of the board.

You have the same problem as me your air cooler blocks the OLED display
My DRP4 cooler also blocks most the OLED :mad:

Asus should have put the OLED where it written MAXIMUS X on the rear connector shield

Raiden85 · 10 Jun 2018 at 00:49

That's one thing that annoys me, great board with an OLED screen and I can't see it

gbgt2 · 10 Jun 2018 at 10:00

I'm not convinced by the front or top panels in the new X! (I guess wait for reviews) I still think the Flow Edition might be the one to go for from an airflow perspective (especially if top mounting a radiator)

clone · 14 Jun 2018 at 19:02

I ran the old model and had a corsair AIO on the top panel blowing out with a 6700k @ 4.4ghz and I had great temps idle 23c gaming 38c odd and this was the stock corsair fans.

HoneyBadger · 14 Jun 2018 at 20:18

Well, as an Airflow owner who plans to get the X, I wonder how the front panel differs. Mine has an LED at the bottom which I don’t think the X has (not a biggie) but I have a feeling the panel on the X is thinner on the sides. Time will tell!

clone · 16 Jun 2018 at 09:00

The front has rgb led strips on it and the gap is bigger so airflow will be way better.

eggcup · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:29

Scottland said:
Not a great pic, but I've also had my top cut like UTTER_FILTH and quite pleased with the result. The mesh I sourced from eBay and with a bit of black spray paint is a match to the mesh used on other vented areas in the top panel.

Sent you a trust message but not sure you received it...

What was the description of the mesh you bought?? , struggling to find the correct style of mesh.

Scottland · 18 Jun 2018 at 14:43

eggcup said:
Sent you a trust message but not sure you received it...

What was the description of the mesh you bought?? , struggling to find the correct style of mesh.

You did, sorry completely forgot to reply. This is what I got: 0.5mm Hole Mild Steel Perforated Sheet-1.09mm Pitch-0.5mm Thickness

eggcup · 18 Jun 2018 at 15:53

Scottland said:
You did, sorry completely forgot to reply. This is what I got: 0.5mm Hole Mild Steel Perforated Sheet-1.09mm Pitch-0.5mm Thickness

Thank you sir.

clone · 24 Jun 2018 at 23:01

Is there a release date for the X ?

BriT · 25 Jun 2018 at 11:33

Around August I believe.

LackyT · 26 Jun 2018 at 15:00

Decided to hold out for the Evolv X, rather than go for the glass or flow edition. Do cases normally go up for pre-order? Keen to get in on the first batch

clone · 28 Jun 2018 at 08:20

Was told august time for release so I would expect it to go up for preorder soon with luck as I want this case.

Hades · 31 Jul 2018 at 19:24

I've just ordered the gunmetal Evolve as it was on offer and I couldn't justify the additional cost of the X. But after ordering I've just realised the glass version has glass on both sides. Normally I prefer understated cases with no windows at all so glass on both sides will be quite a shock for me.

Has anyone got any suggestions for subtle lighting? or even something to line the inside glass with instead of major blingtastic lights? I'm not a massive light freak.

Pleasantly shocked OcUK managed to ship it within an hour of ordering. Quite impressive.

benjo · 1 Aug 2018 at 09:01

I think if you went for any of the RGB kits you could just lower the brightness. Gives you options for the future too

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