Project: Otus

[davido_labido]

Well its time for another build!! This time I will be using the Phobya WaCoolT White OWL Case. This is a new case from Phobya so it will be interesting to see what I can do with it!

As per usual, I don't have much time with this build, it needs to be done before the end of August for I55!! Before we get cracking though, I do need to say a massive thank you to Pascal and Antony! A shout out to JR23 and Jamie too for help with the graphics side of things

So, without further to do, the case!!

This case was actually designed and made with help from the community, Phobya took the ideas and created this!

Now, it is a rather strange looking case i admit, and when i only saw the black version i wasnt too taken by it. Once i actually recieved the white one though, i much prefer it. Pictures dont do it justice tbh.

drive bays are far less common in cases lately as a lot of people have stopped using disk drives and the only real use for them are fan controllers. This case can hold up to 8 fans straight out of the box, so i will be using a decent fan controller (or two) to ensure they are all quiet, so im glad we have some bays!

The back of the case has 4 grommits for if you want to add any external water cooling, im not sure why you would need to as there is plenty of space in the case!!

speaking of inside the case:

As you can see, there is loads of room!!

there is space for HDDs just above the drive bays, this little hdd case is actually on rubber grommets to stop the drives from vibrating which is a nice little touch.

for watercooling i have a lot of options, down the bottom we have native support for a 360 or 420 rad

and in the top of the case we have support for 480 or lower rads, including 200mm rads!

and at the back, you could bang another 120mm if needed!

another nice addition is this nice little pump mount, again with rubber grommets to stop the vibration

So, thats the case! what do you guys think of it? A lot of people i have spoken to either love it or hate it, there is no real in between.

Im just waiting on some more hardware, and then we can get stuck into the build properly, i want to do quite a subtle build, lots of whites, greys and blacks, but I think I might add some orange, because.... davido_labido.

 

[ED209]

I quite like the case.

strange shape and all but its different and not your normal case.

 

[Moraytech]

as a white case lover! This Reminds me of a white xbox 360, but i like it! could be very interesting Now want to find out the price of the case

 

[TechMinerUK]

Subbed, looks like it's going to be a fantastic build. The case reminds me of the old G5 Mac Pro

 

[kernow34]

Love white cases, my last couple ive gone white myself, i like them with bigger windows myself though,strange shape,but that's what makes it different and unique,looking forward to seeing how it turns out

 

[Keechy]

great case this is going to be a good build

 

[Luggs]

Have to say it's not grabbing me, guess it's a real marmite design... But if anyone can sell me on a finished build

 

[davido_labido]

I quite like the case.

strange shape and all but its different and not your normal case.

Yeah it's certainly different! Lots of potential!

as a white case lover! This Reminds me of a white xbox 360, but i like it! could be very interesting Now want to find out the price of the case

I havnt actually checked what they cost, I think it was between 350 and 400 though.

Subbed, looks like it's going to be a fantastic build. The case reminds me of the old G5 Mac Pro

It does a little bit!!! Except this will be far usable

Love white cases, my last couple ive gone white myself, i like them with bigger windows myself though,strange shape,but that's what makes it different and unique,looking forward to seeing how it turns out

Yeah, i prefer a bigger window too, I will wait until I've started to add the hardware until I decide on wether I'm cutting a new one though.

great case this is going to be a good build

Thanks buddy, let's hope so!

Have to say it's not grabbing me, guess it's a real marmite design... But if anyone can sell me on a finished build ��

Let's hope I can do it justice and change your mind!

 

[Bensons]

Looks like the case has all the features you would need, love it.

 

[rjk]

phobya.

gross.

 

[rjk]

also, you have a competitor mentioned in your first image. please remove it.

 

[ALXAndy]

phobya.

gross.

I said this elsewhere and David got a little upset and decided to make it personal.

I've nothing against the guy, but this case is a monstrosity. A honking monstrosity. It looks a tiny, weeny bit better in white but there's still no hiding it.

There was a competition on another forum to mod this case.. Nobody stepped up. In the thread leading up to the launch it never received one good comment.

Personally I think David's better than this, and this will just tarnish his portfolio.

It's also a rancid insult to owls, which are beautiful creatures.

 

[Josh]

I'm not a fan of the many rivets on the side, looks unfinished in some way.

The angles are different and a bit "out there" but if anyone can make it look good Davido can.

 

[ALXAndy]

I'm not a fan of the many rivets on the side, looks unfinished in some way.

The angles are different and a bit "out there" but if anyone can make it look good Davido can.

That's the whole problem with this case. It looks completely rushed and unfinished. Whilst that is alleviated a tiny bit by it being white it's still apparent.

It looks like a case that has had all of the plastic outer panels removed. And the handles just drive me nuts. Where was symmetry?

 

[rjk]

I said this elsewhere and David got a little upset and decided to make it personal.

I've nothing against the guy, but this case is a monstrosity. A honking monstrosity. It looks a tiny, weeny bit better in white but there's still no hiding it.

There was a competition on another forum to mod this case.. Nobody stepped up. In the thread leading up to the launch it never received one good comment.

Personally I think David's better than this, and this will just tarnish his portfolio.

It's also a rancid insult to owls, which are beautiful creatures.

I think this is perhaps the first time I have actually agreed with you

 

[davido_labido]

Looks like the case has all the features you would need, love it.

Cheers buddy!

phobya.

gross.

Haha, its not for everyone dude, I know that, but I like it, it does everything that I want and it has plenty of potential. Il see what it's like properly when I build into it I guess!

also, you have a competitor mentioned in your first image. please remove it.

Ooops, that's my bad, sowwie!

I said this elsewhere and David got a little upset and decided to make it personal.

I've nothing against the guy, but this case is a monstrosity. A honking monstrosity. It looks a tiny, weeny bit better in white but there's still no hiding it.

There was a competition on another forum to mod this case.. Nobody stepped up. In the thread leading up to the launch it never received one good comment.

Personally I think David's better than this, and this will just tarnish his portfolio.

It's also a rancid insult to owls, which are beautiful creatures.

Dude, what do you smoke.... I said the following on linus

' Good job you didn't get asked to do it then isn't it? That's the good thing about tastes, everyone's is different, I don't like sticking a load of vinyl on everything, you do, tis all good though, if we all liked the same things it would be boring. '

I wasnt getting upset at all and I didn't get personal at all, which I explained ina second post after you got upset and said I was taking cheap shots at you?? ?

You do like putting vinyl on things.... There's nothing wrong with that. It's down to taste. I don't like vinyl, there's nothing wrong with that. It's down to taste. You don't like this case, there is nothing wrong with that. It's down to taste.

See where I'm going with this?

Looks like the case has all the features you would need, love it.

I certainly think so, it might not be to everyone's taste, but I think it will do the job fine =)

I'm not a fan of the many rivets on the side, looks unfinished in some way.

The angles are different and a bit "out there" but if anyone can make it look good Davido can.

Thanks sir! We shall see if I can change your mind a little =D

That's the whole problem with this case. It looks completely rushed and unfinished. Whilst that is alleviated a tiny bit by it being white it's still apparent.

It looks like a case that has had all of the plastic outer panels removed. And the handles just drive me nuts. Where was symmetry?

YAY, constructive criticism!!! Yeah, i agree about the handles, they wouldn't be my choice either. They will help me lug it around though hopefully!

I think this is perhaps the first time I have actually agreed with you

Careful Rich.

 

[ALXAndy]

Responding with a spiteful and personal retort (IE my personal taste in modding) is a bit different to me saying I hate this case and that it belongs under a bus.

IE - I wasn't criticising the way you do things I was just saying the case is rank. And it is, and I stand by that.

It's OK for you to criticise how I mod. However, do note that I fund my mods myself and don't get help or parts or anything else from anywhere. So everything I do comes out of my own pockets, hence they are simple mods.

But as I said, critiquing one's style and a bad case are two different things.

As for me not being offered this case? The last time I looked Phobya were asking for people to volunteer and come forward. No one did, and those who you would normally expect to do so all made excuses (IE lied) as to why they couldn't do it. I would imagine that's because the case is so bad. Not only that they said they want it water cooled only, so that would count me out any way.

And yes, I offered Phobya my honest and genuine thoughts and they went right on ahead and pretty much ignored everyone. Way to go !

 

[Dempsey22]

I'm on the fence about it but will reserve judgement until the finished build. Have you selected the parts you're using? Anything interesting ?

Also those 3 bays in the front are begging to have some sort of touch screen tablet moulded in so you could use it maybe as a controller. That would be a nice touch rather than an off the shelf controller

EDIT : I remember Phobya wanting 2 GPUS in this build, a bit strict! Is it still the same?

 

[kaku]

I'm not a fan of all the screws/rivets all over the place, but I'm interested to see the final product.

I think it could look quite nice with some carefully-applied decal work (there was a modder posting builds with some really sharp decals a little while back, but I can't remember their name at all). My memory is awful.

 

[davido_labido]

And still you think I'm criticising you... I give up. I wasnt criticising what you do at all. I was saying you like things that I don't, which is the same as me liking the case and you not.

You seem to take most comments either the wrong way completely, or to heart. I'm not knocking you, your abilities, your builds or even your taste I'm just trying to say how our tastes differ. Either I'm saying it incorrectly or your reading it a different way though as you seem to think I'm having a go lol.

It's commendable that you spend so much on your builds, I spend most of my money on modding too, or going to events, so I know them feels haha.

Your right about the comp though, a lot of people were put off about the watercooling aspect, but mostly the dual gpu bit. A lot of people would have had to spend a fortune on it.