.. appreciate you comments .. I guess some like round, some like square and triangle hahha .. When building this we optimism the design and try to utilized as much space as possible. The total volume in this case is 9.7 lt which is one of the smallest in its class .. Having the GPU back to motherboard does utilize space If Apple sues Dune, the trashcan manufacturer should sue Apple.
I can't that it looks original, i.e., blatant copy of apple's mac pro. I do love it though.
Thanks JarScott.. Really appriciate your deepest concerns .. When doing this mate I wanted to have a new approach to the PC using standard PC parts. If you look at what I have done the inside of the case is original and the door to access cable management and HDD is like no other and innovative. This is simply a PC case not a desktop computer with a triangular heat sink and custom parts... many readers have expressed there concerns to me but only researched at a glance. I have quite a lot of time with legal advisers out of my own pocket before moving forward. As said this is a PC Case not a desktop computer and there had been prior art before 2013 that is cylindrical design .. once again thanks for your concern
[doublepost=1455986797][/doublepost]Hey Guys .. Thanks for all the comments here .. let me address a few of the concerns .. First thanks for your interest. It has been one year in the making. Using standard parts was a challenge to fit inside a cylindrical case. There were so many suggestions to say "yeah good enough, it works" but it didnt satisfy me. I wanted this to be tidy and easy to access. Ofcourse there are going to be limitations with size. but we were able to create this case the best of our ability and one year later you have dune case.
Lets talk about the design. First the parts used in this case can only be mini ITX and SFX psu. All small factor. We design this from the ground up.
The front panel is a custom built pcb with custom sized cables that feed to your motherboard and GPU. these connectors are also custom build so that is has enough clearance to mount. The cable from the front panel is channeled to the psu holder and then through the middle of the case and to the peripherals. The front panel will also have a mini display port options if you perfer that.
The PSU holder is very unique. This houses the PSU and also isolates the air flow into two sections of the case, CPU and GPU. The air then travels through these sections and the 140mm fan on top of the case helps pull the hot air through.
I have spent a year building this case. When doing this we did do our due diligence and seek professional legal advice. And based on that we spent one year building something for the community.
I hope you all like what we have done. We have had this ready for production and no short cuts have been made in design. This case is made out of high grade aluminum and not sheet metal like many PC cases. This is simply a different take on the PC case. Days of discussion has been talked about from connectors, placement of mobo, gpu, cable management and thermals. Please rest assure we looked at all that and it took one year not 1 months for a quick sale.
Here are some picutres of the 4 prototypes. One year later we have the Dune case.
I hope you can all support kickstarter and any questions i am happy to answer.
Thanks
Hey Guys .. Thanks for all the comments here .. let me address a few of the concerns .. First thanks for your interest. It has been one year in the making. Using standard parts was a challenge to fit inside a cylindrical case. There were so many suggestions to say "yeah good enough, it works" but it didnt satisfy me. I wanted this to be tidy and easy to access. Ofcourse there are going to be limitations with size. but we were able to create this case the best of our ability and one year later you have dune case.
Lets talk about the design. First the parts used in this case can only be mini ITX and SFX psu. All small factor. We design this from the ground up.
The front panel is a custom built pcb with custom sized cables that feed to your motherboard and GPU. these connectors are also custom build so that is has enough clearance to mount. The cable from the front panel is channeled to the psu holder and then through the middle of the case and to the peripherals. The front panel will also have a mini display port options if you perfer that.
The PSU holder is very unique. This houses the PSU and also isolates the air flow into two sections of the case, CPU and GPU. The air then travels through these sections and the 140mm fan on top of the case helps pull the hot air through.
I have spent a year building this case. When doing this we did do our due diligence and seek professional legal advice. And based on that we spent one year building something for the community.
I hope you all like what we have done. We have had this ready for production and no short cuts have been made in design. This case is made out of high grade aluminum and not sheet metal like many PC cases. This is simply a different take on the PC case. Days of discussion has been talked about from connectors, placement of mobo, gpu, cable management and thermals. Please rest assure we looked at all that and it took one year not 1 months for a quick sale.
Here are some picutres of the 4 prototypes. One year later we have the Dune case.
I hope you can all support kickstarter and any questions i am happy to answer.
Thanks
All I say 50% of the world population is Asian.
Honestly liked how u managed this spaceThis should give you a better idea on airflow and positioning of parts
I do still frequently use Windows, TYVM. Some of these things can be pulled off in that OS, but not as easily. You can put tags into files, but to do so you have to go into their properties one-by-one. You can enter all these special characters on the keyboard, but you have to type a four digit number on the numpad.
