EVGA has today launched the Hadron Air, a compact PC chassis that can house one Mini ITX motherboard and comes equipped with an 80Plus Gold-rated 500 W power supply
The Hadron Air is backed by a three-year warranty and costs $189.99.
As much as I like the look of the case I don't understand the reason its crooked. Must be some particular reason for it.. Anyhow, I wonder if you can sleeve the PSU without any issues seeing as it's not your standard one.
I think it looks pretty nice. The front panel is a bit bland in my opinion, odd power button placement directly in the middle... but overall looks like a decent case.
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Originally Posted by rubicsphere
I don't understand why EVGA thinks they can charge such a premium on some of their products. Mobos, PSU's, and now cases.
Metal case with a 500w 80+ Gold PSU for $190 sounds pretty decent to me.
My SG05-Lite and ST45SF-G together cost $140. And the SG05-Lite is $40 which is arguably one of the best cases for the price and size, so I'll ask the real question... why does Lian-Li, Corsair, Bitfenix, etc think they can charge such a premium for their products? I'm furious at this! The enthusiast computer market is so frustrating!
Looks cheap. Gaps are too wide and what is up with the "missing" rear leg? I got $5 that says that the PSU isn't even fully modular, which isn't good for trying to make such a small case less cluttered.
500 gold rated PSU, and a premium mini ITX case, made of metal.....Not overcharging at all IMO. Go pick out a ITX case made of metal and a Gold rated EVGA power supply and it will equal roughly what this costs, or at lease dang close.
Loud? My 80PLUS 350W 1U PSU isn't really loud @ full power
Let alone a Gold PSU @ full power, which i doubt you could really pull with the sort of GPUs and cooling gear you can put in there ...
Keep in mind that Supermicro has 1kW and beyond 1U PSUs and even 1.8kW PSUs! so this is already very tame
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Originally Posted by Dimaggio1103
500 gold rated PSU, and a premium mini ITX case, made of metal.....Not overcharging at all IMO. Go pick out a ITX case made of metal and a Gold rated EVGA power supply and it will equal roughly what this costs, or at lease dang close.
Looks cheap. Gaps are too wide and what is up with the "missing" rear leg? I got $5 that says that the PSU isn't even fully modular, which isn't good for trying to make such a small case less cluttered.
A PSU of that caliber probably doesn't come with too many cables to spare, so you are pretty much going to utilize every piece of connection available anyway.
A PSU of that caliber probably doesn't come with too many cables to spare, so you are pretty much going to utilize every piece of connection available anyway.
I disagree. I think I see at least 2 (one of which is double, so that may mean 3) 4-pin Molex connectors. These days, next to no hard drive, SSD, or even optical drives use them, they are all SATA power, so to me, that is just wasted and ugly wire. But then again, I am a cable sleever, so I am biased.
But that is just secondary to me. My main complain is the case itself. It just looks "cheap". The front leg look tack welded on, the gaps are large, and the whole case just doesn't sit right in my opinion because to me it's "missing" the back leg. Most likely they put the front leg on there to allow air to be drawn up from the bottom, but they could have made the case more symmetrical by putting the back leg on and achieving the same result.
Just personal taste. I love EVGA products, especially their video cards and motherboards. I have limited experience with their power supplies, but so far so good. I just don't see me spending my money on this case though. I think they have a bit further to go to realize what the enthusiast wants in a case.
Whether or not their newest line of motherboards suck remains to be seen but from what I hear their new PSU's are pretty good. So don't hate on them for everything.
This is more like what the HAF Stacker should've looked like instead of that abomination.
Sincerely,
G3RG
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