Cryorig Teases PC Cases; Ola And Taku Are For Your Living Room
Cryorig pushed into the PC chassis market with two new stylish mini-ITX cases that will be showcased at Computex. The new designs are not your traditional tower cases.
Ola – Lah!
Cryorig doesn’t mince words about its cylindrical home theater lifestyle chassis--the Ola takes a page directly out of Apple’s playbook with a design that is described as “Mac Pro inspired” by the company.
| Product | Cryorig Ola |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 88 x 88 x 52.8 mm |
| Weight | 5 kg |
| Motherboard Support | Mini-ITX |
| Drive Bays | -3.5-inch x1-2.5-inch x 1 or 2 |
| PSU Support | SFX |
| Maximum CPU Cooler Height | 72 – 82 mm |
| Maximum GPU Length | 280 mm |
The Ola is designed as a living room centerpiece with the capability to house full-length GPUs. The chassis has individual compartments for the mini-ITX motherboard, SFX power supply and full-sized graphics card.
The cylindrical design is intended to increase internal air volume with zero dead space, theoretically providing ample cooling. Dual shark-gill side air intakes pull cool air into the case, and a 140mm fan exhausts heat from the top, offering thermal dissipation adequate for 100-watt Intel Core i7 processors.
Cryorig hopes to bring the Ola to market sometime in Q2 of 2017.
Taku Stand
The Taku is a mini-ITX case and a monitor stand in one, with a thick 3 mm aluminum chassis and support for GPUs up to 240 mm in length. The sliding drawer design provides easy access to the components. Taku is designed as a space-saver chassis, and Cryorig hopes to bring it to market by the end of 2016 or Q1 2017.
| Product | Cryorig Taku |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 567 x 134.8 x 270 mm |
| Weight | 8 kg |
| Motherboard Support | Mini-ITX |
| Drive Bays | -3.5-inch x1-2.5-inch x 1 or 2 |
| PSU Support | SFX |
| Maximum CPU Cooler Height | 47 mm |
| Maximum GPU Length | 240 mm |
The Ola and Taku are still works in progress, so what we’ll see at Computex shouldn’t be considered a final retail version of the cases. Cryorig plans to release full specifications once the designs are finalized.
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2Be_or_Not2Be Is there a picture of the exterior of the black cylinder case? One which shows the case fully assembled, just like the other one?Reply
Edit: Nevermind, found it on Cryorig's site. -
TechyInAZ I like it! It's one of the best looking small form factor cases for the living room.Reply -
turkey3_scratch Reply18014575 said:WOW those are some amazing cases. It's about time for case makers to innovate.
That's what I love about Cryorig. They always innovate. -
JQB45 Reply18013660 said:Is there a picture of the exterior of the black cylinder case? One which shows the case fully assembled, just like the other one?
Edit: Nevermind, found it on Cryorig's site.
Can you give us a link to it?
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turkey3_scratch Reply18015083 said:If they made something bigger like this with SLI possibility id get it.
That would defeat the purpose of it. Small, compact, elegant.