Riotoro Reveals A Trio Of Next-Gen PC Cases

CR1088

Riotoro announced the addition of three new chassis to its line of computer cases. You will be forgiven if you've never heard the name Riotoro; the company is relatively new, made up of former employees of other well-known companies such as Nvidia and Corsair. The enclosures making their debut at Computex are the CR1088 mini-tower, CR500 tempered glass mid-tower, and the CR1288 RGB full-tower chassis.


CR500 case

According to Riotoro, the CR500 mid-tower chassis is the first of a new series and includes features such as a tempered glass side panel, a dual-chamber design, and support for 140mm fans and 280mm radiators or all-in-one coolers. Suggested retail price for the CR500 is $80, with an introductory price of $70.  

CR1280 case

Fans of the CR1280 will be pleased to know that the CR1288 Prism full-tower case is essentially an upgraded version of that chassis. Improvements include a completely redesigned front fascia, improved cooling performance, quieter operating, and enhanced RGB lighting features. Riotoro also added more mounting locations for fans, radiators, and all-in-one coolers. Suggested retail price for the CR1288 is $180.

The company listed availability simply as “Q3.”

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  • DarkSable
    The mini itx offering looks large, but very attractive.
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  • Valantar
    19747628 said:
    The mini itx offering looks large, but very attractive.

    If it's a follow-up to the 1080, it fits a full ATX motherboard in there. AFAIK, the 1080 is one of the smallest ATX chassis out there.
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  • eddt
    Pricepoint on the 1280 is kinda ouch!
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  • alextheblue
    19747526 said:
    Riotoro has set the price for the CR1088 at $100.

    Suggested retail price for the CR1288 is $180.
    I've seen expected street prices listed for these as $89.99 and $159.99, respectively. Multiple sites. SRP is nice and all but street prices are what it costs end-users.
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  • kyotokid
    ...nice cases however the glass panels don't sell me.

    I always wondered what the attraction was of showing off the guts of a machine with a bunch of lights inside. Personally I'd prefer a nice big fan (or dual fans) on the left side panel (such as the old Antec P-183/193 had) to aid in airflow. So much more elegant and professional in design while also being more practical.
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  • gggplaya
    I wish the CR500 with the tempered glass would have come out last month. I really wanted the corsair air540 but it doesn't have tempered glass. Instead I bought the NZXT S340. Not quite a dual chamber design, but it hides most of the wires and hard drives. The CR500 would have been perfect for what I wanted.
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