Scythe Unveils Open-Air Acrylic PC Case

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By Billy Taylor
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Scythe's newest PC case is constructed of clear-acrylic and is designed for bench testing and fanless computer builds.

The Scythe ACB-TYPE3 features a standard tower design which supports ATX, micro-ATX and mini-ITX motherboards. Since the ACB-TYPE3 has no side panels, the motherboard is mounted horizontally out of the chassis, which improves hardware accessibility. Furthermore, the case does not include fans for cooling and relies entirely on open air.

Additionally, the case features three 3.5-inch hard drive bays, three 5.25-inch drive bays and two 2.5-inch Solid State Drive bays. The case can also accommodate CPU coolers up to 190mm, which means most air coolers will fit without a problem. 

The new Scythe ACB-TYPE3 is expected to be released soon, and will cost approximately $85. For more photos visit Fanless Tech.

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26 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Lord Captivus
    You call it "Open-Air Acrylic PC Case", I prefer "table"...maybe..."shelf".
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  • aoneone
    I WANT!!
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  • Hellbound
    Something like this is ok for test beds.. But with no real dust filters protecting the components, they will become dust magnets.
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  • halcyon
    It'll be beautiful with all the dust that most people have all over it and on you components ever other minute.
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  • Sakkura
    Useless for consumers. A nice alternative to breadboarding for professionals, maybe.
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  • spookyman
    do they have a case that is immune to Cat Hair?
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  • Anomalyx
    spookymando they have a case that is immune to Cat Hair?I have a tool that prevents cat hair. I call it a dog =P

    In more seriousness, no case by itself is immune, since they require airflow. The strongest thing you can do is create a positive-pressure airflow where all intake fans have filters on them. Just don't forget to clean the filters out regularly or intake pressure will drop, reverting it to a negative pressure system and potentially blocking airflow enough to overheat.
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  • amuffin
    Dusty.
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  • freggo
    spookymando they have a case that is immune to Cat Hair?
    As all friends of Garfield know... NOTHING is immune to cat hair :-)

    Mine - a Persian;i.e. looong hairs- insisted on sleeping next to or partially on my Mouse pad (and got up the moment the Win shutdown screen came up).
    And before I get funny remarks about guys and cats... we also had a Dog. But at 50+pounds we had an agreement that the mouse pad was off limits :-)

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  • loops
    My 3 year old would love this thing. I can just imagine what he would think to stick in there.
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