A disappointment of Biblical proportions - The Ark Model 2

[@nicksmizzle]

calling your company cuktech in 2023 is actually insane behavior.

[@kz.irudimen]

It wouldn't have been any better at any other time

[@notlekrut]

They knew what they were doing. A little viral marketing can go a long away... in popularity... and very quickly into obscurity

[@macking104]

“The "CUK" (/kʊk/) in CUKTECH is the recognition of the Čuk circuit, which is a special type of DC-DC circuit topology proposed by Slobodan Čuk in 1976. The CUK circuit's high efficiency, low ripple, and flexibility not only align with the modern demand for efficient energy utilization.”

[@xanderlander8989]

​@@macking104 that almost made sense.

[@Sonyboj]

insane...? or based?

[@Argman39]

CUKTECH is probably the worst company name I’ve ever heard lmao

[@ACiDGRiM]

They make security cams so you can check in on your wife while you're at work.

[@ApothercyCold]

Don't forget their sister company, TOPSIMP

[@jeffw991]

Imagine having to watch while other people charge their devices with your charger.

[@Mr.Morden]

Not to be mistaken with CUKTENT.

[@uroprop]

Adam22 makes bank on his side sht tho

[@Tuntalunta]

2:21 i bet the one hole allows for the plastic nub to rest in sorta like a detent and the one screw acts as a hinge so you should theoretically be able to open the side panels like a door

[@Tuntalunta]

at 17:03 you can see the panel moves so i do think that there only being one screw is on purpose so that you can "adjust the side panel" but i have no idea why you would want to do that

[@theod9548]

@@Tuntalunta ha ha, just wrote my comment on the same line before reading yours.

[@cardsfanbj]

That is an insane name for the sponsor's company. That's hilarious.

[@michaeltroll8429]

The nylon ties refer to the zipties not the velcro

[@fh5kskalf]

Yeah, that gave me slight secondhand embarrassment.

[@Prlz3]

then whats that long ass velcro for if not for power supply?

[@Collin_J]

​@@Prlz3Adam's instinct was probably correct, it can be cut down to size

[@michaeltroll8429]

good question@@Prlz3

[@guillaumejoop6437]

I like this approach to front I/O, you could virtyually get any usb-c hub to replace it if it ever fails

[@jakeprewitt3009]

Is CUKTECH Adam22’s company?

[@ItsQualitycontent]

You guys should do a review of the enthroo pro 2 server edition. The case can basically hold anything.

[@daxconnell7661]

if the panels were made out of aluminum or something it might be worth the money, and give the case some more rigidity. plastic cases are a no go for me. often times something gets broke when accessing to change hardware, or sometimes in the build itself. i had a case that had plastic drive locks with metal posts. ideal for one, maybe two uses, but then the rotating plastic lock often broke or was worn where it didn't hold the drive in place

[@FraserElphick]

Are you sure the panels are not "hinged"? Looks to me like if you don't over-tighten screws they would open. And the extra screw hole is there for the little nub to pop into to hold it closed.

[@bikedoc4145]

On another review of this case I watched they determined that the mat is for setting the PC on

[@thomasphillips885]

That was in this video too near the end

[@MxODraconis]

The sides open up, via the single screw and mount nub to hold in place. Then you fold them out to get access to the inside?

[@TheChemizzle]

That could have been a really nice case if it wasn't made as cheap as possible so they can increase margins. I love the puck and the design but the lack of a nice spot to run cables out and the fact that the plastic will look like garbage and get scratched like mad (if not broken) within 6 months makes it a complete waste. If it was made more robust and had some metal support for the side panels and a hinged panel for easy access I would be fine with that pricing.

[@brettsmith4695]

This review is a bit off-putting for me. I'm not saying this is a great case, there's definitely some design choices that are concerning, but the overall feel of this review was to just hate from the beginning. You slammed the rigidity of the case by removing key structural components, then hanging the giant ass GPU vertical and seemingly not taking any care for support on the system then surprised at the end when the thing was not square. For some reason, I'm rather upset you thought nylon ties might have been the Velcro ties. To me, this made me doubt a lot of other things in the video such as at the beginning asking where the front I/O was, then discovering it was a separate hub? Were you screwed out of being allowed to do any sort of basic research before filming? The two holes for screw mounting? Notice the nub that's a locator into the second hole. Not an oversight, maybe just a poor implementation of a locator type pin. The PSU mounting is atrocious, the USB-C extension cable to the dock definitely needs to be included with that female end, but you can just as easily buy a dual female adapter for cheap if absolutely needed. Not that should have to, but if you decide to buy the case and build it, that's your decision. But I do like the idea of that dock. Great case? No. If made with thicker and better steel, and more of it, that would help. Correct the PSU, dock cable, and cable routing to the outside of the case? Better There's a lot of thoughtful designs in this case. Many of which should be the "norm" and many which could be considered thoughtful and helpful.

[@MintyDude]

Gold plastic? Heat? Hell no, that's a worse idea than the PS Portal

[@pagers]

How awesome would be if Mr. Ford would see and answer the challange... :D

[@xmetal280]

Thumbs up for the Homestar reference, thumbs down for a case design that is trying way too hard to be different.

[@trogdorstrngbd]

It looks awesome and contrasts nicely with the now standard side-window cases. Hopefully the Ark Model 3 can fix the big flaws you, quite validly, pointed out.

[@madness1931]

I haven’t seen a case this bad, in years. No front IO is a terrible idea, and that build quality looks abysmal. Also, in my opinion, this case looks ugly af.

[@LPvi1]

my anker power bank's about to get cukteched

[@JeffreywithaG]

I've always wanted a computer case made from air conditioner filters

[@DaveAlkema]

If you ever need an ark, I Noah guy.

[@louisfechoz]

2:16 "There is two screw holes here" 🤦‍♂️

[@joonglegamer9898]

Yeah that's a hard NO from me. I was excited to see the design, reminded me of an old CRAY computer, then when we saw the plastic, flimsiness, wobbly design, that's tearing appart all the boxes instead of ticking them. In fact - I kind of expect this to come with a McDonalds Happy meal at this state.

[@marklawless7041]

I feel all CUKTECH watching this yeeeuuuch

[@AdoreHorror]

A CASE REVIEW!?!?!?

[@ClockworkAvatar]

do people actually use their front IO? like I barely even connect mine, having cords and dongles coming out the front just looks and feels awful.

[@joebroke76]

Perfect Hamster Cage.

[@rangefreewords]

Make the SICKEST DYSON FANLESS PC EVER!

[@Harry830]

The gpu just hanging like that lost me immediately

[@lunchboxinsulinboy]

I'm very curious about the end credits, was Linus actually there during the filming of this and if not why would he be credited as the director? I understand being a producer but not the director of everything that the channels do, he can't possibly be at the filming of every video produced and directed by him.

[@CCRROOBBEERRTTSS]

whoever decided to greenlight the CUCKTECH sponsorship is either the absolute funniest, or the most oblivious person alive. and either way its hilarious.

[@makoaki9071]

20$ are 20$. And it gets people talking about it, so success.

[@Sonyboj]

Yvonne greenlit it

[@-Jester]

I'm convinced it's a Dbrand front

[@untitledphysicist3205]

A yes, let’s add dust filters but also fully allow air to just go around them

[@ArihanBaroliaA]

God wanted a gaming PC this time, alas, Adam wasn't as capable as Noah

[@ArihanBaroliaA]

nvm noah put two male lions in there

[@Akkbar21]

God says lots of gamer words on CoD lobbies.

[@fredsorre6605]

LOL he almost called it garbage after he heard the price but then stopped midway and corrected himself it would been fine if this was a fully metal case but not with all that plastic.

[@w4spkeeper428]

Eh called it garbage after

[@thomasphillips885]

16:50

[@billyeveryteen7328]

Guaranteed, whoever at LMG gave the go-ahead for the sponsor did so only to have someone say "Cuktech" out loud on camera.

[@Metal_Maxine]

They first turned up on the "we accepted everything" video

[@MetalMan1245]

I love that he acknowledges that this would be a fine product at a lower price point, as most things are, but that there's just much better alternatives in the price bracket it's in.

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

cuktech is the sponsor my girlfriend tells me not to worry about.

[@BakersTuts]

_But you know what’s NOT a disappointment of biblical proportions? This segue…. To our sponsor!_

[@Petar120]

Gotta love sponsor block

[@ImClaux]

It's extremly nostalgic to see your comment, think it's been a few years since last random time. Brings a smile on my face reminiscing about the "old times" of after effects tutorials and call of duty edits.

[@BakersTuts]

@@ImClaux yeah I’m still around, but I don’t really have enough free time anymore to make new edits or tutorials. Would be nice to though.

[@notlekrut]

... to our sponsor CUCKTECH! Oh... maybe not the nest segue

[@chris210]

They should make cup holders, then they could sell the Cukholder %)

[@benwu7980]

and a competitor to Ring

[@DerrickBommarito]

looks like those panels are setup to hinge open with the detents to hold them in place.

[@DerrickBommarito]

LUL he keeps accidentally opening them after commenting they should hinge open and never notices...

[@BBROPHOTO]

@@DerrickBommarito This.

[@MrDangerousshark]

They only hinge like 15 degrees though

[@theod9548]

ha ha, made a comment abou this after 2:35 of the video. annoying to see another video not prepared, again.

[@bakedbeanfanclub]

@@theod9548 it’s a short circuit, not a review. If they spent time preparing for shit on this channel it’d lose the whole point of it. That’s the ethos of this channel. If you don’t like it, watch mainline LTT instead.

[@ulliulli]

That video is a disappointment of biblical propotions... are we back to pre-august type of video garbage without preperation? 2:28... he complains that there are 2 screw holes but just one screw. yeah... but there is a pin that sits in the second hold, so you have some sort of hinge. and laughing about the sponsors name because the host is inmature? so we are back to unprofessionalism

[@Dumbmapmaker]

I just realized they still have the counterfeit pillow from 2021

[@project_adderall4139]

Honestly I just want the Noah Puck thing... Rest of the case can drown in biblical floods

[@ApothercyCold]

The double hole is just for an alignment pin.

[@misterkrek]

Sometimes I can't tell if some of this "reviews" are intentionally stupid or just a consequence of the general disregard for reading manuals stablished by Linus' "trolling for laughs" attitude (mostly funny, almost never helpful)... The materials on this case may be a piece of garbage, but Adam got so many things wrong that this became just a torture to watch. The design could be better? Yes. It is as bad as this review made it out to be? No. That's just a bad review. Just RTFM.

[@Janne_Salama]

What is this channel? I have no idea why Im following it. Im as confused as the person in the video. "What is this?" "What are these for?" is what I remember about this video now. Totally useless 5 minutes at the start with nothing valuable information and even some false guessing just to correct it later. Thank you for wasting my time. Atleast you got few ad views from me.

[@jarrodkober]

CUCKTECH.... Watch your neighbor plug in and drain their batteries into what's yours.

[@XionEternum]

Can we just petition Corsair to relaunch their Obsidian 250D? That was the true king of high performance SFF cases.

[@drvish]

Thermaltake Core V21 is very similar in layout to the Obsidian 250D. and its only about £100. There's alsp the Thermaltake Level 20 VT, which looks even nicer.

[@XionEternum]

@@drvish Did you even look at the Obsidian 250D? Smaller, better layout, side-intake for the graphics card to breath with room for a dual-120mm AIO on the opposite side intake/exhaust. Seriously, look up a full tour review video of it.

[@PixelatedH2O]

The company has some pretty cool looking case designs. Looking at the build quality of this though, I can't imagine any of them are good.

[@a.g8517]

can you run a new channel please ""Crap case reviews""

[@RangerXML]

Do not clean your computer with a normal vaccum.

[@JimnyVR5]

Achievement unlocked: Mention Nazis in the first 15 sesonds of a PC video

[@OG_Pl4tterz]

They obviously haven’t seen the most recent addition to the Indiana Jones Series lmao. That old ass has access to time travel.

[@ArturoTabera]

Indeed! He clearly has never seen Indy whip a PC together. Come on!

[@nathantron]

What do you expect from a group using biblical mentions.

[@mechadogzilla1546]

My wife loves Cuktech

[@mizhimo]

My boy looks like Linus' son if Linus was married to a white woman.

[@YuokoII]

Went to their web site and found out a lot of cool and pretty unique cases. This one in the video is probably their worst one imo.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

that's what I was thinking, the rest of their cases seem fine.

[@YuokoII]

@@chucklesdeclown8819 Yeah. The best one for me is probably model 4 King Arthur. Its really beautiful in white.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

@@YuokoII I'm personally into the model 6 at least looks wise

[@makoaki9071]

I don't know, all their cases are kind of weird. In the M4, where does the power supply go? Why is all the IO on the top in the M6? They are different for the sake of being different, but only make the experience worse it seems.

[@YuokoII]

@@makoaki9071 in m4 place for psu in front on top. Its weird choice bit it actually looks pretty clean. I have nzxt h7 and all IO is on top too so its not a problem. Ofc its better to see it irl to understand how good/bad they are but for sure better than this ark one.

[@blitz14u]

Looks like an Accordion

[@Foxtrot_Foxtrot_Lima]

Or you just use a USB c cable and plug Noah into the io on the back.

[@FaZekiller-qe3uf]

Is it water resistant?

[@Alex-zi1nb]

if it was the 60-80 dollar price range i wouldnt mind that at all. and given that its like 30% open air, 69.999999% plastic, i dont get why it wouldnt be cheaper. they need to add some reinforcements and give a longer cable for the addon box and then bing bang boom

[@makoaki9071]

170 would get you an R7, even an R7XL ... sure, they are not small form factor cases, but just from what you're getting it's insane that this plastic case is in the same price category.

[@cannotkazi]

That "customized" can easily be found on AE in this exact color scheme for next to nothing. Idk why you'd want one, but there you go.

[@OmarAhmed-mq2jb]

Ah yes, the squishy PC

[@ConspiraGoose]

I thought short circuit was meant to be just unboxing videos. All I'm hearing from the presenter is slating opinions instead of just neutral spec and config info. Maybe leave the feedback till the end and keep it brief instead of moaning the whole time

[@AkiraTaichou]

You know. Back in 2023.

[@NineEyeRon]

I remember it like it was last year

[@JerziTBoss]

Imagine paying 150$(currently on newegg) for flimsy piece of plastic with badly designed back IO and usb-c hub as front IO... Even today not every motherboard has USB-C header on the motherboard so good luck with that too. The base idea is good but the execution is just bad.

[@JWSpradlin]

This case is hideous. I really wish Silverstone would make modern refreshes of the Fortress FT03 and FT03 Mini. Those were such sexy cases in their day. I had an FT03 back in the day with a slot-loading DVD drive and it was amazing.

[@sadmanh0]

maybe the weird screw hole thingy is for alignment?

[@Gregregorovich]

AIO mounting as-built is bad for the life of the AIO; the built-in res is at the top of the rad, and therefor the pump will start (eventually after the fluid level inevitably drops over time) getting air and die prematurely. Though the reverse-orientation would fix that. You didn't mention it though, thereby propagating the acceptableness of such an orientation (case manufacturers do it too; that doesn't make it okay). Flimsy when the radiator / fan panels are removed? Of course. Why would you suspect different? I would've kept at least one of those panels for strength. IDK if when reassembling you misassembled it to cause that wonkyness, or whether the plastic is used for structural parts in places, which would be a bad design. As to price, I'm not surprised. It's not a standard cuboidal box, and they aren't going to sell that many, and it's ITX with a relatively unique aesthetic. Saying that, this short overview doesn't fill me with confidence that it would be worth buying even if I wanted the aesthetic.

[@letsgetsmarter2186]

Every way I could possibly imagine pronouncing that sponsor are all incredibly bad

[@ramtinnazeryan]

WIthout that bend, this case would have been a killer at 70-80$ price tag. I think they've done many innovation like marking the gpu sizes etc, but they wanted a big bite of profit out of this case. Come on it's plastic at 169!

[@SudoYETI]

To be fair, and maybe I'm in the minority, I never use front I/O. If I need better access I plug in a USB hub from the back and place it below my monitor. Not having front I/O is actually a win in my book.

[@Viper_0713]

169 bucks for that, No, thank you. It's way over priced, If that was cheaper, it still wouldn't make a different how poor quality this case is

[@DctrGizmo]

This is the ugliest case I’ve ever seen with the glossy black finish and the build quality looks so cheap considering the price point.

[@naylor2006]

Jeeeze, you can currently get a Fractual Pop Air that comes with 3 aRGB fans for £70. No one is buying that case surely…

[@Amobofchickens638]

Whoever is operating the camera, needs hold the camera still and stop dancing around like you have to go to the bathroom. This is making me motion sick (probably not the only one). Love LMG though

[@flemtone]

Such a shitty case for the price.

[@digitalsparky]

Wait up, they're using cable ties in a production product? they've been watching too much LTT jank :P.

[@DanielKennedyaeos]

Either Cuktech didn't forecast demand or they decided to run a promo and then not have the powerbank available? It's the sort of chaotic behaviour I expect from a company called Cuktech.

[@sireuchre]

With the Biblical references you didn't bother running TempleOS on this?

[@kimhyunwoo8983]

I think the issues with this case is the fact they didn’t reinforce things enough and that they made a micro itx case that is damn near the size a full size atx build, so it’s in a weird spot that doesn’t really suit anybody😅

[@yesterdaysjam2405]

I like how it looks but not how plastic and flimsy it is. Maybe it would have benefited with an all metal construction but that'll jack up the price so much.

[@britishagent]

God that’s awful. Any idiots that buy this would not keep that business afloat. It’s like a student engineer’s first (and last) attempt at this.

[@givowo]

Damn they should've taken notes from the ssupd meshlicious. The side panels are metal and just pop in and out. Very convenient, and surprisingly secure

[@svsguru2000]

If it was at least cheap, but they want 170€ for it, while being made of low grade chinesium.

[@bra1nc417d]

A niche, designer case. Nothing too functional about it. Expensive POS is all I see.

[@CliffB1G]

none of the direct link in the description work btw, also who greenlight Cuktech for sponsorship

[@swantondude3]

Nice video length

[@chrisbaker8533]

Yuck. Plastic, wimpy metal, no access to io, no integrated io, Hard pass at any price.

[@Transit_Biker]

I would call that smallish form factor, as its pretty chunky for the stuff it can fit.

[@darrtetzy]

I'm thinking that's not a PC case at all - it's a do-it-yourself accordion kit.

[@sm00419]

"Those are like kidnapping someone thick"

[@ja5361]

Should someone check on Shay? Dude knows his "kidnap" cable ties a little too well lmao

[@jrogerss8616]

when Adam pulled off the viel initially, I thought it was an accordian.

[@Marten_Zeug]

My current case has two USB 2.0 Ports........ (the white ones)

[@vandr__]

Oh my wife’s boyfriend is going to love those power banks from the sponsor!!

[@jeroenvanos9653]

The dust filters doesn't make much sense to me... The case is open and the panels move, so why add them?

[@Riddler290]

If you told me this case was 50 bucks. I still wouldn’t want it. JS