Thorzone Mjolnir Prototype Review! Huge Power, 10L Case

[@JDawg00]

Right on time when the campaign goes live. Kudos to ThorZone for sending a review sample to the authority of ITX case reviews.

[@amie704]

@Hose2wAcKiEr Yeah not a fan of the AIO with the PSU cable right on it.

[@vido989]

@Hose2wAcKiEr why so ? considering to buy that one or loque S1 ? Pros/cons ?

[@Mac_Diddy]

The removable frame concept is a very interesting idea.

[@zhendiz5237]

like Razer's eGPU core design oof

[@snekku]

The new Mac Pro does this as well and it's cool af.

[@Mac_Diddy]

@@snekku I'm not a huge apple fan but yeah the new cheesegrater mac pro is pretty dang cool.

[@KurtKloetentreter]

If major case manufacturers did this they could sell frames with corresponding shells in different designs, would make changing the look of your rig incredibly simple

[@ijpmac]

First seen in the PowerMac G4 Cube, (circa 2000!)

[@SpardaDVLKing3]

Don’t forget the shipping fees. It costs like 100 bucks where I’m from, 400 is pretty steep.

[@WinterCharmVT]

Weight adds shipping cost, unfortunately. :/

[@derlanger1939]

Even to EU, shipping fees are more than 100€! Discouraged me tbh

[@GLAXxan]

Don't forget Swedish VAT for EU :/ still backed tho :D

[@THORZONE]

That's including all taxes (like VAT if you're in EU or Sales Tax if you live in the US, etc.

[@dKenGuru]

@@THORZONE What tax in Russia? If U ship outside Swedish or EU, client must don't pay any taxes. No point why u include taxes in shipping cost.

[@D6isD6]

Seems like increasing each dimension by like 5-10mm would help a lot.

[@m4nc1n1]

I love they listened and the panels are magnetic now.

[@OverdriveTech]

The more I watch your videos the more I want an SFF PC

[@odinsplaygrounds]

TIK I went ahead and got it haha. Haven’t built a PC in 15 years now. SFF has made me interested about it again. Just hope companies continue to support and improve, and continue making even smaller designs. Love the thought of highly modular - yet tiny computers. And this channel is great for covering / focusing so much on it. So tired of all the P.C. tech channels focusing on building outrageously huge and inconvenient computers with terrible “gamer” design with RGB lighting. Wish there were more minimal and design focused P.C. channels.

[@BatteryAz1z]

@@odinsplaygrounds imo the joy of doing builds is optimization within a specific envelope. There is no challenge to building the 'best of the best' in a large ATX enclosure.

[@odinsplaygrounds]

​@@BatteryAz1z Completely agree.

[@mikenogo]

@@BatteryAz1zPeople are still buying large enclosures? Oh THOSE people.

[@THORZONE]

Odin's Playground Legend!

[@LasseTM1]

I can’t believe that Optimum Tech does not have more subscribers. All videos are so well done and helpful so you deserve a lot more subscribers. Thumbs up for you!

[@optimumtech]

Thanks!

[@Exis4Pro]

So glad they sent out a case to you for review!

[@alex-grover]

Dude. I have never built a PC and probably won’t be at a place in life where I’ll be able to do so for a couple years. But I still love watching your videos because they are just so high quality. Keep it up!

[@brandoneich2412]

Been waiting too long for this review! Very promising!! :D

[@CH-ol5rh]

This is easily the best looking case I've ever seen.

[@Bajicoy]

I’m building my own enthusiast case for my pc and seeing the high price for these premade cases and the cost of my own case is pretty encouraging

[@mrmike918]

Same

[@ottogeupel5924]

Damn man your upgrades have been nuts recently. Love it!

[@funknugget6334]

Sexiest SFF case at a not-so sexy price…

[@KrispysRC]

Cant say im that impressed for the price. Ill stick with my Dan A4

[@KrispysRC]

@Alb 92 I agree. I did like the Ghost and owned two of them. But I still wanted smaller so went back to the Dan A4 and came accross a user on reddit who designed an ultimate cooling guide for the A4 and i have zro regrets. Think I found my end game.

[@dennismarzan5770]

Both cases you mentioned are better than this overhyped space inefficient mjolnir

[@GLAXxan]

All these cases are amazing. For me, the main appeal of mjolnir is the design, for which I am willing to pay a bit extra

[@odinsplaygrounds]

Cookies Krisp too bad there was nowhere selling that case in my country. Ghost S1 was the only of premium / quality SSF cases I could find (in Norway).

[@KrispysRC]

@@GLAXxan I think the design is terrible and thermals are far from impressive.

[@linus2490]

That thing looks absolutely amazing, haven't seen the review yet, but I want it already

[@natorious314]

What an exceptionally well built looking case. Fucking beautiful.

[@THORZONE]

N G thanks man!

[@darkseraphim42]

man just the first shot gave me chills.

[@THORZONE]

Dane Tadsen It still gives me chills!

[@iolite2312]

Sick of all these kickstarters, when did Thermal Take, Fractal and Silver Stone stop caring about this form factor? Sick of how expensive these little 10L cases are.

[@pilerks1]

Tbh velkase isnt that expensive. I get 150$ is more than a mainstream case, but its about 50$ cheaper than other itx cases

[@ccricers]

I think even Silverstone has realized that the SFF market is now cornered by the boutiques and their high prices, so they don't see a big need to release new cases and just stick with their current ones.

[@NolzXD]

People like you are a very small market, big companies aren't going to make a reasonably priced case specifically for the 0.5% of people that want a cheap 10L case because it simply isn't profitable.

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

I really don't like how flexible the inner frame is..

[@andymofoincross]

I also don't like the metallic scraping noise the core makes as it's pulled in/out of the shell

[@jannclaudebinoya]

Ikr. I always want to flex the inner frame while gaming. *said no one ever*

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

@@jannclaudebinoya oh come on, these cases are always pretty damn expensive, that's why I expect some quality.

[@wifal6874]

In all seriousness, it doesn't need to be.

[@pilerks1]

Id rather have a velka 5

[@richardfarmer6570]

Thanks for the objective review, I have been waiting for this one. Looks like thermals are decent at least but might be a good idea to wait for a revision.

[@gc4550]

Has this case even launched yet?

[@MaximumFrames]

Nice ! First KZbinr Rewiev from Thorzone Mjolnir, Good Job !

[@Killeemegee]

very nice case/build. Use an icing spatula to prevent that riser cable from being snagged as you slot it in.

[@panjiwicesa8698]

Always inspiring me for any pc build, thanks man !

[@optimumtech]

Thanks for watching!

[@_Randwulf]

This case provides a lot of interesting simplicity features. It will be interesting to revisit this case when issues are resolved and early adopters have purchased enough for them to lower the prices... 👍😎

[@Vaxovillion]

Love the overall idea of this case, the cable for the pcie riser rubbing against outer frame when sliding in and out is a deal breaker for me. You can see the damage on the cable already.

[@stonetusk1]

11:12 really solid offering i agree

[@jw_25]

This case looks amazing but the $400.00 price tag for the RGB version is just too premium for my wallet.

[@darkwing5458]

Blower style card for that build is a must.

[@NewUser-xw1gn]

Thor zone, technicaly this case is awome build and engenired but lack some details, instead of tape pls use a spring loaded ball slider! Decrease the wall thikness and increas the Vent perforations and over all case voule upto 12-14lt, most probably the thermal result will become much better

[@TheRitualChannel]

dope case! As always great review with top notch editing and videography.

[@chrismansour5191]

Damn why can’t sff cases be as readily available as normal ATX cases 😔

[@morbue7575]

most ppl i know want to use the glass panels .. any tests for that ?

[@kimhansen3888]

why not try and use that slim fan on the aio ? more room left. would be fun to see the temps tho.

[@khemist00]

Got my backing in for RGB and both panel sets, can't wait.

[@GLAXxan]

Same :D

[@KingMai]

Thats a pretty interesting case, might have to buy one when I build my pc

[@tahmidimlak2892]

Would you consider reviewing the InWin A1 plus?

[@0Tidus0989]

1:46 I didn't understand, which case did he mention?

[@SERGE_Tech]

awesome intro logo

[@SinnerJ]

Magnetic solution has been implemented thankfully.

[@allansh828]

How heavy is the finished build? Can I air travel with it?

[@hitmanslayer3003]

Hose2wAcKiEr thanks, that’s a hard pass for me then

[@supportwaifu]

I just travelled from US to Japan and I carried my Ghost in a duffle bag no problem, it's more about the size than the weight

[@allansh828]

@@supportwaifu many air companies won't let you take over 10kg on board. Do they actually measure the weight of your duffle bag?

[@peter.s.3207]

@@allansh828 I've never once had my carry-on baggage weighed at an airport

[@supportwaifu]

@@allansh828 In my experience they don't enforce the weight so much as the size, if it can fit underneath the seat then it's good. A my fully built Ghost isn't over that, it's like more like 7-8kg. (Edit: In an Air cooled configuration so no top hats)

[@X3MCTZN]

A new challenger approaching!!!

[@normaln372]

I just wait for this video. Nice!

[@bigfisher42]

how about a micro-ATX 10L case? There's not often a mini-ITX board compatible with the latest chipset. I'd like to build myself a new PC but as small as possible and as powerful as possible (threadripper/cascade lake-X processor) and no mini-ITX board support those processors. I wouldn't mind having one of the PCI-E slots unused (or used with a mini bracket) and you could still sleeve the GPU to the other side with the bottom PCI-E slot. Is it such an absurd thing to ask?

[@riba2233]

Search for sfftime p-atx on the smallformfactor forum.

[@bigfisher42]

@@riba2233 Thanks, glad to see there are prototypes. Too bad I don't like the design of this one, and since it's compatible with standard ATX, it's too tall for my taste. Starting to think I'm gonna model my case myself

[@zyxyuv1650]

@@riba2233 SFFTime P-ATX is a bad design, and can only use 1 PCIe card. With a real design for 9L you get mATX with 4 usable full height slots and no riser.

[@cottontails]

Your easily becoming one of my favorite tech KZbinrs!

[@evilcab]

wait, dont this case suppose to be an unibody case? why is there lines? or am i thinking about a different case...

[@riba2233]

They changed that, read more on the sff forum

[@evilcab]

@@riba2233 ah, ok. did not know that. i only remembered being super interested years ago. i hope this launch will be smoother than other new case brand(looking at you loque).

[@Athasin]

zeta555 At this point, can we still call Louqe new. It’s going on three years now.

[@morrisnieuwenhuis2535]

Do I see your X2 fidelio's behind you in the last shot? Do you also use them for gaming? Got them on sale and they arrived today, they are great!!

[@GLAXxan]

But what about the glass panel temps!? :O please, if possible

[@rafaelreisr]

The review we’ve all been waiting for!!!!

[@chasenthehype]

Yup, as soon as this drops I'm in. I've actually just wanted Razer to release their eGPU Core enclosre as a stand-alone case, but I highly doubt that;ll happen. The entire slide-in mechanism is just brilliant - and is what actually sold me on the Core X (vs other eGPU enclosures). Such a brilliant way to do it really - build it outside the shell, test it, then slide the shell over when it's posting!

[@Philson]

OMG. The slide out concept makes so much sense!

[@PaulSebastianM]

That riser cable is pretty much dead.

[@jeffreytan2948]

Yup, the way it looked frayed after being inserted into the case, I'm surprised it still worked.

[@ronaldsanpedro1976]

This feels like a bigger and beefier dan a4. The layout is the same minus the core removal and the bigger dimension to accomodate 120mm aio.

[@ConorMiller92]

Any chance you'll do an updated review now that it's out of prototype phase, or has nothing really changed with since the last time you checked this case out?

[@icebread9335]

The first 30 seconds are showing why this case is superior

[@enterthebully9968]

Need this case...waiting on the May window. Are you going to post a link here?

[@iShredStreets]

Yo! It's going on sale in a few days.

[@wertin200]

How do you so consistanly make such high quality videos?

[@mpcbsar]

When are you reviewing the Nouvolo Steck?

[@Mad5cout]

Try the radiator fan set as exhaust in pull config. Bet the temps are better.

[@LimitGTX]

Great tour of the case but could you show the Mjolnir in the vertical orientation when in use. Also would be cool if u still have the Velka 5 to see the size difference when standing vertical =]

[@fehergergely]

Impressive quality video again... and again... and again... and again... well done again! and again... and again... and again... :)

[@david_escalante]

Noctua have some slims fans that could help to get more space for those cases.

[@cccid]

Thank you so much for reviewing this unit, it really help us open our eyes in the SFF world.

[@Pillokun]

Like the chassis, at first I thought the outer shell was milled out from one single piece but saw the gaps. Still pretty cool.

[@GLAXxan]

I was following them on SFF Forum and this was their plan from the beginning. However, milling from a single piece would be many times more expensive and casting did not prove good enough quality.

[@warmachine5835]

The damage on that riser cable, the clearance between the radiator fan and the cables, and the limitations on the 240mm radiator make me very skeptical. I'm wondering if you could get away with more using EKWB's slim radiators and Noctua's 15mm line of fans.

[@vanoli89]

You should test the 120mm flipped as exhaust instead of intake.

[@enterthebully9968]

if you have time could you try a 240 AIO build with this?

[@lilyusi]

Still waiting on the Sidearm T1 or the ncase m1 v6.1 which goes on sale again in December

[@LHT-Casual]

Why didn't you compare against the Sliger series cases?

[@twitchie2245]

cool frame, lackluster airflow?

[@ChowHound1337]

You need to do testing with the Shift Air on there as well

[@ayuchanayuko]

Still sticking to my SG05 -- at just 0.8L more I have 2 desktop harddrives and one SATA SSD, a 120mm AIO, an RX570 with extra space for longer cardd, and can fit in my backpack.

[@WatDoino]

Where's the power button on that case???

[@brendanohalloran9133]

You said you were going to gather your thoughts in another video, how's that coming along? :)

[@VoidlessOfSpace]

why did you put the radiator on the bottom? air is going to go into the pump, if you cant mount it above it then go fan atleast

[@captainawvius]

Thanks for the awesome videos. Also when can we see the next video with full water config? Mjolnir jus launched and we are all expecting our new tank cases by Sept 2020😎

[@jestificated]

can you pull the psu up and put the aio on the other side of it? seems would have more space.

[@jessehattingh8556]

@THOR ZONE if you reply to this it'll be greatly appreciated as I'm considering buying either this, or the ghost s1. This might clear up any other peoples concerns. 1. The inner frame flexibility, is it a deisgn flaw, or meant to be like that? If it is meant to be that, and since it is a steep premium price, can you perhaps improve the flex? 2. The rail idea is a good idea. I personally don't want to struggle to take my inner case in and out. The Ghost s1 is good because of its flexibility, and accessibility. Are you going to change anything in this regard? 3. I am aware that materials do cost a bit, and you have a lot of expenses to cover hence the kickstarter, but can I please hear the justification in making it more expensive than the ghost s1? I'm sure I don't need to explain basic competition to you, putting the Mjolnir closer to ghost s1 will really benefit you. Please may I hear your side to this? 4. Not really a question, more a thanks for bringing more options to the table. However, if anyone else has questions feel free to comment in the replies section to make it easier for them to see.

[@bobsagget823]

cry moron

[@XChanges2]

Hi Ali, checking out your amazing channel regularly! Could you point me to the smallest case, that can run a stock 8700k without noise or heat issues! Thanks so much!

[@JustinBone]

I've been looking forward to this case for a while now. There's definitely a few drawbacks, but, they're not major ones for me. I don't know if an AIO/liquid cooler is really ideal for this case as they seem to be starved of air flow, but, proper components (lower TDP CPU's like Intel's i9-9900, 65W TDP) it'd probably get a bit better thermals as well.

[@DeilGrist]

Like the design overall except for pinching/rubbing the riser cable. Definitely needs a fix. I would also recommend you get some fan grills to give you better fan flexibility in tight cases like this.

[@survfate]

Can you review the SM570 anytime soon?

[@Pastronomer69]

Eyyyyy been waiting for this. Not sure it's a Ghost replacement for me but damn it's nice.

[@nikkosol5631]

It would be a good idea to make it possible to use a 240 mm radiator with fan. I dont see that it will make a huge difference in the overall size of the case.

[@SCOOPSLEGEND]

Does it come with active regeneration of it's shields?

[@THORZONE]

No, these prototype shields are not worthy to regenerate. We're currently eyeing much tougher tapes (they are also black, much more appealing). Another option is to use plastic inserts on the edges of the core and skip tape all together (in talks with factories to figure out the costs on these).

[@SCOOPSLEGEND]

Did Dr. Halsey approve this project? I’m gonna need to see your UNSC credentials.

[@MikeHedges1993]

400 dollars after shipping is insane.

[@mikenogo]

Feels bad to be poor.

[@alexissanjaime4098]

Another video, is it Christmas already ?

[@samuelmushinsky8854]

When all three cases are shown at the beginning of the video, was is the third case / the largest one ?

[@lukeskywalker7270]

Ncase M1

[@samuelmushinsky8854]

@@lukeskywalker7270 thank you

[@j0my77]

The scraping on the PCIe riser would be a deal breaker for me, I wouldn't want to chance it

[@WarriorsPhoto]

This is a beautiful case. Those thermals are like a modern Mac PC. They look great and run hot. Sad reality of modern computing.

[@kissofthecobra3761]

Cougar has a small sff case for about 100 that can accomplish much of the same thing.

[@giampsjorbat2247]

Can you please review the Arctic P12 Pwm Pst fans? They seem like fair opponents to Noctua's NF A12x25 Pwm ! btw stil waiting on a cromax version of those...

[@iShredStreets]

I guess this will have to do since the NCASE M1 got discontinued.

[@hayukto]

Looking forward to sliger sv590 review

[@keepcoding1]

How is the scratch resistance of the surface compared to other cases?

[@johneyjoseph1318]

I think you should compare these small cases to something that most people would have rather than to other cases.

[@ripsimps]

I might be out of line for saying this but I would buy this case just for the frame and run a open air case but if on the go would definitely throw the core into the shell

[@paulsim7589]

Hmm, I wonder if I can get PCIe 4.0 on that risercable?

[@71995710]

Finally get your review!