Monday, January 12th 2015

Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL Lets You Run Two Systems Out of One Box

To cater to a growing class of enthusiasts with more than one system making up a main system, Phanteks rolled out he Enthoo Mini XL. This full-tower chassis has room for two motherboards, an ATX, and a mini-ITX. With three 5.25-inch drive bays, and two stacks of 4-tray 3.5-inch/2.5-inch bays, that can be detached to free up room for a tall radiator, the case can house two full-fledged systems, that are interconnected over network and KVM. There are two power supply bays, one that's standard ATX, and another that's SFX. Phanteks set up what's one of many build ideas for you to buy this case for.
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15 Comments on Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL Lets You Run Two Systems Out of One Box

#1
PLAfiller
Unusual solution. Love to see what people do with it.
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#2
huguberhart
Hehe, it reminds me of one of last DFi motherboards that had two systems on it. One full 775 platform and Atom methinks.
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#3
blibba
huguberhartHehe, it reminds me of one of last DFi motherboards that had two systems on it. One full 775 platform and Atom methinks.
Yup, the "big" system was P45.

What's going on with the PSU setup in the OP? Is that a proprietary PSU in the bottom right, for the mini-ITX setup?
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#4
PLAfiller
blibbaWhat's going on with the PSU setup in the OP? Is that a proprietary PSU in the bottom right, for the mini-ITX setup?
I don't think so. Looks like a SFX unit. I am fairly certain you can swap it with whatever you like. Be it Silverstone or beQuiet etc..
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#5
blibba
lZKoceI don't think so. Looks like a SFX unit. I am fairly certain you can swap it with whatever you like. Be it Silverstone or beQuiet etc..
If that's the case, it's going to be tough to find units with cables that will reach up to the actual board right at the top of the case, unless it comes with extensions.
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#6
micropage7
personally i like 1st system on right and 2nd on left
not lower and upper, since it would be more neat
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#7
natr0n
I spy a ghetto mod on the psu looks like electrical tape...
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#8
micropage7
natr0nI spy a ghetto mod on the psu looks like electrical tape...
its really electrical tape since the cables have no sleeve. too bad they should use ribbon or something that clean
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#9
PLAfiller
blibbaIf that's the case, it's going to be tough to find units with cables that will reach up to the actual board right at the top of the case, unless it comes with extensions.
Now, that you mention it and I have the time I am looking. So far, it really is strange. The unit on the front is SFX, but the cables go to the MB? You can still swap it with extentions, I guess. But something else doesn't make sense. One SFX for the whole system? With that powerful VGAs? May be there's a second one or something. I don't know.
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#10
Disparia

FYI, as mentioned in another Mini XL thread, it needs the upgrade kit (PH-ITXKT_01, $30) to support dual motherboards.

Not bad overall. I'd need to spend a lot of time on the wiring to get it neat as my vision of having a second system would be to have it handle the storage, along with other server duties, so 6-8 drives in there.
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#11
Debat0r
I personally cannot see any reason to want more than one system in a case...
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#12
Toothless
Tech, Games, and TPU!
Debat0rI personally cannot see any reason to want more than one system in a case...
His/her setups.
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#13
Bansaku
ToothlessHis/her setups.
That is what user accounts are for.

I can not see any practical application in doing this other than saving space. Personally would rather have 2x CM HAF Stax than this novelty.

:toast:
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#14
Aquinus
Resident Wat-man
Debat0rI personally cannot see any reason to want more than one system in a case...
ToothlessHis/her setups.
Me either. I would sooner turn VT-d on in Linux and run VMs passing through the GPU. In other words, run VMs with dedicated access to GPUs that run just as fast as the real thing. Such a better option than building two different PCs when you can share almost all the components of one.
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#15
MxPhenom 216
ASIC Engineer
I want this case too build two crunchers in one.
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