PatriotI have really liked their cases, except for the big evga brand moniker.

lZKoceEVGA dropped da hammer . Pure awesomeness right there.

Pretty straight forward naming scheme for the case line. I mean "Gaming case" ...it clearly communicates the purpose of its existence . Doesn't make it any less cool though.

lemonadesodaAbuse of the word innovation. Call the grammar police. There is no innovation here, just updating a product line based on chipset refreshes, plus a little "design" on the top. Nice products, yes. Innovation, no.

lZKoceWell, it we are very picky, there is innovation: incremental . *snip ;)

Petey PlaneI do like the case but the claim "First PC Gaming Case Designed for GPU Cooling" is crap. Both Lian-Li and Silverstone have sold cases in the past with an unobstructed airflow path between the intake fans and the PCI slots.

That being said, if the case comes in under $200, it'll be at the top of my list for the new build i'm planning. I won't use an EVGA mobo though. They're overpriced and lack a lot of the features of the ASUS and Gigabyte boards. A long warranty and supposedly good customer support seem to be EVGA mobos' only benefits.

The USB and HDMI bay device for VR headsets is a great idea though.

btarunrEVGA Pro Audio Card (Final Name TBA) - Designed for the Enthusiast Gamer & Audiophile

• State of the art audio fidelity
• True analog engineering for lifelike audio reproduction
• 130dB+ SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio)
• Available in PCI Express x1 add on card or external USB solution

Easy RhinoUh? A Pro audio card with no toslink ? Also, what is "true analog engineering?" Do they just mean "engineering?"

ZoneDymoI never understood why toslink would be a on a high end soundcard, does that not mean the card sends some digital signal to another device and then THAT device would have to change it to analog so we can hear it?
Meaning what would the soundcard add to the quality of the sound, would it not all be that last device doing the work?

Corsair GeorgeI think that case is very interesting, it'd be nice to see a picture of it instead of a render though. Looks like it could be a long time before it's actually released.

From my experience - that design has a TON of parts in it and as such the tooling and cost will be quite high. Depending on the materials they use and thickness of it I'd wager that case is over $200 easily.

Easy RhinoThat's like asking why digital audio exists at all. Obviously all audio we hear is analog and audio is created as analog. Since this is a sound card attached to a digital device you want digital output components like toslink so that you dont lose any signal once it gets to your ears.

ZoneDymoIts that conversion where a soundcard is suppose to do a better job then lets say build in (the motherboard) audio.
If the soundcard uses toslink (digital), that has to be then send to a receiver that can take such a signal and then that device would have to convert the digital signal to analogue meaning the receiver is responsible for the audio quality we hear and not the soundcard (rendering it to my understanding useless).

When you use the analogue phono connections on the back of the soundcard to connect it to a receiver then its the soundcard doing the conversion and just sends the converted analogue signal to a receiver which can then power the speakers.

ZoneDymoI'm afraid I don't quite understand what you are saying here.
Yes your computer is digital, the sound from it is a digital signal.
That digital sound has to be converted to analogue so we in the ermm "real world" can hear it.

Its that conversion where a soundcard is suppose to do a better job then lets say build in (the motherboard) audio.
If the soundcard uses toslink (digital), that has to be then send to a receiver that can take such a signal and then that device would have to convert the digital signal to analogue meaning the receiver is responsible for the audio quality we hear and not the soundcard (rendering it to my understanding useless).

When you use the analogue phono connections on the back of the soundcard to connect it to a receiver then its the soundcard doing the conversion and just sends the converted analogue signal to a receiver which can then power the speakers.

cadavecaIt is still possible for a sound card to add some signal processing and then convert the processed signal back into, well, say, DTS or DD, and then pass it to an external device. I use a older high-end HT receiver at my desk, using optical to connect to it, and there are very obvious audible differences between devices. So yeah, I want a good card to passa fantastic digital signal down to my receiver at my feet Do keep in mind I have tested hundreds of audio solutions via different motherboards..

Easy RhinoRight, and in my opinion, a high end sound card should have toslink because people interested in high fidelity are most likely attaching an amp between their soundcard and their speakers/headphones. There is no signal loss between the soundcard and the amp if using toslink. There is signal loss using an analog connection. So to reduce signal loss when using an amp it should be digital.