Thursday, August 8th 2024
Alphacool Unveils Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Cases
A case made of carbon? The Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon is the first case from Alphacool on the market that is second to none. This design case offers great flexibility, which is ideal for comprehensive water cooling of PC components. Made from real carbon tubes and held in place by CNC-milled aluminium corners, the case can be fully dismantled and individually adapted to your own wishes. Completely in the stylish and modern Apex design, it also includes a distro plate specially adapted to this case, including a pre-assembled VPP Apex pump. With the usual chrome-plated brass connections and brilliant digital aRGB lighting, it fits perfectly into the ensemble. The smoked glass side panels complete the iconic look.
The Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon case impresses with its outstanding design and offers unparalleled customization options thanks to its fully screw-fastened construction. Equipped with three radiator mounts, this case provides ideal conditions for high-performance cooling systems. An included GPU bracket with cable enables vertical mounting of the graphics card. The mainboard tray including cable box can also be positioned flexibly, giving the user a wide range of creative configuration options for the Skeleton case.
The included Distro Plate with a 750ml reservoir offers connection options for CPU, GPU and radiators. The pre-installed Alphacool Apex pump is powerful enough to support complex water cooling loops. The connections of the Distro Plate are made of chrome-plated brass, as is usual with Alphacool. By embedding the connections in the acrylic, the problem of possible leaks due to cracking is avoided. Fitted with O-rings, the two connector parts lock together during installation and ensure maximum safety.
The Apex product line from Alphacool represents the highest level of perfection. First-class materials and innovative technologies guarantee an exceptional premium product. Consisting of genuine carbon and modular, CNC-milled aluminium connectors, the Apex Pro Skeleton case offers limitless creativity with a unique look. Each Skeleton case is one of a kind, designed to unleash the user's vision and creative ideas.
The Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon and Apex Skeleton Carbon cases (standard version, without distro plate and without vertical GPU mount) are now available in the online store.
Features
The Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon case impresses with its outstanding design and offers unparalleled customization options thanks to its fully screw-fastened construction. Equipped with three radiator mounts, this case provides ideal conditions for high-performance cooling systems. An included GPU bracket with cable enables vertical mounting of the graphics card. The mainboard tray including cable box can also be positioned flexibly, giving the user a wide range of creative configuration options for the Skeleton case.
The Apex product line from Alphacool represents the highest level of perfection. First-class materials and innovative technologies guarantee an exceptional premium product. Consisting of genuine carbon and modular, CNC-milled aluminium connectors, the Apex Pro Skeleton case offers limitless creativity with a unique look. Each Skeleton case is one of a kind, designed to unleash the user's vision and creative ideas.
The Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon and Apex Skeleton Carbon cases (standard version, without distro plate and without vertical GPU mount) are now available in the online store.
Features
- Genuine carbon
- Can be completely dismantled
- Optimized for water cooling
- Smoked glass side panels
- Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Case: UVP/MSRP €999.98
- Apex Skeleton Carbon Case: UVP/MSRP €649.98
24 Comments on Alphacool Unveils Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Cases
Didn't iWin and/or Cougar (or other mfgr) do something similar years ago ?
The price doesn't make sense to compete against custom cases with custom features IMHO.
Looks dope though, there's just something about these half-open cases what pleases my eyes.
(L)61cm x (W)26cm x (H)57cm
The price of €649 for just the case is really high but not unreasonable for the low-volume manufacturing runs, CNC machine time, and seemingly high quality material choices. I'm not sure I like cheap carbon weave when there's no structural need for it and this thing weighs a ridiculous amount for a skeletal case - using carbon instead of aluminium or plastic likely only shaves a few hundred grams off an 11kg case since most of the weight is in the CNC'd blocks of aluminium and the glass panel.
For those calling this a €1000 case, that includes a distro plate and pump, something EK or corsair would gladly charge you $250 and $150 for, respectively.
I like the look but it will be a dust magnet and nowhere to add dust filters but they probably wouldn't have done much anyway because it's open.
No air filters?!?
Naturally, just kidding. :roll:
However, charging that kind of pricing for a design that *minimalizes* the 'special' material...
Seems kind of insulting.
Kinda funny, really...
CF makes for a decent EMI shielding material, yet they chose a semi-open skeletal design. :shadedshu:
"The mainboard tray including cable box can also be positioned flexibly, giving the user a wide range of creative configuration"
It is almost impossible to find a case with a slot for a DVD drive or any other hardware.
Its reminiscent of the trashcan Macs that looked great but needed a stack of hardware to be functional.
Seems lost on you but the beauty of USB is the connector is no longer tied to the spec, USB-A aren't going "age" any faster than USB-C ports since the underlying spec is the same.