DeepCool Intros MATREXX 40 Micro-ATX Case

[btarunr]

DeepCool today introduced the MATREXX 40 Micro-ATX tower case. Its design is characterized by vertical ridges along the front panel, with air inlets between the ridges, which conceal a mesh, and two 140 mm / 120 mm front intakes, which can hold radiators up to 280 mm x 140 mm in size. Other ventilation options include two 140 mm / 120 mm top exhausts (which again, can hold radiators up to 280 mm in size); and a 120 mm rear exhaust.

The DeepCool MATREXX 40 features a conventional horizontally-partitioned interior, with the upper compartment serving up room for graphics cards up to 32 cm in length, and CPU coolers up to 16.5 cm in height. Storage options include two 3.5-inch / 2.5-inch drive bays in the bottom compartment, and two 2.5-inch mounts behind the motherboard tray, where there's a 2 cm crawl-space for cable-management. The case comes with a tempered glass left side panel. The front-panel I/O, located at the top, includes one each of USB 3.0 type-A, USB 2.0, and HDA jacks. The case measures 400 mm x 215 mm x 431 mm; and is made mostly of SECC steel and ABS plastic. The company didn't reveal pricing.



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[GeorgeMan]

I think it's gonna be the best vfm cheapo case for mATX builds, like the Matrexx 55 Mesh is for ATX.
You can even fit 2x 280 rads in there!

 

[Chrispy_]

Looks decent in the renders; Understated, classy, plenty of ventillation.

Only ever used one Deepcool case, it was fine. Like all things at this price point I wish the steel was a little thicker but it did the job. My guess is this will be €60

 

[PLAfiller]

I only wanna check the rear exhaust fan size. Some cheapo brands still don't get it people buy cheap AIOs for their cheap builds. When they slap 80/92mm rear exhaust most people put the AIO on the Roof B position, which is not always the best. I think 120mm rear exhaust should be a base-standard for any mass produced case. Heck, NZXT is going 140mm on their smallest units now.

 

[GeorgeMan]

It's got 120mm fan on the back, and it's not compared to any NZXT Hxxx series, because we're talking about half their price.

Looks decent in the renders; Understated, classy, plenty of ventillation.

Only ever used one Deepcool case, it was fine. Like all things at this price point I wish the steel was a little thicker but it did the job. My guess is this will be €60

Metrexx 30 TG is 40€ here, Matrexx 55 Mesh TG is 55€ so I think this is eventually gonna be under 50€.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Its design is characterized by vertical ridges along the front panel, with air inlets between the ridges, which conceal a mesh

Bravo! How many new cases has it been since we've seen a front panel design with good airflow?

 

[invict]

I was gonna get an mAtx case from deepcool but the fact that their matx cases are the size of full atx cases is just a turn off

 

[bonehead123]

Soooo b.O.r.I.n.G......

a snoozerfest it is

 

[sepheronx]

I would like a MATX case, that is very slim and overall small footprint like a console (almost). Like the Thermaltake G3 but instead of ATX, MATX.

I am surprised no one (I can find) has anything like that. G3 is too wide for my needs and so having a matx variant of it would be handy. Instead, we get a lot of these cookie cutter cases. The case market seems to be very stagnant while there are lots of opportunity for different designs and options, no one wants to take (I guess risk is bad).

 

[bonehead123]

The case market seems to be very stagnant while there are lots of opportunity for different designs and options, no one wants to take (I guess risk is bad)

Same thing I've been saying over & over again for the past 2-3 years, glad to finally see someone agrees with me

As for risks, it's all about comfort levels, both at the top (corp/upper mgmt) and the middle/bottom (designers/engineers/planners/analysts)....

If the bottom/middle folks believe they can come up with something new & exciting (that will actually make a statement and possibly be a big hit) for a reasonable cost, they will, but they have to feel comfortable that the upper/top people will be supportive and at least listen to them & look over their data & designs..... and therefore allocate funds for the R&D, marketing etc....

 

[GeorgeMan]

Actually Matx market is way smaller than 10 years ago. Exactly the opposite happens to mItx market. We now have way more SFF cases and kinda few mAtx. Also, there are no flagship mAtx boards (like the Maximus gene) anymore, or at least there are much fewer matx flagship designs.

 

[Chrispy_]

Actually Matx market is way smaller than 10 years ago. Exactly the opposite happens to mItx market. We now have way more SFF cases and kinda few mAtx. Also, there are no flagship mAtx boards (like the Maximus gene) anymore, or at least there are much fewer matx flagship designs.

Yep, it's kinda dumb really since all of the high-end mITX boards are designed to be used with dual-slot or triple-slot GPUs that are at least as long as an mATX board and overhangs the edge of an mITX board enough that it occupies space that an mATX board would fit in anyway.

The only exception to this rule is those cases that include a PCIe slot riser that physically moves the GPU somewhere else. I like those layouts but they aren't the norm - the norm is a big wasteful cube of a case that is plenty big enough for an mATX board but only includes mITX support, forcing a cramped motherboard layout and serious compromise that means you aren't going to get as many total DIMM slots, m.2 slots, and VRM heatsink as you could otherwise have had on a less-cramped mATX board.