Aqirys XO-1

Darksaber · Jan 25, 2024

The Aqirys XO-1 is a capable, clean and understated chassis for those who enjoy glass as a material but don't want to sacrifice on too much cooling potential. Peppered with nice features throughout the robust body, the Aqirys XO-1 may just end up surprising in the end.

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Chrispy_ · Jan 27, 2024

Thanks for mentioning that it's a well-constructed, sturdy frame.

I've been building hundreds of PCs a year for 25+ years and the one thing I'm sad to see is that most cases - even bigger brands like Corsair and Lian Li - have moved to the thinnest, flimsiest steel they think they can get away with. Most budget cases these days are floppy spaghetti once you take the side panels off, because the side panels themselves are required to add the last bit of structural rigidity that pushes the case from "unacceptably flimsy" to "acceptable".

I've been reusing 15-year-old CoolerMaster Silencio 550 cases at work for 2-3 generations of workstations now simply because cases like them stopped being sold; Robust, affordable, understated, no RGBLED or windows, and adequate (filtered) cooling.

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	Bragging Rights
Processor	Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz
Motherboard	It has no markings but it's green
Cooling	No, it's a 2.2W processor
Memory	2GB DDR3L-1333
Video Card(s)	Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz)
Storage	32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3
Display(s)	10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz
Case	Veddha T2
Audio Device(s)	Apparently, yes
Power Supply	Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger
Mouse	MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all)
VR HMD	Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though....
Software	W10 21H1, barely
Benchmark Scores	I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000.

Aqirys XO-1

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