APNX V1-W

Darksaber · 2024-11-19T17:00:46+0000

The APNX V1-W is a unique case with its 45° design which incorporates real wood. While this is not the first time we have seen such a material, the V1-W manages to impress with a lot of attention to details as well as solid build quality to set itself apart. Available in six different variants, you also get to pick from a wide range of MSRPs.

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_roman_ · 2024-11-19T17:33:22+0000

I really like wood.

Those injection molding parts, screws and cables are not that technically difficult to manufacture in white.

bug · 2024-11-19T17:46:11+0000

Liking this a lot. My desk is a bit weirdly built, I have a ~50cm/20" clearance so this would fit nicely.
Not sure how comfortable I am with that magnetic HDD cage, storage tends to be sensitive to magnetic fields. And I'm not a big fan of glass (didn't read this bit carefully, is this really glass? or plastic?). But other than that, very clean and the wood... works.

Edit: Who are these guys? There's no contact info on their website. That's usually a big, red flag.

Han44 · 2024-11-19T18:42:50+0000

Something a little bit of this wood

jak_2456 · 2024-11-19T18:46:02+0000

Not too bad for $150. The footprint is a little larger than I'd like but otherwise a cool case. One thing I don't love though is the fact that you might not see the wood accents if you have this on the corner of your desk. You kind of have to choose whether you want to see the glass side panel or the wood.

Han44 · 2024-11-19T21:00:22+0000

I don't want to brag but look at my mod. https://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/4931/wood-mod

bug · 2024-11-19T21:10:11+0000

jak_2456 said:
Not too bad for $150. The footprint is a little larger than I'd like but otherwise a cool case. One thing I don't love though is the fact that you might not see the wood accents if you have this on the corner of your desk. You kind of have to choose whether you want to see the glass side panel or the wood.

Half of the models offered do not have the wood trim, so you can opt out if you're going to look at the glass panel.
That said, those "front panel" headers sort of beg you to position the case to your left. So yes, a bit of a schizophrenic design choice.

@Darksaber I know it's probably too late to ask, but would it be possible to add a photo or two of the finished build, from the top, with the top panel removed? I can't tell where the motherboard ends up (I think I have inferred it, but I'm not 100% sure).

Chaitanya · 2024-11-20T02:07:31+0000

LED wire can't be used for reset

Its not hard to fix it using a safety pin to rewire that LED wire into reset header.

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APNX V1-W

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