Sunbeamtech UFO Acrylic Cube Case
Conclusion
Published: 17th December 2007 | Source: Sunbeamtech.com | Price: US$79.00 |
Conclusion
So how well did the Sunbeamtech UFO Cube case perform in todays review?
The presentation of the case was of a high standard, and the way in which it was packaged meant that you shouldn't have any worries about it arriving damaged. Everything that you need is included as well as a few extra screws just in case you lose some along the way. The overall look of the case is very good, although case choice is certainly a personal thing. It's certainly nice to see that Sunbeamtech has also perfected their case-in-a-box format in that the materials are considerably better quality than their first generation.
The cooling performance of the case was very good as we saw today in the testing phase. One thing to bear in mind though is that the Cube case certainly requires your PSU to have a fan on the bottom to help evacuate heat out of the chassis efficiently. The noise emitted by the cooling fans is also more than acceptable.
Sunbeamtech has an MSRP of just US$79.00 on the Cube case which means it's an absolute steal in my opinion.
Let's have a look at the review break-down:
The Good
• Price
• Build quality
• Looks
• Cooling performance
• Roomier than the average SFF case
• Quiet
The Mediocre
• Potential dust magnet
• Restricted to CPU heat sink choice
• Will not take 8800GTX or HD2900XT
• Not rigid enough for frequent LAN work
The Bad
• Nothing to report
I have decided to award the Sunbeamtech UFO Acrylic Cube case the Overclock3D 'Recommended' and 'Value For Money' Award.
Most Recent Comments
that actually looks really nice 
EDIT: must be odd looking at it and being able to see everything
plus, nowhere to hide cables!
EDIT: must be odd looking at it and being able to see everything
plus, nowhere to hide cables!
Awesome little review there PV. I was suprised at the cost of that thing, looks sexy 
I'm guessing a disadvantage would be the fact that watercooling would be almost impossible?
I'm guessing a disadvantage would be the fact that watercooling would be almost impossible?
Yeah tis not too bad at all mate, it's really grown on me.
Thanks jiffz. Actually water-cooling it would be a cinch, and it is on my 'to do' list next year.
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Awesome little review there PV. I was suprised at the cost of that thing, looks sexy
I'm guessing a disadvantage would be the fact that watercooling would be almost impossible? |
If I were MountainMods I would sue Sunbeamtech and get riiiich.
Also....
"* A pair of Michael Jackson's finest."
^^^^ PMSL when I saw that!!! :rollingla:rollingla:rollingla
Also....
"* A pair of Michael Jackson's finest."
^^^^ PMSL when I saw that!!! :rollingla:rollingla:rollingla
I like this format. Kinda reminds me of Orac from Blake`s 7. Just need a key thing to slot in the top.
Talking of wc`ing, there`s a project log I can`t find that did something like this from scratch, looked amazing.
Talking of wc`ing, there`s a project log I can`t find that did something like this from scratch, looked amazing.
haha you saw that. I thought everyone had missed it 
Yeah I would imagine that Sunbeamtech would be ok with the UFO moniker as it is a pretty well used generic name. I may be wrong though
Yeah I would imagine that Sunbeamtech would be ok with the UFO moniker as it is a pretty well used generic name. I may be wrong thoughIm after a case like this - but it main use will be for lans so needs to be sturdy.
But i do like the idea of the mobo on top - makes more sense for airflow + the lack of it that you get in a small case like this.
But i do like the idea of the mobo on top - makes more sense for airflow + the lack of it that you get in a small case like this.
I want, I want and I want. It fulfils my clear case/purple look perfectly (uv blue is purple to me). Only problem is I need a bigger desk first...
Cool! I'm glad you liked the review Danni and let me know what you think if you manage to source yourself one 
Heh- that's where I'm having problems- can't find one in the UK anywhere. I have my local shop to ask (he will get me anything available in the UK, and I get a trade discount as my friend is self employed) but if that doesn't work I'll have to import one.
You see what i really like about this is that the mobo is on top more SFF PC's should be like this!!!
more SFF PC's should be like this!!!
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