Question 1

can i water cool with this chassis? idrk a lot about water cooling but i want to know if its possible.

Accepted Answer

Yes you can water cool. You have to plan where to mount your radiator. After you install everything, plan where you are going to place your radiator. You might have to remove the board before making mount holes. It's plastic so you can drill mount holes in it. Plan it out well and you should be happy.

Question 2

Does this test bench include a power button switch for testing or is this to be purchased separately?

Accepted Answer

Yes the alpha-db6 test bench does include a power button (and reset) switch and line to board.

It also includes a combined usb/sound input output port and line to board (I've never needed or used but nice to have).

(also included is a great little hardware box with everything else you'd need for mounting a board, and all other components)

It's a great little bench, for a simple acrylic - the legs are a little meh (I used a little thin piece of electrical tape to prevent them from wiggling any) and it'll flex some if you pick it up wrong, but I've got 4 of these now and I like them very much.

Question 3

How many GPUs can the tray support with the packaged support rods?

Accepted Answer

There are 7 of those vertical support rods for adapter cards. The real limit would be on the number of slots your mobo has available. And the word "support" is a little misleading. it holds them roughly vertical but there isn't any strength to side to side movement like there would be from the rear frame of a full case. The vertical support rods help keep the adapter cards aligned and not bumping into each other but you need to be very careful to hold the adapter card itself when plugging/unplugging cables since these vertical "support" bars aren't going to protect the card from excess force.

Also keep in mind the hard drive/optical drive need to be installed prior to placing the mobo in place. Found that out the hard way and had to disassemble and reassemble the whole mess a few times to get things in the case.

Question 4

i am wondering if i can install a aftermarket cpu cooler like the enermax black twister because they have the mount in the back of the motherboard so will it touch the acrylic frame?

Accepted Answer

I am not sure what cooler you are referring to but the frame is only about 1/4 inch thick. it is pretty stiff but it depends on the weight of the cooler. It may not work as expected.  A concern should be the clearance from PSU, it could be tight if too large, but can always adjust it by opening new mounting holes.

This is a basic fun open computer. I have been experimenting with an acrylic enclosure to keep dust off.

Question 5

Is it possible to mount on the wall ?

Accepted Answer

The thought had crossed my mind .. the bench is sturdy to use as a bench (horizontally) however it does bend a little when fully ladened. I had to put a brace on the underside to keep it flat. If you put a small itx board on it, say like the Dual Celeron boards (on Newegg for example) then it would probably work however, if you start adding a full size PSU, the a GFX card, then a Nice big Heatsink then I personally would NOT use it for that purpose. Don't get me wrong it's sturdy for normal bench set-up(s) but I wouldn't hang it on a wall unless it was on a pretty sturdy shelf! by itself unless it's a light-weight board (as mentioned above) I'd defer from using it in the manner you're Inquiring about..

Question 6

Would this be viable as a replacement for my traditional PC case? I don't want to break anything and I already have cooling problems, but I imagine this would solve them.

Accepted Answer

I don't think so. I bought this because I thought it would be super easy to move parts while showing off my extra components, and it's not. It requires a decent amount of setup, and it's not terribly friendly to swapping out Hard drives or even CD ROM drives.

I actually stopped using mine not too long after I bought it. I was overall disappointed.

Personally - a much better solution that I found was an Antec Skeleton case. It's MUCH heavier duty, and the base isn't dependent on ensuring that you have two hard drives. It's bigger (there is a smaller version for smaller motherboards I think) but it's impressive enough where everyone comments on my Antec Case. That has been constantly in use for more than three years, vice the weeks I got out of the DIYPC case.

That's my two cents.

Question 7

Would this bench be able to fit m-ITX Motherboards?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the four screws on a Mini-ITX board line up the same as if it were a standard ATX board so it will fit no problem.

Question 8

What are the dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Click the tab 'Specifications' on the item page. They are listed there.

Question 9

Does it come with 2 different height sized 3.5 brackets for single drive or dual drive ?

Accepted Answer

It has a single bracket that can hold 2 standard drives.

Question 10

Does this work with mITX and are there any better/cheaper test benches out there ? how does this compare with putting the mobo on the motherboard  box "ghetto" style?

Accepted Answer

I gotta be honest with you.
when this arrived and I opened the box, I was a bit disappointed as it seemed like
there were ton's of parts that had to be put together to achieve the bench that was in the picture.
I would of accepted just a flat out bench to test my board and the component's it hold's but it was an effort just to accomplish that. The parts are flimsy, cumbersome and way too many....not to mention I did not like the cheapness of the parts so I threw everything back in the box and threw it in the corner haven't touched it since and would be willing to give it away  if you'd pay postage...........
That's a fact

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