Benefits of the Velox case?

So, going through my build I notice that I can use a standard Digital Storm Slade X case. Or I could upgrade to a Digital Storm Velox case for $245. my big question is what does the case do that's worth a 245 dollar upgrade. I'm pretty ambivalent about "bling" cases. Lights and windows and such are fine, but I don't consider them necessary. From a practical perspective, what would the extra 245 dollars get me?



If it matters, this is my current build specs:

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Slade X <br><strong></strong>
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-10900X (10-Core) (Boost Up to 4.5 GHz)
Motherboard: MSI X299 PRO (Intel X299 Chipset) (Up to 4x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
Boost Processor: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

Originally posted by Dudebro Originally posted by fwfdfireman They are DS designed best air flow case. Even with DS's generic fans, you will get 6, glass tinted panels on both sides and a little roomier than the other cases, except the Aventum. Love my Velox! Ok, cool, thanks. It sounds like a lot of the advantage is optics? Seeing into the comp through the window, the lights, etc? For me, stuff like that is fine, but not necessary. But for the practical purposes, it also improves air flow? Also its a bit bigger which gives more upgrade options? That sound about right? How quiet is it? Some cases are better than others for sound. Can the lights and whatnot be shut off? Sometimes I just want the room to be in complete darkness when I play, heh.

Thank you for the response. I got the same exact note from someone else in another thread, so I went ahead and went with the upgrade. If everyone is telling me to do it, its probably a good idea, lol.

Originally posted by fwfdfireman They are DS designed best air flow case. Even with DS's generic fans, you will get 6, glass tinted panels on both sides and a little roomier than the other cases, except the Aventum. Love my Velox!

I got the Velox with Corsair LL Series fans and the DS Vortex CPU cooler plus 32GB DS Ram. How many fans come with that option? Is it still six?

I too have the Velox. I don't see that it has removable filters to clean. Am I missing something? It does have a mesh like covering over the fans but I don't see any easy way to clean them. Any help would be appreciated.

The Velox is an amazing case. Heavy, secure, easily customizable, cool and quiet. I can't even hear mine running, regardless of what I'm doing. It's got six fans and they are fully customizable for LED (if you get the Corsair LLs) even without buying extra control boards by just downloading iCue for free and using that plus the Aura configurator and the included remote (for the actual case LEDs). Super easy drive changing. Easy to get to everything because there's a ton of space. I didn't get the whole piped liquid cooling setup so that makes it easier. I got the dual Corsair fan cooling block setup and it's been more than enough to keep things cool. I love the Velox.

I am excited about getting my new Velox build. It will be replacing a 12 year old Digital Storm system in a HAF case. Over the 12 years I only had to replace two fans on a CoolerMaster V8 CPU cooling unit covering my OCed i7 from back in the day.



Edited by Onkel_Ken - 22 Oct 2021 at 5:45pm