DeepCool CH360
DeepCool has released cases designed for motherboards up to mATX. This paves the way for more space-saving PC builds and, in the case of the CH360 series of cases, at a relatively low price. Starting at 80 EUR, the cheapest model seems like a fair offer considering that as many as three fans are included. And for a small premium, you can also have a display to monitor component temperatures.
The new DeepCool CH360 cases are based on the older CH560 (white variant can also be found in our tests). So then, these are tower-shaped cases with a vertically oriented motherboard, with the CH360’s volume fitting into 40 litres. Compared to the CH560, the CH360 cases are 40 mm lower (with 431 mm), 30 mm shorter (with 428 mm) and finally 15 mm narrower (with 215 mm). There are still 140 mm fans on the front panel, although now “only” two instead of three. The third fan that comes with the case is in a 120mm one and is located at the rear, where its job is to vent the heated air outside, away from the case space.
DeepCool lists effective cooling as the first item on its list of key features. This should be aided by the heavily perforated panels, not only the front and top, but also part of the side panel, under the tempered glass.
The layout of the individual components follows a “trendy” pattern, where from the bottom, about a third of the case has a longitudinal tunnel for mounting a PSU and storage, and the main chamber is reserved for the motherboard mounted with the remaining components. A tower cooler can reach up to 165mm, while the above-standard support for liquid coolers is also retained. For the size class of this case, support for a 360-millimeter liquid cooler (in the front) is not commonplace. On the ceiling, you can only fit a 240mm radiator.
Motherboard support is for Micro ATX and Mini-ITX formats.
DeepCool CH360 cases come in four variants, all of which come with ARGB LED fans. The cheapest one, with a suggested retail price of 80 EUR, is the model with no special name (DeepCool CH360), in black. For the white one (DeepCool CH360 WH), you’ll have to pay a 5 EUR premium, probably because of the smaller production run.
And then there are the “Digital” variants in black and in white, which come with a simple display thanks to which you can have real-time control over the CPU and GPU, whether it’s temperatures or utilization (that’s up to the user’s choice). This display connects to the motherboard via an internal USB 2.0 header. There are usually two of these, and at least one often goes unused. DeepCool CH360 Digital cases will keep it busy. The suggested price of the black variant (DeepCool CH360 Digital) is 90 EUR, the white one (DeepCool CH360 Digital WH) is again a bit more expensive, at 95 EUR.
Ports and buttons are on the top. There are two USB connectors, one type C (in the 3.2 gen. 2 standard, i.e. 10-gigabit), one type A (3.2 gen. 1). Here it is perhaps a bit of a shame that a second one is missing, as there are two external connectors per 19-pin USB connector, and these DeepCool cases only have one. The shared 3.5-millimeter jack for connecting a headset is also a lone one.
All DeepCool CH360 cases are scheduled to be available in stores on April 9, 2024.
English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš
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