Need bench test chassis / open chassis

[Guest]

So I have to swap out parts a lot and doing so inside a regular ATX is getting to be a pain and takes too long.

 

I'm looking for a nice open air bench test chassis.  I know there are lots of them out there, but I need one that supports radiators (like 280mm for CPU and either 140 or 280 for GPU).

 

I checked Newegg, and maybe it's because their filtering sucks, but I can't seem to find anything that supports that many radiators except for the Thermaltake Core chassis, which really isn't quite what I'm looking for.

 

 

[AskTJ]

What about using an old Optiplex case?

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

What about using an old Optiplex case?

How does that help?

 

I mean... An Optiplex case is neither open air nor does it support any radiators. 

[Christophe Corazza]

22 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So I have to swap out parts a lot and doing so inside a regular ATX is getting to be a pain and takes too long.

 

I'm looking for a nice open air bench test chassis.  I know there are lots of them out there, but I need one that supports radiators (like 280mm for CPU and either 140 or 280 for GPU).

 

I checked Newegg, and maybe it's because their filtering sucks, but I can't seem to find anything that supports that many radiators except for the Thermaltake Core chassis, which really isn't quite what I'm looking for.

 

 

 

Something like this?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/dimastech-bench-table-easy-v3.0-graphite-black-ca-047-dt.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/dimastech-bench-table-easyxl-graphite-black-ca-044-dt.html

[EsaT]

50 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So I have to swap out parts a lot and doing so inside a regular ATX is getting to be a pain and takes too long.

And hitting fingers to case parts in hurry still hurts, even if todays cases lack properly sharp edges for taking blood samples.

 

There's been quite a few various open air/test bench cases from various makers, but don't remember any of them having had support for radiators.

And Caselabs doesn't seem to do open air stuff, so those Dimastecs are likely only ones.

http://www.dimastechusa.com/dimastech-bench-test-tables

[Guest]

You know... I'm glad everyone is suggesting DimasTech.  I've used them a lot in the past.  I just wasn't able to find them in the U.S. (normal e-tail channels).  I thought something happened to them (out of business, etc.)

 

I suppose if I can order direct, that solves that problem.

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

You know... I'm glad everyone is suggesting DimasTech.  I've used them a lot in the past.  I just wasn't able to find them in the U.S. (normal e-tail channels).  I thought something happened to them (out of business, etc.)

 

I suppose if I can order direct, that solves that problem.

 

Perhaps a Praxis Wet Bench? Easy to configure, portable, and has space for radiators. 

https://www.primochill.com/collections/wet-benches/products/praxis-wetbench-black-w-white-pmma-accents

[Guest]

The Praxis doesn't look like it does well with multiple radiators. 

 

Is there a picture of someone using one with multiple rads somewhere on line? 

[Stefan Payne]

 

19 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

I'm looking for a nice open air bench test chassis.  I know there are lots of them out there, but I need one that supports radiators (like 280mm for CPU and either 140 or 280 for GPU)

Hm, you thought about Cooler Master HAF XB, did you???

 

It isn't exactly what you are looking for but should be rather close, I think...

[IAnthonyFX]

Thermaltake P5, P7 or P90 may do you some good. 
P5  (things are closer, so tube length may not be an issue) http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=c_00002732
p7 ( I think your best bet for more room) http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=C_00003043
p90 (similar compatibility as a p5, but you are left with all the interchangeable components on one area, while the radiators sit there never to be touched) http://www.thermaltake.com/Chassis/Open_Frame_/Core/C_00003150/Core_P90_Tempered_Glass_Edition_/Specification.htm

Sadly I was not able to find a test bench for that many radiators. You can always improvise, leaving a radiator hanging but that is far from ideal either. 

[Guest]

I ended up ordering the Dimastech from DimasTechUSA:  http://www.dimastechusa.com

 

What has me worried is after I placed my order, I received no email confirmation of my order.  I went back and found that the cart/billing pages are not secure pages. 

 

I then noticed the copyright on the bottom of the page is 2013. 

 

Hope I didn't just get hosed.

[nick name]

4 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

I ended up ordering the Dimastech from DimasTechUSA:  http://www.dimastechusa.com

 

What has me worried is after I placed my order, I received no email confirmation of my order.  I went back and found that the cart/billing pages are not secure pages. 

 

I then noticed the copyright on the bottom of the page is 2013. 

 

Hope I didn't just get hosed.

Let me know how this turns out. It's partly why I didn't order some things from them that I needed.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, nick name said:

Let me know how this turns out. It's partly why I didn't order some things from them that I needed.

 

Ok.. It's legit.  I panicked. 

 

Turns out that DimasTechUSA is run my ModMyMods.  Got a hold of them in seconds.  Told me that they were out of stock and asked if I wanted to wait four to six weeks.

 

WHEW!!!

 

False alarm.  Everything's cool.

 

 

[nick name]

You didn't happen to ask them why their shipping/handling is so outrageous did you? 

 

And thank you for that update!

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, nick name said:

You didn't happen to ask them why their shipping/handling is so outrageous did you? 

 

And thank you for that update!

hahaha.... No.