Patriot product packaging has always been an old face, and this product is no exception. When you open the package, you can see that this CA-F 1 13 adopts a pure black ultra-thin design. The external dimension of the box is 442mm× 140mm×360mm, and the steel plates around it are made of high-quality ABS polymer materials. The product is available in three colors: silver and black. Judging from the current peripheral products, the three colors of silver and gray are the most popular "popular colors", so the launch of these three versions of the chassis of this product is still in line with the public's taste.
As can be seen from the front panel of the chassis, although this product is small, its expansibility is not bad at all. At the top of the front panel is the well-known Patriot logo, and below the logo are two 5.25-inch optical drive brackets and a 3.5-inch floppy drive bracket. We can just open it with our hands.
On the right side of the CD-ROM drive compartment, there is an old-fashioned sliding door with a yellow design, which allows the CD-ROM drive compartment to open and close freely. The products are exquisite in workmanship and smooth in corners, and users will not scratch their fingers when installing equipment.
There is a multifunctional LCD screen under the CD-ROM drive compartment, which has the original intelligent temperature control function of Patriot, including two-way temperature sensor, and the main controller of its product is here. Its dual-channel temperature sensor has the following functions:
1. all the way to control the speed according to the measured temperature value.
When the temperature is below 20 degrees, the fan does not rotate.
The temperature is between 20 and 25.9 degrees, and the fan rotates at a speed of 40%.
The temperature is in the range of 26-3 1.9 degrees, and the fan rotates at a speed of 60%.
The temperature is between 32 and 37.9 degrees, and the fan rotates at 80% speed.
When the temperature is higher than 38 degrees, the fan rotates at the speed of 100%.
2. Control of the starting value set by the routing user
When the temperature reaches the user's set value, the fan will automatically start and run at full speed (when the start value is set to n degrees, the fan will run at full speed when the temperature reaches n degrees, and there will be an alarm prompt: the set specification is 20-90 degrees, (the built-in alarm value is 38 degrees), and the fan will only stop running when it runs for 10 minutes and the real-time temperature is lower than the fan start value set by the user:
3. Display whether the fan/hard disk works normally through the icon on the LCD screen;
4. Start timing/total start time/timer alarm clock/clock; Record the start-up time, record the total start-up time, and set the alarm clock prompt and clock display.
5, memory storage temperature setting and time setting; When the temperature is higher than the set value, there are different backlight prompts when the fan is turned on.
The bottom of the box is the expansion interface and key part of the product. Two expansion interfaces before USB2.0 provide convenience for current users, and the high bandwidth of USB2.0 can meet the daily needs of users at the same time. The switch and reset button of the product are designed at the lower right of the chassis, so this slim design chassis is best used above the computer desk. The power button is made of aluminum, and the key stroke is long, so users can easily touch this button for blind operation without looking at the chassis.
When we remove the front panel of the product, we can see that the circuit position of this chassis is very detailed, and there is a capacitor at the front USB2.0 interface to protect users from burning the south bridge with the famous 865PE motherboard.
Next, let's take a look at the side panel design of the chassis.
There is a netted power cooling window on the side panel of the chassis, and a warning label is attached above the window, which has the functions of radiation protection and power cooling. On the left side of the power cooling window, we see the popular CPU radiator, which uses the standard 8025 fan. When installing the standard ATX chassis, this window faces the CPU, which can be heated as soon as possible. In the lower part of the product, we can also see the mesh heat dissipation and radiation protection window.
When we open the case, we can see that this product has many accessories, including a big bag of various screws, two pairs of hard disk/CD-ROM fasteners, a front audio cable, and cables for power expansion and temperature sensor. Most notably, the power installation interface of this product is designed under the front panel of the product, and it is connected by the extension cord of the power base, which easily realizes the problem of using a large power supply on a small chassis.
On the rear panel, the product still has two 6025 fan positions and seven PCI expansion holes. It's incredible that there are so many extensions in such a small box.
You can see that the product's 3.5 "hard disk is installed at the top of the chassis, and two 5.25" optical drives are installed vertically. There is a 3.5-inch floppy drive on the side of the CD-ROM drive. The design is very reasonable, and the internal space of the product is fully utilized on the premise of ensuring heat dissipation.
This is the temperature probe and fan interface of this chassis.
Overall, this Patriot chassis is excellent in appearance and industrial design. The appearance of black is calm and avant-garde. The ultra-thin design and its unique design concept are believed to impress many enthusiasts, and its price around 420 yuan is very reasonable for a good chassis.