Excellent review. I'm looking for a case around the £100 mark soon and may just have to stretch the budget for this!
My only issue with the case is the irremovable and irreversible door. I keep my case to the right of me which would make this door a bit of hassle. I was really hoping they would have at least made it reversible.
Akasa did an excellent job with Omega by continuing the tradition of the Eclipse/Mirage 62 series. This case really shines when a waterloop is installed inside. This case is deffinately a winner.
It may just be a different side panel and front, but the mirage chassis is one of the best, easy to work in, big and spacious, you cant really ask for much more!
Least its not packed with gimmics, just a massive removeable motherboard tray and LOADS of space. I allways put my new builds into my mirage, its my favourite case :D
Nice review, case looks very promising with nice cooling. Personally not for me as I'm more of an aggressive case fan. But heck, it still caught my attention.
There are much more expensive cases that aren't what you pay for. The good case is the one with a well designed and sinple interior, excellent build quality, good materials and serious modding possibilities ( modding canvas).
I have to say that some case designs have managed to stand the test of time. The Eclipse/Mirage 62 is one of them. Akasa has another winner on their hands with the Infiniti series.
Quick question, what's the black plastic bit attached to the motherboard tray? Looks like some sort of large graphics card support, but it looks too far away from the back of the case for that...
Originally Posted by ChaosDefinesOrder Quick question, what's the black plastic bit attached to the motherboard tray? Looks like some sort of large graphics card support, but it looks too far away from the back of the case for that...
With the size of graphics cards these days?
Its to organise cables coming from the front of the case or from the drive bays, stick em through that to tidy it up a little :P
Originally Posted by ChaosDefinesOrder Quick question, what's the black plastic bit attached to the motherboard tray? Looks like some sort of large graphics card support, but it looks too far away from the back of the case for that...
Thats used for routing cables from the front of the case to the motherboard tray. Surprisingly simple but very effective.
Having owned the Eclipse and loving the case I was dissapointed by the Mirage since there was little new. Glad howeer to see them tweaking his where necessary in the cooling department.
I like the looks. Modders canvas and all that. I've got an idea for a sweet laser engraving + paint design that this case looks prefect for (and I love my eclipse so its a no brainer really)
Internal design is a dream to work with. Akasa, Lan Li and Cooler master are the only case makers I trust and Akasa consistently proves itself to be the best. Its a shame Lan Li have gone a bit gimmicky with their more recent designs otherwise they might be topping my list.
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My only issue with the case is the irremovable and irreversible door. I keep my case to the right of me which would make this door a bit of hassle. I was really hoping they would have at least made it reversible.
Alright for some...
It may just be a different side panel and front, but the mirage chassis is one of the best, easy to work in, big and spacious, you cant really ask for much more!
Least its not packed with gimmics, just a massive removeable motherboard tray and LOADS of space. I allways put my new builds into my mirage, its my favourite case :D
Looks like the mut's nuts though
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/CA-017-AK_400.jpg
or this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/pimg/CA-005-AK_400.jpg
Same chassis, different look, and just under £100.
It may seem expensive, but it really is worth it :P
would be nice to see them use the same idea but go somewhere else with it rather than sticka new front cover on it
any suggestions on how to improve it?
We thought about this, and there really wasn't much more we wanted from the Omega.
With the size of graphics cards these days?
Its to organise cables coming from the front of the case or from the drive bays, stick em through that to tidy it up a little :P
Thats used for routing cables from the front of the case to the motherboard tray. Surprisingly simple but very effective.
Having owned the Eclipse and loving the case I was dissapointed by the Mirage since there was little new. Glad howeer to see them tweaking his where necessary in the cooling department.
Internal design is a dream to work with. Akasa, Lan Li and Cooler master are the only case makers I trust and Akasa consistently proves itself to be the best. Its a shame Lan Li have gone a bit gimmicky with their more recent designs otherwise they might be topping my list.
The top vent is ready to accept any of the current 240mm rads.