BitFenix Shinobi XL Launches!

[ElliotGustafsson]

it would be really cool if you put a full size watercooling build in it with dual 360 rads :)

[HeretixAevum]

This case is going to be brilliant. I'm going to pick it up to replace my crappy ricer nzxt tempest evo. It seems to address everything I don't like about the normal shinobi such as rubber grommits for cables, usb 3 and perpendicular hdd mounts. However, it still keeps the great looks and pricing. Can't wait to get it!

[frustbox]

Caseking lists this as 15. Febuary 2012 for release. So it's right around the corner. Since my PC died last week, I need a replacement (quick) and also look into replacing my 10year old case. This one looks like a very hot contender, since I like the clean style (and it's a lot cheaper than the 800D).

[Paintedcards]

Don't mean to draw people away from your channel, but LinusTechTips has an unboxing/review of the shinobi XL. I have no idea how.

Cool case.

[kingkarl50]

Anyone aware of its release date ?

[smirndirnz]

@kingkarl50 I heard March

[smirndirnz]

I actually cancelled my order of the Cosmos 2 because i heard this case was coming out. You can do so much with this in terms of modding plus its cheaper! You guys have probably already seen Toms vid of the mods u can do on the normal shinobi. Imagine what his gona do to this one! Cant wait till its released and Tom i can't wait to see wat you do with this! Fk yeh im gettin a bona just thinking about this case now damn it haha

[xnax1993]

I want this! :O

[layol692k7]

are they gonna offer the differant color venting stips for this model?

[iiDRUMCOREii]

i like the look of the shinobi and i am also super excited for this case ^_^

[BrooklynXT1]

Not a bad case just too plain for my tastes in a case.

[CamdawgzXXX]

I hope they release this in white and with a fanless windowed side panel. Any news on whether they'll sell the different coloured mesh strips for this?

[Elkyblack]

Really hope you showcase it in the review with a or some rads mounted in it,

[Eddiefry]

You should add in a deep excited voice yelling SHINOBIIIII ! in a very japanesey voice when the first case graphic comes up lol

[SabertoothX58]

Wow this looks like a Great case my only wish is that they should have an optional or standard full side panel window to show off your shiz. :D

[xnax1993]

@SabertoothX58 That'll probably be released later on ;)

[PcandTech]

linus won the review this time

[AgentHydra]

who are you and what have you done with TTL?

[phoenix7289]

Does anyone else smell a Cosmos 2 vs Shinobi XL competition? :P

[BrooklynXT1]

@phoenix7289 Cosmos 2 wins on looks as well as looks sturdyer.

[Beatwolf]

what's up with Tom always burping in the middle of sentences?

[brissmas]

Looks sick, will buy on release :D

[AltesseQQ]

Wait guys, it might SEEM short for TTL. But consider: It's a preview/announcement of a to be released product. In other words A FIVE MINUTE TRAILER. THAT'S LONG.

[Styka]

what's the estimated price of this ??

[errdayimhustln]

Nice commercial bro.

[TheSlaughterboyz]

hmmm but doesnt have a removable motherboard tray lol rodney haha yeah nice case just should have side window but looks good sofar

[julianshield1]

If it get's the Tiny Tom tick of approval, and it's reasonably priced, I will buy it.

[mcllamamann]

im actually going to buy this case, i have been wating for a case to fit my needs and this is it :D

[TheAssenholm]

Oh, and could you tell us the weight of it (considering its steel), as i can't find the weight on the website:/

[TheAssenholm]

Where the friggin window option? Other than that, this is the perfect compact h20 tower

[Razargh]

Y NO WINDOW?

[TheSmokingkiller]

prettttyyyyyyy... lol



[xblackhawk91x]

well, I wish I hadn't bought the regular shinobi now...

[dillontube1]

@xblackhawk91x why buy either . both look like a case that was released in the 90s . not very appealing to me at least . but im an over kill big box builder . so it would just be a huge head ach just to fit all my junk in there ..  good showcase tho ! now just get better cases .

[Iopipimps]

I dont understand the blinking placement of the front rad. it doesn't seem like the optical bays are removable. Does it have a hole underneath those bays to slip the rad in?

[ralmslb]

@TimeToLiveCustoms If you could check the max size of the rads and if you can do push/pull that would be awesome. if it could support like a full rad (55mm thick) on the top and with push/pull fans that would be amazing.

[stefanozurich]

sounds awesome, if i upgrade my rig, it'll be in that

[kaustubhaj33]

cosmos II or shinobi?

[TheMombaz]

i hope that there will be a White and Red version of it :)

[steenie1983]

Very, very nice! :D

[PcandTech]

no window / no fan controller , evrything else looks good

[Rinx7]

800D killer?

[adultwatch]

I hope you do a six hour challenge mod on this, maybe put in a Olympic size swimming pool in for cooling.

[PhatboyHD88]

Hey Tom , it is rare you get good quality fans with a case these day , how good are these ? Do they move alot of air ?

[Kolibri1934]

@PhatboyHD88 I had to ditch my Shinobi fans due to noise. I bought 4 Xilence Red Wing 120mm fans to replace them and noise levels fell off the edge of perception. All in all, by the time I'd made the Shinobi case quiet and added in a second 2'5" mount it had become quite an expensive case. Good looking, but not so low budget as I'd hoped it would be. It looks like they have addressed some shortcomings of the Shinobi with this XL just wish they'd given a tad more consideration to the original.

[onogrirwin]

beautiful case, even if I did have to deal with a 2.5 week shipping time for mine lol...

[winstonngo]

2:25 - 2:28 , yeah, normally your videos are 10min+

[Verithiell]

I already have this case. But I can't show it to you :/ (4:47)

[elfboyjr555]

Will the BitFenix XL come with a side window? (hopefully without holes in it...)

[corban2150]

Looks nice , my questions would be is it available in white and does it come with a window like the NZXT switch810. Looking forward to seeing the videos , really hope you can do one for the NZXT as well, im pretty sure your videos will decide which i go for.

[VividMediaGaming]

will the normal shinobi case fit a nh d-14?

[mysticode]

Sigh, I wish this wasn't as much as an obvious promo spot as it was :(

[epeets]

that case looks like you made it yourself Tom! I WANT IT!! O_O

[BitfeNicks]

I swear to you, this was my idea! LOL go to the Bitfenix forums and look at "product suggestions". About half way down the page is a thread titled, "Shinobi XL" posted by me, psychedelnick aka BitfeNicks. LMAO

[YeOldeDweller]

Jesus

[humanitysonlyhope]

If they put a nice big window on the side that dosen't have any holes in it for fans I would most likly but this case. I currently have a haf x with a 360 rad in the top but I want another rad so I can watercool my graphics card and the only way I can do that with my haf x is by modding it but I don't have any of the tools I need to do that.

[savagecabbage9]

great as soon as i buy a shinobi a new one comes out

[Nerothos91]

I want the option to remove the opticalbay 1 by 1 and remove the HDD drives 1 by 1 and instead of having these put in more fans in the front.

[mrDMxtreme]

sounds epic

[VividMediaGaming]

iv been looking for new cases recently and none of them have really tickled my fancy, but i think ive just found the cace i want :), just quick question will there be a windowed version?

[Kolibri1934]

@VividMediaGaming Double-glazed with net curtains...

[VividMediaGaming]

@Kolibri1934 its PERFECT then!!!!

[TheQhozt]

I called it.....

[AgraelDemonLord]

That radiators can be installed without any case moding ?

[MrSoskok]

sounds like one hell of a case

[richardRMD80]

Any chance of a side window ?

[Ruiso7]

well i googled a bit and the case looks great and its huge hope it doesn't cost to much, but it doesn't look like it can hold a 360 in the front imho thanks for the info btw

[xXH3ll5xB3llXx]

@Ruiso7 It says on the spec sheet Cooling Front - 1x230mm(included), or 3 x 120mm (optional).

P.S. "hope it doesn't cost to[o] much"

[blizlake]

Shinobi is my definately my fav case but it's just too small for me. This is honestly a dream come true! :) Eagerly waiting for your review Tom!

[TearsOfWar1]

I was thinking of putting some sound effects for the intro. I think that's what it's lacking. Just a suggestion.

[Elkyblack]

OMG, it's only 5 minutes long

[Dantakurasaki]

@Elkyblack I know, sucks doesn't it? :(

[SuicidalZebra]

My only concern, which was a concern with the original Shinobi, is the mesh on the roof. Would love to know your thoughts of if the roof XL feels like it's of good quality or a general weakness. Commentary on modding support, specifically for the roof and side panel, would be cool too.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the case Tom

[Kolibri1934]

@SuicidalZebra The roof grill is toughish. Though not up to the standards of the Cheese Grating Mac Pro though.

[Verithiell]

Oh forgot to ask, does anyone know if this case gonna have dust filters? Its important for me.

[blizlake]

@Verithiell all intakes are filtered.

[Verithiell]

@blizlake awesome :D ty for info. Now I only wonder how much it will cost. But if its gonna be cheaper than fractal design define r3 than I think i'll grab it.

[Kolibri1934]

@Verithiell Ever heard of tights or stockings?

[Verithiell]

@Kolibri1934 they make fine dust filters? Never tried it :P

[Kolibri1934]

@Verithiell No! They're for wearing when you're doing the vacuuming up of dust inside the PC case. I'm sure TTL swears by them.

[MuayThaiBora]

That looks an absolute gem

[boomshotFodder]

Cool.

[rvictorg]

I still don't understand why they (and other case manufacturers) put the grommets for liquid cooling on the back when they've CLEARLY designed all the cooling to be internal. Just seems like an unnecessary added cost and/or potential for extra noise.

[Verithiell]

Looks interesting, Ill see whats the price here in Poland and I might even consider buying it for my new build.

One thing I don't like too much about this case is hdd rack. Id much prefer 2 separate racks, cuz then I'd remove one for better airflow, since I don't use lots of HDDs.

[xXclemouneXx]

I hope they're gonna make one with a side panel window.

[PlayingThisGame]

I wouldn't buy this case because I just bought a new one and don't really like the idea of a full tower monster on my desk but it still makes me drool.

[Blue79]

looks pretty interesting. would like to see a dual 360 install in this.

[DonutEatingLlama]

Haha the press release video is so corny

[Verithiell]

WHY SO SHORT?? Are you allright Tom?

[Luger718A1]

love the super power usb port :) nice touch

[silentzoRRR]

guess my 500r is going up on ebay

[Luger718A1]

seems like a crazy watercooling case.....i kinda want this

[PingPangification]

A 360mm on the roof, a 360mm in the front and even a 240 at the bottom?! This seems to be like the ultimate watercooling case if you ask me. At first I thought I was going to buy the cosmos 2 for my next watercooling build, but now that I've seen this(or rather heard) I'm going to wait for this case to be released and have a look at some reviews about it when it does (TTL's review first ofc).

keep up the good work TTL =)

[EdgeyForSure]

IT LOOKS amazing, ONLY thing its missing in my opinion is a plain window on the side panel, soon as that comes i will no doubt order it! :D

[BigGR0X]

i hope they release a white version with a huge clear window sorta corsair 600t white style, i mean even if they dont im probably going to purchase this, it looks great!

[videosurfer69]

Looks awesome. Only thing that would of been nice to see is a side panel window.

[TheTingez]

Looks like a nice case with plenty of flexibility built in ... and i would imagine a LOT better value for money than the over priced, over engineered and flawed behemoth cooler master cosmos 2 .. in my opinion but i am sure the review will tell me more when it comes out ...

[Orexll]

I already have a Shinobi, but this one looks epic... I mean 360 at the top, and 360 at the front, and 240 at the bottom?? At that price point of 150$, this case could take down a lot of its competitors.

[IsaacDeanMusic]

Will there be a Shinobi XL Window?

[dragutuful]

but is no mesh in the front for the radiator

[ReasonTV2]

I WANT A SFF CASE T_T NOT A BIGGER CASE Q_Q

[Kolibri1934]

Hmm..it's bigger...probably better...but, it's bigger. I was rather hoping Bitfenix would issue free USB3 connector panels to all Shinobi owners along with a free second 3.5/2.5" bay slot for SSD's as the price of the Shinobi gets quite high once you factor those parts in. Rather like Noctua issued free CPU mounts (which must be more expensive to make than the wee bit of plastic Bitfenix offer for 2.5" or SSD drives). We see there is quite a margin for them to improve the standard Shinobi case.

[Gamer1010101]

3:19 You getting off now Tom? This Shinobi XL must be the ultimate in porn for you.

[iheartcomps]

TJ07.

That is all.

[TehTwoogLe]

Do want.

[pleite567]

me like!!

[Everon979]

Do we know how much one of these badboys costs? I really like the look of it.

[Qazteck]

looks awesome but it would be better if it had a side window

[MrFaustoBV]

Now make one with a window.

[aidandude3]

@MrFaustoBV Yes!

[MAXPLOSIVE]

''Even I wont be getting a sample or a couple of weeks'' Get of your horse Tom! ;D jk

[duluxdoggy]

is this tom's shortest video ever?



[Kolibri1934]

@duluxdoggy Yeah, but 3.5 minutes were spent jabbering.

[scottwcoleman]

been looking for a new case - this might be the one - all seems very positive - charge USB port as well - with a rad in the front epic :D

[MrTaffy0990]

will there be extra mesh and logos to customize it?

[MrFaustoBV]

whow epic

this is where I have been waiting for.



[Kolibri1934]

@MrFaustoBV and "where", precisely, would that be?

[MrFaustoBV]

@Kolibri1934 sorry i ment what

:)

[brdpit]

Nice,cleen,sleek and doesn't look like a bloody UFO trying to take off :p

[xevious2963]

1st here :)