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Deepcool’s new Tristeller S chassis looks like an alien spacecraft

By Koh Wanzi - on 14 Sep 2015, 10:14am

Deepcool’s new Tristeller S chassis looks like an alien spacecraft

Image Source: Deepcool

The PC modding space is home to all sorts of outlandish case designs. Enthusiasts are hardly averse to going out of their way to create their own unique cases that look nothing like the standard, rectangular ones the majority of users are used to. It’s in this spirit of modding that Deepcool has unveiled the Tristellar S, an updated version of its Tristellar case that looks like something straight out of a science-fiction movie.

The Star Wars-inspired chassis throws all conventional notions of what a case should look like out of the window. It has three discrete chambers arranged in a trident-esque design, with the motherboard, graphics card, and power supply and hard drives housed in separate compartments.

Image Source: Deepcool

But if you thought that the compartments look a little too narrow to take ATX boards, you’re right. It will house only mini-ITX boards, but there is fortunately space for full-sized hardware in the other compartments. The Tristellar S supports graphics cards up to 320mm in length and standard ATX-sized power supplies. There’s also space for a 120mm liquid cooling radiator, or an 85mm tall CPU air cooler.

The chassis takes after the triple-fin design of Emperor Palpatine’s space shuttle in Return of the Jedi, and the bottom two chambers feature rubber supports for the case to sit on. The topmost compartment houses the graphics card and three 2.5-inch SSDs, and features side windows on either side to show off your hardware. When viewed from the front, the rightmost compartment will house the mini-ITX motherboard, while the left compartment takes the power supply and two 3.5-inch HDDs.

Image Source: Deepcool

All the cables are routed through the central core that also connects all three chambers. That doesn’t sound like the most practical or easy-to-install arrangement, but then again a case that looks like a space shuttle probably wasn’t designed to be practical anyway.

The internal frame itself is constructed of steel and is covered by an aluminium shell, so it’s really no lightweight.

We aren’t surprised to learn that Deepcool is only making 50 of these cases. Limited edition runs are a great way to drum up hype around a product, and with Episode VII hitting theaters in December, this is probably as good a time as any for a limited edition Star Wars case.

It is available now for US$599.99. Each unit has a unique number between 1 and 50 etched on the back of the hexagonal connecting core and is signed by MNPCTech founder Bill Owen.

Image Source: Deepcool

Source: Deepcool via Tom’s Hardware

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