News Cooler Master Jumps the Shark With Pre-Built PCs in Shoe, Shark Cases

[Admin]

But the Cooling X, which uses the side panels as radiators, arrives first.

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[RichardtST]

Oh. Come. On. What is so wrong with a 5950X? It may be last gen, but it's still a screamer, and IT'S AFFORDABLE. OK, almost affordable, but more-so than the 7000- series! Many a youtuber has shown very clearly that you are able to game quite nicely with hardware even 5-10 years old. I wouldn't go knocking hardware that is barely two.

That shoe is very strange. But the shark. I dunno. I might have to try that for my next build if it's not too expensive!

 

[Sleepy_Hollowed]

Oh. Come. On. What is so wrong with a 5950X? It may be last gen, but it's still a screamer, and IT'S AFFORDABLE. OK, almost affordable, but more-so than the 7000- series! Many a youtuber has shown very clearly that you are able to game quite nicely with hardware even 5-10 years old. I wouldn't go knocking hardware that is barely two.

That shoe is very strange. But the shark. I dunno. I might have to try that for my next build if it's not too expensive!

Hard agree, especially since it will be supported by Windows for a long while.

I can get behind the shark until kids start singing baby shark when they see it.

 

[thestryker]

This confirms what Gamers Nexus was told by Cooler Master: the shoe/shark will only be sold in prebuilt form for the time being.

I'm really curious how that cooling solution is going to work out since der8auer had tested a very expensive custom case designed similarly which was very bad (biggest difference being the radiator in this one). CM obviously has the resources to do it right, but I can't help wondering if that explains the CPU/GPU choice. I'd like to think the choices are a reflection of stock shortages and/or time refining the design instead though.

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

Oh. Come. On. What is so wrong with a 5950X? It may be last gen, but it's still a screamer, and IT'S AFFORDABLE. OK, almost affordable, but more-so than the 7000- series! Many a youtuber has shown very clearly that you are able to game quite nicely with hardware even 5-10 years old. I wouldn't go knocking hardware that is barely two.

That shoe is very strange. But the shark. I dunno. I might have to try that for my next build if it's not too expensive!

The problem is that this is going to almost certainly be a premium build. Pre-builts already cost more than DIY, so if you're going to pay for a pre-built, wouldn't you at least want the latest tech? Even the Ryzen 5 7600X often beats the former 5950X in gaming performance, and multi-threaded performance is up to 30% faster or something like that. Basically, creating a new pre-built using parts from last year (or two years ago) just doesn't make much sense.

 

[waltc3]

I always wonder about novelty cases like the Shark... When the primary user/owner tires of looking at it, which probably won't take long, what good is it? How long could you use something like that in your office before you started feeling a bit idiotic? Maybe an owner could charge admission for everyone on his street, APT building, etc., rope it off and give $2 tours? But, I could see maybe an attraction for 8-10 year olds, possibly. Until they got tired of it.

 

[PEnns]

"... it's already a bit behind, with last-gen components from AMD, including the Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Radeon 6800XT. "

Seriously?? That's old?? And that could be bad, because....???

I'd gladly buy this build and I am certain it would be good for at least 5 - 7 years, even longer!!

 

[jkflipflop98]

I always wonder about novelty cases like the Shark... When the primary user/owner tires of looking at it, which probably won't take long, what good is it? How long could you use something like that in your office before you started feeling a bit idiotic? Maybe an owner could charge admission for everyone on his street, APT building, etc., rope it off and give $2 tours? But, I could see maybe an attraction for 8-10 year olds, possibly. Until they got tired of it.

I suppose those would be concerns for those with low self esteem.

 

[vanadiel007]

The problem is that this is going to almost certainly be a premium build. Pre-builts already cost more than DIY, so if you're going to pay for a pre-built, wouldn't you at least want the latest tech? Even the Ryzen 5 7600X often beats the former 5950X in gaming performance, and multi-threaded performance is up to 30% faster or something like that. Basically, creating a new pre-built using parts from last year (or two years ago) just doesn't make much sense.

I think that sums it up nicely. People these days seem to be obsessed with "beating" previous generations, rather than seeing the true value of a previous generation in everyday use scenario's.

This is why $1,500 GPU's are a thing now. It's all about beating, like a F1 car that is 0.2 seconds faster than last years' car. Not that it matters much if anything to the average person...

 

[husker]

The problem is that this is going to almost certainly be a premium build. Pre-builts already cost more than DIY, so if you're going to pay for a pre-built, wouldn't you at least want the latest tech? Even the Ryzen 5 7600X often beats the former 5950X in gaming performance, and multi-threaded performance is up to 30% faster or something like that. Basically, creating a new pre-built using parts from last year (or two years ago) just doesn't make much sense.

And it's even more than that. Think of the kind of person that is going to want to buy this kind of system. Obviously it is mean to impress. You invite a few friends over expecting them to "wow" over your new rig, and as soon as they find out it's got 2 year old tech inside they'll comment on how their rig out paces yours and be like "meh" instead. In my book that is a fail.

 

[2Be_or_Not2Be]

And it's even more than that. Think of the kind of person that is going to want to buy this kind of system. Obviously it is mean to impress. You invite a few friends over expecting them to "wow" over your new rig, and as soon as they find out it's got 2 year old tech inside they'll comment on how their rig out paces yours and be like "meh" instead. In my book that is a fail.

You can't judge on what people feel when they make their purchases. I think of collectors - people have different tastes, and they spend their money however they want. To me, the wow factor of the Shark case is the case itself, not what powers it. Whether it's in an office or at home, that's the neat part.

It would be nice, of course, if they have user-replaceable parts. Switching out ITX boards with new CPUs would definitely be useful. The harder part would be accommodating new GPUs, especially if the size limits what you can replace. But that applies to every case, even custom ones.