Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Case Featured Build

Today's video is a featured build inside a very special case. It’s the Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon case with an authentic carbon fibre rod frame and a combination of aluminium and carbon fibre panels and fan mounts. It would be quite difficult to review this chassis like any other normal PC case, so instead I'm going to build a fully custom water-cooled system with the Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon and then deliver my verdict…

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:47 The cases / pricing
01:27 Construction and hardware
02:02 Features / specifications / Front I/O / HW support
04:45 Adjustable brackets / trays / removing panels
06:07 Distro plate / Pump
06:32 Back and underside
07:24 Carbon Fibre
07:50 Custom Loop hardware
11:02 Timelapse build
24:14 James' thoughts on the case

Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon Features:

• The Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon is crafted from an authentic carbon fibre rod for unrivalled strength and durability with precision CNC machined aluminium corners and smoked glass side panels for added stability and elegance.
• Equipped with a distro plate specifically designed for the skeleton case with a wide range of waterway connecting options to make building a custom loop easy.
• It supports dual 360mm radiators (front and top) and vertical GPU mounting with an included vertical mount and PCIE 4.0 riser cable.
• And features an adjustable motherboard tray with a built-in cable box that can be flexibly positioned to suit your build and makes planning tubing runs easier.

Specifications:

• Case Type: ATX Open Frame
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 50 x 259.80 x 573.00 mm
• Net Weight: 13Kg
• Material: Carbon, aluminium, smoked glass
• Motherboard Support: ATX, mATX, EATX, ITX
• Expansion Slots: 7 (without vertical GPU mount) + 2 Vertical
• Storage Bays: 1 x 2.5” SSD
• Distro plate Dimensions: 155 x 63.5 x 486 mm
• Distro plate power connections: 3-Pin JST + 3-Pin 5V
• Pump: VPP/D5
• Pump power connections: 4-Pin PWM | SATA
• Max PSU Size: ATX Standard
• Pre-installed fans: N/A
• Fan Support: 3 x 120mm (Top + Front) 120mm (Rear)
• Radiator Support: 120, 240, 360mm (Top + Front) 120mm (Rear)
• Dust Filters: N/A
• Font I/O: 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, 1 x 3.5mm audio, 1 x 3.5mm Mic, Power button
• LCD Screen: N/A

Build Hardware Specification:

• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Motherboard – MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi
• Graphics Card – INNO3D RTX 4080 Super X3OC White
• Memory – 64GB (2 x 32GB Modules) G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400
• Storage – 1TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe Gen4 NVME M.2 SSD
• CPU Cooler – Custom
• Power Supply – Seasonic Prime PX-2200 ATX 3 / PCIe 5 compliant
• Case fans – Alphacool Apex Stealth Metal Power Fan – Black
• Chassis – Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon
• Operating System – Windows 11

Cooling System Specification:

• CPU Block: Alphacool Core 1 Aurora Carbon
• GPU Block: Alphacool Core GeForce RTX 4080 Reference Design With Backplate
• Radiators: 2x Alphacool NexXxos HPE-45 Full Copper 360mm
• Tubing: Alphacool Carbon Hard Tube 16mm
• Fittings: Alphacool Eisapfen Pro 16mm Hard Tube

KitGuru says: The Alphacool Apex Pro Skeleton Carbon is possibly one of the most unique-looking cases ever made, we like the carbon fibre and CNC machined aluminium combined with a deep red coolant which gives it a modified car style look!

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