LOUQE Ghost S1 Tophat Mk III (Ash, Large)

La case è molto bella, facile montare il sistema all'interno. Il cosidetto RAGTAG di Vegan leather non regge niente e si sfila dopo due giorni... l'ho sostituito con il pomolo della figura, molto meglio (si trova qui https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0C57CXS58?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 - dice che il diametro è 3mm, in realtà è un poco meno, e nei fori da 2.5mm della case il pomolo ci passa proprio bene)

In der Beschreibung steht 57mm höhe.Dachte schon da passt etwas nicht. Die Gr. L ist nur 26mm.Artikel ging wieder zurück.

This was my second order. Amazon must have given me a returned item cause it was missing screws and the panels had blemishes and tiny scratches. The second order came in shrink wrapped and was in perfect condition. Now I just need a M tophat to complete my build.

The layout concept is excellent, being able to bolt everything to the center spine and drop all but two sides make it so much easier to build and work on than other SFF cases with a fixed "box" frame. The modularity/expandability is also great, you can add a lot of extra interior space while keeping the overall footprint quite small.The size is perfect for doing an air-cooled build or a top-mounted 240mm radiator cooler with the large tophat. There's plenty of room on the CPU side for a larger air cooler, or a moderately-sized water pump/reservoir combo block.My only complaint with the design is that you more-or-less have to break down the case to do any cleaning/maintenance, but at least it's fast and easy to break down. The side panels slide into dovetails on the front/back panels, and are held in place by either the fixed tophat or the bottom panel, which means you have to break out a torx screwdriver and disassemble one or the other to remove a side panel. If you don't have a tophat, you can leave the screws off the bottom, and let the magnetically-attached top dust cover (and gravity) hold the panels in, but then you have to be careful not to lift the case by the side panels because they will start to slide out.Fit and finish wise, it looks slick, and feels very premium- the matte aluminum sheds fingerprints much better than a glossy finish, and the radiused corners look great. As others have mentioned is not quite perfect. The color between panels seems extremely consistent, at least on the black (ash) version, but panel fit has a little bit of drift in the spec, which is not good since the tolerances are pretty tight for fitting the panels. All-in-all, the panel fit is probably 95%, and you would never notice except on very close inspection, but in this price range I feel it's warranted to be a bit picky.The top and bottom panels are stamped & powder-coated steel rather than milled aluminum, so they do have a bit of flex to them, and are a bit fragile. I could see them getting bent up if you're not careful handling them.I did not have any issues with the panel threading, it looks like it uses steel inserts, which is good, because there really are not many screws holding it all together.

I put this off for a very long time having purchased my Ghost S1 a couple years ago. The main reason was the bulging issue and color mismatch. So far the bulging issue seems to have been addressed but the color mismatch in late 2021 is still very much an issue. If I’m being honest it only seems to affect the sides and not the front. Upon opening the top hat it’s clearly noticeable that two of the four pieces are different shades of “Ash” or black. It’s not a huge deal breaker but for a “premium” case and a top hat that cost $55, seems a little unacceptable. Either way, it is what it is. I’ll be installing an AIO cooler so I really needed this, unless you’re one of those S1 owners who leave the AIO exposed at the top. Also, for it being a large top hat, I was quite surprised at how small this case still is. I would recommend this but would also let anyone know who is interested to be wary of the color mismatch. I’m not sure if it’s worse or not with other color options but aside from that it’s a great add on for your S1.