Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH

Zardon · Oct 29, 2009, 10:32 AM

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Do you like small PC's but don't want to compromise? Then look no further because we have one of the finest systems in our labs today. How does a watercooled Core i7 with a 1.6ghz overclock inside a custom made carbon fibre Lian Li chassis sound?

Now we have you salivating .. make sure you check this out ...

niceguyrichy · Oct 29, 2009, 10:46 AM

damn !!

i was drooling by the time i finished reading, and i was fully expecting a price in the 2/3K range too.
just for a change with your latest-tech reviews, i actually didn't end up spluttering about the ridiculous price

awesome review, awesome looking bit of kit. me want

Zardon · Oct 29, 2009, 10:51 AM

Really good price isnt it ? nicest system ive reviewed all year, love it myself.

Alex · Oct 29, 2009, 11:05 AM

Damn, I built a shuttle based PC this year and its crap compared to this, wish I had seen this earlier.

Great review guys, love the spec.

simonw · Oct 29, 2009, 01:39 PM

Top quality components for this build and a very good price too. I like the fact that they modded the case with the nice looking side panels and a side 120mm exhaust fan, that's really the main criticism of the stock Lian Li case - no proper exhaust fan.

humonous · Oct 29, 2009, 02:18 PM

What a brilliant system - big manufacturers like Dell lack this special touch in my opinion. I mean can you imagine Alienware or the like replacing even the fan on the H50 cooler with a high grade Noctua?

Whole thing screams quality and I agree with the score, id buy it myself if I was a bit richer right now.

clanman · Oct 29, 2009, 02:21 PM

thats way faster than the PC in my full sized desktop.

I am very envious - beautiful pc. overclock is insane too.

IvanV · Oct 29, 2009, 03:15 PM

A truly lovely system, I really enjoyed reading the review.

And it's nice to see that the people from Cryo have been reading the past reviews too since they used only DH approved components.

Seriously, the way those particular components came together to make a reliable, quiet and very high performance PC in such a small form factor speaks volumes about the testing process at both Cryo and DH.

niceguyrichy · Oct 29, 2009, 03:29 PM

say, anyone want to buy a slightly alcoholic cat ↓ for, i dunno, around £1,266 .. ?

macbiter · Oct 29, 2009, 07:56 PM

I think im going to order one of these next week when im paid. pretty much identical to the one reviewed. might change the graphics card though.

DJ BIG T · Oct 31, 2009, 12:26 AM

i am drooling over this thing very nice..

Zardon · Oct 31, 2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ BIG T

i am drooling over this thing very nice..

It is an extremely sexy little piece of engineering from Cryo - more powerful than quite a few of my full size desktop systems as well !

Zardon · Nov 1, 2009, 12:44 PM

Well, I fell in love with this system so much I bought it from Cryo to use as my main media PC machine now - my mac mini has been sent to the bedroom as a media player in there now.

I really rate the Nvidia windows drivers for media, as the edge enhancement and noise reduction algorithms within the driver advanced panels really look stunning on my main Panasonic NeoPDP 600hz Plasma, especially with 1080p content.

Have made a few mods of my own to it, such as attaching a bracket to the northbridge with a 92mm low noise Zalman fan over it (I have the prototype which wasn't really totally finished) and have built a little support table for it, next to the TV which I painted a glossy black with smoked glass top. looks wicked. Also hooked in my 4TB Raid-0 external unit via the esata connection. get around 200mb/s with it so its a nice file storage unit for local HD content and backups.

This is the only 'desktop' pc I have bought incidentally in 7 years as I have never been happy with the builds - I couldn't make a better system than this myself.

**kris23** · Nov 1, 2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

This is the only 'desktop' pc I have bought incidentally in 7 years as I have never been happy with the builds - I couldn't make a better system than this myself.

now THAT says something..... very nice Allan

comp_ali · Nov 1, 2009, 08:50 PM

Wow , that's very nice case indeed , it like small refrigerator and it managed to performs very well in games and overclocking CPU to unbelievable clocks , I wish I had enough money.

Cow_160483 · Nov 2, 2009, 02:18 PM

NOW!! that's what i would call a HTPC its a monster

Zardon · Nov 5, 2009, 01:53 PM

This might be interesting for some of you guys.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware...ml#post1310080

Bolletje · Nov 5, 2009, 09:19 PM

Wow, a really nice setup indeed.

I only would prefer a black fan and not that brown from the Noctua fan. I know Noctua's are extremely good fans, but only the color is a downside in my opinion

Zardon · Nov 5, 2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bolletje

Wow, a really nice setup indeed.

I only would prefer a black fan and not that brown from the Noctua fan. I know Noctua's are extremely good fans, but only the color is a downside in my opinion

Funnily enough thats one of the reasons I like them - they are very retro and stylish looking. Black fans are a dime a dozen.

Bolletje · Nov 5, 2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Funnily enough thats one of the reasons I like them - they are very retro and stylish looking. Black fans are a dime a dozen.

True, true, but I wonder how it looks like with a chrome colored fan

Zardon · Nov 5, 2009, 10:53 PM

Well Noctua are just more than a 'pretty' fan maker, their technology is class leading and I don't think there are a company on the market who make better fans. If you want chrome coloured fans or something different, these would be easily painted - my friend bought Noctua fans and painted them a neon green which looked quite different!

Personally ill pass - I was never a harley davidson fan either - chrome seems to be a very american thing (certainly was when I lived there anyway), but I notice you are dutch, which is interesting !

Zardon · Nov 30, 2009, 02:20 PM

Just to let you know Cryo are selling these now with up to a 5970 handling the graphics. A slight modification is needed to the front of the chassis to accommodate it (means moving a fan forward, I did it myself to test) also they are recommending a 850W psu, although im sure the 650W corsair would handle it ok. Had a few emails from people who bought them based on our review. seems to be selling quite well.

Oct 29, 2009, 10:32 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Read The Review Here ______________ Do you like small PC's but don't want to compromise? Then look no further because we have one of the finest systems in our labs today. How does a watercooled Core i7 with a 1.6ghz overclock inside a custom made carbon fibre Lian Li chassis sound? Now we have you salivating .. make sure you check this out ...

Oct 29, 2009, 10:51 AM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Really good price isnt it ? nicest system ive reviewed all year, love it myself.

Oct 29, 2009, 11:05 AM	#4
Alex Driverheaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 45	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Damn, I built a shuttle based PC this year and its crap compared to this, wish I had seen this earlier. Great review guys, love the spec.

Oct 29, 2009, 01:39 PM	#5
simonw HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HK Posts: 312 Rep Power: 43 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Top quality components for this build and a very good price too. I like the fact that they modded the case with the nice looking side panels and a side 120mm exhaust fan, that's really the main criticism of the stock Lian Li case - no proper exhaust fan.

Oct 29, 2009, 02:18 PM	#6
humonous DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH What a brilliant system - big manufacturers like Dell lack this special touch in my opinion. I mean can you imagine Alienware or the like replacing even the fan on the H50 cooler with a high grade Noctua? Whole thing screams quality and I agree with the score, id buy it myself if I was a bit richer right now.

Oct 29, 2009, 02:21 PM	#7
clanman DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 34	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH thats way faster than the PC in my full sized desktop. I am very envious - beautiful pc. overclock is insane too.

Oct 29, 2009, 03:15 PM	#8
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH A truly lovely system, I really enjoyed reading the review. And it's nice to see that the people from Cryo have been reading the past reviews too since they used only DH approved components. Seriously, the way those particular components came together to make a reliable, quiet and very high performance PC in such a small form factor speaks volumes about the testing process at both Cryo and DH. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Oct 29, 2009, 07:56 PM	#10
macbiter DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH I think im going to order one of these next week when im paid. pretty much identical to the one reviewed. might change the graphics card though.

Oct 31, 2009, 12:26 AM	#11
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH i am drooling over this thing very nice.. __________________

Nov 1, 2009, 12:44 PM	Thread Starter #13
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Well, I fell in love with this system so much I bought it from Cryo to use as my main media PC machine now - my mac mini has been sent to the bedroom as a media player in there now. I really rate the Nvidia windows drivers for media, as the edge enhancement and noise reduction algorithms within the driver advanced panels really look stunning on my main Panasonic NeoPDP 600hz Plasma, especially with 1080p content. Have made a few mods of my own to it, such as attaching a bracket to the northbridge with a 92mm low noise Zalman fan over it (I have the prototype which wasn't really totally finished) and have built a little support table for it, next to the TV which I painted a glossy black with smoked glass top. looks wicked. Also hooked in my 4TB Raid-0 external unit via the esata connection. get around 200mb/s with it so its a nice file storage unit for local HD content and backups. This is the only 'desktop' pc I have bought incidentally in 7 years as I have never been happy with the builds - I couldn't make a better system than this myself.

Nov 1, 2009, 08:50 PM	#15
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Wow , that's very nice case indeed , it like small refrigerator and it managed to performs very well in games and overclocking CPU to unbelievable clocks , I wish I had enough money. __________________

Nov 2, 2009, 02:18 PM	#16
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,817 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH NOW!! that's what i would call a HTPC its a monster __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Nov 5, 2009, 01:53 PM	Thread Starter #17
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH This might be interesting for some of you guys. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware...ml#post1310080

Nov 5, 2009, 09:19 PM	#18
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Wow, a really nice setup indeed. I only would prefer a black fan and not that brown from the Noctua fan. I know Noctua's are extremely good fans, but only the color is a downside in my opinion

Nov 5, 2009, 10:53 PM	Thread Starter #21
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Well Noctua are just more than a 'pretty' fan maker, their technology is class leading and I don't think there are a company on the market who make better fans. If you want chrome coloured fans or something different, these would be easily painted - my friend bought Noctua fans and painted them a neon green which looked quite different! Personally ill pass - I was never a harley davidson fan either - chrome seems to be a very american thing (certainly was when I lived there anyway), but I notice you are dutch, which is interesting !

Nov 30, 2009, 02:20 PM	Thread Starter #22
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: Cryo Nano Ultimate SFF Review @ DH Just to let you know Cryo are selling these now with up to a 5970 handling the graphics. A slight modification is needed to the front of the chassis to accommodate it (means moving a fan forward, I did it myself to test) also they are recommending a 850W psu, although im sure the 650W corsair would handle it ok. Had a few emails from people who bought them based on our review. seems to be selling quite well.