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A player who has been a little concerned about this year's Taipei Computer Show will not forget a straight-line sleek gaming console. This is SAMA's "Ark." Sama (SAMA) was established in 2003. Many products have beautiful designs, precise market positioning and high cost performance, so they are highly sought after by players. What this article shares is the first 2016 new product of Xianma - the "Ark" chassis.

E-sports elements and classic geometric lines together make the "Ark", giving people the first impression of the atmosphere personality. Before the trial product was received, he entered the official website of Xianma. The "Ark" occupied the headline of the website, which shows the manufacturers' expectations for the ark.

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Into the box, the courier nearly 1700 kilometers makes the box no longer has the original appearance of the factory, so simply show it.

The front of the chassis is highlighted in blue English and black Chinese with the "ARK Ark". The panel pattern style simulates the side panels of the chassis and is straightforward to the subject.

Both sides of the box showed the personal sign of the chassis, “ATX-III”. This is the characteristic of the chassis. The development concept “makes every hardware become the main character”. The rest also has basic parameters.

Unpacking after the overall display, worrying about the installation process to get flowers on both sides of the panel is not torn off the protective film, leaving a little look forward to afterwards.

Front and back, top and bottom

Left side

Right



The top panel shows that since the top and front fan dust nets are easy to wash and wash, tapes are used to prevent accidental opening during transportation.

Top contains an SD/TF card reader and a three- speed switch (Low-Off-High)

Front upper I/O (Input/Output) area, 2xUSB3.0+2xUSB2.0+ audio output input + hard disk data indication LED + restart switch + power switch

Sama LOGO

Front glowing lines overlooking

Front lower fan network display

Look at the rear of the chassis and the top is the air outlet. Due to the large space, we designed two fan sizes 12/14cm fan or cold row, and it is an adjustable installation slot design to facilitate the adjustment of different specifications of different locations. The upper part of the fan was mechanically carved "MADE IN CHINA" but this Chinese-made watcher looked obviously more comfortable.

The following is a full eight PCI expansion bezel position, see that a row of neat screws will know that it is free to dismantle the design, eliminating the need for a dismantling trouble, more operative for higher-end DIY players Now.

A close-up view of the bottom power supply shows the inside of the shock-absorbing pad and the lower metal dust-proof net. The entire rear panel heat sink features a honeycomb-shaped hexagonal design. The great thing about this design is that it uses the least amount of material to get the most space, while the application in the chassis ensures an effective heat dissipation area while also ensuring aesthetics.

Bottom non-slip shock absorber pads, simple and practical.

Side panel fixing screw close-up, metal shell and screw mouth, combined with high-strength plastic inside.

Side cover display, clearly see the internal structure inside, full of mechanical beauty.

Side panels do not touch only from the cutting edge and the light perception is difficult to distinguish between acrylic or glass, after pressing it is found that acrylic, acrylic panel is also good, the appearance is almost close to the glass but more plastic, not easy to break off.

A close-up of the yellow "ATX-III" mark that is noticeable after opening a position.

Manual and certificate, the specification uses a more detailed black and white picture printing, can make it easier for players who do not understand the installed machine to deal with the installation problem.

At the top of the fan position, each fan wire has been blackened to make it more durable. The first two horses have 9 blade RGB fans.

Another "Ark" feature: The retained optical drive position is very different from the ATX-II architecture of today that basically abandoned the drive position. Can someone ask if there are still people using optical drives? I want to say that I am actually using it. I will show it later. It is true that today's development may no longer require optical drives, but at certain times certain groups of people really need it; in addition, for example, some fan speed controllers, water tanks, and some motherboard controllers also need to be installed in the optical drive. However, if you do not need this drive, you can remove it by disassembling the screws.

Double rivets are used at the joints on the sides of the chassis to ensure firm and firm. The side plate contact points are also protected by a rubber pad, which can prevent resonance and protect the side plate.

Inside the PCI baffle, it looks very comfortable.

Walking wire control rubber slot, this is one of the signs of the high-end chassis, is also a very practical function, it can be a good combination of wire and chassis both beautiful and protect the wire.

SSD hard disk, like the steel panel, at first glance thought that the hard disk holder is made of steel, this workmanship is pretty good, with the same light as steel, but plastic.

Bottom power supply internal situation, here said under the shock pad, because the pad is fixed with adhesive, and the fixed area is small, it is recommended that manufacturers increase the area, we use this chassis installed also a little more careful, otherwise the power supply is not installed When you go back and forth, you can easily displace the cushion.

Open the entire back panel of acrylic panel, and the chassis accessories are fixed in the hard disk tray. There are four easy-to-use cable clips from top to bottom (with Velcro design), and with it's extra-large track space and bundled straps, it's not a problem to get out of the beautiful backline.

Fans, LED lights control panel is particularly eye-catching, circuit board clearly marked the type of interface, behind the cable also found that the socket is not loose is not right, will not produce a miracle scene.

Remove front and rear hard disk shelves

Each disk tray has four shock-absorbing screws, and the shelf is fixed by hanging.

Accessories overview, a pack of screws and a tie, all blackened; screws are mainly four kinds of specifications, the motherboard copper column, motherboard screws, power / graphics card mounting screws, self-tapping screws.

Open the front panel to see what is the case, the panel material is also very good workmanship, do not touch it and feel the temperature, otherwise I really think it is steel. After removing the panel, you can easily install the modified drive bay and fan or cold row. Do not blow is not black, here also have to point a praise, this price comes standard with 5 RGB highlighted 15LED lamp beads 9 fan, and the whole workmanship is so good, really hard to come by.

Close-up of the top fan, you can install 240 cold row, the same basic structure. What needs to be emphasized here is that when disassembling a fan or installing it in a cold row, it is not necessary to remove the upper/front panel. When removing the dust-proof, easy-to-removable panel, the screws and the mounting position are already present, and the installation can be easily resolved.

Front hardware drive position, maximum support two optical drive hardware, but need to remove the metal baffle.

The fan uses 5050 high-brightness lamp beads, long life and high brightness.

Look at the removed front panel. The inside of the luminous line is two white plastics that refract light.

The light bar is also a 5050 lamp bead

Inside the I/O panel, it can be seen that the back work is so fine.

The front fan dust-proof plate is easy to wash and remove design, and the air filter can be removed by gently pressing the two buckles.

Dust nets are the same as the two dust nets.

The top panel is as good as the workmanship.

Reader internal

Fan governor internal

Vernier caliper measurement plate thickness

The thickness of the steel plate is basically the same as the official mark. The front and rear plates and the bottom plate are about 1.1mm, the front plate and the top cover are about 0.8mm, the rear window is about 0.7mm, and the optical disk drive frame is about 0.6mm. Because of fear of getting the acrylic material, it is not measured. Acrylic thickness, but the role of acrylic is mainly decorative, after all, such a thick sheet even if the structure of such a large internal space is sufficient.



Installed

Omission process final completion diagram

positive

Negative

The use of the module is not a custom line, so the hard disk is awkward, but at this time the translucent gray black acrylic panel can also reflect the role.

Please ignore the reflections. . . . Some friends may have said that this dark acrylic will have an impact on the side penetration. In fact, this cannot be completely understood. Although you can visually see the hardware inside, you will experience visual fatigue after a long time, which means you are used to seeing pure Throughout it will feel that the chassis has no connotation, and the effect of “especially holding a half-masked face” is semi-permeable to most people.


Complete the diagram.


General aspects test


01. Noise Test

Noise test, ambient temperature about 36.5 dB, tested for noise in four situations:
1. Only SSDs open small winds: 37.5 dB
2. Only SSDs open big winds: 38.2 dB
3. SSD+HDD opens a small wind: 39.1 dB
4. SSD+HDD opens a big wind: 39.7 decibels


02. Beep Test

Pictured above is the standby temperature

The picture above shows the temperature of the press for 15 minutes

It can be found that the five fans plus the large space inside the chassis are really helpful for controlling the temperature. The temperature is only in the early sixties and it is quite amazing.


03. Interface testing

I created my own interface test to check if there were any errors or conflicts during all the trials. I found that SD card and TF card can only use one at the same time, but it is also very good. The SD/TF card reader is standard. The device is already very convenient to design.


04. Light color test
Red light

Green light

Blue light

Purple light

Yellow light

Blue light

White Chang Liang

Red purple blue green yellow and white seven marquee flashes

Seven-color smooth gradient/breathing gradient

There are more than ten color modes, multiple modes of change (see below for specific effects)




There is always a color theme that you like


Summary: It can be found through installation that each ATX-III hardware is the concept of the protagonist, although it has not yet been adopted by the entire IT industry, and due to functional needs or the balance of many factors, this concept has not come first. The horses are vividly reflected, but in retrospect, the spirit of innovation and vision for development should be strongly supported. This idea will soon be followed by major manufacturers.




Comprehensive summary:

Through a more detailed understanding of the “Sama Ark”, the design concept of the chassis “ATX-III: letting every hardware become the protagonist” was found to be a good idea. Through a chart, the chassis is summarized as follows:

The exquisite workmanship and installation effects of the actual workmanship can be regarded as only a few products in the same price segment. The light efficiency generated by the standard 5 LED lamp bead 9 leaf fan is also the general chassis standard two or three can not be compared; the whole machine space Very high heat dissipation efficiency, the front face design is cool enough, and the side double side can thoroughly display your DIY hardware. For wind-cooled and water-cooled players, you can display a forcing grid. The current Xianma is in Jingdong and other e-commerce platforms. The results are also excellent at the same stage chassis. However, I personally think that the installation of hard disks, especially mechanical disks, is not aesthetically pleasing, and the lack of setting for light switches is not enough for humanization. It would be better to optimize this small detail. In general, if there is a player who buys around 500 yuan, I would recommend this one.

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