Marketing

Feature 1G 2G
Focus on Computer type Entry to Mid Range PC Workstation PC
Market Focus Consumer Freelance / Contractor / Professional
Sales and Marketing Platform Crowd Funding V² Community Promotion
Product Range DIY PC Case DIY PC Case & Ready Built PC

Power

Feature 1G 2G
Max Power 180 W 300 W
External Brick + Pico ATX ✔ ✔
External Brik + Nano ATX ➖ ✔
Internal Fanless PSU ➖ ✔
Flex ATX ➖ ✔
Build in Power Distribution ➖ ✔

Within one year of using ViCase G1 in our office 75% of pico ATX power supplies failed, even we already used the best brands available, which still were only third tier brands. No first or second tier PSU manufacturer offered pico ATX power supplies. As such we changed the design to accommodate Flex ATX power supplies and industrial passive nano ATX power supplies. Both are available as Gold versions with efficiency of better than 90%, long term warranty and from first tier brands. Since the change we had no further power supply failure. We have removed pico ATX Power supplies from all configurations and we strongly discourage DIY users to opt for pico ATX power supplies.

Performance

Feature 1G 2G
Max CPU i7-4790 i7-6700
Single Bracket GPU Low Profile ✔ ✔
Double Bracket GPU Low Profile ➖ ✔

Most customer wanted faster GPUs. G2 delivers.

Disks

Feature 1G 2G
maximum number of Disks 6 3
mSATA support ✔ ➖
NVME support ➖ ✔
maximum data rate 600 MB/s 4000 MB/s

Customer feedback showed little interest in many disks and mSATA, but lots of interests in M2 NVME.

Safety

Feature 1G 2G
Kensington Lock ✔ ✔
Surge Protection ➖ ✔
EMI Protection ➖ ✔
User replaceable Fuse ➖ ✔

We got lots of questions to integrate surge protection and EMI. Although ViCase G2 is larger than ViCase G1, yet its total desk space is smaller due to integration of surge protection and power distribtion.

Available Standards by time of shipping

Feature 1G 2G
V²picoATX-PSU ➖ ✔
V²nanoATX-PSU ➖ ✔
V²FlexATX-PSU ➖ ✔

We are starting to publish V² standards. We begin with the missing power supply standards, as these provides the biggest synergies for users, power supply makers and V²Case developers.

Case Features

Feature 1G 2G
CNC Cut Aluminum, sand blasted, anodized ✔ ✔
Logo Customization ➖ ✔
Square Shape ➖ ✔
Logo upright in 4 mounting directions ➖ ✔
Spare Parts ➖ ✔
3 Chamber Airflow ➖ ✔

We were able to add all features that were requested by the community to the 2nd generation ViCase.

Accessories

Feature 1G 2G
ViCase Access Plastic Aluminum
ViCase Access Includeded ➖ ✔
Included ViCase Feet ➖ ✔
Included ViCase VESA ➖ ✔
Mounting Option ViCase Access to ViCase Stand ➖ ✔
Arduino Mini Pro compatible ➖ ✔
ViCase Chroma ➖ ✔
Ultra Low Fan Speed Option ➖ ✔
3 Pin Fan Support with Fan Speed Regulation ➖ ✔

The system for G2 is greatly expanded.

Portability

Feature 1G 2G
Small Size ✔ ✔
Easy inspection boarding airplane ➖ ✔
Integrated PSU and Power Distribtion ➖ ✔

Portability was very important to community members.

Wishlist for ViCase G3

Support for Full Height Desktop Cards

  • Up to GTX 1070
  • 150W
  • 10.5” lengths

3 Disk Bays

  • 2.5”
  • Support for RAID5

PSU

  • Flex ATX
  • 300W
  • 6 Pin Aux PCIe

Case

  • Form Factor: V²Case Small
  • Sise: 10 L (ViCase Mini = 6L)
  • Accessory Compatibility: All V²Case Accessories