Claymore_4
@altii
 
not work  thx for your help 

well i tried, sorry man! just have to wait until August :)

Um, is there an optical drive bay? If there isn't this case will not suit the needs of many..
 
Edit; Guess not. Really disappointing!

lexluthermiester
Um, is there an optical drive bay? If there isn't this case will not suit the needs of many..
 
Edit; Guess not. Really disappointing!

Personally I actually really like that there is no bays for optical drives in the way. I don't like using bay reservoirs, so for me they are just in the way.

consider the following -

a) aimed at PC gaming enthusiasts, not average consumer (much less likely to need an optical bay on a daily basis)

b) that crowd they are aimed at is very likely to own more than one PC, if they *really* need to retrieve something off an optical disc they can use another PC. (or an external drive - I gave one to my sister-in-law a few years ago when she got one of those super slim laptops as her new PC and realized to her horror that they don't come with optical drives at all anymore)

c) all that said, if you need an optical drive for daily use, this is probably not the case for you! I don't think it's a deterrent to many who would be interested in the cases though. I've always had to dremel the damn things out to make room for bigger rads, so this is a nice feature imo!

Optical is going the way of the floppy. I cant say I'll miss it.

this is useful for archiving all your data, the cloud is dangerous for all your data picture/movies/musics , I have made my experience with mega upload 
 
 
good price for 1.25TB

Well, just pre-ordered my DG-87. Everything went well.
 
But got this message at the end:
"EVGA will send you an email with updated shipping cost and grand total along with payment information"
 
This why I tend not to pre-order or buy from official sites as you have no clue what they will charge for shipping...but I've got a new platform and PSU going in and I REALLY don't want to assemble my rig twice so need this ASAP.
 
When are these expected to hit online stores anyway? If we who pre-ordered, 'get' them in August which seems like for ever....

Slimshiesty

EVGA GTX Hybrid
Well, just pre-ordered my DG-87. Everything went well.
 
But got this message at the end:
"EVGA will send you an email with updated shipping cost and grand total along with payment information"
 
This why I tend not to pre-order or buy from official sites as you have no clue what they will charge for shipping...but I've got a new platform and PSU going in and I REALLY don't want to assemble my rig twice so need this ASAP.
 
When are these expected to hit online stores anyway? If we who pre-ordered, 'get' them in August which seems like for ever....

It is forever, but you will check here and there , and the next thing you know there will be an email.
Telling you how much shipping costs... go to work a few more times and BAM !   Here's your case !

I like the ''Here's your case !'' part!

Sokonomi

Claymore_4
this is useful for archiving all your data, the cloud is dangerous for all your data picture/movies/musics , I have made my experience with mega upload 
good price for 1.25TB

No its not.. 26,49 euro for the disks plus 70 euro for the burner, so 96,49 euros for 1.25Tb.
A 3Tb drive is most cost efficient at 0.028ct per Gb, and for 3Tb worth of bluray youd pay 0.044ct per Gb.
So a harddrive is cheaper, plus they are reusable and much easier and faster to access.
Bluray disks also suffer from something called data rot, where disks go corrupt over time.
 
In almost every way, harddrives are a better choice.

I do not agree , a hard drive is Subjected to more risks, I have +100 blu ray disc dating from 2010 who lost no data 
they are archived in separate pockets for a very good protect, i have 5 hard disk die from 2010-2016.
 
you make money from the optical drive with time.

WhiteWulfe
Trying to get clarification here....  By mention of "EATX", are we talking proper 12x13" EATX and variants of that format like SSI-EEB, or are we talking more like the slightly extended ATX boards that are out there?

I have a argument on my inner thought, "should I buy Supermicro E-ATX motherboard or Asus EEB?" If I eventually will buy Asus EEB (because it has nice color combination, which is cool), will it fit with this EVGA DG-8?
 
I did a research online about the difference between EEB vs E-ATX, they may have the exact same dimension but unfortunately they have slight different screw hole position :( . So the big question is, does EVGA DG-8 will hold EEB mobo nicely?

WhiteWulfe

flix_ujin
 
I have a argument on my inner thought, "should I buy Supermicro E-ATX motherboard or Asus EEB?" If I eventually will buy Asus EEB (because it has nice color combination, which is cool), will it fit with this EVGA DG-8?
 
I did a research online about the difference between EEB vs E-ATX, they may have the exact same dimension but unfortunately they have slight different screw hole position :( . So the big question is, does EVGA DG-8 will hold EEB mobo nicely?

Actually, the biggest reason why I ask is that EVGA claims their X99 Classified is E-ATX, but it's actually only 12" x 10 3/8" in size.  If I get this case, I want to stuff a.... ....we'll just say dual Xeon SSI-EEB format board in there, hence why I want to make sure it's the actual PROPER E-ATX dimensions of 12x13" (which, like you mention, are the same size as SSI-EEB but with a few mounting holes that are different) and not marketing E-ATX (where it's just a slightly wider ATX board).

Jacob or anyone please help us! LOL 
 
Will EEB motherboard like Z10PED16_WS works nicely in this case? Thank you

EVGA_JacobF
Yes, it can support true EATX.

so SSI-EBB motherboard fully supported?

Still no reaction from EVGA about the orders that have 0 dollar shipping...
We legit get free shipping then? Or are we gonna get rejected in august?

Claymore_4

lexluthermiester
Um, is there an optical drive bay? If there isn't this case will not suit the needs of many..
 
Edit; Guess not. Really disappointing!

hi !
 
or use this BW-12D1S-U Lite 

I was on the fence, but decided this case is too gorgeous and perfect for my next build.  I can live with an external optical drive like above (thx for the suggestion!).  +1 preorder completed.  Now, I just have to wait.
 
Cheers

Sokonomi
Just got an email back from support regarding the 0 euro shipping.

he shipping costs will be calculated after the product is available - you will get an email, on which you would need to confirm the address, then you will get the costing for the Shipping.

 
So basically we wont know until somewhere in August whether its worth it.
If shipping pushes it over regular sales price, you better believe I want to cancel, EVGA.

I feel you.
Can they really not have a shipping estimate at least, in this (Deleted for Foul Language) day and age? They have the weight, dimensions, what country it's going to...
It's like, oh your shipping total is 0 as you add it to your basket, you make payment all looks good still 0, and then confirmation says, we'll be in touch with an updated invoice! Specifically shipping.
 

JakeAlmighty

lexluthermiester
Um, is there an optical drive bay? If there isn't this case will not suit the needs of many..
 
Edit; Guess not. Really disappointing!

Personally I actually really like that there is no bays for optical drives in the way. I don't like using bay reservoirs, so for me they are just in the way.

consider the following -

a) aimed at PC gaming enthusiasts, not average consumer (much less likely to need an optical bay on a daily basis)

b) that crowd they are aimed at is very likely to own more than one PC, if they *really* need to retrieve something off an optical disc they can use another PC. (or an external drive - I gave one to my sister-in-law a few years ago when she got one of those super slim laptops as her new PC and realized to her horror that they don't come with optical drives at all anymore)

c) all that said, if you need an optical drive for daily use, this is probably not the case for you! I don't think it's a deterrent to many who would be interested in the cases though. I've always had to dremel the damn things out to make room for bigger rads, so this is a nice feature imo!

We have 4 rigs in the house, there is about 41 bay spaces available.  Total optical drives in the rigs = zero.  :)