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    Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Dual System chassis has Phanteks Power Splitter and Mini ITX upgrade kit pre-installed.
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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Whilst very niche, this looks awesome!

    That power split board is amazing and I can't wait to see a full review for this!
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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    while not the first case to do 2 motherboards in it and clearly not exactly small it does have one feature that none of the others had and that's the power splitter board. It look like a nice little idea in theory but I do question it's usefulness over say a nano psu for the mitx (which I would assume is a low power unit) because of the wasted power on the large psu.

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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Got to be honest - I can't really see a purpose in this... Modern CPU and GPU (to a lesser extent) are very good at saving power when not being used at full capacity. Not convinced you'd see your money back on the ITX board and the extra cost of the case vs the electric saved.
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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Niche, but how about a gaming mATX rig and a low powered mITX rig that's capable of hosting game servers? Be a nice piece of kit to take to LAN parties, and would mean all the servers would run on a dedicated rig without needing all the extra space and cabling...

    AFAICT from the write up the one thing this doesn't seem to include, that I would've thought would be a given, is a built in KVM switch...

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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Niche, but how about a gaming mATX rig and a low powered mITX rig that's capable of hosting game servers? Be a nice piece of kit to take to LAN parties, and would mean all the servers would run on a dedicated rig without needing all the extra space and cabling...

    AFAICT from the write up the one thing this doesn't seem to include, that I would've thought would be a given, is a built in KVM switch...
    A KVM switch built in would have made a lot of sense and prob worth the expense.

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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Phanteks are coming out with some great designs.

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    Re: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL DS lets you install two systems in one

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post

    AFAICT from the write up the one thing this doesn't seem to include, that I would've thought would be a given, is a built in KVM switch...
    well, we have mouse without borders until then..

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