APNX Creator C1 Showcase ft. Full AMD Build (R9 7950X3D, RX 7900 XTX)

in this video I'm going to talk about this case right here which is the APN X Creator C1 now APN X is more or less a new brand that just enter the market so they reached out to a lot of tech channels including us uh to check this new case out and to see what they put together here and there are definitely a lot of things that I really like about this case I really like the interesting color choice that uh changes depending on from which angle you're looking at it uh which is really cool in my opinion and I really love the mash panels all around that are combined with four addressable RGB fans to make sure you get that good outof thebox thermal performance so let's check it out a bit more uh let's see how it performs and if it's worth considering let's begin apx stands for advanced performance Nexus and as you can read on their website their focus is to bring high-end premium products with Innovative designs to the market starting with this Creator C1 case and even though APN X is a new name it is actually a part of pro Gamers Weare group that also owns aerocool and they kind of work together to create this new AP andx sub brand so they do come from some form of experience now the Creator C1 is a midtower ATX case so it is not overly large but you will be able to fit most components you have in mind easily I have the chroma flare version but if you prefer a more mainstream look you can also get it in white or black but the chroma flare definitely stands out in my opinion because it changes color depending on how you look at it and from one angle it will be completely purple while from another angle it will look completely blue and that is such an interesting and unique feature that I personally haven't seen before and while it's definitely not for everyone I do think it's always nice to see Brands trying something new and something different instead of you know always doing the same old thing I do wish they combined this color of panels with a the white chassis as well uh not just with black because in my opinion it would have worked a bit better and then especially so if you're going for a white build inside I mean they already have a white chassis so why not combine it with chroma flare panels as well or they can at least offer both options so people can decide what they like better anyway the quality of this case is just great the panels and Chassis are all metal and the fit and finish look Flawless uh I really like the curved edges on the front that again just make it a little bit different while still keeping the clean design look they also kept the bottom part of the case closed uh instead of making the feet a bit more visible from the front which yet again makes it look a bit cleaner but unfortunately it also means that the bottom filter will have to be removed from the back the right side panel is a little bit different as well as you can see here because it splits in the middle leaving you with a separate front and a separate back part now the front part is seamlessly connected to the front panel which you will have to take off if you want to reach the dust filter on the fan intakes and the back part will cover the cables of your build pretty much now the panels themselves do come off easily without any tools using the same click mechanism that we've seen on a few cases before this one and that works really well in my opinion the front I/O is pretty standard you get two USB a ports One USB type C port and a combined audio jack plus you get a power button and a button to change the settings of the built-in RGB controller the inside of the case is relatively standard looking it is not extremely large but there is definitely plenty of space you can fit air coolers up to 166 mm in height and gpus up to almost 40 cm of length so basically you can fit every aircooled GPU that is currently on the market the default panel that is next to the motherboard includes a nice GPU holder and even though the case does have a theoretical vertical GPU mounting option it does require a separate mounting kit that isn't included with the case and that you will have to buy separately you can also remove that side panel if you need to use a larger extended ATX motherboard but in my opinion that might be a bit tight so going for a nice ATX board and keeping that side bracket will look best in my opinion you you can also use that space to mount three more fans next to your motherboard if you prefer that look but as you will see later on the thermal performance is just great out of the box and there is no reason to add more fans to this case unless you're just going to do it for the Aesthetics the case does come with three 140 mm fans on the front and another 120 mm fan in the back the fans are a little bit thicker than usual uh they are 30 mm instead of 25 5 which according to APN X should make them perform significantly better uh they have rounded edges as well so they fit the case design quite well and they also have addressable RGB LED so you can choose and set any color scheme you like there is enough space for another three 120 mm fans or two 140 mm fans up top and there is enough space for a 360 mm radiator as well now I do wish that the top had a few more mounting options because I do think it puts the radiator a bit more to the back and close to the motherboard and even though it didn't interfere with the motherboard nor memory modules that I have in this build I just kind of prefer having the radiator a bit more out uh you do get a PSU shroud as well which is a standard nowadays and the Shroud itself is completely closed on the side so you cannot see your power supply at all but it is ventilated at the top in the back there is plenty of space space for cable management and you get some velcro straps to keep it all nice and neat uh you also get this bracket that is generally meant to uh either add more storage or a theoretical 11th fan uh but if you don't have patience for cable management you can just use this bracket to keep the cables in their spot and you can then easily just click the side panel back on the case does come with a Fan Hub and an addressable RGB Hub so if you have an addressable RGB water cooler that uses a regular addressable RGB connector you can just easily sync it up with the rest of the fans or use the front panel RGB controller to quickly change them all now for my build here I decided to go for a proper high-end complete AMD setup so I have an AMD ryzen 9 7950 x3d in a gigabyte x670 Elite ax motherboard and for the GPU I went with the radian RX 7900 XTX gaming OC for the memory I have these new Corsair Dominator titanium modules that are specifically made for AMD CPUs uh 64 GB in total and to keep the CPU nice and cool I'm using the new Corsair IQ link h150i RGB cooler to power it all up I went with the 1,000 wat sionic vertex power supply and it was a very easy build because you do have a lot of space in a big case like this one and if I really had to nitpick uh the only thing that I would have done differently is that position of the 360 mm radiator at the top as I mentioned before it's really pushed to the motherboard a bit too much while having it a bit closer to the glass would give you a bit more space for the cables at the top and it would also make the fans at the top align a bit more with the fan in the back which I would really like to see but let's see how this case performs in a pure CPU stress does The Thermals actually look closer to what you would expect to see from a system being idle but it is also also because these x3d CPUs are very power efficient and a big water cooler like this one just pushes that little bit of heat they do generate directly out of the case straight away still seeing internal case temperatures of around 30° for a case running a CPU workload with def fans limited to a maximum of 40 DB is just really great while gaming and generating some heat from the GPU as well the case actually had a bit of work to do now running cyberpunk 2077 with the 2.0 patch at 1440p resolution and with all the settings on including rate racing the GPU alone was pushing over 400 watts of heat into the system still the temps looked great the GPU memory and hotspot were at around 80° but the cores themselves sat below 60 the CPU came in at only 47° c as well uh the internal case stamp was 40 ° and other components like the motherboard sensor uh vrms memory and SSD were only slightly above that which is all completely fine and actually very decent uh given how much heat the GPU was generating and again all this was with the noise limited to 40 DB at a 50 cm distance and you shouldn't really expect any issues with a case that has ventilation on most sides plus three large intakes and a fan in the back but it is still good to confirm that it does perform really well with this yeah high-end system so you definitely don't have to worry if you go for something a bit more reasonable and there is more than enough Headroom for uh if you go for something a bit more unreasonable like the 14th gen I9 in terms of pricing the apx Creator C1 should cost you €139 or dollars for the base black and white models or €159 or dollars for this chroma flare version now that puts it in the premium mid-range is segment which means that it is a bit more than what you realistically have to spend on any case to be honest but this price also puts it next to the corser 5000d NZXT H7 flow RGB or D mashify 2 and that positioning does feel reasonable it just belongs there because it is really well built the materials are great it has a good finish and you do get four addressable RGB fans plus a fan and an RGB Hub and it just performs really well so like with a lot of other cases on the market it will come down to the design now the chroma flare version is definitely something unique and something that will set it apart from other cases but other than a few details being a bit different the overall design is very clean but also pretty standard and I personally always like the less is more approach so if you like this particular design and if the price is right this is definitely a case to consider this is all I had for today I really hope you like this video if you did and you want to see more content like this one please do consider clicking that subscribe button so you never miss my future uploads and last but definitely not the least a big shout out to AP andx for sending this case and for sponsoring this video I'm actually quite curious to see what their next product will be thank you for watching and I will see see you in the next one [Music] bye

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Length: 11min 44sec (704 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 03 2023