This time we use darkFlash DLX21 Mesh chassis and S101 A-RGB fan to assemble a pink rabbit color host and test the cooling performance at the same time, DLX21 Mesh and the appearance of the pony opposite of the maximum can be mounted on the E-ATX size of the motherboard, the length of the graphics card mounting 400mm, 180mm of air-cooling tower mounting space, front and top can be mounted to 360mm size water-cooling exhaust (but two directions are not compatible), including the side 240mm water-cooling fan mounting space the entire chassis supports a total of five directions of cooling installation, and the whole cafe supports five directions. The DLX21 Mesh, contrary to the appearance of the pony, is capable of mounting E-ATX-sized motherboards, 400mm graphics card mounting length, 180mm air cooling tower mounting space, 360mm water cooler rows on the front and the top (however, both directions are not compatible at the same time), and 240mm water cooler fan mounting space on the side, and the entire chassis supports five directions of cooling mounting positions, and the entire chassis is capable of mounting up to 11 12cm fans.

darkFlash DLX21 Mesh Specifications.
Size: 448 (L) x 223 (W) x 493 (H) mm
Color: Pink
Material: 0.8mm SECC galvanized steel plate, tempered glass
Motherboard: E-ATX, ATX, M-ATX, Mini ITX
CPU air cooling: up to 180mm
Display card: 400mm
Power Supply: ATX 235mm
Fan Mounting Positions (Front+Top+Rear+Side+Bottom): 120mm 3+3+1+2+2 pcs, 140mm 3+2+1+0+0 pcs
Water-cooling support: Front 360/280mm, Top 360/280mm, Side 240mm
Upper I/O Ports: USB 3.0 x1, USB3.1 Type-C x1, USB 2.0 x1, HD AUDIO+MIC, RGB control key
Hard drives and bays: two 2.5", two 3.5" (2.5" compatible)

darkFlash DLX21 Mesh Chassis Unboxing

DLX21 Mesh chassis length, width and height of 44.8 x 22.3 x 49.3 cm respectively, belonging to the size of the mid-tower chassis this time the author on the hands of the pink model, in addition to the pink this time, there are white, black, mint green a total of four color models to choose from, the appearance of the pink except for the side of the glass to use the black border design, the overall framework and decoration of the chassis are used Pink color scheme, if you want to install a pink host, the visual effect of the machine will be quite good.

The front of the ∆ is a full-area perforated mesh panel design, which provides sufficient ventilation and air intake to satisfy heat-sensitive gamers.

∆ It is a pity that there is no dust filter inside the front panel.

DLX21 Mesh chassis side use full transparency reinforced glass by hinges connected to the rear of the chassis, open and close the way for the refrigerator door side open design, there is a small pull ring on the side to help open the side panels on the use of convenient and safe, greatly reducing the glass lock to rupture or slippery hands to break the side of the risk of breaking the side panels, the glass side panels are fixed using a magnetic suction type without the use of additional mortise and tenon or screws, the glass side is affixed with a powerful magnet and shock absorbing pads to reduce the impact of closing the door vigorously, players should still be careful when opening and closing the door. The glass side is affixed with a strong magnet and shock-absorbing pads to reduce the impact of the strong door, players should be careful when opening and closing the door or ask you not to throw the door!

∆ Fully translucent side tempered glass provides an unobstructed view of the interior configuration.

∆ The side-opening design is secured by the rear spindle, making it easy to open and close and avoiding the risk of dropping.

∆ There is an opening and closing pull ring on the right side of the ∆, which improves the overall ease of use a lot!

DLX21 Mesh adopts the current mainstream down-mounted power supply installation structure, the rear support a 12/14cm fan installation official website label does not support water-cooling installation, most likely because of the chassis itself is relatively flat structural design, resulting in the installation of the fan location is relatively close to the motherboard, in order to avoid conflict with the installation of the motherboard cooling armor so is not marked, but there are three other directions to support water-cooling installation of this! Part of the players do not need to be entangled in this position to install, with a seven-slot PCIE device mounting position without native graphics card upright installation planning, the use of reusable PCIE file plate and no crossbar design.

∆Rear support for 12/14cm fan mounting, seven slots for PCIE device mounting, under-mounted power supply mounting structure design.

The upper I/O port provides a USB 2.0, a USB 3.0, a USB3.1 Type-C, HD AUDIO+MIC, RGB control keys, the upper design requires more attention to the natural dust in the air to enter the interface inside, as well as the masters of the home to warm up whether they will go to step on the pressure, although the upper provides three different USB slots, but if USB-A 2.0/3.0 can give one each would be better after all to be plugged in, but this number is already enough to satisfy the majority of the USB-A 2.0/3.0 can be given a better after all, people are after all dissatisfied with the more the better. -A 2.0/3.0 can give one in each would be better, after all, are to be inserted, after all, people are dissatisfied with the more the better, but this amount is already enough to meet the needs of most users.

The I/O ports on the top of the ∆ provide USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB3.1 Type-C, HD AUDIO+MIC, and RGB control keys, which is a wide variety enough to satisfy most users!

darkFlash DLX21 Mesh Internal Space Overview

The author this time to open the box is the DLX21 Mesh Pink color, pink and mint green is not pre-installed original fan, I think the original factory is to think of will pick special color players, for the desktop machine color scheme of personalized matching and purchase will be more autonomy, choose to leave a blank canvas to let players choose their own right, while the black and white models on the pre-installed four 14cm fan, the front can be mounted on the three The black and white models come with four pre-installed 14cm fans, three 12/14cm fans in the front and a 360/280mm water cooler.

∆ DLX21 Mesh in pink color without pre-installed fan, three 12/14cm fans and 360/280mm water cooler can be installed in the front.

The upper part of the chassis supports two 14cm/three 12cm fans, and the water cooler supports the same 360/280mm size water cooler as the front, and provides a magnetic dust filter to prevent airborne dust and foreign objects from entering the interior of the chassis.

∆ 360/280mm fan and water cooling can be installed on the top of the chassis, and a magnetic dust filter is installed to minimize dust drift into the interior.

∆ The location of the fan locking holes can be seen after removing the filter.

The internal core hardware installation supports E-ATX~ITX size motherboards, 180mm air-cooling tower mounting height, and up to 400mm graphics card mounting position. What is special is that the side of DLX21 Mesh also supports 240mm fan and water cooling installation, and multiple fan mounting positions can reduce the heat impact between the CPU water-cooling row and the graphics card, which is one of the necessary conditions for the author to select the case now. This is also one of the criteria that I have in mind when choosing a chassis.

The upper part is designed for the installation of water-cooling rows and fans to do height increase, can avoid the motherboard / memory cooling armor height installation conflict, the overall support for the DLX21 Mesh to meet the mainstream consumer flagship models of hardware installation, graphics cards and air-cooled towers can be installed most of the brainless straight on the installation, in total, three directions can be installed water-cooling rows dual water-cooling or triple water-cooling rows to install has been quite sufficient. It is sufficient to install water coolers in three directions, dual or triple water coolers.

∆Interior chassis installation space at a glance, can be installed 180mm air-cooled tower, 400mm graphics card, ITX ~ E-ATX size motherboards, the included graphics card bracket can be used in upright or direct mode.

∆There is a water cooling space of about 6cm in the power compartment, which is enough for gamers to use the front hamburger water cooling method.

∆ The top of the chassis has been raised to avoid conflict with the motherboard.

∆Two 12cm fans and a 240mm water cooler can be mounted on the side of the case, providing an additional direction of air intake to minimize the impact of waste heat on the hardware.

The cable management space on the back has a depth of about 2cm, there are three devil's felt cable ties in the center of the chassis next to the cable routing holes to help straighten the cables, and the I/O cables on the top are pre-bundled and organized, and there are two 2.5-inch HDD quick release brackets on the back of the motherboard, and with the composite HDD racks in the power compartment, the whole DLX21 Mesh can be installed with up to four 2.5-inch HDDs in total.

∆The back of the cable space, the upper I/O cables have been pre-taped and organized with devil's felt tape.

∆ There is a magnetic dust filter on the steel side panel for the side fan, this side panel is fixed by magnetic suction, if the rear power cable is thicker, you may not be able to cover the side panel.

∆ Front I/O transmission interface cable.

∆Front I/O interface cable, there are RGB control buttons but the chassis itself does not come with a hub, you need to purchase your own controller or hub.

DLX21 Mesh adopts a downward-mounted power supply compartment design, the power supply compartment provides 23.5cm of space for power supply installation by default, and removing the composite hard drive cage can give more space for cable storage, and the composite hard drive cage can be used to install two 2.5/3.5-inch hard drives with the use of trays and latches to fix it, and the 3.5-inch hard drive can be opened by gently pressing the switch underneath the trays, and the fixing of the tray is very user-friendly and fast. The fixing of the tray is very user-friendly and fast. The top floor of the composite drive bay can be used to cover a second hard drive, and there are two 12cm fan mounting holes at the bottom of the power compartment, which can be used to install a fan after removing the hard drive bay, and there is also a large ventilation mesh hole for the fan.

∆ The lower power compartment leaves 23.5cm of mounting space for the power supply by default.

∆Accessories offer a variety of screws, disposable straps, buzzers, two USB-A dust plugs, glass wipes, and shock absorbing gaskets for hard drives.

∆ The lower part of the power supply and fan dust filter are fixed with a latch plate, which is not convenient to disassemble, but not many people will bother to clean this side.

There are also two 12cm fan mounting holes underneath the ∆, which can only be installed after removing the hard disk cage.

darkFlash S101 A-RGB Fan Unboxing

This hands-on with the same S101 A-RGB for 12cm size A-RGB fan, using FDB bearings up to 1800 RPM speed, the original factory provides a ten-year warranty labeled with a service life of more than 10,000 hours, the A-RGB and PWM power supply connector are provided with a male and a female series design, players in the process of installing the entire line can be more convenient and fast, in addition to the unboxing of the white model, there is also a black model can be purchased. In addition to the white model, there is also a black model available for purchase.

darkFlash S101 A-RGB Specifications.
Color: White
Size: 120 x 120 x 25mm
Fan Speed: PWM 200 - 1800 ±10% RPM
Airflow: 76 CFM
Wind pressure: 2.3 mm / H2O
LED: Programmable RGB (ARGB)
Fan String Connector: Straight Outlet Cable
Motherboard Connector: 4 Pin (PWM 12V), 3 Pin (ARGB 5V)
Noise level: Max 25.7 dB(A)
Bearing form: FDB bearing
Warranty: 10 years

This time I got the S101 A-RGB white model, in addition to the white model, there are black models can be selected to match, the outer box is printed with a 10-year warranty seal, and A-RGB and PWM power supply connector provides a male and female serial design, the back of the box is printed in various languages of the paper specification data, players are welcome to zoom in and take a look.

The ∆ darkFlash S101 A-RGB is shown in its outer box, printed in black and white with a 10-year warranty on the exterior, as well as a daisy-chainable connector design.

∆ Paper specifications are printed on the back of the box.

The S101 A-RGB uses transparent matte blades with ARGB light beads installed in the center bearing to reflect the light effect. The FDB bearing in the center of the fan is marked with a lifespan of more than 10,000 hours, and anti-resonance pads are pre-installed on the corners of the front and back sides of the fan to reduce the likelihood of resonance between the fan and the chassis during operation.

The ∆ fan features an all-white exterior frame and fan blades, transparent matte blades to enhance ARGB light reflection, and FDB bearings in the center for a lifespan of more than 10,000 hours.

∆ Anti-vibration pads are provided at the corners of the fan.

Close-up of the ∆ shock pads.

The S101 A-RGB is powered by a small 4-pin PWM, while the customizable ARGB is powered by a 3-pin 5V. Both power connectors are designed to be daisy-chained, which greatly improves the convenience of wiring when installing multiple fans or when fans are installed farther away from the power supply slots, but the maximum number of fans and ARGB beads that can be connected at one time is still based on the maximum capacity indicated in the motherboard slots. However, the maximum number of fans and ARGB beads that can be connected at one time is still based on the maximum capacity of the motherboard slot.

∆ Small 4 Pin PWM fan power supply.

∆ 3Pin 5V ARGB connector, both connectors are daisy-chainable.

The ARGB lighting effect is also very good when powered on. Compared to the outer ring aperture fans, the S101 A-RGB center light effect fan has a larger area of light effect.

∆ Actual lighting effect air intake after power on.

∆ Actual lighting effect outlets.

darkFlash DLX21 Mesh Chassis / S101 A-RGB Fan Cooling Performance Testing

This time, we installed the test platform into the DLX21 Mesh chassis, and installed the all-in-one water-cooled top-mounted and S101 A-RGB fans into the chassis at the same time. The S101 was installed with three fans at the front for intake and one fan at the back for exhaust, so that the S101 could act as a chassis cooling fan with a fixed speed of 60% to simulate the actual installation situation of most of the gamers. To simulate most gamers' installation, the temperature performance would have been better if two fans were installed on the side. The testing software used AIDA64 FPU and Furmark to simulate the temperature data under extreme conditions, while HWiNFO64 was used to collect and record the maximum temperature, and the room temperature was 24°C in an air-conditioned room.

Testing Platform
Processor: i7 9700
Motherboard : MSI B360M Mortar titanium
Memory : KLEVV 24GB DDR4-2666 BOLT X
Graphics : MSI GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC
Power : Montech Century 850W Gold
Chassis : darkFlash DLX21 Mesh
Fan : S101 A-RGB White

∆ Thermal performance test with maximum temperature of 65°C for the processor and 67°C for the graphics card.

Summary and Installation Tips

The unboxing of the darkFlash DLX21 Mesh chassis / S101 A-RGB fan comes to an end here. The DLX21 Mesh retains a high degree of installability and expandability at a modest price, and basically the flagship hardware of mainstream consumer platforms can be mounted directly on it, with up to three water coolers and a full-measurement mesh front panel, which is quite good in terms of cooling performance. In the double-bake test, we can see that the maximum temperature of the i7-9700 is 65°C, and the maximum temperature of the graphics card 1070 is 67°C, which is about the same as the temperature in the bare test condition.

The DLX21 Mesh comes with a graphics card bracket that is not actually used in this case. The reason for this is that the GTX 1070 Quick Silver is quite wide, so while the bracket has a lot of adjustability in the X-axis and Y-axis (left, right, up and down), the Z-axis can't be changed too much, so if the graphics card is thicker and the bracket overlaps the PCIE power supply, then the bracket won't fit. Therefore, if the width of the graphics card itself is thicker and the bracket position overlaps with the PCIE power supply, the bracket will not be able to be mounted.

The S101 A-RGB fan is a chassis fan that can be connected in series, which is more convenient in the whole line, especially on the chassis like DLX21 Mesh, which does not come with a hub, the fan can be connected in series, as long as the power supply of the motherboard slot allows the scope, it can be a very good sense of enhancing the efficiency of the installation, and its own air volume is quite sufficient, cooling performance, line convenience, and exterior styling. The S101 A-RGB combines all three at the same time.