I don’t think there is anything in PC hardware that I like more than when the community creates their own products. You mostly see it in the more hardcore enthusiast markets because there isn’t as big of a market for companies to throw money at but the interest is there. So with things like keyboards, Small Form Factor builds, and overclocking we have seen over the years the community as a whole put input into a design and someone or a small group step up and produce and evolve that product. Often those designs are on a different level in build quality and often extremely expensive as well. For the overclocking market, with this, there have been overclockers making their own pots, ways to delid CPUs, and even mounts to run CPUs without their heatspreader for better temps. Well, the Open Benchtable has that same history. It started with HWBOT and OverClocking-TV and later Streacom joined in for the production side of things. Well Streacom, after talking with Open Benchtable, sent over their BC1. On its surface, it is a test bench, but it is a unique take on one that I have been excited to check out and today's the day. Let’s take a look!
Product Name: BC1 Open Benchtable
Review Sample Provided by: Streacom
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Motherboard compatibility |
XL-ATX, E-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ATX, Mini ITX |
Motherboard standoffs height |
25 mm |
Rubber feet |
Yes |
Compatibility with fans or radiators (via brackets) |
240 mm, 140 mm, 120 mm, 92 mm, 80 mm |
Storage drive support |
Yes (up to 2x drives) – 2.5″ and 3.5″ |
Psu support |
Yes, ATX 12V / BTX, ATX large and ATX-EPS |
Psu weight |
Maximum 10 kg |
Bracket design |
New generation |
Load capacity |
25 kg per table / 5 kg spread on two brackets |
Material – table |
100% AL5052 Aluminum (heavy duty) |
Table finish |
Sandblasted 80 grain, “white matt”, “black”, “red” anodizing |
Material – screws |
100% SS304 Steel |
Inventory |
1x Manual 14x M3 thumbcrews 6x 6#32 thumbcrews 8x Standoffs 8x Pushpin standoffs 4x PCIe thumbscrews 4x AiO / Fan brackets 1x Traveller protection sleeve |