Product comparison · 2 computer cases

Aerocool Shard Midi Tower Black vs COUGAR Conquer Essence

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Form factor
- Shard Midi Tower Black:Midi Tower
- Conquer Essence:Mini Tower
Supported motherboard form factors
- Shard Midi Tower Black:ATX, micro ATX, Mini-ATX
- Conquer Essence:micro ATX, Mini-ITX
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Shard Midi Tower Black:2
- Conquer Essence:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Shard Midi Tower Black:1
- Conquer Essence:2
Width
- Shard Midi Tower Black:194 mm
- Conquer Essence:233 mm
Depth
- Shard Midi Tower Black:423.5 mm
- Conquer Essence:522 mm
Height
- Shard Midi Tower Black:444 mm
- Conquer Essence:480 mm

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Comparison of Shard, Conquer Essence
50 specifications	A Aerocool Shard Midi Tower Black Model Shard View product	B COUGAR Conquer Essence View product
Design3 differ
Form factorDiffers	Midi Tower	Mini Tower
Type	PC	PC
MaterialDiffers	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), SPCC	Aluminium
Product colour	Black	Black
Supported motherboard form factorsDiffers	ATX, micro ATX, Mini-ATX	micro ATX, Mini-ITX
Number of 3.5" bays	2	2
Number of 5.25" bays	0	0
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Side window	Yes	Yes
Suitable forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Tempered glass panel(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off button	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum CPU cooler heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cm
Maximum graphics card lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cm
Maximum PSU lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 cm
IlluminationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Illumination colourKnown for one	Blue, Green, Red	Unknown — not stated by the source
Illumination locationKnown for one	Front, Top	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyidentical
Power supply included	No	No
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bottom
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Audio input	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Coolingidentical
Number of front fans supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front fans diameters supported	120 mm	120 mm
Number of top fans supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Top fans diameters supported	120 mm	120 mm
Liquid cooling capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front radiator sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Top radiator sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Front fans supported descriptionKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear fans installedKnown for one	1x 120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear fans diameters supportedKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear fans supported descriptionKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top fans supported descriptionKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CoolingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Supported HDD sizes	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	194 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	423.5 mm	522 mm
HeightDiffers	444 mm	480 mm
WeightKnown for one	4.23 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Tempered glass panel thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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