I
f you’re bored with the usual black boxes that
usually grace our review pages, then Kolink’s
Big Chungus will look quite refreshing. It
chucks a lot of the usual expectations of modern PC cases
out the window, in favour of a mammoth, outlandish-
looking design that stands out from the crowd. As always,
there’s a price for experimentation, though, and the Big
Chungus tips the scales at over £200.
Assuming you’ll be using it for more than an
occasional LAN party showstopper, the Big Chungus
will need some significant space too, standing nearly
70cm tall and 65cm deep, while its hefty 34cm width gives
it a massive desk footprint. Despite its part-aluminium
construction, it’s not light either, weighing in at 16kg thanks
mainly to copious amounts of tempered glass.
A lot of this volume is taken up by a large red-anodised
stand, which leans the case backwards. The interior is
rotated as a result, with the tiny rear
section barely able to accommodate
a single rear 120mm fan and rear I/O
panel. On the plus side, the front has
been elongated and has a slightly
ridiculous quartet of 120mm fans – the
most we we’ve ever encountered in a
stock case configuration before.
All four fans sport digital RGB lighting,
and can be controlled using an included
remote control and lighting hub, or via
a 3-pin RGB connector that can hook
up to your motherboard. There are also
two LED strips on the underside. The
controller allows you to set various
lighting effect modes, with a choice
of 11 static colours, but motherboard
software usually offers significantly
more options. It’s a good addition, but
the fan hub lacks one important feature- the ability to control the fans’ speeds.
Out of the box, they’re reasonably quiet,
although still louder than you’d expect
from most motherboard-controlled
case fans at low loads.
We spotted a slightly strange issue with the fans too,
where the noise from air entering the fans seemed to
fluctuate. On closer inspection, the fan speed was changing
every ten seconds or so, which caused a noticeable change
in the pitch. We even switched PSUs to make sure it was
indeed the case fans, but the issue was still there. Otherwise,
the fans look fantastic, especially when viewed through the
tempered glass front panel.
There’s glass all around the case, in fact, with each of the
four sections held in place by thumbscrews. Once removed,
you gain easy access to the fan mounts for mounting
radiators. As you’d expect from such a large case, there’s
space for E-ATX motherboards, and up to 360mm radiators
in the front and base areas. However, due to the case’s
internal design, it sadly can’t support 420mm radiators in
place of those four 120mm fans.
The red base attaches using screws, but thankfully the
rest of the case comes pre-assembled. The base is an
essential part of the case too, as it houses the front panel
connectors, including a power button, USB 2 and USB 3
ports, a Type-C port and audio jacks.
There’s plenty of hardware clearance, though, with
175mm of room for CPU cooler height, 335mm graphics card
clearance and a 220mm-long PSU mount.
If you plan on kitting out the case with 2.5in or 3.5in drives,
you’ll also find a pair of 2.5in/3.5in mounts, plus an additional
two dedicated 2.5in mounts. There’s enough gadgets and
mod cons to build and house a monstrous system, but
there’s plenty of omissions too.REVIEWS / CASES
S P E C
Dimensions (mm)
336 x 651 x 668 (W x D x H)
Material
Steel, aluminium, glass
Available colours
Black
Weight
16 kg
Front panel
Power, 1 x USB 3, 1 x USB 2, 1 x USB 3.
Type-C, stereo, mic
Drive bays
2 x 2.5/3.5in, 2 x 2.5in
Form factor(s)
E-ATX, ATX, Micro-ATX
Cooling
4 x 120mm front fan mounts ( 4 x fans
included), 1 x 120mm rear fan mount
(fan included), 3 x 120mm base fan
mounts (fans not included), 2 x 120mm
roof fan mounts, (fans not included)
CPU cooler clearance 175mm
Maximum graphics card length
335mmBIG LEBOWSKI
+^ Excellent cooling
+^ Extensive RGB^
lighting
+^ Decent water-
cooling support
BIG BROTHER-^ No dust protection
-^ Expensive
-^ Fans lack^
PWM control
KOLINK BIG
CHUNGUS/£201 inc VAT
SUPPLIER overclockers.co.ukE-ATX CASE
I
f you’reboredwiththeusualblack boxes that
usuallygraceourreviewpages,then Kolink’s
BigChunguswilllookquiterefreshing. It
chucksa lotoftheusualexpectationsofmodern PC cases
outthewindow,infavourofa mammoth,outlandish-
lookingdesignthatstandsoutfromthecrowd. As always,
there’sa priceforexperimentation,though, and the Big
Chungustipsthescalesatover£200.
Assumingyou’llbeusingit formorethan an
occasionalLANpartyshowstopper,theBig Chungus
willneedsomesignificantspacetoo,standing nearly
70cmtalland65cmdeep,whileitshefty34cm width gives
it a massivedeskfootprint. Despite its part-aluminium
construction,it’snot light either, weighing in at 16kg thanks
mainlytocopiousamounts of tempered glass.
A lotofthisvolume is taken up by a large red-anodised
stand,whichleans the case backwards. The interior is
rotated as a result, with the tiny rear
section barely able to accommodate
a single rear 120mm fan and rear I/O
panel. On the plus side, the front has
been elongated and has a slightly
ridiculous quartet of 120mm fans – the
most we we’ve ever encountered in a
stock case configuration before.
All four fans sport digital RGB lighting,
and can be controlled using an included
remote control and lighting hub, or via
a 3-pin RGB connector that can hook
up to your motherboard. There are also
two LED strips on the underside. The
controller allows you to set various
lighting effect modes, with a choice
of 11 static colours, but motherboard
software usually offers significantly
more options. It’s a good addition, but
the fan hub lacks one important feature- the ability to control the fans’ speeds.
Out of the box, they’re reasonably quiet,
although still louder than you’d expect
from most motherboard-controlled
case fans at low loads.
We spotted a slightly strange issue with the fans too,
where the noise from air entering the fans seemed to
fluctuate. On closer inspection, the fan speed was changing
every ten seconds or so, which caused a noticeable change
in the pitch. We even switched PSUs to make sure it was
indeed the case fans, but the issue was still there. Otherwise,
the fans look fantastic, especially when viewed through the
tempered glass front panel.
There’s glass all around the case, in fact, with each of the
four sections held in place by thumbscrews. Once removed,
you gain easy access to the fan mounts for mounting
radiators. As you’d expect from such a large case, there’s
space for E-ATX motherboards, and up to 360mm radiators
in the front and base areas. However, due to the case’s
internal design, it sadly can’t support 420mm radiators in
place of those four 120mm fans.
The red base attaches using screws, but thankfully the
rest of the case comes pre-assembled. The base is an
essential part of the case too, as it houses the front panel
connectors, including a power button, USB 2 and USB 3
ports, a Type-C port and audio jacks.
There’s plenty of hardware clearance, though, with
175mm of room for CPU cooler height, 335mm graphics card
clearance and a 220mm-long PSU mount.
If you plan on kitting out the case with 2.5in or 3.5in drives,
you’ll also find a pair of 2.5in/3.5in mounts, plus an additional
two dedicated 2.5in mounts. There’s enough gadgets and
mod cons to build and house a monstrous system, but
there’s plenty of omissions too.REVIEWS / CASES
S P E C
Dimensions (mm)
336 x 651 x 668 (W x D x H)
Material
Steel, aluminium, glass
Available colours
Black
Weight
16 kg
Front panel
Power, 1 x USB 3, 1 x USB 2, 1 x USB 3.
Type-C, stereo, mic
Drive bays
2 x 2.5/3.5in, 2 x 2.5in
Form factor(s)
E-ATX, ATX, Micro-ATX
Cooling
4 x 120mm front fan mounts ( 4 x fans
included), 1 x 120mm rear fan mount
(fan included), 3 x 120mm base fan
mounts (fans not included), 2 x 120mm
roof fan mounts, (fans not included)
CPU cooler clearance 175mm
Maximum graphics card length
335mmBIGLEBOWSKI
+Excellentcooling
+ExtensiveRGB
lighting
+Decentwater-
coolingsupport
BIGBROTHER
- Nodustprotection
- Expensive
- Fanslack
PWMcontrol
KOLINKBIG
CHUNGUS/£201 inc VAT
SUPPLIER overclockers.co.ukE-ATX CASE