Sharkoon vg6 - Reviews 2024

We already have the Sharkoon VG6-W RGB chassis with us. There is also a place for those towers that are cheaper and dedicated to less demanding users in terms of pure benefits, but who do not want to give up the gaming style. So is this chassis, which includes three 120mm RGB fans with up to 14 effects, 5.25 ”CD-ROM bay and transparent front and rear window. A complete chassis, only to mount for just over 50 euros What more to ask?

Let's start our review not without first giving thanks to Sharkoon for giving us the chassis and for their trust in us.

Sharkoon VG6-W RGB technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

Well, like any other chassis available on the market, Sharkoon has used a thick cardboard box to store its chassis inside. But in this case of white color, the brand is already used to this, showing us a detailed sketch of the Sharkoon VG6-W RGB on its front along with its most notable characteristics, clearly the presence of 3 ARGB fans and a complete panel of ports.

And the interior has not been neglected either, with two large protectors in white polystyrene cork, a bag to cover the chassis and all the necessary elements for mounting, including screws, a removable plate for a rear slot, the speaker for the board, an explanatory diagram of the lighting controller and finally a user manual.

The truth is that it brings more things than many other more expensive chassis. Precisely because it is a tower that is committed to providing the user with everything necessary to assemble their hardware and forget about

Well finally we have the Sharkoon VG6-W RGB in all its glory on our operating table. It is not difficult to handle since the inner chassis is made of relatively thin steel, as well as its top and side plates, one of them with opaque sheet metal and the other with an acrylic window.

In total, we have a weight of 3.7 Kg empty, and some measures also adjusted, although later we will be able to do more than what we see a priori. In any case we have, 461 mm deep or long, 200 mm wide and 430 mm high.

We will start with the left side, where we are going to find that window made up of a metal frame in which a transparent acrylic window is fixed that reveals most of the interior area. Being acrylic, be careful not to scratch it, so clean it with cotton rags.

To gain in width, this transparent part is a little more out than the rest of the sheet through a symmetrical frame both in width and height. It is a solution that seeks to provide more interior space for heatsinks and hardware.

And here we have the front of this Sharkoon VG6-W RGB chassis, which features quite a few interesting elements meant for beautification. Starting with the central area, as it is the most striking, we have a transparent acrylic panel that reveals the pre-installed fans in the interior area. In addition, a medium-grain dust filter has been installed, since there are openings on the sides of the acrylic panel to let air through. And best of all those two pre-installed 120mm ARGB fans.

The rest of the area is also built in black plastic with a rough finish to facilitate grip and improve aesthetics. But it is not all, since in the upper area we have the start button totally isolated from the rest of the port panel, as well as a 5.25-inch bay in case we want to install a DVD-ROM drive. This is very interesting in these chassis, since users usually have readers on their computers aimed at playing multimedia content.

It is also possible to remove this front part from the rest of the chassis, although not completely separate it because the port panel is fixedly integrated into it. But at least we can clean it more comfortably and completely than if it were fixed. By the way, in the upper area we have nothing to show either, just an opaque sheet metal painted in black.

And going to the port panel, the truth is that it is also very complete, we have the following elements:

2 USB 2.0 ports 2 USB 3.1 gen1 ports 3.5mm mini jack connectors for audio and microphone Hard disk activity light Button to manage RGB lighting Power button

Four ports is exactly what we always ask for in a chassis, since a mid-range board usually does not bring more than 6, and peripherals increasingly need more connections due to the lighting and nonsense they have.

With our piece of Ikea pot for the camera to focus on, we see that the right side area is nothing more than a large opaque sheet metal and with the central part also leading outwards. The objective of this is to be able to store the cables that are left over here, thus leaving a space of about two 2 cm. Then we will appreciate it very much, you will see.

And we have more good news, since in the back we also have a pre-installed 120mm fan with ARGB lighting, making the complete pack of the chassis. We have a total of 7 expansion slots, although only one of them has a removable sheet metal.

The other sheets are welded, so we will have to remove them manually applying force, and eye, before putting the motherboard. If you have a graphics card, be sure to remove two of the soldered plates from the top. Otherwise it is an area exactly like other towers, although the lower hole to install the PSU does not have an isolated compartment.

In the last area of the Sharkoon VG6-W RGB, the lower one, we find four rubberized legs that will raise the chassis from the ground by about 2.5 cm. In addition, we have a medium grain dust filter with basic support for the PSU fan and a more advanced area with 6 holes, why? Yes, to be able to install hard drives, although later we will explain in more detail how to do it.

Interior and assembly

Now it is time to carry out our typical assembly with high-end gaming hardware, always, omitting the hard disk for reasons of lack of time.

AMD Ryzen 2700X with Stock heatsink on board ATXAMD Radeon Vega 5616 GB DDR4PSU Corsair AX860i

Well, what we see in this chassis is all well in sight, in fact, we do not have any type of independent compartment for power supply installation, in addition, we have enough cables there that we will later remove to get a passenger compartment as much clean as possible. What we do have is an area that supports sources up to 265 mm, it is the good thing that everything is free.

What we do have is a hole large enough to be able to work on the back of the motherboard without removing it. We also have different holes on the sides and lower area to pass cables to the other side. Be careful, because at the top we do not have holes for EPS cables, so they will have to be visible.

We see that we also have the respective bay with quick fixing for the CD-ROM reader, and just below a bay for hard drives. The fans are of course installed in this interior area, as there is no physical space to do so between the chassis and the front case. The available space for graphics cards is up to 375mm and the space for CPU coolers up to 165mm, so virtually every model available will fit.

Storage space

It may seem to you that we only have the bay that is under the area for the CD player, but the truth is that we can install up to 5 hard drives at a time, combining 2 of 3.5 "together with 3 of 2.5", or directly 5 of 2.5 ”.

To begin with, in the lateral area that is free between the motherboard and the front we have a space for three 2.5-inch units with its four screws. Similarly, if we take advantage of the 3.5-inch bay, we can install a 3.5 "hard drive inside and another disk on top (or below), or if we prefer only a 2.5-inch one. But is that, if we go down, yes, in this area where we saw a few gaps before, we can install another 3.5-inch unit.

In addition, Sharkoon VG6-W RGB gives us a good customization detail, since this double bay can also be placed in the lower area. It is something quite interesting in case we want to have the most hidden cables, since in the upper area we could not.

Cooling capacity

In the aspect that concerns the cooling of Sharkoon VG6-W RGB, the truth is that we do not have too many options in addition to what we see first.

Well, as usual, let's see how and how many fans we can place:

Front: 3x 120mm Rear: 1x 120mm

Well, it would be, in this case it is an extremely brief chassis in terms of fan support. The good thing is that for the price it has, having three 120mm ARGB (addressable RGB) fans pre-installed is fine. Yes we miss at least support for 140 mm fans in the front area, if total, it is only to die-cut the sheet in the necessary measures.

Will we have supports for liquid cooling? There is something:

Front: 120 / 240mm

The manufacturer does not specify anything about it, but according to the measurements we have taken of the dies on the front panel, we can effectively install a Liquid AIO of up to 240 mm. In the back area, we don't have the physical space to install a 120mm one, since the fan goes right into the hole.

We can still detail some interesting aspects to take into account of these fans. They feature, first of all, a traditional MOLEX connection for operation, so for once in a lifetime we will be using these connectors available even on virtually all power supplies. The connector it has is both male and female, so we can connect the three fans in the same column.

And although it does not look too good, each one also has a three-pin header that allows them to be connected to the motherboard, although to improve the appearance, we recommend the MOLEX connector.

And studying the cooling capacity of Sharkoon VG6-W RGB a bit, we have no RPM control, although they are quite silent fans as we have been able to verify. The incoming air flow is large enough to efficiently cool the components. The rear fan will take all the hot air outside, so Sharkoon provides us with an all-inclusive box that works well.

illumination

In the lighting section we will not have to complicate ourselves too much, since in the rear area there is a microcontroller provided with four RGB connectors with four pins with a 5V-DG addressable RGB interface in which we already have the three fans connected.

In the ports panel, we have the corresponding button to change the animation of these three fans to our liking. In total, we will have 14 lighting modes, combining a typical RGB mode, combinations of two and three colors and fixed colors. This is called Addressable RGB, because it has the ability to modify each ELD of the fan.

But if we prefer, we can connect these fans to a motherboard that implements its own lighting technology, we already know, MSI Mystic Light, Asus AURA Sync, Gibabyte RGB Fusion and Asrock Polychrome RGB.

Installation and assembly

Without further explanation in terms of performance, we will see in more detail the assembly that we have made in Sharkoon VG6-W RGB.

If we look at the rear area, we do not find anything that is useful for routing cables, in fact, we only have a few fixing openings to use clips and fix the cables here. Nor do we expect more in a basic chassis, so we will have to figure out how to try to put all the cables that we are going to throw towards this area.

Thanks to the protruding area of the side panel, we have achieved more or less enough space so that the cables of both the I / O panel and the PSU are under control. But if we have a lot of hardware, we say, several hard drives, etc., things are going to get quite complicated and we will have to make use of the main space.

Well here we have the result of how the cables have been. We have managed to hide most of them behind, except the EPS cables that go to the VRM of the board. In this regard, we think that Sharkoon could have allocated a minimum part of the chassis to create a hole for these EPS cables to enter from behind. What happen? Well, if you look, the PSU fits just with an ATX board, so it would have been necessary to increase the height of the chassis by 2 cm more.

In the back, we have a plate that we must remove in order to insert and install the graphics card. Once placed, we will have to put it back to fix the card on the chassis. It is not necessary, but recommended to improve the final result.

Final score

As you can see, to be a basic chassis in terms of routing options and component customization and with a relatively limited space, the end result is quite good. Few cables in sight thanks to the rear hollow and lighting that gives us a gaming aspect typical of a higher cost chassis, especially with that transparent front element.

Final words and conclusion about Sharkoon VG6-W RGB

We come to the end of this review, and we can already have a good guide of what this basic Sharkoon VG6-W RGB chassis is capable of giving us .

And the truth is that at least in aesthetics, the brand has achieved a really good and gaming-oriented result. Transparent side and a front work also with transparent acrylic elements that shows the ARGB lighting of its fans. Something that is missing of course, is better quality in the steel chassis, glass panel or a compartment for the PSU.

Speaking of fans, it 's one of its advantages, for a tight price we have three pre-installed 120mm fans plus a microcontroller for lighting, and board compatibility, great work from Sharkoon here. As for its capacity, it is not a large tower, and it is quite limited. Compatibility with 140mm fans would have been interesting.

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Something that we do see very successful is to implement an I / O panel with four USB ports, it will seem basic, but in mid-range chassis these are conspicuous by their absence, and are very necessary. Similarly, having a 5.25 ”bay is also a huge claim for those who still use compact discs.

The hardware capacity is certainly very good, compatible with all major board types, large PSUs and graphics cards, and pretty much any heatsink with those 165mm. But being a 200 mm wide chassis, we lose a lot of space behind for cable management and this is very noticeable and the difficulties are obvious.

To finish, this Sharkoon VG6-W RGB can be found on the market today, for a price of 56.90 euros in the RGB version, which is ours. We also have three configurations available with fixed lighting in blue, green and red for 47.90 euros. What do you think of this basic chassis for everyday life?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ GAMING DESIGN	- DOES NOT SUPPORT 150 MM FANS
+ 3 ARGB FANS + CONTROLLER	- POOR WIRING MANAGEMENT WITH LITTLE GAP
+ GOOD CAPACITY FOR HARDWARE AND STORAGE	- NO COMPUTER FOR PSU
+ TRANSPARENT ELEMENTS IN FRONT AND SIDE	- ACRYLIC INSTEAD OF GLASS
+ 5.25 ”bay
+ PRICE