TALON
25 YEARS OF DEFINING THE PERFECT PC
Named "Gear of the Year" by Maximum PC, "Best Gaming Desktop" by both PC Mag & CNet, and both "Best Business Desktop" & "Best Scalable Workstation" of 2024 by PC Mag, the Talon can be configured with a vast array of hardware loadouts and aesthetic options for both work & play. Talon packs decades of Falcon Northwest’s experience into an in-house designed case that sets a new standard for PC quality. Originally released in 1999, the Talon has been redefined, and perfected longer than any Falcon model. Whether you want an attention-grabbing gaming system with beautiful internal lighting and glass side panels, or just an elegant black workstation built from high-end metal, the Talon can be configured to exceed your expectations.
"Talon is a sublime performer for gaming and workstation duties." "...the pinnacle of what a mid-tower can be, and easily claims our Editors' Choice award"
- PC Mag
BUILT LIKE A TANK
"The Talon is really a Ferrari disguised as a tank." - Digital Trends
We started with great thermal design. We finished with 4mm thick aluminum plating. Too many PC makers think a computer case is just a box that holds components. At Falcon we see the PC case as a thing of beauty - the physical form you can touch that contains billions of transistors and decades of technological advancement. But form must follow function. Proper heat management is not simply installing a dozen case fans and vents everywhere. The latest refinement of the Talon was years in development. Much of that time was spent on meticulously testing the cooling and airflow patterns, and sourcing the perfect liquid cooling and fan combinations. We know that enthusiasts like you expect more from their system. Everything from airflow to noise to how fingerprint-resistant the exterior is was carefully considered for Talon.
"I have reviewed cases for years, and very little surprises me anymore. But with the Talon enclosure I had to stop and admire what Falcon has done here. It’s the most impressively machined and assembled case I’ve ever encountered."
- PC Perspective
A BEAUTIFUL TANK
A tank with an interior so cool, you'll probably want the glass sides
Let's face it, some people have no interest in what the inside of their PC looks like. It may go under a desk or run machinery in a warehouse. But for some, they want to see the engine.
We'd seen so many badly overdone rainbow-colored RGB-lit PCs at tradeshows that "RGB all the things" is a running industry joke. So we set ourselves a challenge: find LED-lit components that were subtle, elegant, and beautiful. And that the end user can change the color, brightness, or turn off with a simple mouse click. Of course, the lit fans have to be some of the best airflow, lowest noise models made, and come in matching 120mm and 140mm sets. No small task, but we've succeeded. The tinted tempered glass sides complete the high-end look.
"the Falcon Northwest Talon is easily one of the most carefully-constructed works of PC industrial design artwork we’ve ever laid hands on."
- SlashGear
WE BEAT THE HEAT
Before we made it beautiful, we made it cold
Our engineers have Predator vision. Our advanced thermographic cameras allow us to "see" the heat generated by the graphics cards, CPU, memory and other components in real-time video. This allowed us to design, and re-design the airflow of the Talon over and over until its cooling performance was as good as it could possibly be. That means your graphics cards and CPU will run colder, which allows them to boost to their fastest performance levels longer. It means less fan noise. And cooler components live longer.
"The fan selection and overall airflow design keeps this machine surprisingly quiet "
- Forbes
LIQUID COOLING DONE RIGHT
The CPU "core wars" are raging
AMD and Intel are now one-upping each other with 16, 32, 64 and a mind-boggling 96 CPU core counts, with ever-higher operating frequencies. All this computing speed is fantastic for enthusiasts, but it burns a lot of power and creates a lot of waste heat. With this in mind, we built the Talon around a custom All-In-One liquid cooling system, oversized to cool the new rectangular CPUs. It's fully sealed and requires no periodic refilling like those "see-thru" open-loop liquid cooling systems. Its massive radiator measures 62 square inches of surface area, to which we mount twin 140mm cooling fans with variable RPM. They're nearly silent during most desktop use, and only spin up when called upon for serious number crunching.
LOAD IT UP
The Talon packs support for all the components and storage even the most power-hungry users could want into its 19" tall by 9" wide frame.
Mounting space for up to 13" long, triple-slot graphics cards, or 2 dual-slot GPUs
Three to six M.2 NVMe drive support (varies by motherboard model)
Two 2.5" SATA drive bays
Two 3.5" hard drive or 2.5" SATA drive bays
Support for up to 1,600 Watt power supplies
Support for large E-ATX motherboards, even massive Xeon & Threadripper PRO boards
An optional 80mm rear cooling fan to provide fresh air intake for the latest GPU designs
"So nowadays, devs tend to just buy high-end gamer PCs like the Falcon Northwest's Talon, which I use every day."
- Tim Sweeney, Epic Games CEO & Founder
DESIGN DETAILS
Even More GPU Cooling
It's a secret most graphics card makers would rather you didn't know: the latest triple-fan and NVIDIA Founders design GPUs will intake air from the rear of your system - if they can. Talon has always had venting at the back to aid the GPU fan intakes, but the latest Talon takes it a step further: an optional 80mm cooling fan provides a boost of cool air to the rearmost graphics card intake.
Please note: some motherboard PCI slot arrangements, or additional add-in cards installed below the GPU (like soundcards or network cards) will preclude use of this fan. It is not critical for proper GPU temperatures - it's just a little boost.
DESIGN DETAILS
Even More GPU Cooling
It's a secret most graphics card makers would rather you didn't know: the latest triple-fan and NVIDIA Founders design GPUs will intake air from the rear of your system - if they can. Talon has always had venting at the back to aid the GPU fan intakes, but the latest Talon takes it a step further: an optional 80mm cooling fan provides a boost of cool air to the rearmost graphics card intake.
Please note: some motherboard PCI slot arrangements, or additional add-in cards installed below the GPU (like soundcards or network cards) will preclude use of this fan. It is not critical for proper GPU temperatures - it's just a little boost.
DESIGN DETAILS
Even More GPU Cooling
It's a secret most graphics card makers would rather you didn't know: the latest triple-fan and NVIDIA Founders design GPUs will intake air from the rear of your system - if they can. Talon has always had venting at the back to aid the GPU fan intakes, but the latest Talon takes it a step further: an optional 80mm cooling fan provides a boost of cool air to the rearmost graphics card intake.
Please note: some motherboard PCI slot arrangements, or additional add-in cards installed below the GPU (like soundcards or network cards) will preclude use of this fan. It is not critical for proper GPU temperatures - it's just a little boost.
DESIGN DETAILS
Ports where you need them
Talon features two USB 3.0 Type A and one USB 3.1 Type C connector on top, in addition to the many USB ports on the motherboard at the rear of the case. The power button glows soft white when the system is on, and the red drive activity light alerts you when the storage is being accessed. A combination headset/microphone jack upfront makes connections easy.
DESIGN DETAILS
Ports where you need them
Talon features two USB 3.0 Type A and one USB 3.1 Type C connector on top, in addition to the many USB ports on the motherboard at the rear of the case. The power button glows soft white when the system is on, and the red drive activity light alerts you when the storage is being accessed. A combination headset/microphone jack upfront makes connections easy.
DESIGN DETAILS
Ports where you need them
Talon features two USB 3.0 Type A and one USB 3.1 Type C connector on top, in addition to the many USB ports on the motherboard at the rear of the case. The power button glows soft white when the system is on, and the red drive activity light alerts you when the storage is being accessed. A combination headset/microphone jack upfront makes connections easy.
DESIGN DETAILS
4 Internal Drive Bays
Today's motherboards handle most storage duties with two (or more) M.2 slots supporting the fastest PCI Express NVMe drives. But for bigger, less expensive storage Talon can handle up to four 2.5" SATA SSDs, or two 3.5" traditional spinning hard drives & two 2.5" SSDs. Need to add your own legacy drives? We can even pre-cable the power and SATA connections for you, and each drive is on a separate installation plate for easy access.
DESIGN DETAILS
4 Internal Drive Bays
Today's motherboards handle most storage duties with two (or more) M.2 slots supporting the fastest PCI Express NVMe drives. But for bigger, less expensive storage Talon can handle up to four 2.5" SATA SSDs, or two 3.5" traditional spinning hard drives & two 2.5" SSDs. Need to add your own legacy drives? We can even pre-cable the power and SATA connections for you, and each drive is on a separate installation plate for easy access.
DESIGN DETAILS
4 Internal Drive Bays
Today's motherboards handle most storage duties with two (or more) M.2 slots supporting the fastest PCI Express NVMe drives. But for bigger, less expensive storage Talon can handle up to four 2.5" SATA SSDs, or two 3.5" traditional spinning hard drives & two 2.5" SSDs. Need to add your own legacy drives? We can even pre-cable the power and SATA connections for you, and each drive is on a separate installation plate for easy access.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-open side panels
There's "tool-less entry", and then there's "ridiculously easy". To open the side panels of the Talon, just pull the bottom edge and the magnetic hinged door will release. For those that like to get into their system and tinker, or if you just want to show off the beautiful cabling to friends, it doesn't get any easier than this.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-open side panels
There's "tool-less entry", and then there's "ridiculously easy". To open the side panels of the Talon, just pull the bottom edge and the magnetic hinged door will release. For those that like to get into their system and tinker, or if you just want to show off the beautiful cabling to friends, it doesn't get any easier than this.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-open side panels
There's "tool-less entry", and then there's "ridiculously easy". To open the side panels of the Talon, just pull the bottom edge and the magnetic hinged door will release. For those that like to get into their system and tinker, or if you just want to show off the beautiful cabling to friends, it doesn't get any easier than this.
DESIGN DETAILS
Built in dust filtration
Glass sided cases that display your beautiful interior need to stay clean, so we've incorporated magnetic fan filters over both the front radiator and the power supply intakes. The front filter can be slid out of the lower front panel for cleaning, or you can remove the front faceplate and just vacuum it in place.
DESIGN DETAILS
Built in dust filtration
Glass sided cases that display your beautiful interior need to stay clean, so we've incorporated magnetic fan filters over both the front radiator and the power supply intakes. The front filter can be slid out of the lower front panel for cleaning, or you can remove the front faceplate and just vacuum it in place.
DESIGN DETAILS
Built in dust filtration
Glass sided cases that display your beautiful interior need to stay clean, so we've incorporated magnetic fan filters over both the front radiator and the power supply intakes. The front filter can be slid out of the lower front panel for cleaning, or you can remove the front faceplate and just vacuum it in place.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-off side panels
Talon's side panels remove easily for cleaning, or even changing the sides to one with different panel graphics. Can't decide if you want solid or glass sides? Get both sets and change them whenever you feel like it.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-off side panels
Talon's side panels remove easily for cleaning, or even changing the sides to one with different panel graphics. Can't decide if you want solid or glass sides? Get both sets and change them whenever you feel like it.
DESIGN DETAILS
Easy-off side panels
Talon's side panels remove easily for cleaning, or even changing the sides to one with different panel graphics. Can't decide if you want solid or glass sides? Get both sets and change them whenever you feel like it.
DESIGN DETAILS
Fully addressable & dimmable RGB lighting
The addressable RGB-LED fan pack for Talon is controllable with ASUS' Aura Sync software (on all ASUS brand motherboards). Feeling like green? Aura Sync will turn your Talon lights any shade of green you select. A literal rainbow of colors and even lighting effects are possible. Tired of all the lights and want to go to bed? Full dimming or turning the lighting off is only a click away.
DESIGN DETAILS
Fully addressable & dimmable RGB lighting
The addressable RGB-LED fan pack for Talon is controllable with ASUS' Aura Sync software (on all ASUS brand motherboards). Feeling like green? Aura Sync will turn your Talon lights any shade of green you select. A literal rainbow of colors and even lighting effects are possible. Tired of all the lights and want to go to bed? Full dimming or turning the lighting off is only a click away.
DESIGN DETAILS
Fully addressable & dimmable RGB lighting
The addressable RGB-LED fan pack for Talon is controllable with ASUS' Aura Sync software (on all ASUS brand motherboards). Feeling like green? Aura Sync will turn your Talon lights any shade of green you select. A literal rainbow of colors and even lighting effects are possible. Tired of all the lights and want to go to bed? Full dimming or turning the lighting off is only a click away.
DESIGN DETAILS
Here's how much plastic we used in Talon's construction
Plastic is cheaper, but we're about stronger. LEDs and fans aside, the Talon case is almost completely metal: 4mm thick aluminum plating on a steel frame.
DESIGN DETAILS
Here's how much plastic we used in Talon's construction
Plastic is cheaper, but we're about stronger. LEDs and fans aside, the Talon case is almost completely metal: 4mm thick aluminum plating on a steel frame.
DESIGN DETAILS
Here's how much plastic we used in Talon's construction
Plastic is cheaper, but we're about stronger. LEDs and fans aside, the Talon case is almost completely metal: 4mm thick aluminum plating on a steel frame.
DESIGN DETAILS
Carpet-Friendly Design
If you don't have the deskspace for your PC and need to put your system on the floor, dust and carpeting can become a problem. With many common PC cases, their feet will sink right into pile carpet and choke the airflow to any fans that intake air from the bottom. We thought about that and designed in a solution. Talon's rear foot is a large, wide piece of thick metal that keeps the power supply intake fan from being choked by deep pile carpet. Our added magnetic dust filter over the intake (removed here for clarity) will also protect your power supply from attacking dust bunnies.
DESIGN DETAILS
Carpet-Friendly Design
If you don't have the deskspace for your PC and need to put your system on the floor, dust and carpeting can become a problem. With many common PC cases, their feet will sink right into pile carpet and choke the airflow to any fans that intake air from the bottom. We thought about that and designed in a solution. Talon's rear foot is a large, wide piece of thick metal that keeps the power supply intake fan from being choked by deep pile carpet. Our added magnetic dust filter over the intake (removed here for clarity) will also protect your power supply from attacking dust bunnies.
DESIGN DETAILS
Carpet-Friendly Design
If you don't have the deskspace for your PC and need to put your system on the floor, dust and carpeting can become a problem. With many common PC cases, their feet will sink right into pile carpet and choke the airflow to any fans that intake air from the bottom. We thought about that and designed in a solution. Talon's rear foot is a large, wide piece of thick metal that keeps the power supply intake fan from being choked by deep pile carpet. Our added magnetic dust filter over the intake (removed here for clarity) will also protect your power supply from attacking dust bunnies.
DESIGN DETAILS
Proper cooling and noise balance is critical
There are a lot of PC cases out there with a dozen cheap fans, often pointed right at each other. Fan selection, size, placement, and acoustics are critical to proper cooling and the noise your system produces, so we don't guess - we test. We get a little obsessive about our testing. Here are some of the fans we tested for their thermal and acoustic performance in the Talon design. Not pictured: two more crates of fans that wouldn't fit on the photo table.
DESIGN DETAILS
Proper cooling and noise balance is critical
There are a lot of PC cases out there with a dozen cheap fans, often pointed right at each other. Fan selection, size, placement, and acoustics are critical to proper cooling and the noise your system produces, so we don't guess - we test. We get a little obsessive about our testing. Here are some of the fans we tested for their thermal and acoustic performance in the Talon design. Not pictured: two more crates of fans that wouldn't fit on the photo table.
DESIGN DETAILS
Proper cooling and noise balance is critical
There are a lot of PC cases out there with a dozen cheap fans, often pointed right at each other. Fan selection, size, placement, and acoustics are critical to proper cooling and the noise your system produces, so we don't guess - we test. We get a little obsessive about our testing. Here are some of the fans we tested for their thermal and acoustic performance in the Talon design. Not pictured: two more crates of fans that wouldn't fit on the photo table.
SHOW-WORTHY CABLING
STANDARD
You may have seen individually sleeved cables in one-off tradeshow systems before. They're very labor-intensive to produce as each wire has to be sleeved in the proper color and cut to length before being secured into the power plug. "Closed" cable-combs that keep the wires straight add to the difficulty, as each wire has to be hand-threaded through each hole in the comb. Our friends at CableMod helped us take these customizations one step further with "bridged" power connections to the graphics cards. Here, you'll see instead of two 8-pin power plugs we're using one bridged 16-wire cable. It looked so good, we had the Talon power supply shroud modified so these cables would make a perfect waterfall drop into it.
"The most powerful, most impressively built computer I’ve ever used, and the cable management almost made me weep. We don’t really have a scoring system, but I’ll go ahead and rate this one 11/10. Or editor’s choice. Whichever one is higher."
- PC Perspective
A BLANK CANVAS
Make your Talon look like your Talon.
Our custom artwork is legendary. Our gallery of past work has inspired our clients to challenge us with hundreds of unique looks. We've now upped our customization capability to print incredibly high-resolution digital graphics directly onto the metal and even glass case panels. The ultraviolet-cured inks are vivid, and permanently adhered to the surface. Any look from an elegant and simple company logo in gloss black, to a full color photographic theme crazy enough for Jack Black are possible.
"It's amazing! It's butter smooth and super quiet. I love the beautiful artwork and that I can easily open up the sides to see the immaculate components, cabling and lighting."
- Chris Roberts, CEO of Cloud Imperium & creator of Star Citizen
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