The outer skin of the Jonsbo V8 is mainly made of brushed aluminum and was designed in a kind of unibody. On the bottom, however, you can later see that the outer aluminum is not quite a single piece. Let’s start with the front, though. Like the rest, this is also made of aluminum and is almost completely closed. To still allow some airflow for the pre-installed 200-millimeter fan, there is a thin strip of mesh around the entire outer edge of the front. This is also supposed to serve as a dust filter. Jonsbo has also installed the I/O panel on the front. It has two USB ports (1x USB3.0 Type-A, 1x USB 3.0 Type-C), an HD audio combo port and the power button.
The lid perfectly matches the unexciting design of the V8. It is part of the unibody and was equipped with a ventilation grille. This consists of small holes drilled into the aluminum. There are no other noticeable features in the lid.
Due to the unibody, the side panels aren’t really side panels at all, since you can’t remove them individually. Nevertheless, Jonsbo designs the sides so that the hardware can breathe better inside. There is a fine mesh grille on both sides. However, no dust filters have been placed behind it, and you can’t remove the grille either.
On the back you can see that Jonsbo chooses a layout for the V8 that positions the motherboard horizontally. The cutout for the I/O shield is on the left, the graphics card is mounted on the right with a vertical orientation. Above the I/O shield, there is then a mounting space for a 120 or 140 millimeter fan and the connector for the power cable. Unlike the rest, the rear panel, as well as the rest of the inner body, is made of black painted steel.
There is nothing really spectacular to see on the bottom. Only four simple plastic feet raise the V8 slightly from the base. You can also see numerous screws and another aluminum plate. This connects the two ends of the unibody and also holds the rails for disassembling the body. You’ll find out what this is all about in the next chapter.
There are no complaints about the build quality. Typical for Jonsbo products is the material quality and its painting on a high level. The Jonsbo V8 leaves a high-quality impression overall.