Product Showcase (5)

Here, we take a quick look at the front of the case from the inside, with my head stuck into its guts for your benefit. You'll see the two 120mm fans here. One is Bitfenix's top of the line 'Spectre RGB' series, and the other is - annoyingly - just a basic 3-pin black fan. For the price you pay for this case, I would certainly have liked to have seen both be the Spectre. In terms of specs, for the Spectre, max RPM is 1,200, with airflow rated at 42 CFM and static pressure at 0.67. They are rifle bearing fans, which likely accounts for their very low 22dBa noise rating, but that does mean that overall shelf life and reliability over time might be lacking vs. higher grade ball bearing or maglev fans.

You receive your standard complement of 2x drive cages, which - in SSD obsessed 2019 - sho uld really be enough. In fact, this might be the only other point against this case for HEDT builds? If you're kind of person that needs notable amounts of large bulk storage, 2x HDD trays might not be enough. My counter to this would be... firstly, how? In a world where 6TB HDDs are easily afforded, 12TB storage being maxed out by a single person is insane. Secondly, if you are really that want for space, get a NAS.

Sadly, the drive shell itself isn't removable, being riveted into the base of the case. As we are living in SSD times, why not make the cages removable, free up PSU space/cable space, and make everyone happy? As it is, PSU space is restricted and whilst that won't be a problem from 99.9% of buyers, I don't think it would have taken much extra thought or effort to implement. The cages aren't tool-less, sadly, but it barely takes a few seconds to screw HDDs/SSDs into 3.5 caddies, so I really don't care about losing this feature.

This all adds up to a fairly fuss-free drive install process, truth be told, and I have no issues at all with it. Next, we can begin to build inside the PC and take you through (some) of the process.